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UltraBar X: Modular. Smart. Your Desktop Command Center

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Magnetic Modules | Custom System | effortlessly control your PC, apps, games, and smart home devices from a user-friendly interface.
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Meet the Future: What is UltraBar X?

“It’s not just a tool — it’s your intelligent collaborator on the desktop.”UltraBar X is the world’s first desktop smart hub built around an ultra-narrow bar display, featuring magnetic modular expansion and powered by the SceneShift™ I Context-Aware Engine.
Simply put, it’s a desktop console that understands you — and assists you.

ULTRA BAR X is built from five key parts — CoreBar, VivoCube, DotKey,SenseCube and KnobKey — all designed to snap together magnetically. Assemble Like LEGO, Snap Modules in Seconds.Reconfigure your entire desktop in just 0.3 seconds with magnetic modules.

The entire system features a 45° ergonomic tilt, designed to keep your neck safe and eliminate “tech neck”

CoreBar — The Central, Control Everything

CoreBar powers and connects the entire ecosystem, bringing intelligence to your workspace.With a sleek 5:1 ultra-wide display, it reduces desktop clutter by 60%, keeping your setup clean, smart, and efficient.

UserFriendly, touch control, and dynamic UI customization.

CoreBar redefines desktop control with an user-friendly interface and a minimalist design that adapts to every scenario — intuitive, responsive, and made for creators.

Endless themes. Infinite styles

Transform your workspace with personalized wallpapers that reflect your unique taste.

VivoCube — Dynamic Control, A Mini CoreBar in Your Hands

Equipped with a programmable 2.0-inch AMOLED touch display and premium mechanical switches, this module delivers a multidimensional control experience through both tactile feedback and intuitive gestures. Its independent power supply enables seamless use as a secondary screen or a standalone mini controller, supporting connections of up to 3 modules in a compact, all-in-one design.

SenseCube — When Your Desk Becomes Sentient

SenseCube is the environmental sensing core of the UltraBar X ecosystem.
It doesn’t just respond — it perceives.

Through millimeter-wave radar, light, temperature, humidity, and vibration sensors, SenseCube gives your desk vision, touch, and temperature awareness — enabling truly proactive and intelligent interaction.

DotKey — Mechanical Precision at Your Fingertips

DotKey uses Cherry MX mechanical switches, delivering precise feedback with every press. Simplified and stripped to the essentials, it brings the pure joy of mechanical precision seamlessly to your command panel.

KnobKey — Spin to Master, Unlimited Control

The rotary dial clicks crisply with each turn, like handling a precision instrument. Every subtle adjustment feels deliberate, precise, and full of ritual.

Powered by our custom-built LineOS™, UltraBar X transforms CoreBar into the intelligent hub of your digital world. Through its multimodal communication capability, CoreBar builds four high-efficiency protocol bridges—USB/HID, Bluetooth Mesh, IP Network, and QuantumLink—enabling seamless, precise communication with every connected device.

Native PC Control – via USB & HID Protocols

USB-C plug & play — no drivers needed. Perfectly compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux!

Instantly monitor your PC’s hardware status—CPU, memory load, and more—so you can feel every breath of your system.

Activate the SceneShift AI engine with one click, letting your desktop truly think and adapt to your needs.

Transform CoreBar into a versatile command center for your desktop, supporting highly customizable macros and shortcuts like a Stream Deck, injecting new power into your professional workflow.

Wireless Control, Desktop Ecosystem — via Bluetooth Mesh

CoreBar uses a high-efficiency Bluetooth Mesh network to wirelessly manage all your desktop devices.

Wake your sleeping PC wirelessly with a simple tap on the screen.

One-Tap Power-On

Syncs with your monitor lamp and automatically adapts to ambient lighting.

Smart Lightbar

Smart Expansion, Connected Spaces– UltraBar X goes beyond your desktop.

Through IP networking, it seamlessly integrates with the most popular smart ecosystems in your home.

Sync with Philips Hue lights to create an immersive room atmosphere.
Control SONOS speakers with a single tap to play your focus playlist.

Integrate with platforms like Home Assistant, becoming a powerful command center for your smart home.

Powered by our QuantumLink magnetic protocol, makes expanding your desktop setup effortless.

Snap on modules like programmable buttons or drawing knobs, and they connect instantly, automatically recognized by the system. Your command center evolves with you, growing and adapting endlessly to match your workflow.

CoreBar is also a scalable platform — expandable via a built-in app store supporting 90+ major platforms, continuously boosting your desktop’s capabilities. Over 300 industry-ready templates, complete with icons, animations, and interaction logic — plug and play for simpler, more efficient operation.

UltraBar X lets you build macros on phone or PC—iOS, Android, or Windows, your control logic is always a tap away.  macOS config is already in the lab and joining the ecosystem soon.  

  • Phone
  • PC


Edit anywhere, deploy instantly—your desktop command center is no longer tied to a single machine.

UltraBar X opens its SDK to developers, allowing you to easily create your own plugins and extension modules. Join the developer program to customize functions to your needs, unleash creativity, and elevate your desktop control experience to a whole new level.

We’re all ears—tell us what integration you need next.  
And with the open SDK you can code your own plug-ins and features, so the desktop finally obeys only your rules.

UltraBar X will keep evolving with our official Nexus Store: new scenes, plugins, and themes added continuously.

Mix and match modules your way — available in Green, Gold, or Black. Color selections will be collected via a survey after the campaign ends.

ABS+PC shell, N52 magnetic core, HD display — crafted for strength, precision, and seamless control.

How to connect the module?

UltraBar X supports both Type-C and DC adapter power input, and can connect up to 15 modules simultaneously.

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