Quirky wireless TV company Displace wants to bridge its battery-powered, cable-free concept to any television from any brand. And it has found a way to do so with the new Displace Hub, which is a new wall mounting system that transforms any television into a wireless smart display that can be attached to any surface in seconds.
The Displace Hub will be unveiled at CES 2026 next month, and it promises a clean break from the hassle of using brackets, drilling holes and the spaghetti of cables that comes with traditional wall mounting. It uses the same “active-loop” suction technology found on the company’s original wireless television, the Displace TV that debuted at CES 2023.
Displace founder and Chief Executive Balaji Krishnan said wall mounting TVs is a nightmare of a task and something that very few people can do by themselves, and his goal is to change that. The active-loop tech uses suction to create a vacuum between the TV and the wall. The process involves using a joystick and following on-screen guidance to adjust the cup pressure for each of the suckers used to hold the TV up, and the company promises that it typically takes less than 10 seconds before confirming a safe and secure hold. The suction zones then work constantly to ensure the TV always clings to the surface.
Once the Displace Hub is attached to the wall, all you have to do is attach your TV to it. The company says it’s compatible with TVs from 55-inches to 100-inches weighing up to “150 pounds”, or around 68 kilograms. That’s a fairly hefty weight.
The TV then plugs directly into the Displace Hub and uses its internal battery for power, eliminating the need to have a visible power cord. It’s an intriguing idea that may appeal to those who rent their homes or rearrange them frequently, or perhaps someone who’d just like to be able to move their shiny new OLED television from the living room to the bedroom on occasion.
The company is pitching three separate ideas in one product – rapid attachment, wireless power and also a software layer powered by AI.
The Hub runs the Displace OS 2.0 platform, which is said to provide an “ambient computing” feel with a second-screen experience via a separate Controller 2.0 module that displays its suction controls and information about the movie or TV show being watched. The Hub comes with two HDMI ports for attaching external devices, and there’s a built-in safety feature called the Landing Gear, which is designed to reduce the risk of slips or detachments. In terms of hardware, the Hub is powered by an Intel N-150 4-core CPU and has 16GB of RAM and 128GB of storage space.
The Displace Hub gets a lot of credit for its innovativeness, but there are going to be questions about how it stands up in the real world. The idea of being able to connect “any TV” to “any surface” sounds great, but we do wonder how realistic that is when someone has a 100-inch panel, a textured wallpaper surface and months of daily use. The suction system will need to work endlessly, more or less, and hold up against dust, heat, general wear and tear and repeated mount-and-remove cycles over many months – not just in a one-off demonstration on a super-clean surface that has been especially prepared.
The reliance on batteries may also be problematic. Displace says the Hub is powered by a 15,000mAh battery that lasts anywhere from five to 10 hours, depending on the TV. It can also be recharged while keeping the TV switched on and mounted at the same time, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having a wireless TV in the first place.
Displace has not yet said when the Displace Hub will be made available, but it’ll cost $1,900 and be available for pre-order from the moment it showcases the product at CES 2026.
