Lenovo Releases 'Little Kakao Friends Chromebook' in Collaboration with Google and Stage Five

Korea Lenovo Little Kakao Friends Chromebook

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Lenovo Korea announced on the 29th that it has partnered with Google and Stage Five to launch the 'Little Kakao Friends Chromebook.'

The Little Kakao Friends Chromebook is optimized for online education. It features a 360-degree rotatable hinge allowing versatile use modes: laptop mode for everyday learning ▲ tent mode suitable for collaboration ▲ stand mode optimized for watching online lectures ▲ tablet mode convenient for writing or sketching. The 11.6-inch IPS display supports HD resolution and 10-point multi-touch.

This product is equipped with a quad-core Intel Celeron processor, Intel UHD graphics card, and dual cameras. It supports technology-based education requiring high performance such as virtual and augmented reality, metaverse, and artificial intelligence (AI). Considering various learning environments, it enhances durability with a waterproof keyboard, Gorilla Glass, and rubber bumpers to protect the display. It has also received the U.S. Department of Defense military standard certification MIL-STD-810H. Additionally, it supports smooth learning with various ports including USB-C, USB 3.0, and a 3.5mm audio and microphone combo jack.

Lenovo Korea provides the 'CEU (Chrome Education Upgrade)' license pre-installed to facilitate convenient education using the Little Kakao Friends Chromebook. With CEU, educators can utilize features such as locked mode assessment to prevent cheating during exams ▲ automatic deployment of applications needed for classes ▲ remote device initialization.

Lenovo also offers the Chromebook Total Care service 'HeyChrom' to customers who purchase Lenovo Chromebooks. A Chromebook call center is operated to resolve any questions arising from Chromebook use. The 'Chromebook To-Go Service' supports schools or teachers to directly experience Lenovo Chromebooks.

In conjunction with the launch of the Little Kakao Friends Chromebook, Stage Five is conducting a campaign to reduce digital utilization gaps by region and social class and address ethical issues by developing and applying digital literacy content. They also operate student career experience and mentoring programs, mainly in the IT field.

Kim Yunho, CEO of Lenovo Korea, said, “The Little Kakao Friends Chromebook features connectivity, usability, and performance optimized for the online education environment, as well as the use of the familiar Little Kakao Friends characters in its design. We will continue to provide diverse experiences to customers through collaborations with various companies.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.