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Lenovo previews "world's first foldable PC"

Loz Blain May 14, 2019

At Lenovo's own Accelerate event in Orlando, the company unveiled a prototype machine that makes Samsung's folding phone look like a kids' toys. This foldable PC can act like a small-screen laptop, big-screen desktop, book-format tablet or stylus-operated sketchbook.

A folding OLED touchscreen could make this one of the most flexible devices on the market ...

Laptops

Lenovo slides Nvidia graphics into 4K prosumer laptop

Paul Ridden August 31, 2018

Lenovo has landed at IFA 2018 with a bunch of new laptops and 2-in-1 convertibles. UHD visuals make a splash in the ThinkPad X1 Extreme, while E Ink comes to a new version of the Yoga Book and all day and into the night battery life is on the horizon for C630 users.

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme is aimed at image and video editors and virtual/ mixed reality applications

Laptops

Lenovo crams workstation power into ultra-thin ThinkPad P1

Paul Ridden August 13, 2018

The ThinkPad P1 is reported to be Lenovo's thinnest and lightest mobile workstation. It looks to have fallen out of the pages of the X1 Carbon design book, which is no bad thing, and comes with 8th gen Intel processors, up to 64 GB of RAM and can accommodate 4 TB or storage.

The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 mobile workstation is due for release at the end of August, 2018

Laptops

Lenovo teases upcoming Yoga Book 2 at Computex 2018

Paul Ridden June 5, 2018

Flat touch-enabled surfaces that offer virtual keyboards when you need to type, and other functions when you don't, made a commercial appearance a couple of years ago when Lenovo launched the ambitious Yoga Book. Today, the company's Jeff Meredith gave an early look at the Yoga Book 2 at Computex.

First look at Lenovo's upcoming Yoga Book 2 at Computex 2018

Deals

Lenovo Explorer VR headset is selling for under $200

New Atlas Team April 19, 2018

Virtual reality is an amazing experience that everyone needs to try, but the price can be intimidating. Microsoft is lowering that barrier to entry with its Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and the Lenovo Explorer is currently 50 percent off at the Microsoft Store, bringing the price down to US$199.

The Lenovo Explorer boasts specs comparable to those on higher end VR systems but for a ...

Around The Home

Smart displays for Google Assistant are here, with Lenovo leading the charge

David Nield January 9, 2018

In the ongoing smart speaker battle being played out between the Google Home and Amazon Echo ranges, there was one Amazon product that Google didn't have an equivalent for: the Amazon Echo Show, a speaker with a screen. That's about to change with the Lenovo Smart Display.

The Lenovo Smart Display is the first Google Assistant speaker with a screen

VR

Hands on: Dicing droids with Lenovo's Star Wars augmented reality headset

Michael Irving October 29, 2017

Augmented reality has been slow to break out, but few franchises can kick adoption into overdrive like Star Wars can. Lenovo is about to launch Star Wars Jedi Challenges, an AR system with three games from that galaxy far, far away, and New Atlas went hands-on at PAX this weekend.

New Atlas went hands-on with Lenovo's AR experience, Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, at PAX Australia

Computers

Lenovo leverages Legion line with launch of new gaming rigs

Michael Irving August 21, 2017

With all the new game trailers and announcements coming out of Gamescom this week, now might be a good time to upgrade your rig. Lenovo has launched three new gaming PCs for its Legion line aimed at hardcore, mainstream and casual players, as well as a new monitor with High-Dynamic Range (HDR).

At Gamescom this week, Lenovo has announced three new gaming desktop PCs and a gaming monitor ...

Mobile Technology

The shatterproof, modular Moto Z2 Force arrives to take on 2017's flagship phones

David Nield July 25, 2017

After launching the mid-range Moto Z2 Play and the budget Moto G5 and G5 Plus earlier in the year, Lenovo has finally unveiled its flagship smartphone for 2017: the Moto Z2 Force. Here's what the new handset is packing, and why you might buy it instead of rivals from Apple, Samsung, or Google.

The Moto Z2 Force arrives with a new 360-degree camera module

Wearables

Lenovo reveals AR glasses and AI-driven smart speaker concepts

David Nield July 20, 2017

Lenovo has been sharing some of its visions of the future at its annual Tech World Innovation summit in Shanghai. If the next generation AR, digital assistant and health monitoring concepts are any indication, the company is getting ready to move beyond its usual remit of laptops and smartphones.

Lenovo has some new concepts to show off