Lenovo unveils innovations at Tech World 2022

At the event, Lenovo shared its vision for the evolution of collaboration across users, spaces, and devices to unlock unlimited possibilities in both real-world applications and the Metaverse. It also disclosednew concepts, solutions, and emerging innovations that will define the way we work, learn, and engage in the digital world.

“Technology is transforming our future workspace and living space into a combination of virtual and physical worlds, enabled by the power of new IT infrastructure which is prevalent, expected and on demand,” said Lenovo chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang.

“The power of innovation is not only digitalising and smartifying all industries, but also helping solve humanity’s greatest challenges. For that purpose, Lenovo is doubling our investment in research and development to use smarter technology to empower a rapidly changing world.”

Lenovo chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang

In particular, the company unveiled innovations including the first proof of concepts for smartphones and laptops, compelling interactive and physical holographic solutions for immersive telepresence communication and teamwork, and innovations empowered by AI.

Dr. Yong Rui, Lenovo’s chief technology officer, said that the firm will develop metaverse tech solutions to empower intelligent transformation, while highlighting Lenovo’s core technology and innovations across devices, servers, software, and solutions that connect the virtual and physical worlds.

Ken Wong, executive vice president and president of Lenovo’s Solutions & Services Group

According to Ken Wong, executive vice president and president of Lenovo’s Solutions & Services Group,industrial metaverse solutions are valuable and important. He also highlighted the importance of digital workspace solutions.

At the event, Lenovo announced its vision for net zero emissions by 2050. Laura Quatela, senior vice president and chief legal officer at Lenovo, said that the company is working towards enhanced sustainability across its product offerings on its journey to net-zero.

Together with sustainable product innovations, Lenovo is making to lead the way in low-emissions manufacturing, and intends to share and report its progress for a credible, collaborative approach to emissions reduction.

Lenovo’s innovations unveiled at Tech World 2022

Rollable form factor innovations

Lenovo and Motorola unveiled rollable proof of concepts for smartphones and laptops, ushering in a new potential era where this unique form factor enables more content and offers possibilities to improve hybrid work and life.

Designed to elevate multitasking, browsing, and mobile use cases, the new designs are compact, yet do not sacrifice screen size – enabling content on screen to be dynamically adjusted to the device as the expandable screen rolls into the base of the laptop and smartphone.

Innovations for productivity

The Lenovo Freestyle app enables universal control and collaboration between a tablet and PC, allowing users to seamlessly pair and transform their tablet into a portable second screen to extend desktop space or a wireless touchscreen for their laptop.

Motorola edge smartphones include Ready For Platform, which extends smartphone capabilities to bigger screens and allows for a mobile desktop experience, console-like gaming, content streaming, and video chats

Lenovo revealed its Remote Work Enablement solution, which delivers hardware, software, and premium services straight to employees, and allows remote workers to get set up quickly.

Lenovo also presented a future concept called Cyber Spaces, which replicate an immersive face-to-face experience by providing an interactive, physical holographic solution for telepresence communication and teamwork.

AI solutions

Lenovo showcased its Production Decision Engine, which uses AI and big data to address digitalisation pain points. Its Supplier 360 identifies, analyses, and mitigates supply chain risks to help plan for any scenario.

The company also presented its Smart Services solution, which forecasts repair needs and optimises the network of parts, service engineers, and logistics support.

Lenovo demonstrated how its Virtual Classroom solution offers virtual teachers to students, providing personalised tests, and recommendations.

The new remote video collaboration solution connects frontline workers with remote experts to perform repair jobs through real-time marks.

Vision for net-zero by 2050

Lenovo shared its vision for net-zero emissions, and its first step towards that vision with near-term 2030 emissions reduction goals. Lenovo is aligning its emission reduction goals to the Science-Based Targets initiative in both the near and long term to contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Lenovo highlighted the innovations that will help it realise its vision for net-zero, and the actions the company is taking across products and manufacturing to lower its carbon footprint.

Guest experts clarified the need for credible standards and collaboration between public and private entities to make progress towards a smarter, more sustainable future, while clarifying the meaning and importance of net-zero commitments.

Edge and AI technologies enabling next-gen data processing

At the event, Lenovo and VMware announced an MoU for joint Edge and Cloud Innovation Labs, with plans underway to develop co-engineered edge, AI, and multi-cloud solutions that will help accelerate business transformation across manufacturing and retail environments.

Lenovo showcased its ThinkEdge series of servers – including SE350 and SE450 – to show how the servers perform well under extreme conditions.

Lenovo also presented XClarity, a unified, open cloud software management platform that simplifies IT orchestration, deployment, automation, metering, and support from edge to cloud.

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