Musical Furniture Heralds New Era of Recreational I/O Products

June 04 2008 / by Alvis Brigis
Category: Culture Year: General Rating: 2

When form meets function in an elegant manner the new whole can more than equal the sum of the components. That was the second thing that popped into my head upon seeing the new interactive drum table created by a company called Musical Furnishings.

The first was that I want one of these tables to bang on, ASAP! (Hint, hint, future present givers.)

Take a look for yourself:

As far as future relevance, a compelling drum table allows me to imagine just how interactive ALL furniture, and physical objects in general, will eventually become. As sensors get smaller, the whole world will become an interactive I/O device. Throw in some augmented reality, huge content (sound, visual, 3d) databases, and haptics and all of a sudden our concept of reality is challenged.

Interactive everything. Here it comes.