Lenovo is set to announce the Skylight smartbook at CES next week.Claiming to combine the best of smartphones and netbooks to create a new mobile consumer device, it boasts an eye-catching sleek and slim design and is due to be available in “glossy lotus blue” and “earth red”.The Lenovo Skylight is the first ARM-based processor smartbook device based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset platform and features an operating system built on Linux, rather than Microsoft Corp’s Windows.
Some of the specs are:
* 10.1″ 1280 x 720 screen
* 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU
* 20GB SSD
* WiFi
* Bluetooth
* 3G
* miniSD card slot
* 2 x USB port
* 1.3MP camera
* Linux OS
* 10-hour battery
The Lenovo Skylight will be offered on AT&T from April with full retail pricing pegged at $499 (around £311 at today’s rate). The device has been confirmed for a European (as well as Chinese) launch later in the year.
