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CES is where we typically see some pretty crazy tech gadgets that get announced. And a lot of the time, they never actually go on sale. The Displace TV fits into that camp, though we do hope it goes on sale at some point.
Basically, Displace TV is a 55-inch OLED TV that can attach to any wall or window, and it is completely wireless. In fact, it runs on hot-swappable batteries.
This is a 4K 55-inch OLED TV, so it’s a pretty good panel. And that right there tells you it’s going to be pretty pricey. But it uses active-loop vacuum technology to suction itself into place. It does make a little bit of noise when you are close to a window or wall, as it starts to suction itself onto the surface.
As far as the batteries go, there are four batteries inside the Displace TV. These are hot-swappable, so you are able to pop one out and swap in a fully charged battery. The company is not yet giving any details about the size of the battery, nor the recharging time. As this particular model that they are showing off at CES, was custom-made for CES. That’s pretty common for a lot of these weird gadgets at CES.
Displace TV will run on for about a month, if they average about six hours of TV per day. That’s pretty good actually, and a lot longer than I was expecting. Part of the reason that the batteries can last so long on a charge, is because the TV is not doing any heavy processing on the actual TV. It is actually streaming media from a base station that comes with the device.
How much will it cost?
Keep in mind that this is a concept, but it does start at $3,000. Currently, there’s only 100 units available for pre-order and they’ll start shipping in December.
Hopefully this is one of those CES gadgets that do make it onto store shelves. As this could be a really cool option for those that live in apartments and have little space for a TV or console table, and can’t actually mount their TV on the wall.