Lenovo’s latest form factors prove that PCs can still be fun

Large companies are not known for taking risks. This is as true in the world of consumer devices as anywhere else. Annual updates are largely incremental, with small changes to things like screen resolution or image quality.

It’s a phenomenon that Lenovo is only too happy to endorse when it shows off the latest updates to its line of PCs every year. The presentations are generally a mix of products and concepts, the latter of which may never see the light of day, but they serve as a constant reminder that it’s still possible for PC makers to think outside the box.

Consumer Electronics Show 2025 It marks the transition of the foldable laptop from concept to product. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 will arrive later this year for the low price of $3,500. The central part of the product is a screen that mechanically expands to a size of up to 16.7 inches. It’s not an instant transformation – in fact, the actual unfolding process is subtle. But you will only have to wait about 10 seconds to get from point A to point B.

The easiest answer to the ‘why’ of a product is ‘because it’s stylish’. However, what’s more practical is the ability to move around a much larger screen in a relatively small form factor. In this sense, it is similar in principle to foldable phones.

Some of the other products shown off at CES are still in the concept stage but should be mentioned here. The first is the large-screen desktop, which uses on-board motion tracking to follow the user. Adjusts height or moves left or right. It’s essentially the desktop version of the Auto Twist AI mobile computer that the company showed off in September.

It is worth noting that the system’s body and base are made from a mixture of bamboo and corn, in an attempt to move towards manufacturing more sustainable devices. The system was on display with a wireless keyboard that charged exclusively using the screen’s ambient lighting.