CES 2020: Lenovo announces ThinkPad X1 Fold, ThinkBook Plus with e-ink Cover Display, Yoga 5G and more

New product announcements from Lenovo are raining down on us this CES 2020 season. After announcing a couple of refreshed ThinkPads, its first eGPU, and a long list of monitors, Lenovo has centered the spotlight on its foldable ThinkPad concept from last year.  The Chinese electronics manufacturer has also announced a ThinkBook laptop whose top cover is equipped with an e-ink touchscreen display. Apart from that, there are a couple of Yogas (one with 5G), a couple of Chromebooks, and even a tablet. Let’s take a closer look:

ThinkPad X1 Fold

Lenovo gave us a quick look at its first foldable laptop in May last year but this is the first time it’s talking about specs and availability. The ThinkPad X1 Fold is essentially a single-screen tablet that folds in half to become a dual-screen laptop, giving the user the best of both worlds. The folding pOLED touchscreen panel from LG Display measures 13.3 inches diagonally and the multi-link hinge that runs along the spine of the device is made of lightweight alloys, including carbon fibre. The device is complemented by Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold Stand and Bluetooth Mini Fold Keyboard. According to Lenovo’s press release, the ThinkPad X1 Fold is expected to go on sale in mid-2020 for a starting price of $2,499 (Rs 1,80,150 approx).

ThinkBook Plus

Lenovo’s newest ThinkBook model incorporates a 10.8-inch e-ink touchscreen panel in the top cover, which, according to Lenovo, can show essential notifications, display reading material, and act as a touch-enabled scribble pad for quick note-taking. On the inside, there’s a conventional 13.3-inch Full HD screen and a full-size keyboard. The ThinkBook Plus is powered by Intel’s 10th Gen Core series CPUs and Intel Optane memory. It’s accompanied by the optional ThinkBook Plus Sleeve and ThinkBook Bluetooth Silent Mouse. According to Lenovo’s press release, the ThinkBook Plus is expected to go on sale from March this year for a starting price of $1,199 (Rs 86,435 approx).

Yoga 5G

Lenovo showcased its first 5G-enabled laptop at Computex in Taipei for the first time last year but now it’s releasing information regarding its availability. Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx 5G Compute Platform, the Yoga 5G is a convertible laptop with support for millimeter wave full-band and sub-6GHz 5G networks. Weighing in at 1.3 kilogrammes, it features a 14-inch Full HD IPS touchscreen panel with 400 nits of brightness. The laptop is also equipped with an IR webcam and an integrated fingerprint reader. According to Lenovo, its battery will last up to 24 hours. The Yoga 5G (Flex 5G in the US) is expected to go on sale later this year for a starting price of $1,499 (Rs 1,08,065 approx).

Yoga Slim 7

Available in 14-inch and 15.6-inch versions with either an AMD Ryzen processor or an Intel 10th Gen Core series CPU, Lenovo’s standard Yoga line is now updated with the company’s proprietary Q-Control cooling technology and an attention-sensing functionality called Glance by Mirametrix. In addition, its Smart Display technology masks content on the screen when the user isn’t looking at it. Some variants of the Yoga Slim 7 (IdeaPad 14 in the US) also get Amazon Alexa integration and Nvidia GeForce MX series graphics. The new Yoga line-up is expected to go on sale from April this year for a starting price of $849.99 (Rs 61,575 approx).

IdeaPad Duet Chromebook, IdeaPad Flex 5 Chromebook

Lenovo’s new announcements are joined by two Chromebook models, namely the IdeaPad Duet Chromebook and IdeaPad Flex 5 Chromebook. The former is a hybrid device with a 10.1-inch Full HD touchscreen display, a detachable keyboard, and a claimed 10-hour battery life. The latter is a convertible laptop with a 13-inch Full HD IPS touchscreen panel. It’s powered by up to an Intel 10th Gen Core i5 CPU with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of solid-state storage. Available in Graphite Grey with a metal finish, it comes with Wi-Fi 6 and a claimed 10-hour battery life. Both models are expected to go on sale later in the year. According to the press release, the IdeaPad Duet Chromebook is expected to start at $279.99 (Rs 20,185 approx), and the IdeaPad Flex 5 Chromebook, at $359 (Rs 25,880).

