Judson's Treehouse Horizon Table
As a designer, Judson Beaumont of Straight Line Designs always looks to bend the lines, producing out-of-the-box pieces that are unexpected and add whimsy to any environment. So when Lenovo approached the creator about putting his touch on creating new opportunities for the IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC, his mind took him to the tree tops. Here’s a glimpse at what sparked his imagination. Q. How did you get the idea for the 21st Century Treehouse? A. When I first thought about creating a table for the Horizon, I designed many different styles based on various age groups. Some of those original designs included adult versions, however, I am more known for children’s furniture so I was inspired to do a design for kids. With technology progressing, I was thinking about designing daycare centers, libraries and furniture that would allow children to interact, play and learn in these settings. The question I kept asking myself is “how can I create something that will intrigue them?” It’s great because the design of the 21st Century Treehouse also works as storage with the door leading to an empty space to keep toys, books and anything else. Function is just as important as design aesthetics and the storage space can also serve as an imaginary play area. Q. Do you see the integration of technology and furniture becoming a trend, especially as there are more devices for specific...
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Calling all designers! It’s time to revamp your office with Lenovo’s latest monitor - the ThinkVision LT3053p. This ample 30-inch monitor is a visual wonder that helps design professionals, videographers and photographers unlock their full potential. As any designer, photographer or videographer can attest, the accuracy and consistency of a monitor is critical. What’s created on the screen cannot deviate from what is ultimately produced, and the ThinkVision LT3053p is a perfect example of an uncompromising monitor. An ideal companion for Lenovo ThinkStations, the ThinkVision LT3053p provides vivid pinpoint color accuracy and performance with its ultra-high WQXGA 2560x1600 resolution and crystal clear AH-IPS, 14bit display built specifically for intricate and demanding CAD programs and designs. A 1.07 billion color depth and 99 percent Adobe RGB color gamut creates richer and more colorful images, perfect for high definition multimedia, animation, web design, databases, code programming and large spreadsheets. The LT3053p also includes a professional shading hood that reduces ambient light for more accurate, consistent color reproduction, so what’s created on the screen doesn’t deviate from what’s ultimately produced - a must-have for design professionals. With its unique Picture-in-Picture (PiP) Anywhere feature, the ThinkVision LT3053p displays the contents from two PCs on a single monitor for...
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The Nest Horizon Table
Another team of designers, Brooke Lichtenstein and Yiannos Vrousgos of Input Creative, took a totally different approach to creating their technology-infused table for the living room. Their expression, The Nest, reminds you of the Russian nesting dolls and Chinese puzzle boxes that efficiently use space in an elegant envelope. We’re fascinated by the three different interpretations on the assignment…create a table that showcases Horizon’s interpersonal features. Q. How did you approach this assignment and decide upon this concept? A. When we were first tasked with designing a table that would integrate the Horizon, we looked closely at both the computer’s features and Lenovo’s brand identity. We kept coming back to the idea that the Horizon is an all-in-one PC; meaning that it can be used for gaming, watching movies, Skype, as a tablet and can replace all other PCs in the household. With this is mind, we decided to design an all-in-one table that could stand on its own with integrated seating. Since Lenovo is a Chinese company, our next step was to research the history of gaming in China. During our research, we came across Chinese wooden block puzzles which look like a solid wooden block, yet when deconstructed, are actually made up of a lot of smaller, lightweight pieces. We implemented this concept into our design and arrived at a compact all-in-one gaming table. Q. Design is often about the little...
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ThinkServer RD330
Now where was that...? Staring at my laptop screen, I seem to ask that question more and more these days. I know it’s mostly because of the amount of data we seem to need access to, but I can’t help wondering if my age is starting to factor into it too (but that’s a different problem). Today, businesses both small and large need to access more data - in private clouds, public clouds or your own device, and often with different interfaces to the information, and IT organizations need to provide access to all this information…many requiring their own logins and passwords of varying degrees of strength – it’s amazing we can get anything done. Lenovo is now delivering a solution to address all this. Recently, Lenovo acquired Stoneware, Inc. A company with innovative technology that makes the complex environment of cloud computing much simpler. What’s great about this is that a single web-based interface with a single password gets you to all your business applications. In addition, when working from home many companies also require a VPN – with this solution, no VPN is required. Stoneware webNetwork Powered by ThinkServer supports any device from any location, you can access your business information from a laptop, tablet or even your phone – and the interface is one we are all familiar with – an internet browser....
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$1 Sale Poster
All products will be on sale for $1 only when we reach #1 in worldwide market share! We are now very close to the top position, and we anticipate that the campaign sale will begin shortly. It seems that we already have 100% of the outer space market, but we would like to celebrate this historic day with customers on Earth, and together look towards the future with A New Hope. * Delivery available to ISS (International Space Station) only. Thank you for your understanding.
