It’s not a special editing effect: it really is a computer with a screen that unfolds like a scroll and doubles in size. It is not even (anymore) a prototype, but a commercial product, created by Lenovo for its ThinkBook line. At first glance it seems like a normal laptop aimed at the business audience, but just press a button and the display starts to stretch upwards.
The most innovative device of 2025
And, by using it for a few weeks, in domestic situations but also on business trips, you discover why behind a decidedly complex and bizarre technical solution, there is a solid, creative and well-crafted idea. According to the writer, the best idea of 2025 (talking about electronic devices). It is difficult to keep together an undeniable “wow effect” and something that is not pure bizarreness but which brings a concrete benefit to everyday productivity. Yet Lenovo succeeded this time. Why? Anyone who is used to working with two monitors in the office knows how frustrating it is to go back to the single laptop screen. Here Lenovo solves the problem by enlarging the viewing surface from a classic 14 inches to a 16.7-inch portrait format. This space allows you to perfectly stack two 16:9 windows on top of each other.
Imagine having a video call open in the top half and the document you’re working on in the bottom, or an Excel sheet and your browser, without having to constantly jump from one window to another. The panel is a flexible Oled that rolls up inside the body, a bit like a technological parchment.
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Obviously a lot of engineering involves gods compromises. The first is the weightwhich rises to around 1.7 kg: manageable, but higher than the average of current ultrabooks.
Then there is the factor resistence: the motorized mechanism is guaranteed for thousands of openings, but there remains an additional moving part to be treated with extreme care. Finally the costbecause innovation pays off. We are talking about a price list that starts at 3,500 euros, a figure that makes it a niche product for professionals who spare no expense. But it is a device that demonstrates how even “boring” PCs can still have flashes of innovation. We hope to see more objects like this in the coming years, capable of making the leap from trade show prototype to commercial device. And we hope that research into flexible displays continues because the margins of obtaining something useful are there.
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December 29, 2025 (changed December 29, 2025 | 3:59 pm)
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