Lenovo’s “rollable” screen laptop packed a strong wow factor at CES 2025 in Las Vegas last week. In resting mode, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 looks like a conventional 14-inch laptop. But press a button (or wave a hand) and the flexible OLED screen extends upward to 16.7 inches, approximating portrait mode. That’s nearly 50 percent more useable display space, and Lenovo has equipped it for more than framing vertically scrollable video. It can be divided into two desktops — one for remote screensharing and one private. The extra space can also be used to display widgets.

The unusual configuration “experiments with a new way to offer laptop users more screen space than the typical clamshell design,” writes Ars Technica, calling it “an alternative to prior foldable-screen and dual-screen laptops.”

Lenovo says the device will be released in June for $3,499. Ars Technica says a concept version previewed earlier this year used a Sharp screen, but The Verge writes that the CES teaser uses one from Samsung Display. The screen goes from “2,000×1,600 pixels (about 183 pixels per inch) to 2,000×2,350 (184.8 ppi).”

An Engadget video demonstrates how it works.

“The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable is tailored to meet the diverse needs of mobile professionals, business travelers, and productivity-focused workers who need seamless multitasking capabilities,” Lenovo explains in a detailed press release, adding that the split-screen function is geared toward creatives and technical users.

“It’s definitely comparable to working on an external monitor, as I was able to fit two browser windows of equal size on top of one another just fine when I demoed it,” ZDNet reports, adding that portrait-orientated screens are not for everyone, “but plenty of users prefer it, especially coders and writers who work with long, vertical text windows.”

Lenovo also unveiled a host of other products, including the ThinkPad X9 14 and X9 15 Aura Editions, its latest premium business laptops, loaded with AI. The Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs are powered by Intel Core Ultra processors (and built using 50 percent recycled aluminum).

“Engineered for hybrid work, the ThinkPad X9 includes a communication bar that integrates an 8MP high-definition MIPI camera with smartphone quality sensor for low light situations plus dual noise-cancelling microphones,” Lenovo says.

The X9 series incorporates Lenovo AI Now, an on-device AI assistant built using Meta’s Llama 3.0 LLM. For privacy, Lenovo AI Now stores and processes all user data locally.