Yes, a lot can happen over a cup of coffee especially if your coffee table is stylish, hip and, to top it all, an expensive one. Most coffee tables are just meant to harmonize the mood and overall decor of your living room, right? But, there are a few that tend to changes the notion. We, over, at BornRich have introduced you to stunning, luxurious and high-tech coffee tables in the past and now, I have compiled a list of Top 10 high-tech luxury coffee tables. Most of them are multimedia coffee tables as furniture units with some multimedia capabilities have always enticed me. See the whole list for yourself after the jump…
10. Iluminating coffee table
The Iluminating coffee table from Suck UK is another addition to the in-demand illuminating products. The tech-table is made of brushed stainless steel and glass top with heavy duty power cable and switches and has separate controls for lighting the top and underside. The glowing table features interchangeable color filters, which allow you to customize the lighting in the table to adjust to your mood and occasion. The built in power connection allows you to plug in your laptop, for convenient modern living. Made from stainless steel and toughened glass, it is also hard wearing and durable. The table has sure got some cool tech-features and versatile looks to make it worth its £2000+ price tag.
9. Wave Coffee Table
An ultimate solution to a beach café! The WAVE LED Coffee Table is stimulated by movement on its top which is either a smart plastic or a thick glass cover. The table consists of a network of 32 active and passive near-infrared optical sensors and uses a bare minimum of 35 Watts. The 480 Led light sensors function according to the movement on the table. The light patterns sweep outwards from your motion glowing brighter when the movement is closest to the circuit. It gives you a cool feel of a pool right in your living rooms. This ready to flaunt table will cost you $2,500. An affordable price for a complete masterpiece.
8. Stealth multimedia coffee table
The Stealth multimedia coffee table features wi-fi enabled internet access with email facilities, 19 inch TFT screen, stereo speakers, Bluetooth, NTFS file system, gaming facilities with game pad ports and arcade classics. The table features 3D graphics and multiout connectors for gamers.
7. Retro Arcade Machine Coffee Table
This handcrafted retro arcade machine comes loaded with games like Donkey Kong, Scramble, Space Invaders, 4D Warriors, Frogger, Pacman, Phoenix, StarForce and loads of your other favorite games. The arcade table has its own custom-built menu system, which allows you to select your favorite game by moving the joystick and then press the fire button to start playing. So, you don’t need to go through the hassles of replacing the board each time, you want to try another game. The arcade coffee table features a high quality 14″ monitor that’s mounted length ways to provide the genuine arcade look. And, the table allows two players to play simultaneously with control panels on each side. This trendy coffee table comes with a shatterproof surface for a price of $1,650.
6. SurfaceTension Internet Coffee Table
With the Internet Coffee Table from SurfaceTension, there’s no limit to what you can do to make your coffee break the most entertaining part of your routine. The multimedia coffee table is equipped with a powerful Dell PC, an elegantly concealed screen and control panel, and a high specification of entertainment software. It ships with an Airport Express, compact wireless keyboard with integrated trackball, Taito Legends package, high-quality audio cable, Ethernet cable, Intel Pentium D - dual core processor, 160GB hard disk, 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports for plug & play capability, joysticks, iIntegrated DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, and internal amplifier and speakers. You can even upload your digital photos with Windows Picture Viewer’s slide show and Apple’s Quicktime media player to share those beautiful memories with your friends over a cup of coffee. All this fun will set you back for around $3,295.
5. Gaming Coffee Table
This is yet another coffee table from the house of Surface Tension. It masks practically a fast Windows PC and a 19″ LCD flat screen under its hood. They come complete with two sets of real arcade controls as well as a HAPP trackball, which means you can challenge your friends by turning to a two- player mode. An Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 1GB of RAM, 160GB of storage and Wi-Fi connectivity powers the systems. You can even pre- load iTunes and stream tunes to your stereo wirelessly. The system is available to you, all pre-loaded with a collection of 29 games called the ‘Taito Legends’. Your surface tension arcade game table is not limited to the games that are pre-installed because it is MAME-compatible and you can add any game that you desire! Yours for $6600.
4. Retro-Tech Digital Coffee Table
With this digital coffee table, you can use the PC from the comfort of your own sofa. The retro-styled digital coffee table features a touchscreen, Blu Ray-DVD, HDTV Connection, Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse, 19-inch wide angle LCD screen and 6mm toughened top glass. Yes, a lot can happen over a cup of coffee especially if your coffee table is stylish, hip and, to top it all, an expensive one. No words on pricing, but we know we shouldn’t expect it to come dirt cheap.
3. DeLighTable Coffee Table
The Kloss’ DeLighTable takes the guise of a slim coffee table, which is only twenty five millimeters thick. The flamboyant table allows you to create vibrant visual effects just by touching it. The real work obviously lies in the pressure sensitive surface, but now it also comes in an attractive casing. Running on 12 volts and entirely waterproof, the DeLighTable has been developed as part of an investigation into reactive space. The pressure sensitive surface starts to shine with the slightest touch. The tables are made to order, and the typical lead time is four to six weeks. Priced at around US $2300.
2. ROSIE Coffee Table
The ROSIE coffee table is a 40-inch touchscreen Apple computer in a form reminiscent of Microsoft’s Surface. ROSIE claims to have integration and interaction with iTunes content. You can even download content from digital cameras, and business card readers. The $35,000 ROSIE table comes with an Intel processor, 500GB of internal storage, and 2GB to 4GB of RAM. That’s a perfect high-tech coffee table.
1. Microsoft Surface
How can we miss this one? The ‘Surface’ by Microsoft is a Minority Report styled touch sensitive table that features a 30-inch screen embedded in an acrylic tabletop. The tabletop uses cameras under the display to detect touches, and it can handle multiple touches at the same time. The table features a range of intuitive applications like painting with surface, virtual concierge, interacting with digital content like downloading contents from a digital camera with Wi-Fi capabilities when placed on the display. It can also read bar codes and identification tags embedded in objects for varied purposes. Priced at $10,000.
DIY and Concepts worth mention:
• NES controller coffee table
Kyle Downes of Essendon, Australia has created the finest NES controller mod we’ve ever seen. This is a real working coffee table sized NES controller. It also has glass cover so that it can used as coffee table and it has storage part so you can store all your game under it. The sleek lines, the high quality finish and classy glass top add to the overall looks of the NES coffee table.
• Pinball machine Coffee Table
This is a coffee table built from the playfield of a pinball machine. It is pretty easy to build and best of all, it lights up. It was inspired by a bar in Seattle called Shorty’s.
• One & Co Multimedia Coffee table
This Multimedia Coffee table designed by One & Co is a digital jukebox integrated into a coffee table. Owing to its immediacy and accessibility, the table lets you and your green-eyed guests to browse through the music libraries and select the favorite tracks. You can even use your portable music players to download the music directly. Details are sketchy regarding the full specs, but we do appreciate the concept of a coffee table that plays music. Furniture pieces with some multimedia capabilities have always enticed me and this Multimedia Coffee Table from One & Co is no exception.
• Digitable Coffee Table
The Digitable by Peter Lea integrates a CD/DVD player and disc storage carousel into a contemporary glass coffee table (do check out the image gallery). All you need to do is to pair it with your plasma TV and enjoy your favorite tracks and movies whilst sipping your cup of coffee. Hhope we see it for real too.
