Lenovo is always game to change up established norms when it comes to laptops. They’re always trying to find more screen space in their ThinkBook line, and they’ve got a long history of presenting wild concepts that actually make it to market. So, don’t be surprised if you can eventually buy the Lenovo ThinkBook VertiFlex concept introduced this week at IFA 2025 in Berlin — a laptop with a 14-inch display that can be flipped from traditional horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation.
As Lenovo ThinkBook concepts go, this might be one of the more tame ones, considering we’ve had rollable displays in the line. The VertiFlex concept mostly does what it says on the tin — the display can be detached from the laptop and rotated to a vertical orientation with no disruption in use or need to reconnect to the keyboard dock.
A vertical laptop display can be handy for reading or reviewing documents or notes, but the biggest advantage might be the potential for easy, comfortable multi-display setups. For example, Lenovo mentioned that the VertiFlex laptop can be connected to a phone using Lenovo Smart Connect to quickly transfer files or to mirror the phone, with the phone sitting on the laptop lid alongside the vertical display.
If the VertiFlex concept does ever hit the market, you might be able to use it with another Lenovo concept that was introduced this week. The Lenovo Smart Motion Concept is a laptop stand of the sort that’s become a cafe staple for remote workers. Created to make working on a laptop for long periods of time easier on the neck, the humble laptop stand gets an upgrade in the Smart Motion Concept, which automates adjustment of the stand.
The concept can sync with laptop cameras, speakers, and microphones to become more aware of its surroundings and adjust itself accordingly. By using those inputs, the stand is capable of facial tracking that it can use to keep the laptop at an optimally comfortable to angle. But, if you want to stay in control, you can use voice control or gesture control (with a ring accessory) to adjust the stand manually.
From concept to reality
But, Lenovo had a lot more than just hopes and wishes for the future at IFA 2025. They also announced the Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3, the latest iteration of their heavy duty laptop workstation.
The new ThinkPad P16 looks a little more like a traditional ThinkPad, dropping the silvery machined aluminum look of its predecessors for a black coat of paint. It’s still got a good amount of aluminum in the chassis, but the laptop is now lighter (2.54kg to last year’s 2.95kg). The TrackPoint red control nub, notably abandoned in the ThinkPad X9 earlier this year, remains, so maybe the ThinkPad faithful made a big enough stink about the TrackPoint potentially going away completely.
The ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 runs on Intel Core Ultra 200HX series processors, a line that comes with integrated NPUs, making the machine ready to run more intensive AI features on the device itself. Lenovo mentioned that the new P16 will have a sort of AI hub for developers that puts commonly used AI agents and tools in one place, so they clearly had vibe coders’ best interests at heart.
The addition of an Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell GPU makes the new ThinkPad P16 ready to process, render, and edit images and videos quickly and efficiently, without performance going into the tank after extended periods of use.
There are quite a few security and durability considerations for enterprise, as usual. For folks who need to keep all of their work on device, configuring the laptop with up to 12TB of storage (significantly more than last year) makes it possible to store everything needed for multiple projects. The battery, a shade under 100 Whr in capacity, can be replaced, making the laptop a much more palatable investment for businesses. There’s also Intel vPro security, dTPM 2.0, and a physical Kensington lock slot.
The bottom firing Dolby Atmos speaker system might be a bit of a bummer for some, with upward firing proving to be more popular in most enterprise circles. That speaker system is paired with a 5MP camera-IR sensor combo, which can be used for video calls and to unlock the device. Those sensors can also tell when you’ve gotten up and moved away from the laptop, locking the device automatically.
Lenovo expects the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 workstation to be released this October starting at $3,400.