This includes TVs, DVD players, fans, air conditioning systems, and beyond.

Since the magic cube connects to a mobile app, I wanted to give it a try anyway.

The gear came in a small box with a 20-page manual guide that answered almost all of my questions.

The Orvibo smart home Magic Cube resting on the edge of a table

Lifewire / Michelai Graham

For comparison, its a tiny bit smaller than a standard Rubiks Cube.

The app is very intuitive, with a short step-by-step guide on how to quickly navigate things.

I decided to connect my Roku TV remote in my office first.

The Orvibo app’s Add device screen, default room screen, and it’s remote control screen

Now this seems cool, but to me, I was still just using a remote, just digitally.

For comparison, its a tiny bit smaller than a standard Rubiks Cube.

Now that would be a game changer.

Orvibo’s Magic Cube resting on a table next to a Rubik’s Cube for size comparison

Lifewire / Michelai Graham

Until then, though, into the junk drawer it goes.