I move the wireless OLED TV to a wall with a vacuum cup. I will never be the same
As strange as it sounds, someone has made a TV that can be stuck to a wall using large suction cups. It is powered by built-in batteries and designed to be carried anywhere. And the most interesting thing, as far as I’m concerned, is that you can buy one right now.
Displace TV is a startup that unveiled its the first prototype of a 55-inch wall-mounted TV two years ago but it never stuck. The company has since refined the design, added a smaller screen size and added some AI. The Move the TV goes up for pre-order today starting at $1,499 and will ship this spring.
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Watch this: Displace TV’s 55-inch TV hangs on a wall using suction cups
There’s a catch to this pricing: it’s time-only CES 2025the annual tech fortune taking place now in Las Vegas. During this time, Displace TV is offering a $1,000 discount on all of its TVs. Once the show ends on January 10th, this discount expires. Here’s how pricing breaks down – note that pre-orders require a 10% refundable deposit.
- Displace TV Basic (27-inch): $1,499 now, $2,499 after CES
- Displace TV Basic (55-inch): $2,499 now, $3,499 after CES
- Displace TV Pro (27-inch): $2,999 now, $3,999 after CES
- Displace TV Pro (55-inch): $4,999 now, $5,999 after CES
The main difference between the Pro and Basic models is that only the Pro has suction cups. The Pro also comes with a fully detachable speaker system that helps extend battery life. All Displace TV screens are OLEDwhich provides the best image quality available.
This 27-inch Displace TV is glued to a refrigerator.
Displace’s concept is a TV that is completely wireless and easy to carry anywhere. Its built-in batteries mean you won’t need to plug in a power cable to watch, and it has Wi-Fi streaming so you don’t need to connect devices to watch TV shows and movies.
All Displace TV models have small feet that can pop into the cabinet to disappear when the TV is hung on the wall.
Practical with Displace TV
The company introduced its range of TVs here at CES 2025and I got the chance to check out the TV in an exclusive demo session Displace set up for CNET at an Airbnb off the Vegas Strip. I’ve been covering CES and television for over two decades, and I’ve never seen a demo like this.
By the pool was a wireless 55-inch Displace TV Basic, standing on little legs, running on battery. I picked it up and moved it using the built in handles, easy. But the really impressive part came when I used the Displace TV Pro and its suction cup system.
I’m holding a 55-inch Displace TV Pro here. Four suction cups on his back allow him to defy gravity.
In the kitchen, a 27-inch Pro was taped to the fridge. I pressed a little recessed button in the handle, and after the on-screen timer showed it was ready — and warned me to hold — I felt its weight and pulled it easily. To reattach it, I lifted it up and an indicator popped up to help me level the screen. I pressed a recessed joystick and another screen appeared representing the two suction cups on the back, complete with timers and an indicator showing the cups increasing suction until they turned green.
A message appeared saying I could back out, which I did with some trepidation. I was impressed to see the TV hanging there, defying gravity, acting just like a normal TV, complete with apps and an on-screen menu.
This is what the suction cups look like on top of a refrigerator.
The process was the same with the 55-inch model and just as impressive, though a bit more difficult because the TV was heavier. But the combination of on-screen prompts and huge suction cups convinced me that the ridiculously expensive TV would actually hang there. The TV also features a wheelie safety system. designed to save the TV from falling to the floor if the panel succumbs to gravity (it wasn’t ready for the demo).
In its most elegant form, the TV is all-screen, but it also has a range of pop-ups. The charging port pops out from the side and you can leave it on like a regular TV. On the opposite side, the pop-up USB-C port lets you connect HDMI devices (via a USB-to-HDMI cable). Another small tray, available only for the 55-inch size, pops out and lets you attach a Roku Stick or other streamer and hide it inside. There is a pop-up camera at the top. There are a pair of legs at the bottom that allow the TV to stand upright. If you want to have several professionals, you can join them in a “video wall”.
Among the myriad pop-up slots is an HDMI caddy that can store streaming sticks out of sight.
The Pro also comes with a soundbar and speaker system, both of which can be detached via pop-up brackets. Basic can also support these speakers, but they are not included. Adding one of these speakers, which have their own built-in batteries, increases the TV’s battery life.
With no speakers attached, the Pro lasted about eight hours at maximum brightness. The Basic has half the capacity of the built-in battery, so it lasts three to four hours. Connecting the full set of speakers significantly increases battery life to 60 hours for the Pro.
The Displace TV remote has a touchpad and programmable buttons.
The Displace TV remote is also unique. It felt like a phone in my hand, and its surface is dominated by a touchpad with scrolling areas that held up smoothly and just as I expected, allowing me to move my pointer around the screen and scroll through menus. There are six buttons on the top, one of which is programmable (there’s a CNET shortcut for my demo).
The company is also building its own operating system called Displace OS. He used I have an agent to make tasks easier—from streaming and productivity features (like sending emails) to ridesharing and food delivery—with voice commands. A wireless keyboard and mouse can also be connected to the TV to facilitate certain tasks.
I didn’t get to test the agents for my demo, but I appreciated that the TV essentially has a built-in web browser, allowing easy access not only to streaming services, but also to websites like CNET.
I’m stating the obvious here: This is an expensive and relatively niche product. If you want a battery-powered TV, it’s easy enough to plug a regular TV into the portable power plant and save hundreds or even thousands of dollars. If you want a battery-powered external screen portable projector is much cheaper with a larger image.
The 55-inch Displace TV Pro ships starting March 28, while the smaller Pro and both Basic sizes will ship soon after, according to Displace TV. Look for a full review from CNET then.
For more from CES 2025look at this a robot vacuum cleaner that can collect socksor learn how a new donut-shaped engine could revolutionize electric cars.
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