As part of its “holiday product launch,” Lenovo unveiled 13 new devices across several technology groups, including foldable PCs, tablets, wearable displays, and more.
Without a doubt, the most intriguing announcement was the next-generation ThinkPad X1 Fold. It looks like a significant improvement over the 2020 X1 Fold, though we’ll have to wait until reviewers get their hands on the 2022 version to see. Notable improvements include a 22 percent larger, 16-inch foldable OLED panel, a 25 percent thinner chassis, and reduced bezels.
The new X1 Fold also boasts a power boost with a 12th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, Intel Iris Xe graphics, up to 32GB of RAM, and more.
While the X1 Fold announcement is the most exciting, it’s far from the strangest. That honor goes to Lenovo’s “wearable display.” Called “Lenovo Glasses T1,” the company is billing the glasses as a wearable, private display for “content consumption on the go.”
The idea seems to be that users plug the glasses into a compatible smartphone, tablet or computer via USB-C and then have access to a “virtual monitor” that only they can see because they’re wearing the glasses. On the one hand, neat. On the other hand, I can’t see anyone seriously using this. Just trying to imagine some business dude getting on the train and plugging into the matrix so he can check emails on his virtual monitor makes me laugh.
Rounding out the company’s announcements were the Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd generation) and P11 Pro (2nd generation) tablets and the IdeaPad 5i Chromebook.
Tap the P11 Pro (2nd Gen) in Oatmeal. Yes, oatmeal.
Both tablets run Android 12, with the Tab P11 Pro also offering an 11.2-inch OLED display with Dolby Vision HDR, 600 nits brightness, 120 Hz refresh rate, and 360 Hz touch response. All of this runs on the MediaTek Kompanio 1300T octa-core processor with up to 8GB of RAM. As for the Tab P11, it has an 11.5-inch LCD panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and is powered by an octa-core MediaTek G99 processor with up to 6GB of RAM.
Lenovo’s new IdeaPad 5i is the company’s first 16-inch Chromebook. It has a 2.5K display with a 120Hz refresh rate and is powered by a 12th generation Intel Core i3 processor.
Finally, Lenovo announced several monitors and ThinkBooks aimed at businesses.
Unfortunately, Lenovo only listed product pricing and availability in the US. You can find it below:
- ThinkPad X1 Fold – starting at $2,499 USD (~$3,280.47 CAD), available November 2022
- Lenovo Glasses T1 – pricing to be announced subject to availability, coming early 2023
- Lenovo IdeaPad 5i – pricing to be announced later, available from September 2022
- Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen) – starting at $399 USD (~$523.77 CAD), available September 2022.
- Tab P11 (2nd Gen) – starting at $249.99 USD (~$328.17 CAD), available January 2022.
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