Pixel Cube Is Very Cute. Maybe Useful?

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m very susceptible to fun designs. Throw a bright special edition color scheme on an otherwise mundane appliance or gadget, and you’ll grab my interest. So, you may or may not want to trust me when I say that the Pixel Cube looks appealing.

Pixel Cube is “the personal pixel display.” That’s a fancy way of saying it is a 64×64 RGB LED matrix with Wi-Fi and a cute desktop-friendly enclosure.

What can it display? Well, the campaign page says the Pixel Cube has an open-platform and the “possibilities are endless.” That means that they’re mostly hoping that users will come up with things to do with their devices. But there are some basic functions, like showing the weather, time, and some little games. Though the Kickstarter disclaimer does say that images were AI-generated, so keep that under consideration.

Other than that, there really isn’t much information to work with. We don’t know what kind of microcontroller Pixel Cube contains or anything about the hardware, other than that the enclosure is a high-quality polymer and that the RGB matrix has 4,096 pixels. The only statement about the firmware and software is that there is a free app that will be compatible with iOS and Android.

Oh, and it is available in both orange and white.

If you think this is cute and feel like taking a relatively small gamble, the Kickstarter campaign will run until February 22nd. Super early birds can get a Pixel Cube for CA$59 (about $43 USD). Rewards should ship in April.

But as visually appealing as Pixel Cube is, the campaign isn’t filling me with confidence. If you can’t afford to lose the pledge, it would probably be best to wait until Pixel Cube is actually on digital store shelves. Or simply build your own!