The two laptops that surprised me the most at IFA 2024

It can be said that IFA 2024 has been the fair for AI laptops. All brands have presented dozens of models equipped with processors from Intel, AMD… and Qualcomm, which is entering the fray. But two of them have gone beyond the classic concept of laptops. Two models from Lenovo and Acer have attracted all eyes.

Laptop manufacturers are betting everything on artificial intelligence to boost sales. Almost all new models feature a processor with an NPU, a chip for processing AI.

2024 is also set to be the year of WiFi 7 and OLED displays on laptops. Bluetooth 6.0 will still have to wait a bit, although it has already been introduced.

The two most surprising laptops of IFA 2024

Almost all new PCs focus on hardware and software changes to integrate artificial intelligence. But two laptops have also dared to introduce new features: Acer Predator Project DualPlay and Lenovo Auto Twist AI PC.

Lenovo Auto Twist AI PC It has a screen that rotates 360 degrees on the vertical axis. That’s nothing new, there are some laptops like that. What’s new is that The screen rotates by itself, controlled by an AI.

AI, aided by a camera, ensures that the screen never loses sight of the user. If the user gets up and moves to another location, the screen will rotate so that it always points in the user’s direction.

It’s a system that seems ideal for people giving talks or conferences, teachers, and anyone who moves around a room or changes location often.

Besides AI understands voice commandsso you can tell it things like “turn on the laptop” or “close the screen” so you can turn it on or off without touching it. You can see it in the opening video of the news.

The other laptop that surprised us at IFA 2024 was the Acer Predator Project DualPlay. This is a gaming laptop that It has a removable gamepad on the keyboard:

As we see in the video, The laptop trackpad can be removedbecoming a gamepad for playing video games on the computer.

Also, as the Nintendo Switch made popular, The side controls can be separatedgetting two small gamepads for two players to play at the same time.

The curious laptop has 360-degree immersive RGB lighting, and surround sound.

Acer Predator Project DualPlay and Lenovo Auto Twist AI PC These are the two most surprising laptops at IFA 2024. But we must not forget that these are prototypes. It is not yet certain whether they will be marketed.

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Tags: Lenovo, Artificial intelligence, Video, Acer, Laptops