The History of the Tablet

[Exult]

ThinkPad 1992

IdeaPad 2008

iPad 2010

Come to think of it even the iPad's name draws from the Thinkpad, before its release people though it would be called the iSlate

[momo1tm]

@Exult Apple newton 1993

[ap1970]

I hear everything you are saying however the Lenovo has a lot of bad reviews about either defective products and customer support. I believe that a good idea just is good as it lasts. So please, the the market sake, direct your company to sustain the high pricing and performance advertized.

[spasticnutcase]

@ap1970 That doesnt mean they didnt do it first.

[deepskye]

stop hating on the ipad and come out with something that speaks for itself moaners

[hcdragonfly]

SONY Z runs at 3GHz, weighs at 3Lbs,

it runs a lot faster than Lenovo 301, weighs the same as Lenovo 301, and they cost about the same, WHY Lenovo?????

[clubpenguin1help]

@hcdragonfly Frequency means nothing

[jeremyshaw1]

@clubpenguin1help it's almost everything when comparing similar processors (L3 cache also counts depending on the architecture).

[clubpenguin1help]

@jeremyshaw1 Yes of course. I was assuming he was comparing processors that arent similar

[hcdragonfly]

You need to cut down the weight of tablets. They weigh around 3lbs. Please cut them down to 2.5 lbs at least. By then, i will probably think about buying one tablet. otherwise, no way.

[jnrolf]

Apple iPad= FAIL

[nycam]

So... we should expect a great device, coming sometime "soon", to be as good as the iPad, but with a detachable keyboard/netbook appendage? Essentially a flash-drive netbook with a removable screen.

Hmmm, let me think about it.

Pass.

Where's my iPad!?

[krajcsovszkig]

I can make you something as "good" as iPad is, it wouldn't be too difficult...

[nycam]

The question isn't if someone can make something "as good as" after the fact. The question is "What happened to prevent you from making one?", in all due respect.

[krajcsovszkig]

I see. I suspect they just wanted to point out that apple isn't the one that invented tablets.

By the way, they are making exactly that right now, it's called "IdeaPad U1 Hybrid", and it'll have real multitask and flash as well

[ThinkPadToday]

The truth is, that as a product range and a brand, ThinkPad, both under IBM and now with Lenovo has been one of the most innovative in the history of IT

[NephilimDJ]

Love learning about R&D ideas

[devhar10]

+1 . too bad they didnt capitalize and as the ipod, iphone, ipad ..apple gets the credit for innovator. But it does wake up the industry & good news for us consumers.