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I tried Lenovo's rotating display laptop, and it's as wild as it is practical

The ThinkBook VertiFlex proof of concept has a rotating screen that swaps from portrait to landscape.

Earlier this year at CES, we saw Lenovo's wild "rollable" laptop proof of concept -- a computer with a screen that rolls out from under the keyboard to make a 17-inch display. The new ThinkBook VertiFlex is a 14-inch laptop with a similar concept, but instead of the display unfurling out from under the keyboard, it simply rotates, like turning a tablet from landscape mode to portrait. For one thing, the proof of concept model I got to test out used a black fabric backing for the texture between the screen and the clamshell, and it's one of the first design elements to stand out.

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