Office Depot among First Retailers to Launch New Android Powered Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet

BOCA RATON, Fla.--()--Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), celebrating 25 years as a leading global provider of office supplies and services, today announced availability of the Lenovo® IdeaPad® Tablet K1, a stylish new 10.1-inch tablet running Android™ 3.1 (Honeycomb). The IdeaPad Tablet K1 with Wi-Fi retails for $499.99 (32GB) and is now available for purchase at Office Depot retail store locations and online at www.officedepot.com.

The IdeaPad Tablet K1 is optimized for the web like no other tablet. The K1 tablet comes with full support for the latest Adobe Flash® content and complete Digital Rights Management (DRM) so you can securely download, store and watch movies in every available format. The K1 features a 1280 x 800 resolution display, HDMI out support, Nvidia’s Tegra 2 CPU and Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity. The IdeaPad Tablet K1 is also the industry’s first Android-powered tablet certified to deliver Netflix* video streaming.

The slim and eye-catching design is ultraportable and only 1.63 lbs. The integrated front (2MP) and rear (5MP) cameras are perfect for capturing your favorite memories or staying connected with video conferencing.

The IdeaPad K1 instantly syncs your photos, music and videos with dedicated online storage space, so you can quickly share across multiple devices, or with the wider world through integration with popular social networking sites. And with access to the Lenovo App Shop and the Android MarketTM, consumers will be just a click away from more than 250,000 useful apps and games.

Right out of the box, the Android-powered Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 is preloaded with more than 40 apps from partners like Netflix, Amazon, Adobe, Electronic Arts, Rovio, Zinio, Dataviz, and others (over $50 in value), including favorites like Need for Speed Shift, Angry Birds, Kindle reading app and Documents to Go.

“Office Depot is very excited to be among the first retailers to provide our customers with access to this cutting edge tablet,” said Randy Wick, Vice President of Technology Merchandising for Office Depot. “Office Depot continues to expand the overall assortment of tablets available both at retail and online, and the addition of the Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 provides yet another great option for our customers when looking to purchase the right tablet for their needs.”

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About Office Depot

Celebrating 25 years as a leading global provider of office supplies and services, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides supplies and services to its customers through 1,627 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and global e-commerce operations. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $11.6 billion, and employs about 40,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office supplies and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 56 countries.

Office Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP. Additional press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com and http://socialpress.officedepot.com/.

Contacts

Office Depot
Jason Shockleym 561-438-0037
jason.shockley@officedepot.com

Release Summary

Office Depot announces availability of the Lenovo® IdeaPad® Tablet K1, a stylish new 10.1-inch tablet running Android™ 3.1 (Honeycomb).

Contacts

Office Depot
Jason Shockleym 561-438-0037
jason.shockley@officedepot.com