- [Mr. Mobile Voiceover] This video
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Spend enough time trying to get work done
on a big laptop in coach and two things will happen.
You'll develop a wicked case of what I call
737 face and you'll start wishing for a computer
that can just get smaller when you needed it to.
Well Lenovo just built it.
I'm Mr. Mobile and this is a sneak peek
at the world's first folding screen PC.
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Folks when I say sneak peek I mean it.
This prototype is so early that it doesn't
even have a name yet.
Also some of what you're seeing here
is placeholder stuff.
The Windows 10 operating system
is not planned for the final product.
Parts of the hinge are still influx.
Heck, even the camera wasn't installed yet
on the sample I used.
But you're not here for the nitty gritty right?
At this point the question is how does
a folding screen make a laptop better?
To answer that, let's start with the Galaxy Fold.
Samsung's folding phone had a disastrous
roll out thanks to the display problems
but the concept is as compelling as it is simple.
It can be small for some jobs and big for others.
And Lenovo didn't just scale up the concept,
it also gives you more ways to use it.
See, the hinge can hold the machine
in a rigid form at almost any point between closed and open.
That means you can hold it like a book
when you're reading or turn it sideways
to use it as a mini laptop.
In this mode, the heavier side containing
the battery serves as the bottom
so it doesn't wobble around when you're
typing on the touchscreen keyboard.
Now, if you decide you need more
than the 9.7 inch screen in this configuration,
you can unfold it completely to convert
all that OLED acreage into one 13.3 inch display
and switch to the included separate keyboard for typing.
If you need to sketch or sign some documents,
there's also a pen in the box
that works with the display's whack 'em digitizer.
When you're finished, it hooks on to a loop
on the outside cover.
And that cover isn't a separate case
but an integrated leather sleave
that gives the machine the feeling
of a moleskin when it's closed.
I love this touch.
Building a bleeding edge mobile computer
like this with a display straight out of science fiction
and then wrapping it in something
as classic as leather, anchors it somehow.
It evokes that classic icon of on the go creation,
the notebook, while also serving the practical
purpose of protecting what promises
to be a pricey little 'puter.
That price is something some buyers
are bound to balk at just like their
telephone counterparts, the first generation
of foldable PC's ain't gonna come cheap.
And you've got other concerns to contend with of course.
While this screen is the smoothest I've seen yet,
creases and inconsistencies are still
par for the course with foldables.
Then there's that torque hinge.
Lenovo says it's rating it for double
the number of opens and closes as its
conventional Think Pad and it's also pointed out
that it hasn't compromised any of its Think Pad tests
in developing this machine.
With the looming specter of the galaxy fold
hovering over the category, it only makes sense
that Lenovo will everything it can
to avoid tainting the Think Pad brand
with a similar, embarrassing failure.
But only using it in the real world
will tell whether the company's been successful.
Folks I don't want to stop talking about this thing yet
so let's hit the rest of those details I mentioned before.
Two USB-C ports alongside stereo speakers on each side.
Intel Silicon running Windows software.
The screen is a foldable 2K OLED panel
from LG display with a four to three aspect ratio.
There will be cellular connectivity alongside Wifi.
An IR camera for Windows Hello
and a Think Pad docking station
so you can connect it to peripherals.
There is no SD slot though and you'll be
able to buy it in any color you want
as long as its black.
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20/20 it's more than an old Barbara Walters show.
It's also next year, and next year
is when you'll be able to get your hands
on this new foldable computer.
As for pricing, Lenovo would only say
that this is gonna be for the traveling executive,
the mobile warrior, whatever that is,
and the tech enthusiast.
Translation, it's not gonna be a eight
hundred dollar machine so if you wanna be
on the bleeding edge of foldable PCs
you better start putting those pennies away now.
Special thanks to Michael Josh
of Gadget Match for lending his cinematography
skills to this video.
Be sure to check out his own hands on
which I'll link in the description.
Production note, I recorded the VO
for this video in a hotel room
under a blanket fort so pardon the audio quality.
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Until next time, thanks for watching.
And stay mobile my friends.