This type of display is basically USI 2.0 only, and there won’t be anything to change this down the road. You see, USI 2.0 panels that use in-cell tech simply won’t work with USI 1.0 pens. But it is this part of the USI 2.0 tech that is causing some division. Tablets and smartphones use this sort of in-cell tech and have for some time, so it isn’t new. Ideally, this makes for a more cost-effective manufacturing process and a lighter, thinner screen. In this case, we have a USI 2.0 display that uses in-cell technology (like we mentioned above), merging the display parts of the screen right along with the pen input pieces. An example of this new stylus type would be the pen that was included in the HP Chromebook x2 11 that attaches to the outside of the device and charges wirelessly while resting there.

Included in this new spec are updates like NFC wireless charging capabilities, support for in-cell display panels, expanded tilt functionality, and an upgraded color pallet. USI 2.0 – a new standardīack in March of this year, we reported on an update on the way for the USI standard that has been a part of the ChromeOS story for a few years at this point. But that answer brings up some troubling issues for USI and Chromebooks, and the path forward isn’t exactly cut and dry. The answer to the problem is simple enough: we need Lenovo’s own USI Pen 2 for this particular tablet.

At first, I wondered if we had a bad unit, but after a few emails it became clear that something a bit more complex was going on. In our early testing of the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3, we noticed our review unit didn’t seem to be playing nice with our array of USI pens.

Chromebook duet stylus