{
  "id": 541347,
  "title": "Lenovo’s next ThinkBook could stretch sideways into a portable ultrawide setup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/lenovos-next-thinkbook-could-stretch-sideways-into-a-portable",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:20:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Trends",
    "slug": "digital-trends",
    "url": "https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/lenovos-next-thinkbook-could-stretch-sideways-into-a-portable-ultrawide-setup/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lenovo may be developing a ThinkBook laptop that can expand horizontally to provide users with more screen space. This concept is supported by a patent filed by Lenovo in August 2024 and granted in the US on March 10, 2026. The patent illustration depicts the laptop in multiple configurations, indicating a design that can change shape rather than maintaining a single screen size. While specific details about the panel specifications, pricing, and hardware remain unknown, a horizontally expanding ThinkBook would be a logical next step for Lenovo, given its recent focus on redefining laptop screens. The company's ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable, which features a 14-inch OLED display that mechanically extends upward to 16.7 inches, already allows users to access more desktop space. The company's documentation confirms that users can extend the screen using a keyboard shortcut or an upward hand gesture. In contrast, horizontal expansion would offer alternative benefits, such as accommodating side-by-side windows, longer video-editing timelines, or an ultrawide workspace without requiring a portable monitor. Lenovo previously demonstrated a Legion Pro Rollable at CES 2026, which features a 16-inch OLED display that physically expands sideways to 21.5 inches and potentially 24 inches. However, this prototype still requires further engineering work before becoming a production laptop. A ThinkBook version of such a design could broaden the technology's application beyond gaming.",
  "summary": "A newly surfaced Lenovo design points to a ThinkBook with a horizontally expanding screen, potentially bringing the company’s ultrawide rollable experiments to its productivity-focused laptop family.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Lenovo's leaked ThinkBook shows a rollable OLED display that expands horizontally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/lenovos-leaked-thinkbook-shows-a-rollable-oled-display-that-expands",
        "published": "2026-08-11T13:01:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}