Divoom Pixoo 64
Gadgets October 12, 2022
Sooo, about some long time ago (I didn’t say the late 80’s, wasn’t there, honest!) all sorts of things were in fashion as I recall errr… have been told. Some of those things (thankfully, not all of them – colour-changing T-shirts or shell-suits anyone?!) are making a massive come back in the retro-market. One of which is 8-bit gaming and this product taps firmly in to the nostalgia ‘feel’s of exactly that. But, of course, it’s updated for the modern age!
Pixel Art is its own genre these days and the (yep, you guessed it!) accompanying Divoom app allows you to create your own images, animations or scrolling text images. As well as this, the Pixoo-64 is Wi-Fi compatible – a step up from previous iterations that were only Bluetooth – and so the online community is instantly accessible for the Pixel Art afficionado allowing anyone with a penchant for this kind of thing to share their designs, access others and do all sorts of things such as pixelating current photos to help really give that unique feel to them. This connectivity allows people to get truly involved with the Pixel Art community and this is perhaps the greatest strength of the Pixoo-64.
The advantage of being able to share ideas and art-work is immediately obvious but this isn’t the only thing that the PIxoo-64 can do. You can also use it as a clock in whatever design you feel like adopting or use it as a fancy display for up-to-date info such as performance on Social Media platforms or even to show stocks and shares and up-to-date financial information relevant to you.
But, it all comes down to taste with this device. If (like me), you’re happy leaving the 80’s behind (alright, alright I admit it, I’m old!), it’s probably not for you. Otherwise, have fun! RRP £149.99
- A step up from previous Pixoo’s – in size, detail and capability
- Easy to set up
- Multiple options to display in home
- Connecton to a unique art community
- Can connect to Alexa
- App can be confusing at first
- Needs to remain plugged in to work – kind of ruining the ‘hang on the wall’ option.