<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
made	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
series	O
of	O
Android-based	O
tablet	B-Device
devices	I-Device
and	O
is	O
targeted	O
towards	O
business	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
's	O
tablet	B-Device
offerings	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
and	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablets	I-Application
are	O
designed	O
for	O
business	O
,	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Application
tablets	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
laptops	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
are	O
meant	O
for	O
home	O
and	O
personal	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
tablets	B-Device
are	O
different	O
from	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
X	B-Operating_System
Series	I-Operating_System
tablets	B-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
laptop/tablet	O
hybrids	O
and	O
which	O
use	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
their	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
business-oriented	O
Tablets	B-Device
with	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
Gadget	O
Mix	O
as	O
a	O
premium	O
business	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
is	O
primarily	O
business-oriented	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
features	O
for	O
security	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
anti-theft	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
remotely	O
disable	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
SD	O
card	O
encryption	O
,	O
layered	O
data	O
encryption	O
,	O
and	O
Cisco	O
Virtual	O
Private	O
Network	O
(	O
VPN	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
IBM	O
's	O
Lotus	B-Application
Notes	I-Application
Traveler	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stylus	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
write	O
notes	O
on	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
software	O
to	O
convert	O
this	O
handwritten	O
content	O
to	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
was	O
a	O
drag-and-drop	O
utility	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
's	O
touch	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
data	O
between	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	O
,	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
SD	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slashgear	O
summarized	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
stylus	O
and	O
the	O
styling	O
add	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
distinctive	O
slate	O
that	O
does	O
n’t	O
merely	O
attempt	O
to	O
ape	O
Apple	O
’s	O
iPad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
upon	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
8-based	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
discontinued	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
its	O
ThinkPad-branded	O
tablets	B-Device
;	O
subsequent	O
models	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
,	O
have	O
exclusively	O
used	O
Windows	O
as	O
their	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Hill	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
said	O
he	O
believed	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
weapon	O
of	O
choice	O
for	O
business	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
,	O
he	O
indicated	O
that	O
every	O
design	O
detail	O
was	O
subjected	O
to	O
multiple	O
design	O
reviews	O
,	O
including	O
basic	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
challenge	O
was	O
indicated	O
to	O
be	O
designing	O
and	O
integrating	O
a	O
digitizer	O
pen	O
into	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
,	O
which	O
already	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
crowded	O
interior	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
,	O
dedicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
this	O
folio	O
was	O
appreciated	O
by	O
PC	O
World	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
calling	O
the	O
folio	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
's	O
best	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
folio	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
offer	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
a	O
typing	O
experience	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
laptop	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cursor	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-size	O
keyboard	O
on	O
the	O
folio	O
reputedly	O
offered	O
users	O
the	O
same	O
typing	O
experience	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
X1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
tablet	I-Application
dock	O
is	O
useful	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
only	O
supports	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
in	O
vertical	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
back	O
side	O
there	O
in	O
audio	O
output	O
port	O
,	O
microphone	O
input	O
port	O
,	O
a	O
micro	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Thinkpad	B-Operating_System
20V	O
power	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
side	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
full	O
size	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
,	O
eight	O
major	O
security	O
vulnerabilities	O
typical	O
for	O
tablet	B-Device
devices	I-Device
have	O
been	O
addressed	O
in	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encryption	O
:	O
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
's	O
internal	O
storage	O
device	O
and	O
removable	O
SD	O
card	O
are	O
encrypted	O
via	O
functionality	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
used	O
on	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anti-malware	B-Application
:	O
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
offers	O
McAfee	O
anti-malware	B-Application
preloaded	O
,	O
with	O
options	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
a	O
corporate	O
managed	O
anti-malware	B-Application
