OREANDA-NEWS. Lenovo announced its Yoga Tablet and IdeaCentre Horizon Multimode Table PC have been named 2014 award finalists by the internationally renowned Edison Awards(tm). The distinguished awards, inspired by Thomas Edison, recognize innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.

Lenovo's Horizon is a finalist in the Industrial Design category, while the Yoga Tablet is a finalist in the Electronics/Computers category.

"It's exciting to see companies like Lenovo continuing Thomas Edison's legacy of challenging conventional thinking," said Frank Bonafilia, Edison Awards' executive director. "Edison Awards recognizes the game?changing products and services, and the teams that brought them to consumers."

The 27-inch Horizon PC blew up CES 2013 as Lenovo's first "interpersonal" table PC; a multi-user, multi-touch and multi-mode device for the home with the capability to easily shift from personal to shared computing use. Paired with a special set of accessories including an e-dice, joysticks and strikers, the Horizon Table PC offers a complete digital gaming experience.

The Lenovo Yoga Tablet captivated the tablet market in 4Q 2013 with its three-mode kickstand, giving consumers a unique way to use a tablet.With hold, tilt and stand modes, the tablet adapts to the way people use it and is packed with an amazing 18 hours of battery life1 for ultra mobile lifestyles.

Edison Award nominees are judged by more than 3,000 senior business executives and academics from across the nation whose votes acknowledge the finalists' success in meeting the award's stringent criteria of quality. The voting panel includes members of the American Association Advertising Agencies (4As), Chief Marketing Officer Council (CMO), and Design Management Institute (DMI), among others.

Award winners will be announced April 30, 2014, at the Edison Awards Annual Gala, at the historic Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, Calif.