Last year, Lenovo showed off a cool futuristic design tool called Crystal ProjectWhat is the world's first laptop with transparent fabric? Micro led camera lensNow, this isn't a Lenovo tradition during IFA, the company is back with a demo notebook, this time equipped with a motorized rotating base.
Called the Auto Twist AI PC, Lenovo’s latest concept looks exactly like a traditional cover when it comes to its date. However, with a simple voice command, the cover automatically lifts and rotates into practically any position — even tablet mode. Embora still doesn’t have an official price, or even plans to bring the device into full production, and Lenovo says the Auto Twist is designed to provide optimal adaptability, ergonomics, and possibly better safety. But, in the meantime, the company’s main goal is simply to figure out what environments or use cases we can best get out of a laptop with this kind of innovative design.
With built-in object tracking, for example, Auto Twist can move your fabric and follow people as they move around the room, which can be very useful when giving presentations. It can also detect a person’s body, and possibly adjust their position, before moving the fabric to the best position to reduce fatigue or stress.
Instead, the laptop can detect when it’s not being used and its own screen history to prevent unwanted users from accessing it. And while the AI label for Auto Twist sounds a bit cheesy, Lenovo hopes the laptop will be able to do many of these things seamlessly or through simple natural language voice control (the laptop currently supports commands to switch to laptop mode, clamshell mode, and more).
Having seen it in person, the most compelling use case I could think of was at the end of a point-of-sale (POS) checkout. Here, employees often need to manually refer to the screen so that the customer can see the total or add things like a button. Granted, Auto Twist seems a bit overkill in this case, considering how easy it is to twist an old-fashioned fabric with the most basic twist. The least I’ve seen, the built-in motor wasn’t as smooth as you might want in a commercial application. But it’s an interesting idea with potential for high-end luxury retail.
After all, there’s just some fun to be had. During my demo, I watched Auto Twist play a dance clip while its robotic coil tried to make sure its texture matched people’s movements. I also saw the laptop rotate the screen horizontally to deliver a very wide panoramic image in a more immersive way. Além disso, like other Punta technologies like laptops dobraveis The displays come with a lot of extra weight and bulk, and the rotating servo isn't Lenovo's newest idea and is relatively discreet and doesn't have a huge impact on the device's overall portability.
So, it is still unknown how useful Auto Twist really is or if it can become the future, thanks to Lenovo still trying to create new ways to develop the classic clamshell laptop.
