- Last year Lenovo showed us a prototype

of a totally new type of PC.

A full on Windows 10 computer with a foldable OLED display.

Now it's CES 2020,

the company is telling us what the final shipping version

of that product,

it's called the ThinkPad X1 Fold.

So the hardware hasn't changed that much from before,

there's still a 13-inch OLED screen that folds,

there's still a wireless keyboard

that come with the whole package,

and it still looks kinda like a leather-bound book

when you fold it up.

What has changed,

is Lenovo's work on the software side of things.

Now the X1 Fold runs regular Windows 10

which really isn't designed

for these kinds of foldable screens.

So Lenovo has had to

give you the ability to, for example,

pin certain apps on different sides of the screen,

and there's a little icon in the taskbar

that you can click to do this.

If you use the device in portrait mode when it's unfolded

you can click the same icon and that gives you the option to

bring up an on-screen keyboard,

and then if you fold the laptop on top of each other

it's like you have a mini laptop

with a touchscreen keyboard.

Or you can use the wireless-Bluetooth keyboard,

put it on top of the onscreen keyboard

and then you have a miniature laptop

with little keys.

Alternatively you can unfold the laptop to its full screen,

and use the kickstand on the back,

and use the keyboard wirelessly.

There's also a separate stand

that'll ship a little bit later,

that holds the monitor up like an easel,

and you can use the Bluetooth keyboard below it.

Lenovo is also planning a version of the device

runs Windows 10X

which might actually be a better fit.

That's the version of Windows that Microsoft is working on,

and it's designed specifically for dual-screen devices,

and foldable devices.

Microsoft has it's own Surface Neo coming up this year

which runs Windows 10X.

So that might be a better fit for the X1 Fold.

The only problem is

it's not going to ship until after the Windows 10 version.

So the X1 Fold screen is being made by LG Display.

The two companies say they've been working on this product

for more than four years together,

and Lenovo is really confident

about the product's durability in particular.

They spent a lot of time

showing us all the complicated components

that go into the hinge design.

Obviously there have been some pretty high profile failures

in this product category already,

so there's a reason to be skeptical,

but you know the company is confident in its design.

There's some neat touches too,

there's a slight crease in the display

when you fold it open,

but it's not super visible,

and although there's a gap when you fold it together,

between the two sections of the screen

that actually gets filled up by the keyboard

which is kind of a nice touch.

In terms of specs,

the X1 Fold is using a new type of processor from Intel,

but we can't go into detail on yet.

Otherwise there's 8 gigabytes of RAM,

up to a terabyte of SSD storage,

and Lenovo is claiming up to 11 hours of battery life.

So overall this is looking like a pretty cool,

pretty experimental device,

but (laughs) the problem with experimental tech products

is that companies charge money for them,

and this one is gonna cost quite a lot.

Lenovo is shipping it in the middle of this year

for around $2,500.

Which is a lot of money for any kind of laptop, or tablet,

especially one that you know,

has potential questions about durability

and so on surrounding it.

That said, we are super looking forward

to spending a lot more time with it,

and hopefully we should be able to do so

towards the middle of the year.

So yeah, this is just one of many weird and wacky

PC concepts we're gonna see this week.

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