IdeaTab

Without much notice, Lenovo has gone public with a product-tour YouTube video for its 9.7-inch (1,024 x 768 IPS LCD) tablet. This Android 4.0 device comes in an 8.9mm-thick, gunmetal-finish unibody shell that packs a 1.3-megapixel front camera (yet no back camera), microSD slot, micro-HDMI, micro-USB and 10 hours worth of battery juice.

There's no confirmation on the specific TI OMAP chipset used here, nor does the video indicate when or where we can get a hold of this quad-SRS-speaker tablet, but at least it looks like we won't have to deal with any UI customization from Lenovo. The IdeaTab S2109 promises to be one of the premier tablets launched for the first half of this year, which will sport the latest iteration of the tablet-version of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Lenovo just released a new tablet, the Lenovo IdeaTab S2. The device measures just 8.69mm thick and comes with a 10-inch display. The operating system runs Google's latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The keyboard is an extra, which adds a little thickness to the tablet. In a similar way to the Transformer Prime, the S2 keyboard allows the tablet portion to be docked so it can be used more like a laptop for data entry.

The keyboard section has its own battery that can also power the tablet. By combining both units together, it gives this bad boy about 20-hours of battery life.

The technical specs include a Qualcomm 1.5 GHz Dual Krait Snapdragon 8x60A or 8960 processor. The screen measures 10.1 inches and features 1280 x 800 pixels. The technology used in the screen is called IPS (in-plane switching), which allows for wider viewing angles. 1GB of RAM is included, and the IdeaTab S2 comes in three models - 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.

It has wireless 802.11b/g/n as well as Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. It also has a 3G option available. GPS and AGPS are also included for location based and tracking services, and it has a multitouch trackpad and an SDHC card reader. A couple of cameras can be found with 1.3MP on the front and 5MP autofocus camera on the back.Read more