Banpresto’s RelaxStyle series is updating its classic and highly popular Room Palette to make way for the colorful Room Palette Skyrium lamp. Available from April, the Skyrium incorporates nine color LED lights that move through a diffuser to create an evolving and colorful projection on walls and ceilings.
Projection modes for the Skyrium include Aurora (to recreate the Northern Lights), Resort Ocean (blues and greens), Deep Blue, and Dream mode (3-color). It can be powered by both an AC adapter and batteries, but there are also 60 and 120 minute timer settings to conserve power after you doze off.
The original 2003 Room Palette was one of the very first in the Japanese megatrend of affordable ambient lighting for the home, and made way for a whole host of products from HomeStar planetariums from Sega Toys to kaleidoscope projectors. These are all toys targeted specifically to adults, typically in the 20-30 age range, and the concept has been very successful.
Banpresto press release
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