Lenovo Unveils IdeaPad Tablet K1 For Consumers To Stay Connected

Mobile Internet and entertainment device to let consumers do more while on the move

PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA – August 18, 2011: Lenovo today announced the first device in its tablet family – the sleek and stylish IdeaPad Tablet K1 for consumers. The new Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 is Lenovo’s first mobile internet device featuring the Android* 3.1 platform. Preloaded with more than 30 apps worth over RM200 in value, the Android-powered Lenovo tablet also provides access to more than 250,000 apps in Android Market as well as apps tested for the Lenovo device in the Lenovo App Shop.

(From L-R) Mr Khoo Hung Chuan, Country General Manager, Lenovo Malaysia and Mr Jeffrey Yen, APAC Senior Technical Marketing Manager, NVIDIA

Khoo Hung Chuan, Country General Manager, Lenovo Malaysia said, “Whether to access their favourite social media networks or staying in touch with family and friends, consumers today love to stay connected at all times. That’s exactly what our IdeaPad Tablet K1, the first from our family of tablets, caters specifically for when it comes to this segment. With our ready ecosystem of apps, content services and powerful tools, consumers get to enjoy the best user experience that the IdeaPad Tablet K1 has to offer right out of the box.”

The IdeaPad Tablet K1 deliver an enhanced mobile experience and features a NVIDIA* Tegra* 2 dual-core mobile processor that offer extreme multitasking, noticeably faster web browsing with built-in Flash, console-quality gaming, and low power consumption for improved battery life.

“The Tegra 2 dual core processor is the perfect fit for the IdeaPad Tablet K1,” said Francis Yu, Vice President, Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing at NVIDIA. “Consumers can now enjoy the whole web with Flash*, console quality gaming and high definition video. These are a must have for today’s tablets.”

IdeaPad K1 Tablet: Open the Box and Play
Weighing just 750 grams, the highly mobile IdeaPad K1 Tablet features a breathtaking HD display, dual cameras, and integrated Bluetooth and 802.11 Wi-Fi connectivity. The IdeaPad Tablet K1 also incorporates a unique ‘Home’ button and Lenovo Launcher Application to help users easily access their most frequent functions like email, music and web browsing. Simply put, the Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet helps users who want:

More out of the box: The Android-powered Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 is preloaded with more than 30 apps from partners like Amazon*, Adobe*, Electronic Arts*, Rovio*, Zinio*, Dataviz*, and others (over RM200 in value), including favourites like Angry Birds* and a full-version of Documents to Go.

More entertainment: Users can browse all websites and watch online videos with ease thanks to Flash 10.3.

More social networking: Users can access an entire network of friends and social sites all in one place, with Lenovo's exclusive SocialTouch* app, which effectively creates a one-stop social connection. And since one picture is still worth a thousand words, the Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet comes with a two-megapixel front-facing and a five-megapixel rear-facing webcam.

More true HD: Users can watch movies and videos in breathtaking HD on a 1280 X 800 resolution screen. The mini HDMI connection allows full 1080p HD viewing when connected to an HDTV or monitor, resulting in a powerful visual experience.

More cloud sharing: Users can sync, store and share files, music and photos with 2GB of free cloud storage, and less reliance on their hard drive.

More Apps: Users can access thousands of apps in the Android Market and apps tested exclusively for the IdeaPad Tablet K1 in the Lenovo App Shop.

Lenovo App Shop – Premium Ecosystem of Apps and Content Services
In addition to the thousands of apps available at the Android Market, Lenovo tablet users have access to apps in the Lenovo App Shop -- a unique app marketplace, which features popular applications that have been tested specifically for Lenovo IdeaPad and ThinkPad Tablets. The Lenovo App Shop offers apps within a broad range of categories including music, movies, books, productivity, social networking, weather, printing and more.

The Lenovo App Shop will also support enterprise applications and a private corporate application store to help businesses more easily integrate tablets into their daily operations. In addition, Lenovo will offer country-specific applications, currency, and languages.

Pricing and Availability
The 32GB model IdeaPad Tablet K1 (Wi-Fi version) is priced at RM1,499, and is available from 18 August at selected Lenovo Exclusive Stores. The IdeaPad Tablet K1 comes with a one-year warranty. Lenovo also offers warranty upgrade options that can extend the IdeaPad product warranty for one additional year. At a later date, the 3G version of the IdeaPad Tablet K1 will become available.