Portable Ultra-Short-Throw Smart Projector - Puppy Cube Mini Interactive Touchscreen Projector, 4K HDR, Auto-focus, DLP, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, 23-100" Picture, HDMI/USB, Android, Home Theater Projectors

The media could not be loaded.  It is for me very difficult to summarize the puppy cube, so bear with me - this review will be quite long.Remember the Sony Xperia Touch from a few years back? I sure do, and I also remember the eye-watering price tag of almost 2k USD and the abysmal 100 lumens it could output. So I ended up never buying it. Fast forward a couple of years and puppy robot (robotics?), a Hong Kong-based company has released a mostly improved version of Sony's original design, for half the price. I couldn't stop myself from ordering one, and I'm damn glad I did!puppy cube is such a leap in terms of versatility and usability compared to other Chinese projector manufacturers, and while its based on a Sony design, they decided to make it their own instead of just copying the Xperia Touch completely. The touch functionality feels more responsive, the quality of the projected touchscreen feels fuller and more crisp (the 300 ANSI lumens compared to Sony's 100 helps a lot). The customized version of Android looks a bit goofy, but it's not bad, and most apps run just fine. The perhaps biggest caveat is the lack of GMS, but more on that later.The projected touchscreen is 23 inches, and works on any flat surface (you get the best color rendition if it's white). You can install apps from an app store called UpToDown, which is a pretty common third-party app store in Europe, apparently. Apps will automatically appear in English if you set the device to that language (only two options anyway, English and Chinese). Apps that only work in portrait mode will require you to move the device, which can be annoying at times - landscape mode is definitely preferred.If you want, you can connect peripherals to the puppy cube. Either via the USB-A port or via Bluetooth. I'd recommend the latter, to which I've connected a mouse, keyboard, headphones and a PS4 controller, not to mention the included remote control. Here's where the real magic happens - if you tilt the puppy cube down, and have it project to a wall instead of a table, you can up to 100 inches of screen. While you lose the touchscreen functionality if you make the screen size any larger than 23 inches, you can still use the peripherals just fine. What that means is that you get a computer the size of a big milk carton, and a screen as big as your entire wall. Load up any productivity apps and you're able to do real work on this thing. It will also auto focus, but by using the remote you can also manually fine-tune the focus as well.Or just watch Netflix, or YouTube. Even more options comes from the fact that you can connect your computer with HDMI, a thumb drive or external HDD via USB. The puppy cube can work as a stand-alone device in horizontal mode, but also as a regular projector. The integrated speakers are decent, and the device can even act as Bluetooth speakers!And let's not forget that it is portable. The battery will last 150 minutes according the the official information, which should be enough for at least a full-length movie and then some.But despite all the versatility, there are some cons too. The lack of GMS being the biggest one, but there are a few others too. I'll list both pros and cons below. But the pros certainly outweighs the cons.Pros* It's a touchscreen projector, I mean come on!* Sensible amount of connectivity options* Android, hence it comes with a competent OS* Good sounding speakers* Goes up to over 100 inches (or at least feels like it)* Portable with decent battery life* Decent amounf of internal storage at 32GB* 720p and 300 lumens* Sleek designCons* No GMS* A bit too big and heavy to feel truly portable* A bit expensive for those only looking for a projector* Doesn't have a tripod mount* "only" has 720p and 300 lumens* remote feels flimsyIf you want a projector that is really unusual and insanely cool, then puppy cube is definitely for you. But if you just want a portable projector, then you might be better off buying something cheaper.

I really wanted this product to be a 5 star solution. The form factor is great and the virtual interface is really awesome and unique. However as a projector -- ummm. . not so good.1. The Airplay functionality is buggy and works 50% of the time2. I was really disappointed when I connected the device to HDMI direct, there were slight delays and the audio was not always in synch with the picture3. Hooked to my 2019 Mac Book Pro via HDMI and things were equally disappointing. My mac kept saying the device screen settings could not be determined and the resolution was all over the place (both mirrored or as separate displays)4. The Google style app store was blah - and many of the apps are not supported by the deviceIn summary I had high hopes. The virtual interface is something special and very responsive, but if I can't use it as a proper projector I think it falls a bit short. I am hoping they can do some firmware updates to get it working better. If not I will have to give this very expensive product to my kids to use with their XBOX or something.

The good: Very portable and battery life is excellent. (I tote it around in a camera bag). Picture quality is fine for my eyes, and sound is at least on par with most TVs out of the box without requiring extra speakers. Picture is serviceable in a dimmed room (night light on) on normal white wall.The bad: The smart feature was hamstrung by the projector not being Google Play Store (Seller was very up front about this and also reminded me many times, so no transparency issue here). Apps will be hard to come by, and I have issue where mirror casting YouTube from App from my iPhone SE (ios13 update) has no sound, but casting from youtube website works fine. Netflix app sometimes require you to use both touch and remote control to work. But it is a price worth paying for 120" on the go.

Fantastic product that is an amazing piece of technology! I used this to present material in a confined area that only a short-throw projector would be able to do. Unfortunately, this product suffers around natural light. Enough of the bad...The fact that this projector is running Android is absolutely fantastic. Its' ability to project standing up to turn any surface into a tablet is incredible. Additionally, being able to project in a lay-flat mode onto a screen of up to 100" is FACT! Rather than write a review that reads like a book, I'll highlight my favorite features with bullets.* Sucks in naturally lit spaces* Great for making any surface into a tablet* You can store presentations (i.e. powerpoint) on this device and then project them without having to run the presentation from a computer - this device is a computer!* More apps than I know what to do with - seriously, I'm still going through all of its' capabilities* Great sound too! Naturally, this is dependent on the enviroment

We try to replace the battery and the charger but is imposible beacuse is not information about it on internet, and is sad beacuse i love this proyector for watch movie with my kids, but this is a very disappointment and after having paid 900 dollars for it. Don’t buy it!

This is a really cool touchscreen projector that works quite well on flat surfaces. I find it work best on hardwood floor, surprisingly. Though the touchscreen part doesn't work on a wall (or any vertical surfaces) you can use the remote for that and it is still very cool!

This is a great projector with amazing sound and picture quality.kids can spend a lot of time learning by installing useful applications for kidsthings need to be done to make it perfect1- google services needs to be updated2- at least android 9 should be released

The media could not be loaded.  El producto es innovador, muy fácil de llevar a cualquier parte, su nitidez es buena, pero Al momento de comenzar a utilizarlo en el touch, se tarda mucho y se traba constantemente, la batería dura menos de una hora y en ocasiones el control remoto no sirve adecuadamente en el proyector, el youtube sólo se puede ver en modo tableta ya que en proyector no se ve adecuadamente, entiendo que es un nueva tecnología y aún está en desarrollo de perfección, pero por el costo que tiene debería de ser perfecto en todos los sentidos.