Lenovo to Spend $800M to Develop Mobile Products

Lenovo to Spend $800M to Develop Mobile Products
May 7, 2012 by Todd Wasserman on Mashable

Lenovo, best known for its PCs, plans to get into mobile in a big way with an $800 million base in Wuhan, China, dedicated to developing mobile Internet products.

The facility, set to open in October 2013 and house thousands of employees, is charged with developing and delivering “new mobile internet products and bring(ing) them to its customers even faster,” according to a company statement. Such products include smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices.

The move comes as Lenovo continues to build market share in PCs, a tough segment. Last year, Lenovo surpassed Dell in sales to become the world’s number two player in the category next to Hewlett-Packard.

Lenovo currently offered some mobile devices, including its LePhone smartphones and its ThinkPad tablets (pictured). In the last fiscal quarter, the company shipped 6.5 million handsets and 400,000 tablets globally. Lenovo blamed its relatively slow growth in PC sales in 2011 to the growth of tablets, led by Apple’s iPad. Lenovo was the number two seller of tablets in China last year next to Apple.

Could Lenovo shake up the mobile market? Let us know in the comments.





Source: Mashable.com

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Especially For You: 8 Great Gadgets You Can Personalize

Especially For You: 8 Great Gadgets You Can Personalize

November 28, 2010 by Amy-Mae Elliott on Mashable

Making a gadget your own is much more fun than joining the anonymous ranks of consumers toting identical tech.

We’ve found eight examples of top technology that can be custom made, tweaked, tailored, personalized, customized and otherwise made special just for you — some of it even before it leaves shop shelves.

Have a browse through our selection of personalize-able products below, and let us know in the comments which ones you’d choose to suit you.

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1. Pentax RS1000

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As well as eight alternative skins bundled in with the RS1000, there’s a free online gallery where you can browse, download and print more. And a stencil kit is included so you can make your own.

Cost: $149.95

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2. The Jelly Watch Shop

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With a total of 110 possible color combinations, it’s almost statistically impossible that you won’t be able to design your perfect watch from the crazy-fun Jelly Watch Shop.

Cost: $175, $65 for extra straps

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3. Dell’s Consumer Laptops

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Dell’s Mini, Studio and XPS laptops can all be customized with colorful lids. There are more than 240 designs from a variety of artists as well as partners such as Threadless, (PRODUCT) RED and Major League Baseball teams.

Cost: Varies

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4. Flip Video Cameras

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Buy a Flip video camera online and you can choose its casing design there and then. If you can’t find a design you like from the tons of top options available, you can personalize your own with the cool online design generator.

Cost: From $149.99

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5. Hu Custom Colored Televisions

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Want your television to co-ordinate with, or stand out from, your home decor? The Hu service can help. Any of the TVs bought from the Home Technology Store can be tinted to match a color swatch you supply.

Cost: From $299

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6. Ultimate Ears Custom In-Ear Monitors

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These custom-made earphones are not only available with a wide range of decorative finishes, but will be tailor-made to fit your ear canal.

Cost: From $600

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7. Mugo MP3 Players

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As well as a variety of fun limited edition designs to be found online, you can order one of these MP3 players-come-vinyl toys to decorate yourself. Now, that’s unique.

Cost: From $49.99

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8. TomTom In-Car GPS

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TomTom offers neat personalization options for its range of in-car GPS units. You can either choose a design from the gallery of options online or upload your own pic and add text to make a product just for you.

Cost: From $109.95