Lenovo to show Pivo rotating-screen laptop and Ballet AI stand at IFA

Lenovo plans to show a pair of experimental devices at next week’s IFA tech show in Berlin, according to images and posts shared by well known leaker Evan Blass. The two concepts include a laptop called Project Pivo with a screen that physically rotates from landscape to portrait, and an AI driven laptop stand that uses a device’s sensors to reposition the notebook for what the leaks describe as optimal ergonomics.

Blass posted an image of the Project Pivo prototype showing a display mounted on a hinge that allows it to swivel 90 degrees independently of the lid, enabling a tall portrait mode as well as a conventional wide landscape mode. The leaked material gives no detailed mechanical or hardware specifications, and Lenovo has not confirmed the design publicly. Industry observers said the configuration could appeal to coders, writers and others who benefit from extra vertical screen space, such as people reading long documents or browsing mobile versions of websites and apps.

The second concept, referred to in the leaks as Project Ballet, is described as an AI powered, motorized laptop stand that taps a laptop’s internal sensors, including the microphone and camera, to...