Star Wars™: Jedi Challenges, A New Smartphone-Powered Augmented Reality Experience Launching this Holiday

SINGAPORE — September 1,
2017: Lenovo (HKSE:
992) (ADR: LNVGY) and Disney today unveiled Star Wars: Jedi
Challenges, a new augmented reality Star Wars product that
allows fans to experience Star Wars in ways never before
possible. Jedi Challenges features a smartphone-powered Lenovo Mirage
AR headset, Tracking Beacon, Lightsaber controller, and hours of Star
Wars gameplay.[2] Jedi
Challenges is being unveiled as
part of Force Friday II, which celebrates the worldwide launch of new Star
Wars products. The
product is compatible with both Android phones and iPhones, will be
available this holiday season and is available for pre-order now for $199.99 at
Best Buy and Lenovo online.

“With Star Wars: Jedi Challenges,
Lenovo and Disney are bringing Star Wars to fans in ways they
could previously only imagine,”
said Jeff Meredith, Senior Vice President
and General Manager of Lenovo Consumer PCs & Smart Devices. “Augmented Reality has always been an important
part of Star Wars, and it’s exciting to bring these key moments to
life by marrying Lenovo technology with Disney’s storytelling.”

Players will hone their
Jedi talents across a variety of augmented reality-based experiences, each
offering multiple levels of deep and immersive gameplay. To guide the player on this journey, Jedi
Challenges will introduce an all-new Star Wars character,
the Archivist. The Archivist instructs players in the ways of the Force™ and
the knowledge of the Jedi. Throughout these challenges, users will train to
perfect their lightsaber skills by taking on some of the most menacing villains
the dark side has to offer, command armies in combat missions to defeat the
Empire, and outwit their opponents in Holochess, all in augmented reality.

·         Lightsaber Battles. With their very own lightsaber, fans
can train against legendary dark side villains like Kylo Ren and Darth Vader.

·         Strategic Combat. Players marshal the forces of the
Republic, Rebel Alliance, and Resistance against the might of the Separatists,
Empire, and First Order in epic battles across their living room floors.
Players can hone their skills in strategy and tactics as they engage in
battles.

·         Holochess. Perhaps one of the most iconic board games
brought to film, Holochess first leapt into moviegoer hearts when it was played
on the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars™: Episode IV – A New
Hope™. It has now been brought to life in Jedi Challenges. Fans can direct
their holographic alien pieces across the board, wrestling for territory and
control.

“We believe augmented
reality will usher in a new era of storytelling and play an important role in
the experiences we create for our fans,” said Kyle Laughlin, Senior Vice President, Games and
Interactive Experiences, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. “With Star Wars: Jedi Challenges,
we’re bringing together the latest technology and one of the most recognized
franchises in the galaxy to fulfill the wishes of anyone who’s ever wanted to
wield a lightsaber or take on the empire forces on the battlefield.”

Users start by
downloading the Star Wars: Jedi Challenges app[3] onto their
compatible phone and sliding the phone into the tray of the Lenovo Mirage AR
headset. Sleek, portable and lightweight, the Lenovo Mirage AR headset will
provide full gaming immersion with an optimal level of comfort during gameplay.
The headset also comes with a Tracking Beacon, which is placed on the floor and
acts as a stable base for the headset’s sensors to detect the user’s movement
during gameplay.

Equipped with two
built-in fisheye sensors to provide inside-out positional tracking, the headset
allows for free and natural motion for the player to move around as they duel
opponents or direct their forces and pieces across the battlefield.

The headset pairs with a
collectible-quality Lightsaber controller, modeled after the one wielded by
Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and Rey. Designed to be a key part of the
experience, the Lightsaber acts as a controller and pointer, allowing players
to navigate the user interface, with all controls, actions and commands
activated with a simple two-button configuration.

Through visible
light-tracking technology, the headset’s sensors work together to lock onto the
position of the Lightsaber controller, allowing players to see a beam form
above the “hilt,” which they can use to block and interact with the universe
in-game. Haptic feedback is activated as players strike or block their
opponents, while an inertial measurement unit sends rotational information from
the controller to the smartphone to assist the beam in remaining stable
mid-swing.

Pricing and availability
for Star Wars: Jedi Challenges will vary from country to
country and the product will be available beginning in November in certain
markets.

In the US, Star
Wars: Jedi Challenges is $199.99 and will be sold online and at Best
Buy stores nationwide starting in November.

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR:
LNVGY) is a $43 billion global Fortune 500 company and a leader in providing
innovative consumer, commercial, and enterprise technology. Our portfolio of
high-quality, secure products and services covers PCs (including the legendary
Think and multimode Yoga brands), workstations, servers, storage, smart TVs and
a family of mobile products like smartphones (including the Motorola brand),
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Disney Consumer Products and
Interactive Media (DCPI) is the business segment of The Walt Disney Company
(NYSE:DIS) that brings our Company’s stories and characters to life through
innovative and engaging physical products and digital experiences across more
than 100 categories, from toys and t-shirts, to apps, books and console games.
DCPI comprises four main lines of business: Global Licensing, Disney Retail,
Publishing and Digital Media, and Games, Apps, and Labs. The segment is home to
world-class teams of app and game developers, licensing and retail experts, a
leading retail business (Disney Store), artists and storytellers, and
technologists who inspire imaginations and bring the magic of Disney into the
daily lives of families and fans around the world.

Star Wars: Jedi Challenges is the latest example of
Disney and Lucasfilm bringing augmented reality experiences to Star
Wars fans. The product is being unveiled on Force Friday II (September
1), which marks the worldwide launch of new Star Wars products.
As part of Force Friday II, Disney and Lucasfilm are launching Find
the Force, a global augmented
reality treasure hunt that will span three days. Find the Force aims
to unite fans around the world in a unique battle against the dark side, and
will take place at over 20,000 retail locations across 30 countries.

Star Wars: Jedi Challenges spec sheet, images and
videos at here.

Pre-order now at www.jedichallenges.com.

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and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States
and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. © & TM
Lucasfilm Ltd. ANDROID is a trademark of Google Inc. iPhone is a trademark
of Apple Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.  ©2017, Lenovo Group Limited.

[1] For list of compatible
smartphones, please visit jedichallenges.com

[2] For list of compatible
smartphones, please visit jedichallenges.com

[3] Available at jedichallenges.com/app