Lenovo Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus 2nd Gen, Smart Frame

Lenovo has a few more announcements, such as the second-generation Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus and the Smart Frame. The former is an Android-powered tablet with a 10.3-inch Full HD touchscreen panel with support for Ambient Mode. Accompanied by a handy charging station that doubles as a stand for the tablet, the Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus 2nd Gen is expected to go on sale later this year for a starting price of $189 (Rs 13,625 approx). The latter is a large 21.5-inch digital photo frame that can automatically curate your photo album with the help of a proprietary smartphone app. According to the press release, the Lenovo Smart Frame is expected to go on sale from August this year for a starting price of $399 (Rs 28,765 approx).

 

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Realme 5i with 5000mAh battery, quad-rear camera setup India launch confirmed for January 9

Relame has been on a smartphone launching spree and after announcing the Realme X and the Realme X2 Pro, it is now ready to launch another device in India. The smartphone manufacturer has confirmed that the Realme 5i handset, which was previously launched in Vietnam, will be officially announced in India on January 9. The Realme 5i comes equipped with a 5000mAh battery that is touted to deliver up to 32 hours of music playback on a single charge. Additionally, the handset sports a waterdrop notch display design and comes equipped with a quad rear-camera setup. 

Realme 5i specifications

Since the Realme 5i has already been announced in Vietnam, we know everything there is to know about its specs. The handset sports a 6.5-inch HD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ protection and a 1600 x 720p resolution. It runs on the octa core Snapdragon 665 SoC, which is a 11nm chipset that is paired with Adreno 610 GPU. The device was announced overseas in 3GB and 4GB RAM versions with up to 64GB of storage space and we can expect the same versions to be announced here as well. 

In terms of optics, the Realme 5i sports a 12MP Sony IMX386 main sensor that is paired with an  f/1.8 aperture lens. The main camera supports PDAF as well. There is also an 8MP ultrawide sensor, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor on the back. On the front is an 8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture that can click HDR and panorama shots. The whole package is backed by a 5000mAh battery that supports 10W charging. 

Realme 5i expected price and availability details

The Realme 5i is confirmed to go on sale in India via Flipkart. It is priced starting at 36,90,000 VDN (Rs 11,530 approx) and we can expect it to be priced similarly or slightly higher in India. 

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CES 2020: Artificial Humans come to life with Samsungs Project NEON

CES is a place where unexpectedly weird technology is unveiled every year and CES 2020 is looking to continue on the same track. Leading up to the event, Samsung was hyping up a mysterious new product developed by Samsung Technology & Advanced Research Labs (STAR Labs) called NEON. Now, the company has unveiled the project and it essentially is 'computationally created virtual beings'. Unlike AI assistants, NEONs are now know-in all bots. Instead of being Androids or copies of real humans, NEONS are claimed to converse and sympathize just like real humans.

“NEON is like a new kind of life,” says CEO Pranav Mistry, “There are millions of species on our planet and we hope to add one more. NEONs will be our friends, collaborators, and companions, continually learning, evolving, and forming memories from their interactions.”

Before we dive into what exactly NEON is, we first need to understand the technology platform it is built on. NEON is powered by CORE R3, where R3 stands for Reality, Realtime and Responsive. The technology platform is inspired by rhythmic complexities of nature and it is extensively trained with how humans look, behave and interact. It can computationally create lifelike reality through that. The CORE R3 has a few milliseconds of latency that makes it possible for NEON to react and respond in real-time. SPECTRA runs in complement to CORE R3. 

SPECTRA is an upcoming technology platform, which makes NEON “truly immersional” with the spectrum of intelligence, learning, emotions and memory. The company will unveil more information about SPECTRA at NEONWORLD 2020, later this year.

