Rollable/Flexible Screens: Expanding Beyond Laptops for New Product Categories

Published on 08/05/2025Trend Spotting / Early Adopter Signals

The review of a 'Rollable Laptop' highlights the ongoing development and exploration of flexible screen technology. The sentiment 'Proves There Are Better Uses for Flexible Screens' indicates a perceived unmet potential or a desire for innovative applications beyond current laptop designs. This opens significant opportunities for R&D in new form factors for consumer electronics (e.g., smart home devices, portable entertainment, smart displays, wearable tech, dynamic advertising displays) and industrial applications, as well as specialized software/UI development for these unique interfaces to optimize user experience on non-traditional screens.

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r/gadgets

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable Review: Rollable Laptop Proves There Are Better Uses for Flexible Screens

Posted by u/dapperlemon08/05/2025

Top Comments

u/internetlad
Box screen Wide screen  TALL SCREEN? I need an aspirin 
u/khosrua
Personally I prefer see more fields in my spreadsheet than rows. Seeing 0.1% of the data VS 0.2% doesn't make much of a difference to me
u/TonySu
This is very useful to me for typing out notes for something I am watching or reading. Content in main area, smaller area for note taking. Mechanically it’s also way simpler and more robust
u/FunnyMustache
You don't work with Word or Excel documents or code forrrrrr sure
u/barfplanet
100%. Wide for spreadsheets, tall for code.
u/SigmaLance
The concept is cool. I would prefer them to release a model that rolls out horizontally instead of vertically though. Other than browsing and reading I can’t think of anything that would bene
u/Affectionate-Memory4
Agreed. If I could have a laptop that went from something like 8:5 to 21:9 or even 3:2 to 16:9.
u/SigmaLance
The concept is cool. I would prefer them to release a model that rolls out horizontally instead of vertically though. Other than browsing and reading I can’t think of anything that would bene
u/khosrua
Personally I prefer see more fields in my spreadsheet than rows. Seeing 0.1% of the data VS 0.2% doesn't make much of a difference to me
u/barfplanet
100%. Wide for spreadsheets, tall for code.
u/internetlad
Box screen Wide screen  TALL SCREEN? I need an aspirin 
u/FunnyMustache
You don't work with Word or Excel documents or code forrrrrr sure
u/internetlad
Box screen Wide screen  TALL SCREEN? I need an aspirin 
u/FunnyMustache
You don't work with Word or Excel documents or code forrrrrr sure
u/TonySu
This is very useful to me for typing out notes for something I am watching or reading. Content in main area, smaller area for note taking. Mechanically it’s also way simpler and more robust
u/Affectionate-Memory4
Agreed. If I could have a laptop that went from something like 8:5 to 21:9 or even 3:2 to 16:9.
u/SigmaLance
The concept is cool. I would prefer them to release a model that rolls out horizontally instead of vertically though. Other than browsing and reading I can’t think of anything that would bene
u/barfplanet
100%. Wide for spreadsheets, tall for code.
u/Affectionate-Memory4
Agreed. If I could have a laptop that went from something like 8:5 to 21:9 or even 3:2 to 16:9.
u/khosrua
Personally I prefer see more fields in my spreadsheet than rows. Seeing 0.1% of the data VS 0.2% doesn't make much of a difference to me
u/FunnyMustache
You don't work with Word or Excel documents or code forrrrrr sure
u/TonySu
This is very useful to me for typing out notes for something I am watching or reading. Content in main area, smaller area for note taking. Mechanically it’s also way simpler and more robust
u/Affectionate-Memory4
Agreed. If I could have a laptop that went from something like 8:5 to 21:9 or even 3:2 to 16:9.
u/barfplanet
100%. Wide for spreadsheets, tall for code.
u/TonySu
This is very useful to me for typing out notes for something I am watching or reading. Content in main area, smaller area for note taking. Mechanically it’s also way simpler and more robust
u/UnlikelyOpposite7478
I’d rather have battery life than a party trick screen as screen that rolls means nothing if it dies before lunch.
u/internetlad
Box screen Wide screen  TALL SCREEN? I need an aspirin 
u/Affectionate-Memory4
Agreed. If I could have a laptop that went from something like 8:5 to 21:9 or even 3:2 to 16:9.
u/khosrua
Personally I prefer see more fields in my spreadsheet than rows. Seeing 0.1% of the data VS 0.2% doesn't make much of a difference to me
u/internetlad
Box screen Wide screen  TALL SCREEN? I need an aspirin 
u/SigmaLance
The concept is cool. I would prefer them to release a model that rolls out horizontally instead of vertically though. Other than browsing and reading I can’t think of anything that would bene
u/SigmaLance
The concept is cool. I would prefer them to release a model that rolls out horizontally instead of vertically though. Other than browsing and reading I can’t think of anything that would bene
u/barfplanet
100%. Wide for spreadsheets, tall for code.
u/barfplanet
100%. Wide for spreadsheets, tall for code.
u/khosrua
Personally I prefer see more fields in my spreadsheet than rows. Seeing 0.1% of the data VS 0.2% doesn't make much of a difference to me
u/FunnyMustache
You don't work with Word or Excel documents or code forrrrrr sure
u/Affectionate-Memory4
Agreed. If I could have a laptop that went from something like 8:5 to 21:9 or even 3:2 to 16:9.
u/Affectionate-Memory4
Agreed. If I could have a laptop that went from something like 8:5 to 21:9 or even 3:2 to 16:9.
u/internetlad
Box screen Wide screen  TALL SCREEN? I need an aspirin 
u/SigmaLance
The concept is cool. I would prefer them to release a model that rolls out horizontally instead of vertically though. Other than browsing and reading I can’t think of anything that would bene
u/khosrua
Personally I prefer see more fields in my spreadsheet than rows. Seeing 0.1% of the data VS 0.2% doesn't make much of a difference to me
u/TonySu
This is very useful to me for typing out notes for something I am watching or reading. Content in main area, smaller area for note taking. Mechanically it’s also way simpler and more robust
u/TonySu
This is very useful to me for typing out notes for something I am watching or reading. Content in main area, smaller area for note taking. Mechanically it’s also way simpler and more robust
u/SigmaLance
The concept is cool. I would prefer them to release a model that rolls out horizontally instead of vertically though. Other than browsing and reading I can’t think of anything that would bene
u/TonySu
This is very useful to me for typing out notes for something I am watching or reading. Content in main area, smaller area for note taking. Mechanically it’s also way simpler and more robust
u/internetlad
Box screen Wide screen  TALL SCREEN? I need an aspirin 
u/FunnyMustache
You don't work with Word or Excel documents or code forrrrrr sure
u/khosrua
Personally I prefer see more fields in my spreadsheet than rows. Seeing 0.1% of the data VS 0.2% doesn't make much of a difference to me
u/FunnyMustache
You don't work with Word or Excel documents or code forrrrrr sure
u/SigmaLance
The concept is cool. I would prefer them to release a model that rolls out horizontally instead of vertically though. Other than browsing and reading I can’t think of anything that would bene

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