Do you want having a second display together with your pc setup? What in case your laptop computer might carry a second display for you? That’s the thought behind Lenovo’s newest proof of idea, the ThinkBook Modular AI PC, introduced at Cell World Congress in Barcelona.
Lenovo is rarely shy to indicate off wacky, bizarre idea laptops. We’ve seen a PC with a clear display, one with a rollable OLED display, a swiveling display, and one other with a flippy display. At CES earlier this 12 months, the corporate confirmed off a gaming laptop computer with a show that expands on the push of a button. Generally, these ideas flip into actual merchandise that go on sale (typically in restricted portions).
At MWC 2026, Lenovo trotted out three ideas. Whereas it’s unclear whether or not any of them will turn into actual, purchasable merchandise, there’s some distinctive utility right here, and a peek at how computing experiences might change sooner or later.
A Laptop computer With a Constructed-In Transportable Display
As somebody with a multi-screen setup at dwelling and a passion for transportable screens, the ThinkBook Modular AI PC appeals to me essentially the most. At first look, it appears to be like like a traditional laptop computer. Have a look behind, and also you’ll discover there’s a second display magnetically hanging off the again of the laptop computer, like a koala carrying a child on its again.
The display is linked to the laptop computer utilizing pogo-pin connectors, so you should utilize it on this state to show content material to folks in entrance of you, say, when you had been making a presentation throughout a gathering. Alternatively, you’ll be able to pop this second display off, take away a hidden kickstand resting underneath the laptop computer, and magnetically connect it to the 14-inch display so that you’ve a standard transportable monitor expertise. (You’ll want to attach this to the laptop computer by way of a USB-C cable on this orientation.)
For those who don’t have the desk area for that orientation, you’ll be able to all the time take away the keyboard from the bottom and pop the second display there—it’ll auto-connect to the laptop computer by way of the pogo pins, and also you’ll be capable of use the Bluetooth keyboard to kind on a dual-screen setup that resembles the Asus ZenBook Duo. The entire system is a fantastically transportable methodology of bettering productiveness on the go, and the laptop computer isn’t too thick or cumbersome.