Coming to NEON, it is being marketed as the first “Artificial Human.” The name is derived from NEO (new) + humaN. NEONs are claimed to learn new skills and form memories from experiences. The company says, "although they (NEONs) are computationally generated, NEONs can be friends and companions. As of now, NEONs do not have a physical embodiment, instead, they are “digitally composed next-generation artificial intelligent entities.”

NEONs are said to exhibit human capabilities like the ability to communicate with human affect, the ability to learn from experiences, and the ability to form new memories. The company claims, NEONs can understand, converse and sympathize just like a real human. Furthermore, they can be personalized to assist in tasks that require a human touch. A few real-world examples where NEONs can be used are as a teacher, a personal financial advisor, a healthcare provider, an actor, a spokesperson or a TV anchor.

A NEON is not an interface to the Internet to ask for weather updates or to play your favourite music. They are different from the AI assistants we already use as NEONs are being claimed to be like us, an independent but virtual living being, who can show emotions and learn from experiences. Moreover, NEONs do not know-it-all.

The company has clarified that the technology behind NEON is fundamentally different from deepfake or other facial reanimation techniques. While there are numerous image and video manipulation techniques that rely on taking existing images or videos and replacing features or faces with that of another person, CORE R3 does not manipulate an individual scene, videos or sequences. It is said to create new realities by creating unique behaviours and interactions of NEONs in real-time that never happened before.

On the privacy front, the company ensures that no one expected the users and their NEONs can ever have access to their interactions. The company says, “NEON will never share your private data without your permission.”

While the company has previewed NEON at CES 2020, its beta launch is scheduled for later this year with “selected partners in several countries around the world."

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CES 2020: Alienware unveiled its first portable gaming system called the Concept One, resembles a beefy Nintendo Switch

We all know that Alienware are one of the bigger names in the gaming laptop and rig market but the company has now branched out and given us a portable gaming system. Yes, you heard that right. Alienware have just announced the Concept UFO portable gaming device at CES 2020. The device is still a prototype but, if we’re being honest, it looks like a beefed up Nintendo Switch. It even comes with detachable controllers and a dock to connect the system to a television. The Concept UFO runs on Windows 10 and should be able to handle most games that run on the OS.

The Concept UFC can be broken down into four main components. Namely, the eight-inch main unit which consists of a 1200p screen, hardware and battery pack. There are also two separate controllers, like the Nintendo JoyCons, which attach to the main unit using some sort of magnetic function. The final piece of the puzzle is a dock that can be used to attach the two separate controllers to turn it into a single controller. 

The device also comes with USB-C ports on the top and bottom which could be used to connect a mouse or keyboard. Nothing has been confirmed as yet but we should be getting a few details soon. Alienware have not given out any real details on what powers the Concept UFO so we’ll have to wait a little longer for that info. 

If you like stories like this one then stay tuned to Digit as we ramp up our coverage of CES 2020. 

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CES 2020: Asus announces ROG Zephyrus G14, G15, TUF Gaming A15F15, A17F17 gaming laptops

Having announced two new gaming desktops under the ROG Strix sub-brand this CES 2020 week, Asus took the wraps off four more laptop models earlier today. They include the ROG Zephyrus G14 and G15. Accompanying them are the more affordable TUF Gaming A15/F15 and A17/F17 with redesigned exteriors. Four out of the six laptops are powered by AMD Ryzen processors and Nvidia GeForce graphics, while the remaining two get Intel’s 10th Gen Core series CPUs. According to the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, the ROG Zephyrus G14 is the “world’s most powerful 14-inch gaming notebook”. Let’s take a closer look at the new Asus models:

ROG Zephyrus G14

Billed as the most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop, the Zephyrus G14 measures 17.9 millimetres in thickness and 1.6 kilogrammes in weight. The top cover employs Asus’ proprietary AniMe Matrix technology, which uses tiny LED lights to show custom animations on the opposite side of the screen. The PANTONE-validated screen is an AMD FreeSync-supported 14-inch panel that can be customised for either high resolution (WQHD) or high refresh rate (120Hz). Like Asus’ ZenBook and VivoBook laptops, the Zephyrus G14 incorporates the ErgoLift hinge, which raises the keyboard in the direction of the user by a few critical degrees. Though the laptop comes bundled with a 180W charger, it can be charged using the inbuilt USB-C port over Power Delivery.

