Lenovo swings large at CES 2026 with bizarre and experimental designs

Lenovo’s rollable OLED rolls on

The Lenovo ThinkBook Rollable was the large shock ultimately yr’s CES, not simply because it has a rollable OLED show that expands on the contact of a button, but in addition as a result of it rapidly turned an actual product you could possibly purchase (although in restricted portions, because it rapidly offered out).

At CES 2026, Lenovo doubled down on that laptop computer with not one however two new rollable OLED ideas.

The ThinkPad Rollable XD is mainly Lenovo’s next-gen ThinkBook Rollable, and it has a rad new spin on the idea. The unique ThinkBook Rollable tucked the OLED panel into and out of a compartment within the keyboard. However the ThinkPad Rollable XD spins that 180 levels so the OLED rolls across the prime of the show and throughout the highest of the show lid. When retracted, this portion of OLED panel turns into a “world dealing with show” that may present calendar appointments and notifications—amongst different issues—much like how exterior shows work on many folding smartphones.

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The opposite rollable Lenovo dropped at CES 2026 is a gaming laptop computer: the Legion Professional Rollable. Right here, the show rolls out horizontally in every route. The show is a 16-inch widescreen when retracted, however can rework right into a 24-inch ultrawide show when totally unfurled. A laptop computer should usually have a chassis at the very least as giant as its show, however the Legion Professional Rollable defies that rule.

Whereas the 2 laptops have very completely different intents, they each present how Lenovo is experimenting with rollable designs. The ThinkPad Rollable XD idea is made doable by a brand new rolling mechanism saved within the show lid, not the keyboard. (It’s additionally seen because of a clear window within the lid, which is intelligent.) The Legion Professional Rollable, in the meantime, expands in two instructions as an alternative of 1, successfully doubling the mechanisms wanted to deal with the rolling motion.

Each additionally change how the OLED panel folds. Earlier than, it made a roughly 90-degree flip because it slid beneath the keyboard. Now, the OLED panel folds 180 levels across the prime or sides of the laptop computer. The ThinkPad Rollable XD even makes use of this edge as a management floor for extending or retracting the show.

Whereas the ThinkPad Rollable XD may very well be thought of a second-gen model of the ThinkBook Rollable, I truly assume it’s the stranger of the pair. The “world dealing with show” and clear mechanism are each consideration grabbing however arguably impractical. (Lenovo has tried placing a show on prime of the show lid earlier than, nevertheless it by no means actually caught on.)