Lenovo may be about to shake up laptop design again. Ahead of next week’s IFA tech tradeshow, a leak suggests the company is preparing to unveil Project Pivo, a concept laptop with a screen that can swivel between landscape and portrait orientations.
Project Pivo puts rotation at the center
Shared by reliable leaker Evan Blass, the leaked image shows a sleek Lenovo laptop with a rotating hinge that flips the display from horizontal to vertical. That could be particularly useful for coders, web developers, or anyone working with mobile layouts.
Portrait mode would make scrolling through apps or reading long documents easier, while landscape still handles standard multitasking and media.
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Lenovo’s track record with bold concepts
This isn’t the first time it has experimented with unconventional laptop designs. Previous concept projects include the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop and the rollable ThinkBook Plus Gen 6.
Many of these prototypes never make it to market, but they often influence Lenovo’s mainstream products in subtle ways. Whether Project Pivo becomes a shipping device or stays in the R&D vault remains to be seen.
More Lenovo hardware expected at IFA
Alongside Project Pivo, it is expected to showcase a wide lineup at IFA 2025. According to Blass, this includes:
- Legion Go 2, the next-gen gaming handheld, was first teased at CES
- New Lenovo tablets
- A batch of fresh Motorola phones
Waiting for Lenovo’s official reveal
Lenovo has built a reputation for surprising design ideas, and Project Pivo could be another example of that experimental streak. Even if it never reaches consumers, the rotating display concept highlights how laptop makers are rethinking form factors.
We’ll know more once Lenovo takes the stage at IFA. Until then, the leaked swivel screen has already turned plenty of heads.
