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IdeaPad U1 hybrid with LePad slate
Lenovo has shown off its first tablet computer, the LePad, and will launch more tablets later this year in a bid to carve out some share in the emerging market.
The LePad has a 10.1" screen and runs Google's Android 2.2 OS on a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
The LePad will go on sale first in China later this quarter, priced between US$399 and US$449. The company isn't certain yet if it will sell the product overseas, but it may offer a version in the U.S. that connects to the Android Market. Lenovo also plans to launch several other Android-based tablets in the U.S., perhaps in the second half of the year.
Lenovo also showed the IdeaPad U1, a hybrid device that turns the LePad into a netbook-like product. The LePad serves as the monitor but can also be detached to function as a tablet. It runs a Windows OS and has an Intel Atom processor. The U1 will be priced at about US$1,000. Company officials could not provide details about availability.
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