Tablet PC

KUALA LUMPUR: Computer maker Lenovo is bringing business users a new way to work with the multitouchscreen technology on its ThinkPad X200 Tablet PC and ThinkPad T400s laptop.

It has introduced SimpleTap, an application that brings simplicity to the multitouchscreen experience.

The screen on the Tablet PC already supports one-finger touch but users can now use two-finger touch to perform a variety of gestures.

These include pinching, zooming, tapping and flicking through documents, webpages and photos instead of using a mouse.

With the laptop, users can use up to four fingers to manipulate onscreen objects, move images with two hands, and even have another person touch the screen to collaborate simultaneously.

As new multitouch applications are introduced, there will be new possibilities for using multitouchscreen laptops, Lenovo said.

Using advanced capacitive-touch technology, the screens are sensitive and responsive to even the slightest touch of the finger, it said.

Lenovo said it optimised the firmware to help compensate for slightly imprecise taps on the screen — such as when closing a window or navigating the Start menu — which help make navigation easier for Tablet PC users.

To combat fingerprints, a special coating helps keep smudges at bay and the screen clean.

The multitouchscreens also allow users to enjoy ultra long battery life; with up to nine hours on the Tablet PC.

Beating the sun

Lenovo also announced a new defence against glare for outdoor workers with a new super bright optional screen on the Tablet PC.

It said the screen offers excellent viewability, with a bright 400-nit screen, low 1.2% reflectivity and wide viewing angle. The screen is coated with a thin antireflective layer to provide crisp and bright images that can easily be seen indoors or outdoors.

Lenovo’s Tablet PC with multitouchscreen and antiglare screen retails for RM7,999. No pricing was available for the T400s laptop at press time.

The company said its future Tablet PC models that will run on the coming Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, will offer improved predictive text, improved handwriting recognition in more languages, and formula-input features for math and scientific equations.

The Tablet PC is aimed at users working in the sales, health care and education industries, while Lenovo is targeting the T400s laptop at professionals in the fields of engineering and design.

More details on the two products are available at www.lenovo.com.