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alien table will probably not go with your decor

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alien table

Now I love AVP as much as the next gal, but I have to say that I think these tables might be going a bit too far.

There are two options available, “crouching position alien” and “emerging from alien egg alien.” They’re made from car and bike parts, tools and other pieces of recycled metal, and faithfully represent the Alien/Aliens movie aliens…

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September 9th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen

lunablocks are giant legos that make furniture

filed under: design | geek art & craft | just plain fun

LunaBlocks table

LunaBlocks are giant Lego-like blocks that you can use to make furniture!

LunaBlocks were designed by Thierry Nahon & Philippe Landecker, who say they are all about “the transformation and enlargement of bricks used in building games for children.” Which means that no actual Legos were harmed, or even referenced, in the making of these blocks…

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June 5th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

nes controller coffee table: drool.

filed under: geek art & craft | retro | video games

NES Controller Coffee Table

This has got to be my favorite piece of furniture, ever. Not only does this coffee table look like a giant NES controller, it’s actually fully functional!

Lovingly constructed by Kyle Downes of Ultra Awesome, the table also offers ample storage for all of his other gaming systems.

What’s the last time you saw an N64, PS2, a SEGA Nomad and a Famicom inside of an NES Controller?..

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May 9th, 2008 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

asteroids coffee table blasts into hyperspace

filed under: design | video games

Asteroids Coffee Table by C. Macintosh Morrison

If one of your fondest memories of youth is getting blisters on your fingers from zapping space debris and aliens, these most-excellent coffee tables belong in your living room.

Designer C. Macintosh (”Mac”) Morrison plans on creating a limited run of these tables (probably no more than 50 of them) for release sometime this Summer or Autumn…

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February 1st, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rgby led desktop offers chameleon-like surface

filed under: design | interactive

RGBy Desk by Studio Mongoose

This amazing LED tabletop surface can sense the color of objects placed on top of it, then automatically change its own colors to match.

The RGBy desk uses small clusters of photo sensors and multicolored LEDs to work its color-changing magic…

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December 5th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mac fans get surface-based computer

filed under: home entertainment | interactive

ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller

While it’s not exactly the multi-touch Mac that people have been clamoring for Apple to make, Savant Systems’ touchpanel coffee table might be the next best thing.

Their Mac-based ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller provides a one-stop-shop interface to all your home entertainment needs…

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September 4th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

surface tension arcade table blends into modern decor

filed under: design | video games

Surface Tension Modern Arcade Coffee Table

If you’re looking for a slick coffee table, and foosball isn’t your thing, check out this cool piece of gaming furniture that’s loaded up with a really nice classic arcade system and actually looks really nice.

UK custom furniture maker Surface Tension handcrafts each one of these arcade gaming systems to order…

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August 29th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

play some foosball while you sip your starbucks

filed under: design | home entertainment | just plain fun

Foosball Coffee Table

One of life’s great guilty pleasures has to be the classic table game of foosball. But how can you incorporate this pub favorite into your civilized modern lifestyle?

The artisans over at Britain’s Trifle Design have the answer with this contemporary Offside Foosball Coffee Table…

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August 11th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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