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all of Pocket now's Aoife 2016 coverage is brought to you by XCOM global lenovo is taking the yoga tablet upscale blurring the line between their tablets and multimode bendy flippy laptops the yoga book sports a 10.1 1080p LCD powered by an Intel Atom quad core 4 gigabytes of RAM and include 64 gigabytes of built-in storage and 8500 milliamp hour battery should deliver plenty of runtime lenovo estimates around 15 hours for multimedia and content creation and like previous yoga laptops there will be both Android and Windows variants a quick second to point out that we're really happy to see an app drawer here on a Lenovo Android powered gadget nicely done there this puppy is sleek and ultra light the casing a magnesium aluminum alloy the frame is super thin and we have this sexy clockwork gear hinge popularized by bigger brother yoga laptops but internal specs and stylish design aren't really the hot story for this tablet lenovo has gotten really techie creative with this halo keyboard it's one completely flat surface which you can type on or using a stylus it can capture your handwriting while riding on actual paper plus we'll always enjoy gadget hardware which looks like it might have been pulled directly off the set of Tron this delivers something of a hybrid typing experience and it's a bit unfamiliar at first blush where you lack the tactile response of a mechanical keyboard but gain the software autocorrect which is helpful while typing on a tablet screen also worth pointing out that while the windows software keyboard can provide autocorrect options those aren't available when using the halo typer though Android users will benefit from auto correction assistance a stylus input is hot right now but the ability to capture notes from actual handwritten ink on paper is a novel throwback my chicken scratch hardly does this justice so here's an actual artist playing around with this input device it's another flexi entry in Lenovo's multimode lineup which at anytime can flip from traditional laptop to a tent or sleep mode expect the Android version to sell for $4.99 and the windows version to sell for 549 once both tablets are available later in October instead of paying terrible roaming fees when travelling abroad or the hassle of buying another SIM card why not try a smarter solution XCOM global gives you unlimited internet connectivity through a Wi-Fi hotspot rental for just seven dollars and 77 cents a day simply follow the link in the description below this video and order your hotspot before you depart XCOM global sends of the device and includes a return envelope with shipping fees included and if you use promo code pocket now you can cut $10 off your first XCOM global order as always thanks so much for watching and be sure to subscribe to this channel for our full Aoife 2016 coverage for pocket now I'm Juan Carlos bag now some gadget guy on Twitter and Instagram and I will catch you all on the next video