Las Vegas - All of the best smart speakers have available voice assistants and sound great. But the last time I checked, none of them were floating and didn't have flexible displays. At least not like this strange speaker I found at CES 2020.

The Alexa-enabled Mirage combines Cleer's audio hardware with Royole's flexible AMOLED screen technology to create a smart speaker/display hybrid that appears to float in the air. debuted at CES, but Cleer says it will finally be ready to ship in Q2 2020.

The visible backbone supports Mirage, but when viewed head-on, it looks like a cylinder floating between two transparent disks. Viewed at the correct angle, it is quite trippy.

Inside the Mirage are three 1.75-inch full-range drivers and a passive radiator. In my demo, Selena Gomez's "Hands to Myself" was heard in full through the 3.1 channel speakers, and I found the Mirage's circular design and wrap-around grille to be accurate for a 360-degree listening experience.

As majestic as the Mirage sounded, I had a hard time taking my eyes off the curved 7.8-inch AMOLED touch display throughout the hands-on session. The screen remained colorful and bright even as I manipulated the unique interface with my fingers and voice.

However, relying on voice commands, it quickly became apparent that the integration with Alexa was not yet sophisticated. When I asked Alexa to tell me a joke, a Star Trek pun appeared on the blue background, just as it did on the Echo Show. But when I asked Amazon's voice assistant to display a recipe for chocolate chip cookies, it simply could not.

Even more impressive is Mirage's 5 megapixel front-facing camera, which can take pictures and video chat with friends and family. When demonstrated on the exhibit floor, I could see myself clearly.

If the smart assistant integration goes smoothly (which Cleer says it will), Mirage's modern design and solid audio will make it the coolest smart speaker of the year. However, the $899 price tag may be a big turnoff.

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