[3] A Lenovo device concept was shown, and reported that it would be announced officially at the Consumer Electronics Show of January 2010.

A Lenovo device was submitted to the FCC earlier in October, rumored to be the smartbook in question.

[8][9] In early January 2010, it was announced that the Lenovo smartbook's name would be "Skylight" and more detailed specifications were made public.

[10][11][12][13][14] Some of the design differences from a traditional notebook included a semicircular shape, relatively larger touchpad, and Universal Serial Bus connector which extends out from the keyboard surface.

[15] The Skylight used the Snapdragon technology from Qualcomm with a custom Linux operating system.