Lenovo’s already showing them off in a bonkers laptop
Laptops with rollable displays that allow expanded screens are about to become a thing, thanks to Lenovo and Samsung.laptops and smartphones with rolling screens that grew to increase the size of the devices’ displays. In its prototype laptop, the machine started in a conventional clamshell configuration that when open could extend its screen upwards.the laptop has gone into production in a product called the “ThinkBook Plus Gen 6” that can extend its 14-inch display to a 16.7-inch affair.
Display models of the machine have been shown off at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but it won’t go on sale until June.from Samsung Display that reveals it made the display Lenovo used and will commence mass production of similar units starting in April. Samsung’s spiel also reveals that the display used by Lenovo grows from a 5:4 aspect ratio to an 8:9 ratio – but without disclosing resolution.
Lenovo reckons the device will improve users’ posture, and productivity. Samsung suggests it will deliver “an enhanced view for efficient multitasking.”Maybe it will deliver some revenue and profit to Samsung, too. The Korean giant needs both as this week itearnings guidance for Q4 that saw it forecast operating profit of ₩6.5 trillion won on revenue of ₩75 trillion.
The profit was well short of expectations, and apparently at least partly attributable to ongoing memory manufacturing troubles that mean Samsung is struggling to cash in on the AI boom. If a horde of you could go out and buy a rollable laptop, or the Galaxy S smartphones set to launch later this month, maybe that will help. ®Trump China tariffs to 'overshadow' the 'progress' of AI PCsJury trial kicks off Arm's wrestling match with Qualcomm
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Is it just me or does Lenovo's rollable laptop design look a little ridiculous?Daniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of design, branding and lifestyle tech, and has covered several industry events including Milan Design Week, OFFF Barcelona and Adobe Max in Los Angeles.
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