Online Auction of Lenovo Olympic Torch-themed Notebooks Announced
Lenovo Worldwide Partner for the Olympic Torch Relay and TOP Sponsor of the Olympic Games, has planned to auction limited-edition notebook computers, which were designed for 2008 Olympic Torch, at a global online philanthropic auction.
This announcement is to celebrate the one-year-out mark for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In all about 24 limited-edition notebook PCs will be kept for auction in the weeks preceding the Beijing Olympic Games 2008.
“We are delighted to have the opportunity to take our design for the Cloud of Promise even further,” said Yao Yingjia, director of Lenovo’s Innovation Design Center and leader of the team that designed the torch. “The cloud motif that makes the torch so distinctive is associated with humanistic, benevolent ideals. In this spirit, and in the Olympic spirit of internationalism and cooperation, it is fitting that these notebooks should be used to raise money for noble causes. Lenovo is gratified to see that our beautiful design is being used for beautiful purposes.”
A series of back-to-back, week-long auctions will start from 8th February 2008 indicating the six month countdown to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It will conclude just before the Olympic Games. Furthermore, every week a ‘Cloud of Promise’-themed laptop will be available for bidding during a seven-day period.
Cent Percent profit from the auction of the Olympic Torch-Themed Notebook will be distributed to the selected philanthropies, including Right to Play through the Lenovo Hope Fund. Several of these limited-edition notebook PCs will be autographed by Lenovo Athlete Champions. In addition, fans will also be offered an opportunity to bid on the chance to grab a part of Olympic history.
The lineups of Lenovo Athlete Champions include:
“As a global company, we are excited to be joined by champion athletes from all over the world to honor the spirit of the Olympic Games and mark our participation as a TOP sponsor of the Olympic Games and Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay,” said Alice Li, Vice President, Olympic Marketing. “These first-in-class athletes and their participation in the Lenovo Athlete Champions program are shining examples of the multicultural, collaborative and competitive spirit that we at Lenovo embrace in all we do. We look forward to working with each of them to spread the goodwill that is the essence of the Olympic Games.”
For the first time, Lenovo Innovative Design Center has designed the Olympic Torch notebook with various innovative techniques and materials ranging from precision-machining an aluminum-magnesium alloy into the scroll-shaped curves of the torch body, to using rubberized paint.
Similar to the Cloud of Promise-themed laptop, The Olympic Torch-themed notebook offers striking swirls of regal red against a pure silver base color, a contrast representative of the traditional Chinese concern for balance and harmony.
Lenovo, the designer of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch, also plays the role of the technology hardware supplier for the 2008 Games.
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