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A television that spends most of its life pretending to be a painting sounds like a gimmick, until you stand in front of one. The Hisense S7 CanvasTV, available in a 65-inch size among others, is built around that idea. It’s a 4K QLED Google TV wrapped in a teak frame, designed to disappear into your wall as art before it plays a single show.
Getting there took real design work. Hisense ships the CanvasTV with its UltraSlim wall mount already in the box, letting the panel hug the wall closely enough to read as a frame rather than a floating screen. Unlike Samsung’s Frame TV, which relies on a separate connection box tucked nearby, the CanvasTV keeps everything built into the panel, so there’s no extra hardware to hide.
Once mounted, the fun part starts. Flip on Art Mode, and the screen rotates through more than 1,000 curated artworks, from classic landscapes to abstract pieces, included at no extra cost. There’s no subscription behind that gallery, which matters if you resent paying monthly for something you already own. You can also load your own photos, turning travel shots into rotating wall art.
That gallery also knows when to rest. A built-in Motion Detector keeps art on display only when someone’s in the room, switching to a blank screen once you step out and saving power along the way. That small detail changes how the TV behaves day to day, less like a screen left running from habit and more like art that responds to the room.
Living rooms rarely have controlled lighting, and CanvasTV was built with that in mind. Its Hi-Matte anti-glare panel cuts down on reflections from windows and lamps, keeping artwork and video watchable no matter the time of day. An RGB light sensor also reads the room in real time, adjusting brightness and color temperature so a painting at noon looks as convincing as it does under evening light.
Switch to actual programming and the CanvasTV stops acting modest. It uses 4K QLED with Quantum Dot Color for punchy, accurate tones, backed by a 144Hz native refresh rate for smoother motion during fast scenes or sports. Support for Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, and HDR10+ Adaptive rounds things out, so whatever you’re streaming gets the contrast and detail it was mastered with, not a flattened version of it.
None of that would matter without a decent interface, and Hisense chose Google TV for that purpose. That means access to more than 700,000 movies and shows across over 10,000 apps, personalized profiles for family members, and Chromecast built in. Google Assistant handles voice commands, and support for Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit means it fits whatever smart home setup you already have.
Design-forward TVs don’t always keep gamers happy, but this one doesn’t ignore them. Two HDMI 2.1 ports support 144Hz Game Mode Pro and variable refresh rate, while a dedicated Game Bar lets you check frame rate and input lag without leaving whatever you’re playing. It won’t outrun a dedicated gaming monitor, but for a household where the console sits below framed art, it holds up well.
Sound comes from a built-in 2.0.2 system tuned with DTS Virtual:X, enough to fill a living room without a soundbar propped under the frame. Everything else ships in the box too: the teak frame, the wall mount, a backlit voice remote, and a two-year warranty. It’s the kind of completeness that lets you mount it once and stop thinking about extra purchases.
Live with it a week and the split personality stops feeling like a novelty. Mornings might show a quiet landscape while coffee brews, evenings hand the wall to a show or a game, and the switch never feels like a compromise. Most TVs ask you to accept a black rectangle once they’re off. This one lets you forget it’s a television at all.
Apple’s iPhone Duo folds into a shape phones haven’t really had before, and that changes what a case, a charger, or a screen protector needs to do. ESR noticed. Its accessory lineup for the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max doesn’t treat these phones like slightly bigger versions of last year’s model. It builds around the hinge, the fold, and how people actually hold these things.
ESR has been making phone accessories since 2009, and it shows in how confidently this lineup comes together. Four products anchor it: a vegan leather case with a built-in stand, a screen protector built around Corning glass, a magnetic charging pad with active cooling, and a retractable wall charger made for travel. Each one solves a different part of daily life with the new iPhone, starting with the case.
ESR Atelier Magnetic Case with Flex Stand
The Atelier case is where ESR’s design ambitions show up first, and the Deep Burgundy finish makes the case, pun intended. It uses organic silicone leather that feels closer to a wallet than a phone shell, soft to the touch with a grain that resists fingerprints and daily grime. An anti-fouling coating keeps the lighter trim looking new, so it ages more like a handbag than plastic.
