Today at Barcelona’s MWC 2024, Lenovo introduced its ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop idea and I’ve by no means been as equally confused as I’m delighted. The laptop computer’s borderless show appears extra like a pane of glass than an precise display. The keyboard is clear, too. Is it cool? Heck yeah! Will this idea ever come to exist in our actuality? I’m undecided (most likely not), however I’m hopeful. I get pleasure from modern laptops as a lot as the subsequent particular person, however I do must surprise… who is that this for? What can this clear show do {that a} non-transparent show can not? Read on to search out out.

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Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop

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The Lenovo ThinkPad Display Laptop, seen within the picture above, comes with a 17.3-inch Micro-LED show. These forms of shows have a lot smaller pixels, which ends up in the next shade gamut. They additionally are typically brighter and extra environment friendly than OLED shows. The keyboard is totally flat and touch-sensitive, and also you’ll have the ability to swap between the keyboard and drafting board with a stylus. The show can even mix into the background because of its see-through nature, if that’s your cup of tea. According to Lenovo, you’ll be able to count on 1,000 nits of brightness, that means you must have the ability to use this laptop computer each indoors and outdoor. Supposedly, it’ll even have the ability to work together with objects in actual area.

No info but on the {hardware} inside this machine, but when I needed to guess, it could most likely embody the most recent Intel Core Ultra chip. While I can positively recognize the out-the-box considering in terms of design and innovation, I’m unable to tame this niggling thought… think about the copious quantities of fingerprints the display and keyboard will appeal to. I shudder to consider it.

This product is just a proof of idea as of this writing and isn’t at present accessible to buy.