Description for the Lenovo Smartbook Smartbook
The Lenovo Skylight lights up the web with the industry's first arm-based CPU smartbook all day use, always connected device for mobile internet use, connects with at&t 3g mobile broadband service in the US. CES 2010, Las Vegas 2010: Lenovo announced the Lenovo Skylight, the first arm-based processor Smartbook device based on Qualcomm™s snapdragon chipset platform. skylight harnesses the best of smartphones and netbooks to create a new mobile consumer device. With an eye-catching sleek and slim design, all day battery life, robust wireless connectivity and custom interface with live web gadgets, Skylight is designed to transform the mobile internet experience.
The web has become the window to the world for more and more people, helping them connect with friends and family across town or on another continent. Skylight utilises the multimedia experience of a Netbook to create one of the first devices in this developing Smartbook category.
Beauty and brains thinner than many Smartphones, Skylight™s sleek and lightweight design is a technological combination of beauty and function. Skylight is being introduced in two new vibrant colours, glossy lotus blue and earth red models. Skylight™s clamshell design opens to reveal a brilliant high definition 10 inch screen designed for watching high definition videos or viewing photos. Weighing less than two pounds, Skylight is extremely mobile and lightweight enough for the user to tote it in a purse, backpack or bag. Unlike many Netbooks, Skylight™s full size keyboard makes typing easy.
No power cord? no problem - Skylight has over 10 hours of active battery life, enough to allow the user to watch two movies or more back to back on their next plane flight. Simply plug it in at night to charge like a mobile phone.
Wireless freedom Skylight has built-in wi-fi and 3G connectivity to give users a web connection nearly everywhere they go, and Skylight will seamlessly transfer between the wi-fi and 3G.
Web optimised interface Skylight™s unique custom interface lets the full capabilities of the web shine through with live web gadgets. Users can check google gmail, update their facebook status, see what™s new on youtube or browse the internet. Simultaneously without having to continually refresh or log in. There are more than 18 preloaded web gadgets including amazon mp3 to download digital music favourites and roxio cinemanow to buy and download digital movies. Powered by the Qualcomm 1Ghz Snapdragon chipset platform and featuring 20GB of standard flash and 2GB of cloud storage. Skylight delivers the performance needed for mobile users unwilling to compromise their mobile experience and the flexibility to store their data wherever they like - in the cloud or on the device.
Qualcomm™s snapdragon platform offers a powerful combination of mobile processing performance, optimised power consumption, ubiquitous connectivity and powerful multimedia in a single chip.
The Lenovo Skylight Smartbook will be available starting in April in America it will be available in China, Europe and the UK later this year. In the States it will be sold through www.lenovo.com, www.att.com and at&t retail stores. pricing is rumoured to start at around $499 retail price.