The iPhone Duo version centers on a Flex Stand that finally makes sense on a folding phone. When opened, it can rotate a full 180 degrees, supporting portrait and landscape viewing whether the phone is folded shut or opened flat, and doubles as a secure grip in hand. Zinc alloy and a damping hinge keep it locked at any angle, and ESR says it survives 3,000 open-and-close cycles without loosening.
Closing the stand also forms a lip around the camera lenses, shielding them from direct contact with tables or countertops. The rest of the case follows the same foldable logic, with hinge padding, a soft microfiber lining, a TPU frame, and raised edges around the screen. A 1,400g magnet on the back locks onto MagSafe chargers, car mounts, wallets, and power banks.
The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max version sports the same dual-function Flex Stand but trades the grip function for a simpler adjustable stand, tilting between 15 and 69 degrees for portrait or landscape viewing. A built-in cover keeps the Camera Control button protected without getting in the way, while the same 1,400g magnet, aligned by a precise ring layout, locks onto MagSafe gear just as securely.
Screen protectors usually get bolted on as an afterthought, but this one leads with durability first. It’s built from Accessory Glass by Corning, the same company that’s supplied Apple’s cover glass since the very first iPhone, and ESR rates it at up to 10 times the impact absorption of generic protectors. Corning’s own testing also credits it with up to twice the scratch resistance of standard glass.
That toughness doesn’t come at the cost of clarity. An anti-reflective coating tunes light reflection down to just 3.75%, with 94% optical transmittance, so colors read truer and glare backs off in bright rooms or direct sun. Installation skips the bubble wrestling match: a tray system aligns the protector automatically, and pulling one tab clears dust and pushes out air for a clean, edge-to-edge fit in two steps.
The Cyclone’s real advantage becomes clear before the battery bar even climbs halfway. Its Qi2 25W charging combines with a CryoBoost fan that pulls heat off the phone’s back, a pairing ESR says charges a phone to 50% noticeably faster than Apple’s own charger. That same active cooling drops temperatures by about 11.7°F, easing the heat buildup that erodes battery health over time.
Beyond the charging speed, the Cyclone earns its desk space with practical touches. Its built-in stand tilts from 0 to 150 degrees, supporting both portrait and landscape viewing; the latter also enables StandBy mode. It stays whisper-quiet under 25dB even overnight, which also makes it a perfect bedside accessory. Paired with an ESR magnetic case, the pad delivers a 2,000g magnetic hold to keep the phone locked in place, while a 5.9-ft cable adds slack for charging without unplugging.
The Xtend charger solves a smaller but familiar annoyance: the loose cable that always ends up tangled at the bottom of a bag. It has a cable built right into the block, one that pulls out to 3.1 ft when needed and retracts back in when it’s not. ESR says the braided cord can handle 20,000 pulls and 10,000 bends, which is a lot of trips through airport security.
Powered by the PD 3.2 AVS protocol, the Xtend charger delivers up to 60W of dynamic power, enough to fast-charge laptops, phones, and other smart devices without swapping bricks between them. ESR says it can push an iPhone 18 Pro to 50% in about 15 minutes, a pace that turns a quick coffee break into enough juice to get through the rest of the day without reaching for an outlet.
A second USB-C port sits tucked onto the side, so a set of earbuds or a smartwatch can top up alongside the phone without hunting for another outlet or unplugging anything else first. TÜV certification backs up the over-voltage, under-voltage, and temperature safeguards built into a charger small enough to disappear into a jacket pocket without adding any noticeable bulk. All these features are packed into a compact, travel-ready shell that’s easy to swap in for the bulkier charger-and-cable combo most people pack for a trip, making it especially convenient for travel and on-the-go use.
Seeing the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro paired with accessories built around their actual design makes it easier to skip the usual guesswork of a phone setup. ESR treats the hinge, the screen, and the charging cable as design decisions rather than afterthoughts. Anyone curious about how the lineup comes together can browse ESR’s iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro collection to see where a new setup might start.