STACK #232 February 2024

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many ideas like this do tend to become reality down the track, and this one looks like a winner. Smart home

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LG CineBeam Qube: Big picture, small footprint When you think of projectors, it’s easy to conjure up images of large, unwieldy units that take up a whole lot of space. LG has tackled this issue with their tiny but powerful new CineBeam Qube.

Clicks iPhone Creator Keyboard: Everything old is new again! Remember the days when our mobile phones had small physical buttons to type things with, rather than onscreen ones? Well, of course you do, as it wasn’t really that long ago. Anyway, if you harbour fondness for those days, good news is that the people at British company Clicks Technology have brought them back for a selection of iPhones in the form of a protective case with a keyboard built in. Moving the keyboard off screen gives more space to look at what you want to look at, and the keyboard, which features individual keys, also includes iOS shortcuts, as well as a connection passthrough. Samsung Flex In & Out Flip: Bend it, shape it, any way you want it Can you imagine a phone that’s so flexible that you can bend it completely backwards or forwards? Samsung can, and they’ve built a prototype, too.

Ecovacs Deebot X2 Combo: A one-stop cleaning shop Robotic vacuums are a dream come true for many, but they’re not always able to get into every nook and cranny that may harbour those dreaded dust bunnies. Now, the canny folk at Ecovacs have come up with a delightfully simple solution. They’ve combined their innovative squared off Deebot X2 Omni robotic vacuum and mop with a handheld vacuum that neatly stores in the combination charging dock/auto-empty station. So, if you see a bit that your trusty robot friend missed, or you just need to do a quick spot clean-up, you can easily grab the stick and suck it up. Brilliant! Nanoleaf Smart Lights: Why should inside have all the fun? Over recent years, the Nanoleaf people have delivered all manner of smart RGB indoor lighting that’s both fun and practical, and now they’re heading into the great outdoors. They’ve unveiled their first exterior lighting options via the appropriately named Permanent Outdoor Lights, and Outdoor String Lights, respectively.

Running on LG webOS like their televisions, meaning easy access to all sorts of content options, this teensy – it measures just 8 x 13.5 x 13.5 centimetres – unit can project lush 4K Ultra HD images with HDR at a size of anywhere between 50 and 120 inches via RGB laser. As well as what it outputs looking the goods, the CineBeam Qube itself also looks magnificent, giving off cool retro vibes, and coming complete with a convenient carrying handle that’s rotatable by 360 degrees. TCL 115QM891G QD-MiniLED TV: Taking on the projector! If you like your visual entertainment really big, then your only affordable option up until now may have been a projector. TCL have other

...imagine a phone that’s so flexible that you can bend

All the features that we’re used to inside, such as ambient light settings and dynamic gradients, feature, just in hardier units designed to withstand outside conditions, and all with Matter compatibility, too. Coupled with their newOrchestratorsoftware, which is an advanced real-time music analyser to have your lights match your beats, we’re expecting some mighty outdoor displays all year round, not just at holiday time. Philips 5000 Series Smart Deadbolt: Use the Force, lock! Smart locks have offered up all sorts of access options, from old school keys to PINs to apps to fingerprint recognition. Now Philips have added

it completely backwards or forwards.

Due to this flexibility, there’s no need for the presence of a cover screen on the Samsung Flex In & Out Flip; you can just see your notifications with a glance at the bent over main screen. While it’s only a concept that’s being shown off by Samsung currently, we all know that

ideas, launching a gargantuan 115” 4K TV. Claiming that it’s up to five times brighter than most competitors, with 4K tech at its heart viewers won’t be staring at giant pixels, just a huge reproduction of whatever their chosen viewing happens to be.

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