The Displace Hub could make your regular TV wi-fi

Displace first tried its hand at reimagining the TV in 2023, with a wi-fi display that suctions onto partitions and options built-in rechargeable batteries. At CES 2026, the corporate will not be solely introducing new variations of its personal TVs, it is also exhibiting off the Displace Hub, an adjunct that may make different TVs wi-fi.

The Displace Hub is a wall-mounting system with some further bells and whistles. It combines the “active-loop suction” of Displace’s TVs, with a chargeable battery that may energy no matter display you mount on it and a built-in PC that runs Displace’s “ambient computing platform.” The Hub makes use of an Intel N-150 4-core CPU with an built-in GPU, 16GB RAM and 128GB of storage to run Displace’s working system, and features a 15,000mAh battery to maintain every thing powered. The Hub additionally has two HDMI inputs for exterior units and helps Displace’s Controller 2.0, which presents a second display for added info and content material.

The mounting system does have some notable limits, nevertheless. Displace says the Hub can assist weights as much as 150 kilos, and is particularly designed to mount TVs between 55 and 100 inches, which could rule out the TV you already personal. The battery lifetime of the Displace Hub is also a priority. Connecting your TV to the Hub’s built-in battery is meant to eradicate the necessity for ugly energy cables, however relying on how usually you watch and the power calls for of your display, you could be recharging pretty usually. Displace says the Displace Hub’s battery life lasts wherever from 5 to 10 hours. Whereas the Hub will be recharged whereas holding your TV mounted on the identical time, having to plug and unplug your TV setup from a charger looks like it might defeat the purpose of getting a wi-fi TV within the first place.

Different TV makers have tried to supply largely wi-fi screens at CES up to now, just like the LG Signature OLED M3 and the Samsung Neo QLED 8K QN990F, which use wi-fi breakout bins to stream HDMI connections to their TV screens. Each of these TVs had been targeted on decreasing the variety of cables that you just connect with your display quite than eliminating cables totally, although, a purpose that also comes with tradeoffs based mostly on the restrictions of the Displace Hub.

Displace hasn’t introduced a launch date for the Displace Hub, however the firm says that the mounting system will price $1,900 at launch and will likely be obtainable to pre-order throughout CES 2026.