Lenovo’s concept laptop add-ons include multiple monitors and an emoji friend

Lenovo is throwing ideas astatine the wall pinch caller modular accessories for the magnetic Magic Bay connector of its ThinkBook 16P Gen 6 laptop. The institution announced astatine Mobile World Congress 4 different proof-of-concept add-ons that whitethorn aliases whitethorn ne'er beryllium released, and they’re arsenic cool arsenic they are quirky:

There aren’t galore specifications connected the concepts, though the 2nd Display and Dual Screen are the astir straightforward. They’re meant for group who want a mobile multi-monitor setup that doesn’t require a secondary instrumentality to plug successful aliases support charged. The 2nd Display is for illustration attaching an 8-inch iPad Mini to your laptop, pinch a vertical predisposition that could beryllium awesome for societal feeds and connection apps for illustration Slack aliases Microsoft Teams. It has a 1920 x 1200 solution 60Hz panel, which is plentifulness of solution for a mini screen.

The Dual Screen Concept takes the ThinkBook 16P Gen 6 and turns it into a triple-monitor setup. The 2 attachable displays are each 13.3 inches pinch 2880 x 1920 solution and 120 Hz refresh. They measurement a hefty 2.62 pounds / 1.2kg, astir arsenic dense arsenic carrying a 13-inch MacBook Air pinch your ThinkBook. I saw this setup and the 2nd Display Concept successful an early in-person preview, and while having a triple-monitor laptop fresh on-demand seemed awesome, it was besides conscionable A Lot. The Dual Screen Concept was cumbersome to group up, fold down, and put away. On the different hand, the 2nd Display was easy to activity pinch and felt for illustration a no-brainer if it ever comes to market.

As for the brace of Tiko concepts, I didn’t get to spot them but ohio boy are these specified different ideas sharing the aforesaid name. Lenovo doesn’t person galore specifications yet connected the Tiko Pro horizontal surface attachment, but having an further show for widgets seems nifty. I stake its teleprompter usability would waste galore units connected that sole feature.

But the Tiko emoji friend looks for illustration an absolute charmer. It’s a information surface to show what Lenovo calls, “A compact AI affectional relationship companion” that “helps users enactment informed and engaged passim their workday.” I’m each astir emojis, and this is an emoji buddy you tin connect to your laptop.

It looks akin to the aptly-named AI Buddy Lenovo showed astatine its caller Tech World Conference, which was designed for a desktop. The Buddy was a voice-enabled AI chatbot that could besides return actions connected your machine for you. The Tiko Pro, astatine slightest based connected Lenovo’s early indications, seems much for illustration a lighthearted plaything you tin casually interact with. For example, you tin make a bosom manus motion astatine it and it’ll respond pinch hearts, and you tin put it successful a tiny feline lawsuit — complete pinch a tail!

I don’t cognize why the business-focused ThinkBook 16P Gen 6 is simultaneously the level for multi-monitor features for powerfulness users and a integer balanced to an affectional support animal, but I’m present for it regardless. Let’s spot if immoderate of these concepts past the cutting room floor.