Lenovo Tech World 2016: How can you watch and what will be unveiled?

Lenovo will hold an event in June to introduce new phones and more.

This event, dubbed Tech World, will not only see the introduction of a new line of Moto phones but will also serve as the official launch of Lenovo’s Project Tango phone. If you’d like to know more about these devices and what else Lenovo might have up its sleeve, we’ve rounded up all the speculation along with confirmed information – including how you can stream Tech World.

Lenovo Tech World 2016: What is it and when is it?

Lenovo Tech World is Lenovo’s second annual technology conference. It’ll be held in San Francisco on 9 June 2016. Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo’s CEO, is scheduled to take the stage during the conference’s main keynote, where Lenovo has promised it will address “the most promising and emerging topics in innovation, including virtual reality, smart connected devices/IoT, and harnessing the power of the cloud.”

Lenovo Tech World 2016: How can you stream it?

Lenovo will livestream its keynote at 10 am PST on 9 June 2016 at http://www.YouTube.com/Lenovo (the video is embedded above).

Lenovo Tech World: What will be unveiled?

Lenovo already revealed that Tech World 2016 will host major product announcements, such as the world’s first consumer Project Tango-enabled phone in partnership with Google and a “new mobile technology designed by Motorola that will dramatically change the way people think about and use their most personal devices – in a snap”.

Here’s everything we know so far about Tech World 2016…

Project Tango

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Lenovo and Google announced a Tango phone for consumers earlier this year, but the device, which will be the first commercially-available phone loaded with Google’s 3D mapping tech, won’t get an official launch until Tech World 2016. We know that the phone will be under 6.5 inches big, should cost $500 or less, and features a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The rest is a mystery.

The consumer version will likely have a different design than the prototype released in January. It will still able to use its cameras to measure a room in 3D and overlay augmented reality objects onto the screen. This shoul allow for accurate indoor tracking, which is ideal for places like shopping centres. You can learn more about Lenovo and Google’s Tango device from here.

Moto Z

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Lenovo-owned Motorola is expected to release a follow up to the Moto X Pure Edition, but all the rumours so far have indicated Lenovo wants to ditch the Moto X brand in favour a new brand name called Moto Z. With this fresh line, you can expect Lenovo to initially launch two new devices: Moto Z Play and Moto Z Style. The interesting thing about these phones is that they’re modular.

Both phones are thought to be 5.5-inches devices that work with modular backplates called MotoMods. They will add new functionality to the phone. Recent leaks have suggested we can expect JBL speakers, a projector, and a Hasselblad-branded camera, for instance. Keep in mind that because of the MotoMods, the Moto Z cannot have a rear-mounted fingerprint reader.

It seems like the Moto Z Style will be the flagship device. Rumoured specs include a quad HD display, 32GB of storage, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, an 0.2-inch thick body, and Snapdragon 820 processor. The Moto Z Play will feature a 1080p screen, either 16GB of storage and 2GB RAM or 32GB of storage and 3GB of RAM. You can read more about both of these phones from here.

Lenovo Tech World: What about the Razr?

No, Motorola isn’t re-releasing its Razr flip phone. Although the company posted a short teaser video featuring the device, a company spokesman told The Telegraph that the hinge-based mobile phone, which sold more than 130 million units globally after launching in 2004, is not coming back. Instead, the teaser was described as a “throwback video” designed to generate excitement. 

“We love how the throwback video has been embraced and the excitement it has generated,” the company said of the video, which shows a student from the early 2000s using the phone. “The Razr was one of the most iconic phones ever designed and redefined how stylish a mobile phone can be. While Moto is not re-releasing the RAZR, we will transform mobile again on June 9.”

Lenovo Tech World: Is that all?

It’s hard to say. The company could unveil a third-generation Moto 360, but the second-generation version of the smartwatch is less than a year old. Also, we might see some new PCs announced, though it seems like Tech World is laser-focused on smartphones at the moment.