Lenovo Pocket Yoga – 2 year old design concept
The story behind the “Lenovo Pocket Yoga” has finally surfaced courtesy of a blog posting by Johnson Li, Director of Lenovo’s Beijing Innovation Center and .. we’re sorry to say that the system was in fact a 2 year design concept that never saw the light of day from a production standpoint.
Boo.. Hiss….
According to the posting, the “Yoga notebook experiment is finished". A real shame…
However the rest of the posting is certainly interesting if you’re into the design characteristics of the Pocket Yoga. There’s even a brief mention of a “similar form factor by one of [Lenovo’s] competitors” (ahem.. Sony VAIO P Lifestyle PC).
Here are some tidbits from the posting for your edification:
- Called the “Pocket Yoga” because it was an extension of their other folding concept design which was inspired by the practice of yoga. The design came from one of their New Zealand –based designers
- Shaped liked a large wallet – the system could be placed in your pocket
- Surfaced is covered with wallet leather which is designed to be soft and comfortable
- 360 degree soft hinge design. Supports three modes – which each mode lockable.
- One mode was to use it in “normal angle” similar to how you might use a laptop
- Second mode was to open it “360 degrees” – folding the top cover back on itself thereby converting the system into a tablet PC
- Full function keyboard
- Elegant belt which wrapped the system AND can be used as a mouse
Make sure to read the rest of the Lenovo blog posting to understand the nuances of the design. Unfortunately, the “Yoga” experiment, as we said in the beginning, is “finished”.
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