concept Lenovo's Concept Laptop

[TheInnocentObserver]

From the Verge, by Ashley Carman.

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/6/20/15842654/lenovo-laptop-concept-flexible-display

 

Lenovo recently revealed a laptop concept with foldable mechanics like the Samsung newspaper revealed at the 2016 Consumers Electronics show. This laptop is very much a concept with the reveal speakers stating that the vision would be fulfilled by using "advanced materials" and "new screen technologies." Obviously very specific in the way they presented it. Although this may come in the near future, I have to echo the author's disbelief and skepticism on the subject of Lenovo's complete abandonment of a touch pad in favor of using stylus, voice control and tracking nub as the devices main means of navigation. This piece of news might not be the most surprising stuff out at the moment but would make for some good ground to debate the future efficacy of bendable devices and portable media after Samsung released their fordable smartphone earlier this year.

[twistedapple89]

The one thing that Samsung has shown off but can only go so far is the bendable screen. If Lenovo has is creating this type of screen, and type of computer in general; will it be running mobile processors and other internals that a phone would run to keep it fanless and light? I'm going out on a limb here and saying that for the most part this really is a concept and the likely hood of it coming to market is years away from what we have now. 

[Guest]

This looks like the most ridiculous laptop I've ever seen, and there are some pretty crazy Razer products out there. 

[Christophe Corazza]

If this is what Lenovo can deliver in the coming years, I can't wait.

 

That is, assuming we're still using laptops and not brain implants with contact lens displays by the time they make this thing real. 

[Dabombinable]

No space for I/O...so meh not for me. Cool idea though

[Mooshi]

It's flaccid.

[kuddlesworth9419]

I wish designers would actually think about their idea and what advantages it has over what's already in-use or out there already before going public with them. They would soon realise that their new fantastic idea is just really fucking stupid or at least not worth it.

[vorticalbox]

1 minute ago, kuddlesworth9419 said:

I wish designers would actually think about their idea and what advantages it has over what's already in-use or out there already before going public with them. They would soon realise that their new fantastic idea is just really fucking stupid or at least not worth it.

Agreed. The bending part literally makes the bottom part useless for pretty much anything.

 

Would people like watching movies where the lower part is bent towards them? 

[Bananasplit_00]

Can we at least get a couple USB C ports? Or some sort of IO? Otherwise I'd never consider it

[avg123]

We will like it when Apple invents this.

[rcmaehl]

Another Yogabook-like concept from Lenovo. Knowing them, they'll remove the physical keyboard. Yes the below image is an actual, underpowered, laptop... you can get them at any Walmart that had them for $250-300 since they're being discontinued.

 

[Syntaxvgm]

looks like one of those fake tech renders from around 07-09 

[Doobeedoo]

Looks really meh and makes no sense.

As for foldable, lightweight smartphone that you can fold it over your hand would be cool. 

[Froody129]

So busy asking if they could they forgot to ask if they should.

 

A stylus? I remember those...

[TigerHawk]

Wow, a really floppy foldable screen

I can't be the only one who thinks this and the idea as a whole seems really, really stupid.

Not foldable screens in general, there are plenty of use cases I can think for those. But a laptop? No.

[Tribalinius]

I'm going to stick with my regular blocky ThinkPad for now

[Okjoek]

I'd rather see more affordable thinkpad brick-y things than whatever this is supposed to be.

[Drak3]

I'm trying to remember which space horror game Markiplier played that had these.