Whether the world hates or loves Xiaomi, the Chinese manufacturer never fails to make an impact on the international market and always surprises as with their smart technology. They are the only reason for our anticipation. For us, rather than the smartphones, Xiaomi’s smart accessories are more impressive. Speaking of accessories, we bet that our today’s protagonist will never disappoint all of our readers. And the reason? You guessed right! It’s the price of the product which is $13 (every person on this planet can afford it) and for that price you have nothing to lose. The name of our protagonist is Xiaomi Mi Cube: A revolutionary smart home controller.

Xiaomi Mi Cube – No Buttons, just Gravity Response but is it enough?

First, talking about the appearance which by the name suggest is a simple cube. To be specific it’s a tiny polaroid cube (45mm x 45mm x 45mm), a near perfect 5 cm device which weighs 73g, only. It is available in three beautiful and light colors: White, Blue, and Pink. On one side, is the Micro-USB port situated to recharge the battery.

Xiaomi Mi Cube doesn’t have any buttons so you would be wondering that how does it work? Well, the working is simple. It integrates some gravity turn sensors (gyroscopes) working on 6 different kinds of controls/motions like shake, 90-degree flip, 180-degree flip, double knock, Rotate, and Nudge. For each action, a specific function is programmed (turn on or off) for each device.

Here’s a video provided below that will enable you to fully understand the device. Even in the video it also works as a universal T.V remote control but that’s just the beginning. After looking at the countless features, at the end, you’re going to love it.

Xiaomi suggests that apart from a smart home controller, it is also aimed to be an ideal controller for some Virtual Reality. But, we know that the possibilities and the functions of this stupendous cube are limitless. That’s why the company has also named it as:

Magic Cube

As far as the compatibility is concerned, is cube belongs to Mi Family so all Xiaomi Mi products are compatible. An app is also available for the product to be used via smartphone.

Price and Availability

The product is priced at $13 (increased from $10) at the official site of Xiaomi. As far as international Chinese stores are concerned they are selling between a price range of $17.99 – 47.69. Here are the links to the Stores