WICKED LASER LASERCUBE REVIEW

Tiny cube with powerful laser projection, LaserCube from wicked laser not only delivers great features but also comes with an attractive price. 

The size of LaserCube being compact and portable, delivering the stunning design features as a big laser projector - is one of the advantages of the projector to carry it around to deliver the performance at it best. 
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Hence, our chosen feature is the laserCube. The small tiny projector with powerful stunning laser beams. LaserCube is popular among visual artists for delivering hundreds of animations, images and sonic visualisers. We feature in our article reviews based on it’s safety features and performance. 
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Below are the projectors features as claimed by the brand Wicked laser with its specifications. Keep reading below for the testimonials through the reviews which we have features under both safety and performance and combining all under brief reviews at a glance.
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KEY FEATURES AT A GLANCE

• Ultra portable and compact laser projector which you can take anywhere.
• Powerful laser beams with full color
• The bracket handle has 3 holes that will allow up to an M8 bolt tto pass through in order to attach a truss clamp compatible with the pole diameter of the lighting rig.
• Maximum wifi range upto 100 meters from the device.
• Maximum visible range of projection 1W is 500 meters & 2W is 1000 meters.
• Replaceable battery with battery life of 2 hours.
• Compatible with multiple other professional laser softwares such as Touchdesigner, Modulaser and LSG.
• Advertising, logo projection features.
• Projection mapping, multi & quick laser shows
• Excellent hypnotising beams and audio beats sync
• Photo visual effects features
• Laser banding effects, hand, lumia
• LaserOS software comes with hundreds of animations, images and sonic visualisers​

Although for its compact size, LaserCube is estimated with 200 times more power than a normal small laser projector.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

HOW IS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LaserCube?

REVIEWS AT A GLANCE

• A portable battery powered laser projector that only uses lasers, unlike the small portable lasers available at the market which are 5 milli-watts, laserCube is estimated with 200 times more power. 

 

• Great features such as laser lights, full color laser light shows using high-speed mirrors, laser with music features with the software program of LaserOS.

 

• The animations of lasers in vector graphics can give amazing 3D effect graphics.

 

• Good light show syncing feature with the laser animation to adapt on the audio beats of the music.

 

• Battery powered with the life of the battery two to three hours which is good for a small laser projector.

 

• Not wireless, need a USB connection - hence maybe a downside for some users.
• Reviewed by many users as one of the coolest RGB laser projectors on the market with great features.

 

• Compact size and easy to use features with a good LaserOS software app.

 

• The laserOS application does not provide a timeline view hence the features maybe limited and may need other applications which the laserCube is compatible with.

 

• Basic laser engraving feature but with an add-on focusing lens however the laser tool maybe too slow and below expectation of it’s performance.

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• Great gadget for visual artists.

 

• Game play feature is not great due to bad controls and limited games although available.

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• LaserCube maybe highly powerful regardless of the compact size and very dangerous regardless of the multiple layers of safety gear - hence one needs to be very careful.

“The Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance – the distance from which a 1,000-mW laser can damage your eye in less than a quarter of a second – is 733 ft (224 m) away. You can even hurt yourself looking at the point where the laser hits the wood as you're etching it, it's so bright.” newatlas.com

SAFETY
LaserCube maybe highly powerful regardless of the compact size and very dangerous regardless of the multiple layers of safety gear - hence one needs to be very careful. With the safety class of 4, it can still burn balloons, skin and eyeballs. 

​It is also stated in the website that the higher power of 7.5W Ultra risks shattering the glass attenuating filter. Sudden breakage and the power then no longer being attenuated would be a safety hazard.

As a safety feature LaserCube has an internal automatic shutoff mechanism that will switch off your laser and disable battery charging if temperatures exceed 40C, however if you are using the laserCube safety measures needs to be practiced. 

SAFETY TIPS

•  Not shooting lasers at people as it is still very powerful enough to light a match or pop balloons.
• Laser beams striking aircraft can blind pilots hence it shall never be aimed at the sky.
• Do not scan your audience without explicit approval granted from your regulatory body in your city or state. Check with local authorities before using a laser in public areas.
• Its is also advised ignorer to use the gadget to attach it with a special safety dongle as stated by the newatlas.com​

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“ To get the LaserCube going, you need to attach a special safety dongle, turn it on, then turn a separate safety key, then unscrew the shield from the front and let it drop out of the way, then hook it up to a laptop or a phone and turn it on.” newatlas.com

With the safety class of 4, it can still burn balloons, skin and eyeballs. 

PERFORMANCE ON IT'S FEATURES
​Mostly reviewed as an excellent gadget for visual artists, LaserCube for it’s compact size and portability is also with its price. With vibrant and unique visuals, the software application that comes with the gadget is equipped with many animations, visuals and sonic visualisers. Although, the app is not handy for it’s limitation on usage and requiring precise attention to set it up due to the limited information in the explanation of interface, it performs good - average on Microsoft, MacOS, apple and android devices as per all reviews.

“Don't expect to show photos or videos with the LaserCube like you can with a conventional home or office projector; its three laser diodes are designed to show bright, colorful outlines rather than any sort of complex detail, which will usually just be shown as flashing, colorful streaks.
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Vector graphics and cartoons are your best bet (animations are only supported in .svg file format, but LaserOS can load still images in .jpg, .bmp, .svg, .png, and .ild). You can also run through any combination of color and distortion effects for your images, which can inject splashes of color and surreality into the relatively simple projections.” pcmag.com

As researched on the performance of game play, many reviews indicate that the games available were not upto expectation and the performance was not good. As such, the engraving performance as well, as reviews indicates that the laserCube does an average job although very slow. 

The power of the lasers for it’s brightness and quality is the ultimate feature which many users give as the top feature of the gadget. The excellent range according to one review states 30 meters / 100 ft. resulted animation effects staying vivid and detailed.

The performance of battery for this little device is another key purchasing feature as per review. Hence if you are an visual artist, up for a challenge, LaserCube is an ultimate device for your test.
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“You can create your own animations with software like MaxWell Synth, Modulaser or LaserShowXpress – it's compatible with all of these – or even try uploading images and converting them to laser art ... which has frankly sucked every time we've tried it, for whatever reason. You can grab a smoke machine and be a smartass by making laser harp strings float in the air, which you can use as a MIDI controller to make music.” newatlas.com

PROS & CONS OF THE LaserCube