Here we have the neato Ripple Interactive LED Coffee Table . It contaings 480 super-bright white LEDs and optical sensors to that light up when objects are placed near it. In a nutshell, it's interactive furniture. The table comes in three lengths: 22" inches long, 40" inches long, or 58" inches long. They are all 26" inches wide by 18" inches high. Prices range from $1,800 - 2,100. It was made in a collaboration between furniture designers Because We Can and Evil Mad Science.
Though it's a bit pricey I still applaud the concept of interactive furniture. It's not unlike the interactive stage displaye employed by rock band Nine Inch Nails, built by Moment Factory, during their 2008 Lights In The Sky Tour. Trent Reznor (NIN and Trent Reznor are one in the same) wanted to manipulate the stage visuals with his movement and sound - to integrate the preference, display, lights and movement into one piece. Moment Factory is a new media arts and entertainment studio with HQ in Montreal. They specialize in the creation, design, and control of immersive environments and new media content.
The following videos are of a demo on the LED coffee table, details on how NIN created their stage show and a preformace of the song Closer, Ghosts 31, Piggy and The Big Come Down:
