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Lenovo unveils transparent laptop prototype as top PC maker explores new AI devices

  • The ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept has a 17.3-inch microLED display that is 55% transparent when turned off
  • The base of the device is a transparent touch screen that doubles as a virtual keyboard and a drawing tablet

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Lenovo unveiled its ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop prototype at the opening of trade show MWC Barcelona in Spain on February 26, 2024. Photo: Handout
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Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker by shipments, has unveiled its first concept laptop with a see-through display after reporting the firm’s first year-on-year quarterly revenue growth since late 2022.
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The 17.3-inch ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept – unveiled at this year's edition of trade show MWC Barcelona in Spain – features a microLED display that is 55 per cent transparent when turned off and opaque when set to peak brightness, the company said.

The base of the device is a transparent touch screen that doubles as a virtual keyboard and a drawing tablet. Also included in the computer is Lenovo’s artificial-intelligence (AI)-generated content software.

While the prototype notebook is just a “proof-of-concept” at the current stage, it has completed technical feasibility verifications, according to the Chinese company. The design targets users such as content creators, product experts and reviewers, it said.

Lenovo is not the first PC maker to integrate transparent displays into its products.

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