Nanoleaf’s new Expo Smart Display Cases are an attention-grabbing approach to make a fastidiously curated assortment the main target of any room. Each case options subtle color-changing LED lighting, and a number of cases can be stacked to create a bigger display with colours and animated lighting that syncs throughout a whole bunch of cases. They’re out there now individually for $79.99, otherwise you can save $20 by choosing a four-pack for $299.99.
Made from “premium grade ABS resin,” the cases characteristic evenly subtle LED lighting to decrease shadows and hotspots round what’s displayed inside. Unlike display cases with a single overhead highlight, Nanoleaf is taking an method related to the product lighting utilized in skilled photoshoots.
A clear door retains mud at bay whereas triggering “subtle lighting effects” when opened and closed thanks to hidden magnetic sensors. Each display case additionally has its personal management panel, permitting its particular person lighting to be adjusted, however the LED results get much more spectacular while you group a couple of of them collectively.
The Expo Smart Display Cases can be stacked and organized both facet by facet or on high of one another, mechanically creating connections that share energy between them. Up to eight of the cases can be powered by a single 42W energy provide or up to 16 of them with a 75W energy supply.
When related to a Wi-Fi community and the Nanoleaf cellular app, the corporate’s LayoutDetect know-how mechanically determines the placement of every case in a customized structure — up to 300 of them directly — simplifying the setup course of for these with tons of figures (or sneakers) to display.
By figuring out the placement of every display case relative to the others, customers can activate animated lighting shows that unfold throughout them, together with 1000’s of preset scenes or customized results created in Nanoleaf’s app. The LEDs within the display cases can even be used as a music visualizer, pulsing to the beat of a track, or as bias lighting, mirroring the colours of what’s on a close-by TV display screen.
The solely factor that may give collectors pause is the value. If you had been to max out the system’s capabilities and fill a large wall with 300 of them, you’d pay $22,499.25. That’s so much of cash that may very well be spent on extra footwear, extra Funko Pops, or extra Lego units.