Lenovo’s tablet features a 10.1-inch screen (fronted with ultra-tough Gorilla Glass) and weighs 1.65 pounds. A dual-core 1GHz processor powers its applications.
2Add-Ons
The ThinkPad runs Android 3.1 (a tweak of the build codenamed Honeycomb), and includes a few interface tweaks, including this spinning apps “tray.”
3Battery Life
Lenovo claims the tablet will provide up to 8 hours’ battery life (with WiFi enabled).
4Honeycomb
As with other tablets running Honeycomb, the ThinkPad offers multiple home-screens for filling with widgets and the like.
5Storage
The ThinkPad includes up to 64GB storage for one’s various apps.
6Stylus Holder
Unlike many other tablets on the market, the ThinkPad comes with an optional stylus for writing and navigation. The stylus fits into a slot (look for its red top) within the tablet body.
7Deployed
The stylus deployed.
8Taking Notes
The stylus allows users to make notes in their own handwriting …
9Convert
… which the tablet then tries to auto-convert to readable text. In a brief trial-run, the tablet seemed reasonably successful at “reading” messy handwriting.
10Keyboard Dock
Other optional accessories included a foldable keyboard dock.
11Rear
The tablet in its keyboard dock, as seen from behind.
12Enterprise Ready
Lenovo is claiming that the tablet, along with its accessories and access to a variety of productivity apps, is an ideal enterprise tool.
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