Lenovo U1 preview

The guys over at Lenovo have sure been busy innovating this year, there was a lot of buzz at the CES 2010 about the Lenovo U1. At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking it was just another netbook, but this one has a very unique twist, a detachable screen which turns into a internet tablet in it’s own right!

While connected to the base unit or dock i suppose it could be called, the system operates as any other netbook, running from it’s Intel Core2 Duo processor with Windows 7, but when detached it switches to the Snapdragon CPU built into the tablet and the linux based Skylight OS. The tablet will also have integrated 3G so it can always be online.

Lenovo also tout the fact that switching between the two modes will be seamless, so for instance if you are browsing the web while the unit is a whole you will be able to carry straight on where you left off when detaching the screen.

Pricing has been set at $999 when it launches in the US and it should start shipping later this year, it is certainly something we at Gizmospy are going to be keeping a keen eye on, so watch this space

Related posts:

1. All eyes on Apple. Our spys have news of a possible new product launch.