Lenovo and Ashton Kutcher partnership may not be what it seemed to be

Will we see some trucker hat-inspired device designs?

Update: Lenovo has clarified with TechRadar that Kutcher is not, in fact, working on smartphones for the company.

"Please be advised that the development agreement Lenovo has with Ashton Kutcher is for tablets only, and not for smartphones," Lenovo Executive Director of External Communications Ray Gorman told us.

If you say so

Kutcher signed on as a product engineer with Lenovo in 2013, appearing in ads and helping the company develop and promote its Yoga Tablet line.

When it comes to the new Lenovo phones, Kutcher will have a heavy hand in designing the user experience, Roman said.

The actor best known for his role as Kelso on That '70s Show may not have any design credentials, but in fact he has been involved in the tech world for a number of years, having invested in start-ups like Foursquare, Airbnb and Uber while co-founding the venture capital group A-Grade.

He even gave a impressive talk about social media and tech investments at CTIA 2013, and he studied biochemical engineering in college before leaving to pursue a modeling career.

Does that mean he can help design a decent smartphone to follow up Lenovo's Vibe Z? For that, we'll just have to wait and see.

At least Kutcher isn't designing the iPhone 6 (as far as we know).

See more News about Phones

TOPICS

Michael Rougeau is a former freelance news writer for TechRadar. Studying at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Northeastern University, Michael has bylines at Kotaku, 1UP, G4, Complex Magazine, Digital Trends, GamesRadar, GameSpot, IFC, Animal New York, @Gamer, Inside the Magic, Comic Book Resources, Zap2It, TabTimes, GameZone, Cheat Code Central, Gameshark, Gameranx, The Industry, Debonair Mag, Kombo, and others.

Micheal also spent time as the Games Editor for Playboy.com, and was the managing editor at GameSpot before becoming an Animal Care Manager for Wags and Walks.