Lenovo goes sci-fi with its wild XD Rollable Idea at CES 2026
Lenovo has experimented extra with laptops that includes rollable shows than just about every other PC maker and at CES 2026 it’s maintaining that pattern going with the XD Rollable Idea.
Outfitted with a 180-degree Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cowl, the XD Rollable idea incorporates a very futuristic design. Nevertheless, beneath, it has the identical primary engineering as final yr’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6. Which means with the contact of a button, its 13.3-inch versatile OLED show can increase to 16 inches, which provides you round 50 p.c additional display house in just some seconds. The primary distinction with Lenovo’s newest idea is that as an alternative of hiding the unused part of its rollable show beneath its keyboard, the XD’s panel wraps up and over its lid to create a “world-facing” show round again. This enables individuals sitting on the opposite aspect of the laptop computer to see content material, with the laptop computer able to mirroring components from its important show or utilizing that house as a small secondary monitor.
Now I’ll admit that after seeing the XD Rollable in particular person, its design does really feel a bit gimmicky. Regardless that Lenovo’s space-themed animation that seems when the laptop computer’s show extends is fairly slick, I’m undecided how useful that world-facing show actually is. In regular use, you’ll be able to’t even see it as a result of it’s on the opposite aspect of the lid and whereas I suppose you would make the most of that space for conferences or displays, I believe most individuals could be a lot better off merely connecting the pocket book to a devoted secondary monitor or projector.
That mentioned, I do like that opposite to the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, by exposing the unused a part of the XD Rollable’s show when it’s not prolonged, you get a bit of bit of additional worth out of it. On the very least, it beats stashing the remainder of the panel beneath the keyboard the place it gained’t be seen in any respect. On prime of that, I just like the look of getting no bezel alongside the highest of the show and you’ll even use contact controls on the sting of the show to regulate widgets or increase its versatile display. Curiously, the good half in regards to the XD Rollable may not even be its display, however the motors and rails that Lenovo makes use of to increase its show, that are simply seen beneath its glass design.
In the meantime, the remainder of the XD Rollable could be very right down to earth with it that includes a snug keyboard and a decent-sized touchpad. The primary downsides are that its glass lid makes the idea a bit heavier than a extra conventional 13-inch pocket book and also you solely get two USB-C ports. However contemplating that Lenovo isn’t planning to place this factor into manufacturing, that lack of connectivity or data concerning its specs shouldn’t come as a giant shock.