Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid
As you can probably tell by now, Lenovo had one of the more interesting product booths last night at CES Unveiled. Joining the new product intros was the Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid – the industry’s first hybrid notebook system.
What makes this a “hybrid” system? It’s actually two computers in one form factor. In a regular operations with the 11.6 inch screen docked, the U1 is a standard notebook running an Intel Core 2 Duo SU4100 processor and Windows 7 Home Premium. However, slide the screen out and the system transforms into a tablet running a 1GHz Snapdragon processor along with Lenovo’s customized widget-based Linux OS.
The U1 Hybrid display is multi-touch enabled and the system apparently supports seamless switching between the two OS’s. Watch a webpage when the screen is docked and then watch the same page when you pull the screen out as a separate tablet.
Battery life is expected to be around 10 hours in notebook mode and 8 hours in slate mode. Other notable features include
- Bluetooth, 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi connectivity and optional 3G networking
- Two USB 2.0 ports
- One combination eSATA/USB port
- VGA and HDMI port
- 4 in 1 memory card ready
- 128GB SSD for the notebook and 16GB of flash for the slate
- Up to 4GB of RAM for the notebook and 512MB of RAM for the slate
- Built-in video camera
- Built-in stereo speakers with integrated microphone with echo cancellation
- Notebook weight of 3.7 lbs and 1.6 lbs for the slate
The U1 Hybrid is expected to come out this summer for a price of $999.
Additional information provided by SlashGear and Lenovo Press Release
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