China’s Lenovo unveils 'game-changing’ yoga tablet
The new tablet, decked out with a special stand and handle, was unveiled by Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher. It received a mixed reception in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Chinese computer maker Lenovo presented a new tablet device including a bracket-cum-handle allowing it to tilt and stand, which it billed as a “game-changing” innovation.
Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher unveiled the Yoga Tablet at a Los Angeles event which had been shrouded in mystery, with teaser videos and social media hints tagged 'betterway'.
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The device, which has 18 hours of battery life and goes on sale Wednesday, has three modes: hold, tilt and stand. A cylindrical hinge on one side can either be held, or opened to produce a stand, similar to the kick-stand on Microsoft’s Surface tablet.
“Watching and discovering that people frequently use tablets in three main ways allowed us to break the mold on the current ’sea of sameness’ designs,” said Lenovo senior vice president Liu Jun, calling it “game-changing.”