First Table computer introduced at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo unveiled a novel piece of hardware at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Sunday: the first ‘table PC,’ a computer that can lie flat on any surface so that two or more people can use the touchscreen at the same time.
The 17.8-pound, 27-inch Windows 8 Pro machine, which is called the IdeaCenter Horizon Table PC, should be available ‘beginning in early summer’ at a starting price of $1,699, the company said.

The computer can transform into a 27-inch desktop for those who want to use it for solitary purposes.

The Horizon Table PC contains only two hours of battery life when not connected to a wall-socket.

Lenvo is also getting ready to market a Horizon Multimode Table that will let users change the angle and height of the PC from lying down flat to facing the user like a normal monitor.

Hortensius said Lenovo is also getting ready to launch new editions of more traditional computers, including new IdeaPad and ThinkPad touchscreen Windows 8 notebooks.