Table

ces 2012Brought to you by

3M Don’t Just Make Scotch Tape: Check Out Their Windows Surface Rival

6:00AM January 16, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Devices like the Windows Surface have been in development for what feels like an age, and delivered very little. Now 3M Touch Systems is showing off a 46-inch prototype touchscreen table at CES that allows up to 60 touch points, and sounds like it might actually be useful. More »


Geek Out

A Hidden Pool Table For The Modern Bachelor

10:40AM January 5, 2012 | Casey Chan

There are few things that scream bachelor pad more than a pool table. And even the skeeviest single guy knows you gotta eventually class it up. That’s why this pool table by Fusiontable is so perfect. It’s a modern dining table with a hidden, convertible pool table underneath. Business in the front, party in the back. More »


Geek Out

A Coffee Table Fit For A Lumberjack King

5:40AM May 19, 2011 | Max Behrman

When I look at the Woodsman Axe Coffee table, it makes me want to use one of those axes on my boring-ass Ikea fürniture right away. More »


This Door Is Supposed To Save Lives During Earthquakes

9:00AM October 11, 2010 | Casey Chan

When an Earthquake hits, what do you do? Typical Earthquake 101 tells you to run to the nearest doorway to protect yourself under the “strongest frame in the house”. This bendable door is supposed to improve on that thinking. More »


Cox Speaker Table Combines Two Items, Ruining Both

7:40AM July 7, 2009 | Adam Frucci

This Cox speaker table is the sort of thing you buy when you have a lot of money but no time to consider how practical your overpriced baubles are. Who the hell wants a speaker that doubles as a table? More »


UnsTable Is a Perfect Place to Keep High-End Gear, Funerary Urns

10:00AM August 21, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

By surrounding its thin (an hopefully sturdy) steel legs with movable blocks, the somewhat cleverly named UnsTable creates the illusion that it’s on the verge of collapsing. The novelty would probably wear off pretty quickly, and the table doesn’t have a great deal of mileage as a prank device. I mean, you’ve got to lure someone to your weird yellow desk, sit them down and have them scatter important, delicate items across its surface, just so you can sort of kick one of the legs to the side and make them think, for just a second, that their stuff would be broken. In any case, it’s an attractive table. Check out the animation below to see the the UnsTable in “normal” and “oh no!” modes. [Core77]

More »