Lenovo’s Pocket Yoga: Lilliputian Laptop That Actually Fits in a Pocket Spotted
Lenovo has confirmed the existence of the Pocket Yoga Touchscreen netbook by posting images in its photo feed. But a whole series of ‘leaked’ images of the Lenovo ‘Pocket Yoga’ have hit the net and show off a Lilliputian computer similar in layout to the ridiculously expensive Sony Vaio P in that it has an ultra wide display.
The Lenovo Pocket Yoga netbook is an experiment from 2007 and due to an earlier leak they decided to create some formal shots. Apparently it is a finished product but not much else is known about it and when/if it will be made available. The story behind the Lenovo Pocket Yoga has emerged, courtesy of Johnson Li, Director of Lenovo’s Beijing Innovation Center who revealed on Lenovoblogs.com that the Pocket Yoga was a concept worked on some time back and where the first blurry images of the netbook were snapped. He explained: “The ‘Yoga’ notebook experiment is finished, but the stories of new developed products from Lenovo’s design teams are always happening. Innovation never stops. Next time, which story we will share with you? Who knows?”
The central hinge seemingly allows the Pocket Yoga to open up all the way around, until the form-factor is a long, thin pocketbook. From the images revealed by Lenovo, the Pocket Yoga is covered on the outside in leather which wraps around the whole of the device like a belt, used to keep the Pocket Yoga closed, but that also doubles as a wireless mouse (some sort of mouse pointer diamond embedded in the top-right of the keyboard). The screen appears to be capable of flipping all the way around so it can be used with a stylus as a tablet PC.
Unfortunately, the full specifications are still unknown. However, judging by the images revealed, the Pocket Yoga has at least two USB 2.0 ports, an Ethernet connection and there’s definitely a webcam. Hopefully, Lenovo will slip some more details soon, including whether this is a design concept or a netbook headed for production. And the manufacturer will do this very soon if beating Sony competition is desired.
Source: techradar.com; electronista.com.