PRESENTATION: Dilip Bhatia, vice president and general manager of ThinkPad business unit, presents the new product on August 8 (HUANG WEI)

Lenovo, the second largest PC company worldwide, unveiled its new tablet at its ThinkPad brand's 20th anniversary party on August 8 at The Modern in New York City.

The ThinkPad Tablet 2 is designed specifically for Windows 8. "The multi-use tablet boasts differentiators that matter," said Dilip Bhatia, Vice President and General Manager of ThinkPad business unit, "including an optional digitizer and pen for precision input, 3G wireless with Lenovo Mobile Access pay-as-you-go plans, and 4G models, along with security features like a fingerprint reader, IT manageability technologies, and corporate-level service and support."

The tablet has an exceptionally thin and light design measuring 9.8 mm thick and weighing less than 1.3 pounds, all in a 10.1-inch screen.

"Customers want a versatile device that fits their lifestyle and the many ways they use technology," said Bhatia. "The new tablet marries incredible hardware and software to give consumers a great device for office, home or travel company's networks and data."

The original IBM's PC line also announced the world's lightest 14-inch laptop, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, forged from carbon fiber, at the celebration.

"Very few brands are fortunate enough to become an industry icon with loyal fans who are passionate about each generation of ThinkPad products," said Peter Hortensius, President of Lenovo's Think Product Group, adding that the new laptop is regarded as the pinnacle of pushing boundaries on great design and engineering.

Lenovo is a $30-billion personal technology company, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. It also has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina, the United States.

(Reporting from New York City)