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Lenovo aims to go beyond computers

LENOVO Group Ltd, taking artificial intelligence as a major growth engine, today partnered with JD.com and a smart car company to kick off smart devices on fitness and lifestyle.

“Lenovo is no longer a computer firm but a computing firm,” Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo’s chairman, said during the Lenovo Tech World 2017 conference held in Shanghai today.

Lenovo, China’s biggest personal computer vendor, is targeting business transformation on a company with business covering device and cloud, fueled by new technologies including AI.

Lenovo and JD.com, China’s top online retailer, announced today the partnership on AI, covering data analysis and smart manufacturing. JD.com has used AI technologies on smart logistics covering driverless trucks and warehouse robot, said chairman of JD Liu Qiangdong, who expected the fourth retail revolution is driven by AI. 

Lenovo also announced to establish a joint smart car computing platform with Nio, a Shanghai-based smart car startup.

On consumer business, Lenovo displayed Echo-like smart speaker, clothes with sensors tracking for fitness performance and headset with AR (argument reality) technology. Lenovo’s Thinkpad products will also feature smart robot assistant systems.

On business sector, Lenovo’s AI strategy will influence all industries, especially smart manufacture industry, said Yang.




 

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