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-Application
Leakage	I-Application
:	O
Features	O
on	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
allow	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
SD	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
camera	O
and	O
microphone	O
to	O
be	O
disabled	O
and	O
controlled	O
by	O
an	O
IT	O
administrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
is	O
certified	O
by	O
Good	O
Technology	O
,	O
which	O
encrypts	O
email	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
prevents	O
email	O
data	O
from	O
being	O
copied	O
from	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
authentication	O
:	O
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
user-defined	O
PIN	O
password	O
,	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
the	O
capacity	O
to	O
lock	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
using	O
Active	O
Directory	O
credentials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	O
control	O
:	O
Lenovo	O
offers	O
preloaded	O
images	O
on	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
applications	O
on	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
IT	O
departments	O
can	O
create	O
customized	O
App	O
Shops	O
to	O
restrict	O
the	O
applications	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
installed	O
to	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
also	O
included	O
Citrix	O
receiver	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
businesses	O
to	O
host	O
and	O
run	O
applications	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anti-theft	O
and	O
recovery	O
:	O
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
includes	O
Absolute	O
Computrace	O
with	O
Persistence	O
,	O
allowing	O
Tablet	B-Device
data	O
to	O
be	O
remotely	O
wiped	O
in	O
case	B-Device
of	O
loss	O
or	O
theft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rooted	O
device	O
detection	O
:	O
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
automatically	O
detects	O
if	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
rooted	O
,	O
sending	O
a	O
report	O
to	O
a	O
company	O
's	O
IT	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
an	O
IT	O
department	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
should	O
be	O
retrieved	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
or	O
if	O
access	O
to	O
resources	O
should	O
be	O
restricted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Matt	O
Kohut	O
,	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
is	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
first	O
business-class	O
Tablet	B-Device
because	O
Lenovo	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
vendor	O
who	O
can	O
provide	O
a	O
full	O
suite	O
of	O
services	O
to	O
make	O
our	O
customers	O
more	O
productive	O
and	O
secure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
substantiated	O
this	O
by	O
discussing	O
the	O
warranty	O
on	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
,	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
Protection	O
,	O
custom	O
'	O
images	O
 '	O
and	O
asset	O
tags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warranty	O
on	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
was	O
a	O
standard	O
one	O
year	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
indicated	O
as	O
being	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
Tablet	B-Device
warranties	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
anywhere	O
between	O
90	O
days	O
and	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
Protection	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
method	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
against	O
common	O
accidents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Again	O
,	O
Matt	O
Kohut	O
claimed	O
that	O
accidental	O
damage	O
protection	O
was	O
not	O
on	O
offer	O
by	O
many	O
leading	O
Tablet	B-Device
vendors	O
,	O
even	O
at	O
additional	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
custom	O
image	O
allowed	O
businesses	O
to	O
deploy	O
Tablets	B-Device
that	O
adhere	O
to	O
company	O
security	O
policies	O
and	O
with	O
company	O
applications	O
preloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
custom	O
asset	O
tags	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
attach	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
offered	O
the	O
following	O
specifications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
PC	O
World	O
listed	O
the	O
pros	O
of	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
as	O
the	O
full	O
size	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
and	O
SD	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
the	O
optional	O
keyboard	O
portfolio	O
carry	O
case	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
digitizer	O
pen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
was	O
described	O
as	O
serving	O
"	O
both	O
work	O
and	O
play	O
with	O
key	O
security	O
and	O
manageability	O
features	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
of	O
this	O
tablet	B-Device
came	O
with	O
a	O
locked	O
bootloader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
if	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
Recovery	O
Menu	O
fails	O
,	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
will	O
brick	O
with	O
a	O
software	O
error	O
without	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
recovering	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
solution	O
Lenovo	O
offers	O
is	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
motherboard	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
has	O
explained	O
that	O
this	O
happens	O
because	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
contains	O
DRM	O
protected	O
software	O
and	O
Lenovo	O
proprietary	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
on	O
different	O
forums	O
have	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
following	O
hardware	O
components	O
on	O
this	O
tablet	B-Device
are	O
prone	O
to	O
failure	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
micro-USB	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
