Lenovo isn’t just bringing a slate of new PCs to this year’s CES, it’s also showing off some new sustainability-oriented proof-of-concept pieces.
The first of these is the Lenovo Mechanical Energy Harvesting Combo. It’s a nifty mouse and keyboard pairing that relies on both mechanical movement and solar irradiation in lieu of a traditional power source.
The keyboard has both a solar sensor and a fidget spinner-like wheel that can be spun to generate charge while the mouse has a physical crank you can turn whenever the battery gets low. Essentially, this pair of accessories can do away with external charging entirely.
You never have to worry about them running out of battery. That's just as appealing to everyday consumers as it might be to the enterprise crowd. Beyond that, they’ll also come with both Bluetooth and wireless connectivity plus an ergonomic design that’s sure to make them more comfortable to use over longer sessions.
Then, you’ve got the Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 3 SPE.
It’s a nifty spin on Lenovo’s workplace-oriented laptop line that incorporates colored e-ink into its exterior. This coat of digital paint can be customised to suit your individual preferences.
It’s not dissimilar to the led array lighting seen on ASUS’ Zephryus gaming laptops. However, the use of e-ink rather than LEDs does seem to suggest that this novel aesthetic will have a significantly reduced cost when it comes to battery life.
While the concept piece itself is said to support up to a thousand different images, Lenovo is also showing off more ambitious applications of the feature. Some of these include dynamic clocks and animated interfaces.
It’s not going to be for everyone, but the ThinkBook 13X Gen 3 SPE is the kind of weird take on a laptop that you can only find at CES. Who knows if it will ever make its way to consumers, but it feels right at home in the halls of the Venetian.
According to Lenovo’s senior executive Eric Yu, these novel products are a necessary step toward driving increased growth, efficiency and productivity in the years ahead.
“By offering unique pioneering products like the latest ThinkBook laptops, ThinkCentre neo desktops, and innovative accessories, we are enabling new ways of working to create efficiencies and new opportunities and help SMBs drive positive growth in a new AI era,” he said.
While the above is certainly the most interesting-looking devices that Lenovo brought to this year’s CES, it also announced a laundry list of laptops refreshed across the Yoga, ThinkBook, IdeaPad and Legion series, including a follow-up to one of our favourite laptops from last year.
If you want to get your head around Lenovo’s gaming laptops, be sure to check out the table below.
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