Lenovo Unveils Lenovo Yoga Book with Halo keyboard and Real Pen Input

Lenovo today unveiled a unique laptop, the Lenovo Yoga Book. This 2-in-1 laptop is 9.6 mm thin and has a brilliant 10.1" IPS FHD display. The unique Halo Keyboard and Real Pen input device let you type, take notes, browse the web, and even draw. Optimized for both multimedia fun and work productivity. The Lenovo Yoga Book comes in either windows or Android flavor and offers 13 hours of battery life on Windows and 15 hours on Android. Here's more info on this upcoming 2-in-1 laptop with a "disappearing keyboard":

With two panels that open up like an ultrathin notebook, the Yoga Book is unconventionally slender at 9.6mm closed, tapering to 4.05mm at its slimmest edge. The 2-in-1 laptop weighs 690 grams (1.52 pounds), and has a watchband hinge that folds 360 degrees. The laptop has a 10.1-inch IPS FHD screen, high-quality sound enhanced with Dolby Atmos and 64GB of memory.

Instant Halo Keyboard

The Yoga Book's first productivity feature is also what makes the thin and light design possible: the halo keyboard, a full touch screen backlit keyboard that weaves software and hardware into one fluid interface. The touch screen is made with glass that was meticulously chosen to give a rough, matte feel and finish, along with anti-glare coating. The keyboard dosn't have any physical keys, showing up as a solid white outline on the Yoga Book's second panel only when it's needed. 

The halo keyboard constantly 'learns about and adapts to' the typing habits of its user, with built-in prediction and artificial learning software. This software also allows for continuous optimization. Along with built-in, sensitive haptic technology, which enables touch feedback to guide typing and reduce mistakes, the halo keyboard far surpasses the typing experience and speed of a normal tablet, and is comparable with that of a physical keyboard.

Real-Pen Accessory - Dual Use Stylus

The flush surface of the halo keyboard feature also allows for a few additional uses when paired with the Yoga Book's standard real-pen accessory, a dual-use stylus. Users can now write with the real-pen accessory that holds real ink tips onto a piece of paper or notepad covering the multi-use keyboard panel, or as a stylus when applied straight onto the panel. 

Everything you create, from doodles and drawings to notes, is instantly digitized and saved with the Lenovo note-saving app. Roughly the size of a conventional ink pen, the real-pen accessory is powered by Wacom feel IT technologies to work with the state-of-the-art electro-magnetic resonance (EMR) film housed within the multi-use keyboard, which enables this real-time digitization.

The multi-use keyboard and real-pen accessory recreate the natural feel of drawing flat on a paper surface instead of directly onto a computer screen, without having to block parts of the art work with the hand or stylus. Or you can draw directly on the screen as well, depending on preference. The real-pen accessory can draw with the precision of a pencil or paintbrush, with 2,048 pressure levels and 100-degree angle detection. In addition, you'll never have to charge or replace it - the real-pen accessory doesn't require batteries and its ink can be replaced with standard ink tips, just like that of a conventional pen.

Key specs:

CPU: Intel Atom x5-Z8550 CPU,

Memory: 4GB

Storage: 64GB

Expansion: microSD supports up to 128GB

Battery: 8500mAh

Camera: 8MP rear, 2MP front

Display 10.1 fHD IPS, 1900 x 1200

OS: Windows 10, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for the Yoga Book will start at [euro]499 for the Android version and [euro]599 for the Windows version. Pricing and availability may vary from country to country. All will be globally available beginning in September. In the US, the Yoga Book will be sold online by the end of October. For more info visit lenovo.com

Source: mobiletechreview

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