Last August, Lenovo unveiled its hybrid tablet Yoga Book. As a laptop and folding tablet hybrid, the Yoga Book is one of a kind with no physical keyboard on its body making it possible to come up with a sleek and slim design. One of the company's executives also hinted on a Chrome OS coming to one of their products.
Halo Keyboard
The Lenovo Yoga Book is one of the first hybrids to exchange a traditional keyboard for a virtual one. The keyboard dubbed the "Halo Keyboard" is backlighted that appears on-demand when placed in laptop position or Type Mode. Basically, the Halo Keyboard will just provide a feel of typing just like in a smartphone but on a larger scale.
Aside from the virtual keyboard, Lenovo added a stylus pen. Users can actually slap a piece of paper on the touchscreen slate of the Yoga Book and write physical notes while they are being digitized at the same time.
A Hint Of A Chrome OS
During the IFA press conference, Lenovo's General Manager and Vice President of Android Chrome Computing Business Group, Jeff Meredith, stated that not only are consumers going to see products in Android and Windows systems, there will be a product with the Chrome ecosystem too.
The Lenovo Yoga Book seems to be that "product" that Meredith was referring to. One of the Chromium repositories included an intriguing bit of information that it has added a Ssynaptics touchscreen which is composed of a touchpad and a virtual keyboard. Basically, the Chrome OS comes with a virtual keyboard that the Lenovo Yoga Book embodies perfectly.
The Lenovo Yoga Book with is currently available on pre-order with Android and Windows models to choose from. Both versions sports 8,500 mAh batteries, 10-inch screen display in full HD with 1,920x1,200 resolution, 4GB RAM and quad-core Intel Atom x5 processor.
