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Lenovo's Mysterious Portable is a 2-year-Old Concept, Still Sexy

Posted 03/17/09 at 10:15:04 AM  by Paul Lilly

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With the netbook craze in full swing and Intel's Atom processor opening all kinds of doors for smaller, low power devices, you can expect to see some groovy gadgets make it to market. And after two years in development, maybe we'll soon see Lenovo's svelte-looking pocket-sized PC.

Currently in concept form, the "Pocket Yoga" is an extension of a folding notebook with a detachable keyboard, says Johnson Li, director of Lenovo's Beijing Innovation Center. And like its larger inspiration, the Pocket Yoga comes covered in leather, a fitting touch for a device shaped like a large wallet.

From a usability standpoint, a 360 hinge transforms the Pocket Yoga into a multifunction device. Open at a normal angle and you can use it as a laptop complete with full-function keyboard. Flip the cover all the way back and it suddenly becomes a tablet notebook.

Ensuring that geek stays chic, the leather-covered Pocket Yoga comes with a belt. And ensuring that chic stays geek, that belt turns into a mouse when removed. Pretty slick.

No word on projected price or availability, but we already want one.


(Image Credit: Lenovo)

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TAGS: lenovo, consumer electronics, concept, prototype
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avatarU-G-L-Y you aint got no

Submitted by yogurt80 on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 8:37pm

U-G-L-Y

you aint got no alibi

you're ugly!!

 

Seriously, I hope this thing comes in other colors of leather.  Concept is cool though.

Geek evolution: pocket protector, fanny pack, computer that hangs from your belt/mouse.

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avatar Wow. its amazing the

Submitted by Marsel on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 2:28pm

 Wow. its amazing the technology they have nowadays.This is like an iphone and a pocket pc fused. looks sweet-ass though, love the mouse-belt concept.

That's Right. YOU GOT PoWNeD! (not)

Proud owner of a Sony NS series laptop, jailbroken Ipod Touch 2g.

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avatar Wow. its amazing the

Submitted by Marsel on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 2:28pm

 Wow. its amazing the technology they have nowadays.This is like an iphone and a pocket pc fused. looks sweet-ass though, love the mouse-belt concept.

That's Right. YOU GOT PoWNeD! (not)

Proud owner of a Sony NS series laptop, jailbroken Ipod Touch 2g.

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avatarwhat gets me about the

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 7:44am

what gets me about the netbook craze is that for a very long time manufacturers have tried to sell their mini computers here in the USA with extremely limited success. I remember the day they gave up and the last mini notebook was pulled off the shelves about eight years ago it was the Sony mini notebook. It was cute and awesome at the same time. I wanted one for my trucking business. 

Although minis died away here in the USA the mini everything has always been extremely popular in Japan. In fact because of Japan r&d has been an ongoing affair.  These mini netbooks aren't new at all. I should think that Sony has some very high end mini netbooks that wont be as close to free as say the Eee PC but it will be a hell of alot more fully functional.

So when it comes to mini laptops like the netbooks I want something that might be available on the Japanese market. Sure it might cost about $2000 dollars but it's gotta be great.  

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