The back of the smartphone is "just a board". Some Xiaomi models have a small display next to the camera so that you can check the date, smartphone status, notifications, etc.
However, many smartphones cannot get any information when turned inside out.
STAR's "STAR case" is a product that has a built-in LED light in the case attached to the smartphone, and the light illuminates characters, displays a digital clock, and also displays application notifications and incoming calls.
At CES 2022 in Las Vegas in January, we received the Innovation Award as a "smart battery case that can be controlled by the app."
STARcase receiving the CES 2022 Innovation AwardLooking at the products on display, the smartphone is an iPhone 8 and a little earlier.
I was wondering why I received the award even though it was a long time ago product, but when I look at Star's website, a new model compatible with the latest smartphones is scheduled to come out.
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Some of the models scheduled to be released include "Pixel 6" and "Galaxy S22", so you will be able to use STARcase on devices other than the iPhone. On the other hand, iPhone will be compatible with all models except mini of iPhone 13 and iPhone 12.
Products for new models such as iPhone 13 will be releasedSTARcase can be connected to the app via Bluetooth and various settings can be made on the app side. It is possible to write characters and pictures with the LED on the back and scroll it, but it is not possible to display elaborately because it is 21 x 10 dots.
Even if you receive a notification, you can do something like "a message has arrived" or "a call has arrived" with an arrow or an envelope icon. However, it seems convenient to know the notification even if the smartphone is turned inside out.
Character display is in English.The notification is not a content display but a notification that there was an incoming call etc.The new product will be modular and the case and LED light part will be separated, which seems to be designed to flexibly support multiple smartphones.
On the other hand, with this separation structure, the number of LED lights arranged is reduced, and it seems that the vertical direction is 20 dots or less. Therefore, rather than displaying characters, it seems that it will be used for displaying icons to notify notifications, displaying pictures for fun, and even displaying time.
The new model is a modular system.It is convenient to be able to buy only the outer case when changing modelsThe planned price of STARcase is $ 149.99. The release date is still undecided, but I would like it to be sold in Japan as well.