Lenovo’s Latest Wacky Concepts Include a Laptop With a Built-in Portable Monitor
Do you like have a second screen with your computer configuration? What if your laptop could have a second screen for you? That’s the idea behind Lenovo’s latest proof of concept, the ThinkBook Modular AI PC, announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Lenovo never shies away from showing off wacky and weird concept laptops. We saw a PC with a transparent screen, one with a rollable OLED screen, a swivel screen and another with a flip screen. At CES earlier this year, the company showed off a gaming laptop with a screen that expands at the press of a button. Sometimes these concepts turn into actual products released for sale (often in limited quantities).
At MWC 2026, Lenovo presented three concepts. While it’s unclear if any of these will become true purchasable products, there’s some unique utility here and a glimpse into how computing experiences might change in the future.
A laptop with a built-in portable screen
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As someone with a multi-monitor setup at home and a penchant for portable monitors, it’s the ThinkBook Modular AI PC that appeals to me the most. At first glance, it looks like a normal laptop. Take a look behind you and you’ll notice there’s a second screen hanging magnetically from the back of the laptop, like a koala carrying a baby on its back.
The display is connected to the laptop using pogo-pin connectors, so you can use it in this state to display content to people in front of you, for example if you were giving a presentation at a meeting. Alternatively, you can remove that second screen, remove a hidden kickstand placed under the laptop, and magnetically attach it to the 14-inch screen for a traditional portable monitor experience. (You’ll need to connect it to the laptop via a USB-C cable in this orientation.)
If you don’t have the desk space for this orientation, you can always remove the keyboard from the base and place the second screen there. It will automatically connect to the laptop via the pogo pins and you can use the Bluetooth keyboard to type on a dual-screen setup that resembles the Asus ZenBook Duo. The whole system is an incredibly portable method for improving productivity on the go, and the laptop isn’t too thick or bulky.