The Zephyrus G14 is powered by AMD’s Ryzen 4000 H-series processors along with Nvidia’s GeForce GPUs. The top-of-the-line variant can be expected to have an RTX 2060 graphics card with 6GB of video RAM. System RAM goes all the way up to 32GB and storage reaches a maximum of 1TB on an M.2 PCIe NVMe solid-state drive. The keys on the keyboard feature a travel of 1.7 millimetres and support N-key rollover. The power button on the laptop incorporates a fingerprint scanner. Available in Moonlight White and Eclipse Grey colours, the ROG Zephyrus G14 is expected to go on sale later this year.

ROG Zephyrus G15

The Zephyrus G15 is a 15.6-inch gaming laptop that measures 19.9 millimetres in thickness and 2.1 kilogrammes in weight. The laptop’s AMD FreeSync-supported Full HD screen can be customised to refresh at either 144Hz or 240Hz, though the latter option ensures the panel is PANTONE-validated with 100-per cent sRGB colour coverage and 3-millisecond response time. “To keep it looking professional, G15 forgoes RGB lighting for tasteful white backlighting that’s less distracting in a crowd,” writes Asus in its press release.

The Zephyrus G15 is powered by up to an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS processor along with either an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti or RTX 2060 graphics card. System RAM tops at 32GB and storage goes all the way up to 1TB on an M.2 PCIe NVMe solid-state drive. Like the Zephyrus G14, the Zephyrus G15 supports Power Delivery over USB-C even though there’s a 180W power adaptor included with the laptop. Powering it on the go is an inbuilt 76Wh quad-cell battery. The ROG Zephyrus G15 is expected to go on sale later this year.

TUF Gaming A15/F15, A17/F17

Models from Asus’ TUF Gaming series have generally been more affordable than the ones from the Zephyrus or Strix series but that distance appears to be narrowing with each passing generation. The new TUF Gaming series is, as always, built on a chassis that is certified to MIL-STD-810H standards for durability and strength. The newly introduced TUF Gaming laptops sport bigger battery options and their screen can be customised to have a maximum refresh rate of 144Hz. Available in either a metallic Fortress Gray or aggressive Bonfire Black finish, they come with dual M.2 slots for easy expansion of solid-state storage. Their keyboard gets optional RGB backlighting.

All four laptops are powered by either an Intel 10th Gen Core series CPU or an AMD Ryzen 4000-series processor. All four of them support up to 32GB of RAM and up to 1TB of solid-state storage. They also feature Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5. While the AMD-powered TUF Gaming A15 with its 15.6-inch Full HD screen can be configured with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card, the larger AMD-powered TUF Gaming A17 with its Full HD 17.3-inch screen can be configured with up to an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics card. The former gets a maximum refresh rate of 144Hz, while the latter gets 120Hz. The panel on both laptops support Full HD resolution and AMD FreeSync. Both laptops get a 90Wh lithium-ion battery. The new TUF Gaming series is expected to go on sale later this year.

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and TUF Gaming A15 First Impressions: CES 2020

Asus has launched new ROG laptops and desktops at CES 2020, and we got to check out the ROG Zephyrus G14 and TUF Gaming A15 before their launch.

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Asus at CES 2020: ROG Zephyrus G14 With ‘AniMe' Lid Display, TUF Gaming A15 Laptops Launched

Asus has unveiled new premium and budget gaming laptops at CES 2020, including one with a unique animated LED array on the lid

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