LAS VEGAS -- Now here's something you don't see every day. The new IdeaPad U1 unveiled by Lenovo today isn't just "hybrid" in the sense that it's a notebook with a pop-out slate computer as its screen. It's also hybrid in the sense it runs Windows 7 in notebook form, then quickly switches to a Linux-based interface in slate mode.
The idea is to give people two machines in one -- a notebook computer that spawns a comparably lightweight, power-efficient Internet tablet. I jostled my way through a ring of interested onlookers to see the new IdeaPad during a Consumer Electronics Show event tonight. It looks pretty cool. The switch from Windows 7 to Lenovo's Linux-based Skylight operating system seemed smooth, as you can see in the video below. I could do without the glossy finish, but I did like the tactile feel of the palm rests.
Full Story: Video: Two-piece Lenovo IdeaPad is hybrid Windows-Linux machine - TechFlash (blog)
The idea is to give people two machines in one -- a notebook computer that spawns a comparably lightweight, power-efficient Internet tablet. I jostled my way through a ring of interested onlookers to see the new IdeaPad during a Consumer Electronics Show event tonight. It looks pretty cool. The switch from Windows 7 to Lenovo's Linux-based Skylight operating system seemed smooth, as you can see in the video below. I could do without the glossy finish, but I did like the tactile feel of the palm rests.
Full Story: Video: Two-piece Lenovo IdeaPad is hybrid Windows-Linux machine - TechFlash (blog)
