In its endeavors to grab some share of the emerging `tablets' market, Chinese PC-maker Lenovo recently unveiled is first tablet - the LePad - at the Tuesday event for press and analysts, at the commencement this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Lenovo also announced at the event that it intends launching more tablet devices later this year.

The Lenovo LePad features a 10.1-inch display, and 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor; and runs `version 2.2' of Google's popular Android operating system.

According to the information shared by Leo Li, a senior product manager at Lenovo, the LePad - costing between US$399 and $449 - will initially hit the markets in China only, later this quarter. Though Li refrained from disclosing Lenovo's plans of selling the LePad in overseas markets, he did say that the company may offer a US version of the tablet which will connect to the Android Market.

Meanwhile, in addition to the LePad, Lenovo also showed its next-generation IdeaPad U1, a hybrid device which combines the LePad with a Windows-powered base station, and converts the tablet into a netbook-like product.

The LePad essentially serves as the monitor for the IdeaPad UI, but can also be detached to work as a standalone tablet. The hybrid device - the availability details of which still remain undisclosed - runs a Windows OS and has an Intel Atom processor; and will cost nearly $1,000.