Lenovo’s first Android tablet, the ThinkPad K1, has been given an official launch date of August 12th.
White/Silver and Red/Silver versions will be available to buy in the U.S on August 12th, with a snazzy Black/Silver version joining them on August 16th, complete with a snazzy leather cover.
Lenovo’s ThinkPad K1 and IdeaPad tablet devices decided to finally become official on July 20th in some rather snazzy looking press shots released online.
Both tablets run Google’s Android Honeycomb operating system but with a different user interface added to each to emphasise their target market. The IdeaPad is a fun device aimed at the average customer – it’s got access to the web, movies and apps through a custom Lenovo user interface. The ThinkPad, sharing its name with Lenovo’s well renowned business laptop range, is aimed at the business customer.
The ThinkPad tablet is a 10.1-inch tablet running Android Honeycomb 3.1 with a user interface angled towards the business user. It features the standard 4 physical buttons below the screen for Android, proprietary connector, MicroUSB, Mini HDMI out, rear and front facing cameras and a MicroSD Card slot.
Interestingly there’s also a touchscreen stylus with a red nib. The ThinkPad K1 uses a capacitive touchscreen so generally a stylus wouldn’t work, unless it was a specially designed capacitive stylus like the one used with the HTC Flyer. Perhaps Lenovo want you to use the stylus for note making, annotations or even doodling.
We’re still waiting patiently on a UK release date and price, but we’ll keep you updated. In the meantime why not check out some official press pictures of the devices below and let us know what you think via our Official Twitter Page