Tablets come in two different sizes, broadly: the 10 inch and the 7 inch variety.
Someones always different, mind, such as Samsung which has both of these sizes, along with a middle road compromise of an 8.9 inch slate in the works.
And then theres Lenovo, which has decided that size really is important, and to that end is producing a 23 inch tablet. No, we didnt mean to type 13 inch and hit the 2 key instead of the 1, the company really is set to roll out a small-TV-sized tablet monster.
Obviously the idea isnt that this is a portable slate in the mould of the iPad or tens of other Android devices.
T3 reports that Lenovo is positioning this as a tablet which could be moved around the house, perhaps used as a TV in the kitchen, a computer in the bedroom (along with a keyboard), or placed flat down on the dining table and used by the family to play games.
Its a fairly novel idea, and although all-in-one PCs could fulfil some of these roles, they obviously wouldnt be as portable. Lenovo reckons its working to get the weight right down, so the device will be truly easy to cart from room to room without accidentally dropping it on your foot.
At any rate, at least it isnt another 10 inch Android tablet, to further saturate a market which couldnt be any more saturated if it had a hosepipe water-fight in the middle of a monsoon downpour.
The 23 inch tablet might be out before the close of 2011. Prospective names (which weve made up) include the Lenovo MegaGigantoBigTab, the Lenovo Titanic, and the Lenovo Hernia.
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