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Surface Tension's Arcane Arcade Coffee Table

by Noemi Twigg
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Surface Tension's Arcane Arcade Coffee Table

Are you the type who can’t enough of coffee tables?  I shouldn’t really be talking about new coffee table options – I am actually getting rid of the stuff I have now as I won’t have space for furniture in the near future, but this coffee table from Surface Tension is too good not to share.  Dubbed the Arcane Arcade Coffee Table, this beauty can be made according to your own unique preferences. It can function as a “real” coffee table, of course, so anyone can justify the purchase (well, maybe).  The kicker comes in the gaming functions.  Get ready… Read more »

Interactive LED coffee table could be so much more

by andy
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Interactive LED coffee table could be so much more

At one level I like the idea of this coffee table. Yes, it’s ludicrously expensive — $1,500 for a small table up to $2,100 for a large one — but it has a certain cool factor to it. It contains 480 super-bright LEDs and 24 infrared optical sensors to provide visual feedback when an area of the table is touched or an object is placed on it. Nice concept, but why not allow it to do more? Read more »