Lenovo has been introduced a host of new products into the market. Apart from laptops and
tablets, the company introduced smart home and storage devices as well. Venturing
into the voice-based virtual assistant space, Lenovo launched its own smart
assistant powered by Amazon Alexa. Furthermore, it even launched a digital
storage solution called the Lenovo Smart Storage, and the Lenovo 500 Multimedia
Controller which is a multi-point capacitive touchpad with an integrated
keyboard. Lenovo also unveiled the New Glass C200 smart glasses.
Beginning with the Lenovo Smart Assistant, it works
in the same way as Google Home and Amazon Echo. The smart home device listens
to voice commands and performs functions like calling an Uber, playing music,
switching on/off other smart appliances, searching online for queries, and
more. It is powered by Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, weighs about 760 grams,
and comes with 8GB of internal storage. Colour options include Light Grey,
Harman Black, Orange, and Blue, and it supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
connectivity. The Lenovo Smart Assistant starts at US$ 129 and
will be available from May this year.
Additionally, there’s also a special Lenovo Smart
Assistant Harman Kardon Edition that is touted to sport superior audio quality
for music and home entertainment. This
special edition smart assistant will be priced a little higher at US$ 179.99, and will also be made available in May.
At CES 2017, Lenovo also introduced Smart Storage
with 6TB storage capacity. The digital storage solution supports facial
recognition to organise and search stored photos based on people. It has
dual-band wireless access and multi-device auto-sync capabilities. Lenovo's
Smart Storage will allow you to store photos, videos, media, and other files
for a price starting at US$ 139. Lenovo Smart Storage will be
available in the market from May.
The company
launched another innovative product called the Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller
as well. This device is essentially a palm-sized wireless keyboard that doubles
up into a capacitive touchpad as well. It is compatible with devices that run
on Windows 7 and above, and runs on AAA batteries. The company claims that the
Lenovo 500 Media Controller can offer up to 8 hours of battery life. The small
keyboard measures 145x85.6x18.85mm, and weighs 141 grams. The Lenovo 500
Multimedia Controller starts at US$ 54.99, and will be
available beginning May.
Another innovative product demoed at CES 2017
includes the Lenovo New Glass C200 smart glasses, taking forward its augmented
reality offerings. The device runs on Linux operating system, and integrates AR
and artificial intelligence to bring a superior immersive experience, the
company claims. The smart glass product comes in two pieces - a Glass Unit and
a Pocket Unit. The Glass Unit needs to be worn (uses only one eye) and weighs
about 60 grams. The Pocket Unit connects with the phone and remains in your
pocket. The AI software understands your surrounding and gathers information in
your field of view. The product comes with built-in software called Lenovo NBD
Titan Editor that allows you to do visual editing as well. The New Glass C200
will go into mass production sometime in June, and availability remains
unknown.
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