We caught some time with Lenovo's new Ideapads and they're pretty hot -- but a little bit bigger than we were expecting, particularly the 15-inch Y510. The ultraportable U110 was looking pretty flash in sparkly red, but suffering from a bad case of fingerprint-attraction -- enough so that one poor Lenovo PR dude was just hanging out waiting to wipe it clean every few minutes. We were told that the 17-inch unit here wasn't in fact the gaming-oriented version we'd heard about, but apparently we'll see that tomorrow at Lenovo's booth. Check 'em out in the gallery!

IBM Lenovo's Think brand (ThinkPad, ThinkStation) has gotten the company far, but it was clear those boring numbers (3000, 2000) just weren't cutting the mustard. Say hello to Lenovo's new global portable and desktop computing brands: IdeaPad and IdeaStation, respectively. While details on the IdeaStation desktop lineup are still pretty sparse, the laptop lineup has three machines running the gamut of sizes -- the Y710 (17-inch gaming rig), Y510 (15-inch workhorse), and U110 (11-inch ultraportable) -- all featuring VeriFace (facial recognition software), media keys, textured lids, and flush bezels, and available in April. Too bad none have WWAN -- that really would have made our day. Check out the specs:

Y710 (above)

• 17-inch WXGA (1440 x 900) CCFL VibrantView display
• Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz)
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600, 256MB
• Up to 4GB RAM, up to 500GB in drives
• Game Zone keyboard lighting, and auxiliary display with resource usage and performance controls
• Blu-ray reader with dual-layer CD / DVD burner
• 802.11a/b/g/n (but no Bluetooth, apparently)
• HDMI, VGA, S-Video
• (4) USB 2.0, ExpressCard, 1394, media reader
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• Dolby Home Theater sound: four speakers + subwoofer
• 15.6 x 11.2 x 1-1.5-inches, 7.9 pounds
• Starts at $1,200.

U110 (the rest of the specs are still pending)

• 11-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) CCFL display
• 0.7-inches thick, 2.3-pounds

Click on for the rest on the Y510; gallery below.