Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet: An Android Business Slate

Lenovo's first business-class Android-based tablet has arrived. The ThinkPad Tablet comes with many of the features business users want and demand from a tablet, including full encryption, remote wipe capabilities, productivity apps, VPN support, pen-based handwriting recognition technology, and more.
Running on Android 3.1, the ThinkPad Tablet comes preloaded with more than 25 free apps. Many of these apps will be useful to business users, such as Documents to Go by DataViz, PrinterShare, Computrace Mobile by Absolute Software, and Citrix Receiver. With the optional digitizer pen, you can also take advantage of the preloaded MyScript Notes Mobile app which lets you take notes, draw, and insert pictures. This program supports handwriting recognition in 27 languages.

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With the tablet's full-size USB port, full-size SD card slot, and microUSB port, transferring files to and from the tablet is easy. The ThinkPad Tablet also has a mini HDMI connector so you can connect the device to a larger display or HDTV for displaying presentations or sharing your favorite video. Using the optional ThinkPad Tablet Keyboard Folio Case, which sells for about $100, you can dock the ThinkPad Tablet and quickly type out a few emails or reports.
First, here's a quick hands-on demo with the new ThinkPad Tablet and then we'll run down user experience, the performance numbers, battery life and more.

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Specifications & Features

Operating System	Android 3.1
Wi-Fi Options	Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi and 3G
Processor	NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core ARM processor
Memory	1GB
Internal Storage	16GB, 32GB, or 64GB (depending on Tablet)
Display Technology	IPS Technology (178º viewing angle), Corning Gorilla glass
Display	Size: 10.1" (257mm), Screen resolution: 1280x800, Automatic brightness control, multitouch technology, Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (TFT LCD) technology, Supports for ThinkPad Tablet Pen input
Battery Life	8.7hrs with Wi-Fi
Integrated Camera	Front-facing camera – 2MP, Rear-facing camera – 5MP
Connectors	mini HDMI, USB 2.0, micro USB, dock connector
Wireless Features	Wireless LAN, Bluetooth 2.0, 3G on some tablets
Specs and Dimensions	Weight: 742.2gm (about 1.65 pounds) Wi-Fi: 756.1gm 3G
Size	10.25 x 7.15 x 0.57 inches (HxWxD)
Battery	24.1W 3250 mAh Li-Polymer battery
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope,  Assisted GPS, Ambient light sensor
Card Slot or Card Reader	SIM card slot, 3-in-1 media card reader
Preloaded Software	Documents To Go, MyScript Notes Mobile, USB Data Transfer Utility, Lenovo Launch Zone, Lenovo SocialTouch, Favorite Apps, User Data and SD Card Encryption, Wi-Fi Import or Export, others
Price	16GB: $499, 32GB: $569, 64GB: $669 ThinkPad Tablet Pen: $30

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Lenovo is currently offering the 16GB, Wi-Fi version of the ThinkPad Tablet for $499. The ThinkPad Tablet Pen is sold as an optional add-on for $30. Various other configuration options for the tablets are available as well, including 32GB and 64GB models.

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