Royole has revealed a crazy Amazon Alexa-powred smart speaker here at CES 2020 it has an 8-inch AMOLED display wrapped around the outside for watching video content without a second screen.
Royole’s Mirage Smart Speaker has an 8-inch AMOLED “fully flexible” touch display that appears to cover most, if not all, of the body of the device
Instead of tapping on controls on the top of the device, perhaps you could just touch the screen on the body of the speaker. And based on the press images, it seems like Royole might also use the screen for some cool-looking visualizers. That wraparound screen will come at a price, though: Royole says the Mirage will be available in Q2 for $899.
Royole says the Mirage is equipped with three “full-range drivers” and a “passive bass radiator,” but we’ll have to hear the speaker for ourselves to know how good it sounds. Royole also says the speaker is equipped with Amazon Alexa and two far-field mics to pick up your voice. The Mirage also has a 5MP camera. It’s not clear what that camera might be used for, though Royole says it has a “physical mute switch,” so it seems you’ll be able to cover the camera if you’d like.
Royole also showed off the new $129/£129 RoWrite 2 smart notebook as well as a prototype demonstration of Royole’s RoTree paper-thin flexible display tech. The company says it is working with “hundreds” of other companies that are keen to use its flexible display technology in their own devices.
