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| Volume 6 Issue 30 | August 3, 2007 | |
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Sci-tech Transformers PlayStation Controller The Wave LED Coffee Table Provides Motion-Seeking Light Show Compiled by IMRAN H. KHAN Source: Gizmodo Online Copyright (R) thedailystar.net 2007 |
Still no relief to your Transformers fever? Then how about this Transformers PlayStation controller, part of the "real gear" line of T-former toys that are set to come out next month. We showed you a couple of these before, but other entries in the line are watches, digital cameras and Bluetooth headsets. We just hope all of them have their Transformers affiliation symbols in the right places.
Given that we're in the hottest season of the year, we have to give a nod to the USB shirt ($159). Designed by an ex-Sony technician, this perfectly functional, if fashionably questionable, garment features built-in fans that suck in outside air to cool you down. If you're concerned about having to carry a laptop with you everywhere to keep your personal cooling system running, fear not -- it also runs on four AA batteries or can be plugged into your car's lighter socket.
Here's an interactive LED coffee table that refuses to simply table your coffee - it twinkles and sparkles, reacting to movement. The Wave uses 32 near-infrared sensors which observe the space above the table and any motion detected is mimicked with trails of light and colour from 480 LEDs. A cat, for instance, would be followed by LEDs as it walked across the table. Once sitting, only its moving parts would be responded to, such as its tail. It's good that the table only uses 35 Watts of power when fully active, or else mesmerised guests would run your coffers absolutely dry. Each 62" long, 31" wide, and 18" high table is made to order and starts at around $2,500.