Apart from announcing half a dozen new laptops, Lenovo announced a lot of other interesting products, which include new Lenovo Smart Assistant, storage and some other smart products at CES 2017. The products that were announced are:
- Smart Assistant
- Smart Storage
- Multimedia Controller
Let’s go ahead and dive deep to get more info on these products.
Lenovo Smart Assistant
Lenovo has designed a Smart Assistant, a new personal assistant with Amazon Alexa cloud-based voice services. Built in collaboration with Amazon, the Lenovo Smart Assistant recognises users voice commands and uses Alexa to conduct web searches, play music, create lists, provide calendar updates and much more. And because Alexa’s brains are in the cloud, it means she’s always be getting smarter.
Lenovo Smart Assistant comes with eight 360-degree far-field microphones with noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation designed to pick up users’ voice commands from up to 16 feet (5 meters) away. It also comes with the option of a special Harman Kardon edition for premium audio quality for music and home entertainment. The Lenovo Smart Assistant is also designed to run Lenovo smart home devices as well as scores of existing third-party products to expand consumers options.
Lenovo Smart Storage
Lenovo Smart Storage is a secure digital storage solution with massive 6TB capacity, dual-band wireless access and multi-device auto-sync capabilities. It is designed for security and P2P (peer-to-peer) access to stored media like photos, music and documents, Lenovo Smart Storage offers users quick control of their data and files. It comes with integrated facial recognition software can organize your entire photo library based on faces with high accuracy.
The overall IoT market in 2020 is expected to reach a staggering $1.7 trillion, with much of that growth transitioning from the work place to the home. And by 2025, IoT may create up to $11.1 trillion per year in potential economic impact.
Availability
- Lenovo Smart Assistant starts at $129.99, available in Light Gray, Green and Orange beginning in May 2017.
- Lenovo Smart Assistant Harman Kardon Edition starts at $179.99, available beginning in May 2017.
- Lenovo Smart Storage starts at $139.99, available beginning in May 2017.
Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller
Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller, a state-of-the-art wireless keyboard and mouse that fits in the palm of your hand. This controller comes with Windows 10 gesture support, multi-touch capacitive touchpad – meaning that users can type like a normal keypad with their thumbs or glide their fingers across the surface like a touchpad.
The Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller is designed for your thumbs to reach every key on the keypad as well as control the touchpad all with one grip, So no more having to awkwardly hold the controller while shifting your hands to reach the keys or touchpad. Its distinctive design means users can employ the swipes, gestures and clicks typically associated with navigating menus, surfing content and opening applications. Yet, they can also use their thumbs to rapid-fire message family and friends, key in search terms, enter passwords and more.
Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller starts at $54.99, available beginning in March 2017
More Tango Apps
The world’s first Tango-enabled smartphone, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is now available online unlocking unique mobile AR experiences for smartphone users all over the world. To enable Tango, the Phab 2 Pro is equipped with a set of sensors that capture 250,000 measurements in a second, processing information through motion tracking, area learning and depth sensing.
The apps that use this technology are now opening up a wave of new AR and VR experiences in the areas of shopping, games, interior design and education. These include apps such as iStaging, Matterportand Hot Wheels Track Builder. Decorate and map your own interiors, film yourself with holograms or transform your home into a virtual playground.
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