To say we live in a fast-changing world of technology is an understatement. From artificial intelligence to digital fabrication, new technologies are rapidly advancing to help us solve some of the world’s toughest challenges. Through it all, Lenovo is by your side. With support for AI, digital fabrication and now NVIDIA Quadro RTX GPUs, Lenovo is providing innovative tools that help you change the way things are designed, made and used.

What does Intelligent Transformation really mean? How does it drive innovation and how can we apply it? And what can we expect to see in the not-so-distant future of tech? We sat down with Art Hu, Lenovo's Chief Information Officer to dig into the practical business applications, the trends, and the promising emergence of smarter, more connected devices.

Meet Lenovo’s entirely automated store, Lenovo Lecoo Unmanned Store, which launched last week at Lenovo’s new Beijing campus. Shopping at the store is quite simple. You walk up to the door, cameras recognize your face, you browse the aisles, pick out what you want as usual, then—and here’s the magic—you just walk out, and your account is automatically settled via your mobile payment.

Once you move past the name, you’re left with a week-long creative fest in Malta, where animators, directors, visual effects artists and other innovators descend to get their batteries topped up. This self-described “Tribe” of curious collaborators includes everyone from fledgling artists and students to the Visual Effects lead on Black Panther, Animation Supervisor for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Character Artist for God of War.

There’s more to the blockchain conversation than cryptocurrency. The technology, fueled by brilliant interdependencies woven through code, turned “bitcoin” into a household word. Now, businesses across the world—from finance to healthcare—are seeking ways to streamline their operations and usher in a new era of trust and accountability.
 
We sat down with Dr. Ajay Dholakia, Lenovo solutions architect and blockchain expert, to talk about how the fledgling technology is spreading its wings and driving intelligent transformation.

This week we held our annual Tech World event in Beijing demonstrating what Intelligent Transformation means for partners, customers and consumers today—and for the future.

On the eve of the big Lenovo Transform event in New York, let’s pause and linger on how we define intelligent transformation as well as how we think large organizations can put themselves in a position to thrive in the new landscape.

Did you miss the new tech and announcements as they unfolded at IFA in Berlin? We've got you covered with highlights, product tours, and recaps.

To celebrate the launch of our game-changing smart display—the first to use the highly popular Google Assistant—Lenovo is happy to present this list of 7 ways you can transform your home into a smart home. Any one device listed here will make your home smarter. Adopt a few of them and you'll see noticeable time and energy savings. Or take on the full list to give your smart home a graduate degree.

Smart devices date way back to the 1960s, though that automated kitchen wasn't also speaking to your phone, watch, and television. Check out the graphic for a quick look at just how widespread the smart, connected devices have become.