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Lenovo Adding Four Devices to Connect and Share Content at Home

Including Beacon, personnal cloud storage device starting at $199, up to 6TB

LenovoEMC Ltd announced at 2014 CES a portfolio of devices geared toward the home to allow users to enjoy, connect and interact with their media and content.

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These devices include:

  • the Beacon personal cloud storage device,

The company’s first personal cloud storage device, Beacon, allows users to store and share multimedia via their PC or mobile device in the home or remotely. Using the downloadable Android app created for Beacon, users can turn their Android smartphone into a remote control for the personal cloud storage device.

As the company’s first Android desktop, the Lenovo N308 AIO provides access to a world of apps on its 19.5-in multitouch display starting at $4502.

The Horizon 2 Table PC expands upon Lenovo’s leadership in multimode computing with a thinner and more portable design.

And as the thinnest 27-in AIO3, the Lenovo A740 creates a versatile and stylish home PC.

Beacon Makes Personal Media Always-On
Perfect for families or those who want to access their media library on the go, the personal cloud storage device lets users store and play their media from anywhere using their smartphone, PC, tablet or TV. Easier to use than NAS-storage type devices, it lets users upload files either wirelessly or via an onboard USB connection with just the press of one button. Users can access files around the home or on-the-go, and the secure access rights make it a fitted device to share with multiple users.

It makes it simple for users to capture and relive memories from personal media: With the camera auto upload feature, shutterbugs can upload a photo from their smartphone’s camera via WiFi or 3G to store a copy of it. Using Lenovo’s custom app, users can even use their Android smartphone as a remote control to play their multimedia stored on Beacon to a TV connected by HDMI.

It offers a more personal solution versus ‘in the air’ cloud storage services. Files reside inside Beacon, and the device stays fixed in a physical location in the home. It offers storage capacity expandable up to 6TB, and there are no monthly fees for storage. Outside file transfer to one’s mobile device occurs from Beacon. It runs an Intel Atom dual core processor, supports file transfer through 3G, WiFi and Ethernet and comes in white or black.

Android Moves to Big Screen
The company’s first Android home computer, the N308, presents an AIO desktop for those multimedia mavens who love apps, entertainment and web browsing. It makes an ideal companion for enjoying media and accessing apps as part of a user’s family of Android devices including tablets and smartphones. Starting at $450 and available in black or white, the 19.5-in 1600X900 touchscreen desktop gives users what they need to enjoy their favorite content. Running the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS, the N308 comes with an NVIDIA Tegra quad core processor, up to 500GB HDD storage, a 720p webcam and WiFi. Move this 1.3-in thin AIO around the home or office as a super-sized tablet with its full-size keyboard and mouse and up to three hours of battery life with its integrated battery.

Additionally, users can adjust the stand to lay the device flat for an easier angle to navigate the touchscreen and even play games.

Horizon 2 Recasts Table PC Mold
Lenovo is recasting the mold on the Table PC with a thinner and also lighter 27-in Horizon 2. The slimmed down form factor measures as thin as a deck of playing cards at just 19.5mm, and shaves off weight, making it easier to transport around the home. It also offers improved performance with smarter features like NFC that interact with a user’s other devices for a truly one of a kind digital content sharing experience.

For example, users can access media from their PC or smartphone on their home network directly on Horizon 2’s display when it lays flat in table mode with the Aura interface activated. They can either use the Horizon mobile app to shake their mobile Android device, allowing the content to ‘fall’ onto Horizon 2’s screen. Or they can place the mobile device on the screen, which signals to the Aura dial to open around it and ‘pull’ out content onto the display. Also, users can edit photos and share from Aura to Facebook.

Motion control features allow for navigation of photos, presentations, e-book pages and music tracks, and using the face tracing feature, users can upload photos from their camera or smartphone and the Aura interface will try to recognize the faces in the photos. It also comes with dozens more multi-user, multi-touch family entertainment including Ubisoft’s Chubby Kings; a four-player family fun game, Omnivision’s Halli Galli; a popular entertainment game; and Legacy Games’ Crayola’s Songbook; a children’s interactive musical and drawing experience along with several education apps such as I Spy from Scholastic.

It continues the interpersonal Table PC’s focus facilitating collaborative computing in both table and stand Modes with its Windows 8.1 10-finger touchscreen, large traditional or hybrid storage, up to 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor and Dolby Home Theater. Users can adjust the screen in stand mode for a performance AIO desktop. They can also enjoy it in table mode when it’s laid flat for computing together and playing games with up to four people. With nearly four hours of battery reserve and optional table accessory, it can be transported from room to room.

Versatile, Contemporary Lenovo A740 AIO
With a 4mm thin display, the A740 takes the title of the thinnest AIO in its 27-in class. Its design gives users a premium AIO desktop experience with its stand and display back cut from a single piece of aluminum, brilliant display and latest performance technologies. Crystal clear images leap off the A740’s optional WQHD 2560X1440 display with its wide 178° viewing angle. Powered for entertainment and media by up to NVIDIA GeForce graphics, JBL speakers and Dolby Home Theater, users can interact with their content on the Windows 8.1 10-finger touchscreen or even use its built-in motion and voice control. It can also fold down 90° flat, making it easy to use the touchscreen. The AIO also comes with up to 1 TB of HDD storage, NFC, fast acting ac WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI-in support and optional TV tuner.

For all the products, Lenovo offers a portfolio of integrated services solutions including warranty extensions, warranty upgrades and premium technical support.

As people adopt more and more devices and they continue to build vast libraries of photos, videos, movies and games, we all need to have a way to easily access all this content across our devices,” said Jun Ouyang, VP and GM, desktop business unit, Lenovo Business Group. “Lenovo Beacon Home cloud Center helps you do that by becoming the digital hub that all your devices tie into, interacting with your smartphone, PC and tablet.

Pricing and Availability

  • The Beacon personal cloud storage device will be available beginning in April with models starting at $199 via major retailers and Lenovo’s website.
  • The N308 AIO Desktop will be available beginning in February with models starting at $450 via major retailers and Lenovo’s website.
  • The Horizon 2 Table PC will be available beginning in June with models starting at $1,499 via major retailers and Lenovo’s website.
  • The A740 AIO Desktop will be available beginning June with models starting at $1,499 via major retailers and Lenovo’s website.
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