CES 2018

Lenovo announces their new ThinkPad X1 lineup

All built tough for business!

Published

January 9, 2018

Sascha

More ThinkPad devices are heading our way. After announcing the new series of regular ThinkPads, Lenovo unveiled their latest ThinkPad X1 lineup which includes refreshed versions of the X1 Carbon, X1 Yoga, and X1 Tablet.

ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th-gen)

The new ThinkPad X1 Carbon is the sleekest and lightest 14-inch business notebook we’ve seen so far. The newest generation of the X1 Carbon notebook inherits the soft-feel cover and blacked-out logos of its predecessor for a uniform look. It has a Dolby Vision HDR display with a resolution of WQHD (2560 x 1440) and 8th-gen Intel Core i7 processor with up to 16GB of memory and up to a 1TB SSD.

It also features Wake on Voice activation, RapidCharge, and the ThinkShutter mechanical camera for optimum privacy. The laptop runs Windows 10 Pro with support for Windows Hello on the fingerprint reader. For connectivity, it has plenty including two USB 3.0 ports, two Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, 3.5mm combo jack, microSD card reader, and a docking connector. Wireless options consist of integrated LTE-A broadband, dual-band Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.2.

The ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th-gen) will be available in January 2018 starting at US$ 1,709.

ThinkPad X1 Yoga (3rd-gen)

The new ThinkPad X1 Yoga continues to deliver a flexible laptop for business. Since it’s a Yoga from Lenovo, it has a 360-degree hinge which flips the new 14-inch WQHD display with Dolby Vision HDR. When in tablet mode, users can take advantage of its built-in ThinkPad Pen Pro.

It’s almost identical to the X1 Carbon sans the 360-degree hinge. Specs-wise, it has an 8th-gen Intel Core i7 processor with up to 16GB of memory and up to a 1TB SSD. It also has two USB 3.0 ports, two Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, 3.5mm combo jack, and a microSD card reader. Wireless connectivity options are similar with integrated LTE-A broadband, dual-band Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.2.

The third-generation ThinkPad X1 Yoga will be out in January 2018 with a price tag starting at US$ 1,889.

ThinkPad X1 Tablet (3rd-gen)

If a 360-degree form isn’t enough, there’s the new ThinkPad X1 Tablet. Unlike the Yoga, this X1 variant is an ultra-mobile PC mainly designed to be a tablet. It easily turns into a full productive computer with a detachable ThinkPad keyboard cover. It features a 13-inch 3K IPS display topped with Gorilla Glass.

It’s powered by an 8th-gen Intel Core i7 processor with up to 16GB of memory and up to a 1TB SSD. As for ports, it has two Thunderbolt 3 ports, a microSD card reader, and 3.5mm combo jack. It also has a single slot for a nano-SIM card for LTE-A connectivity. It supports dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 as well.

The ThinkPad X1 Tablet (3rd-gen) is coming out in January 2018 starting at US$ 1,599.

ThinkVision X1 (2nd-gen)

Another member of the X1 family is not a notebook or a convertible, but a modern-looking monitor. The second-generation ThinkVision X1 is a 27-inch 4K monitor with 99 percent coverage of the sRGB color gamut and has DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 2.0, and Thunderbolt 3 for video and four more USB 3.0 ports for additional peripherals.

What’s unique about the monitor is the “motor camera” which allows the webcam to be positioned up or down with a single press.

The new ThinkPad Vision X1 will be available in January 2018 for US$ 799.

Related Topics:Lenovo ThinkPad ThinkPad X1 ThinkVision ThinkVision X1 X1 Carbon X1 Tablet X1 Yoga

CES 2018

Podcast Episode 1: Getting lost at the world’s largest tech show

Published

January 23, 2018

GadgetMatch

In this first epidose of GadgetMatch Podcast we talk about the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2018) which just wrapped up in Las Vegas. Michael Josh and Isa share behind the scenes challenges of covering the world’s largest tech show. And the team talks about the most attention grabbing tech from the show including an entire range of Artificial Intelligence and Google Assistant gadgets, Vivo’s new phone with an in-display fingerprint sensor, Sony’s new robot dog, and Razer’s Project Linda.

CES 2018

LG’s InstaView ThinQ is one smart fridge

This is the future

Published

January 20, 2018

Isa Rodriguez

The future of smart appliances is upon us.

LG has not only dared to venture into connected kitchen technology, they’ve taken it a step further with their newest smart appliances. We got to see all this at CES.

The InstaView ThinQ is the fridge of the future. It’s equipped with the smart voice assistant Alexa which means you will be able to talk to it — the better to figure out what you want to eat! Not only that, it will suggest recipes depending on what food items you have stored. The best part is that it can be connected to your phone and all your other smart appliances for a seamless everyday home experience.

CES 2018

Best of CES 2018: Project Linda, Smart Display, and more!

From prototypes to full-fledged products

Published

January 19, 2018

Chay Lazaro

CES 2018 gave us a glance at all the wonderful consumer tech that’s in store for us — not just this year, but for the years to come. The show had tons of products, almost too many to count, so we came up with this video compiling the most interesting gadgets that caught our attention.