{"id":880,"date":"2025-12-24T02:11:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/engadget-podcast-why-is-the-nex-playground-ai-console-such-a-hit\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T02:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:11:51","slug":"engadget-podcast-why-is-the-nex-playground-ai-console-such-a-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/engadget-podcast-why-is-the-nex-playground-ai-console-such-a-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Engadget Podcast: Why is the Nex Playground ‘AI console’ such a hit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past two years, the Nex Playground has carved out a niche for itself with kids and parents alike. It’s a small box that sits in front of your TV and uses a camera, along with computer vision AI processing, to track your movement for interactive games. Think of it like a simplified version of Microsoft’s Kinect (RIP), with a bit of the local multiplayer we see from the original Wii. In this bonus episode, we chat with David Lee, Nex’s CEO and co-founder, about how he went from building a basketball tracking app to one of the most intriguing gaming console alternatives on the market. (The Nex Playground even managed to outsell Xbox in November<\/a>!)<\/p>\n

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