A few months ago, it looked like Lenovo’s crazy-neat dual-processor U1 hybrid was pure vaporware. Turns out it just needed a little retooling. The U1 Hybrid is back, giving Lenovo’s LePad Android tablet a Windows 7 dock. So what’s new?First and best, Lenovo’s smartly ditched the proprietary interface that made the U1 Hybrid and Skylight smartbook untenable last year. In its place, the multitouch, (mercifully) 10.1-inch, 1280×800 LePad tablet will sport Android Froyo, with a Lenovo skin that loosely resembles their plans for a four-paned UI last year. Oh, and full Flash 10.1 support is planned as well.Android 2.2 may put Lenovo a step behind competitors from Motorola, LG, Toshiba, and others who’ve embraced the tablet-friendly Honeycomb, but at least you’ll have access to the Android Market. And who knows? Maybe Lenovo’s custom spin on a tablet OS will come out ahead regardless of what it’s built on.

via IdeaPad U1 Hybrid and LePad Tablet: Lenovo’s Voltron Re-forms.