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Before, it was the rule of the PCs. Then came the laptops. And now the latest craze seems to be the Tablet PCs.

So what would you go for if you are looking for something portable? A laptop or a Tablet? How about both? And that too at the cost of one?

Confused? No need to be. You read it right. In a first of it's kind, Lenovo IdeaPad U1 is both a laptop and a tablet (2 in 1). Before telling you more about it, why not let the pictures do the talking.

While the Lenovo IdeaPad U1 looks like just another regular compact laptop, running Windows 7 at the first look, a slight tug at the screen releases it from the dock and transforms it into a fully functional 11.6-inch HD LED touchscreen tablet. Ingenious. Miraculous. Remarkable.

Key Features

• Runs on the Sylight Linux OS
• Drag-to-enlarge, 4-panel touchscreen media centre called the "Me" UI
• Several homescreens, each housing six apps and widgets that open full-screen with a tap of your index finger
• Mutlitouch-enabled
• Music, photos, videos, e-books, weather, social networking, etc. easily startable
• 1GHz Snapdragon chip
• 16GB SSD
• SIM-card slot for 3G connectivity

Once it's back in the dock, it'll be displaying your Windows 7 OS again within three seconds.

The Lenovo IdeaPad U1 really is a cracking idea that's sure to leave many tech manufacturers kicking themselves for not thinking of it first.

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