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Furniture

Emperor 1510 Workstation

December 13, 2009

Novel Quest will be coming out with its Emperor 1510 workstation, a slightly less expensive version of the Emperor 200. The Emperor 200 was US$40,000; the Emperor 1510 will be just $4950. Still it’s quite expensive. But for that price you get seat tilting, integrated audio, and LED lighting. Expected launch: December 15. Source: Novel [...]

Adventure Science Center’s Space Chase Gallery Showcase Ideum’s 100-inch MT-50 Multitouch Table

November 3, 2009

Ideum’s 100-inch multitouch table named MT-50 is part of the Space Chase Gallery at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The MT-50 has 86 viewable inches, an odd 16:5 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2304 x 800. Yes, it is 2304 x 800; I didn’t miss an extra zero somewhere. The resolution is [...]

Epson X-Desk: Watch out Microsoft Surface!

April 25, 2009

Epson is to Microsoft as X-Desk is to Surface Epson has introduced a Surface-like table called the X-Desk. It is a multitouch table that uses rear projection technology and infrared sensors to interact with your fingers and real objects such as mobile phones.
Retail Focus Epson is gearing the X-Desk for retail applications. For instance, AT&T [...]

Sonic Chair Version 3: Chair with Touch iMac 20″

December 15, 2008

Sonic Chair Version 3 Specifications
Display: 20″ iMac, touch enabled
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT
CPU: 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 1GB
HDD: 250GB
Optical: 8x SuperDrive
OS: OS X 10.5

The Sonic Chair… is simply a cool chair. The Version 3 adds another cool gadget: Apple’s 20″ iMac. But with a twist. The 20″ [...]

Novelquest Emperor Workstation

June 12, 2008

Novelquest Emperor Workstation Specifications
Availability: July 2008

Novelquest’s Emperor workstation was designed based on the emperor scorpion’s tail. The tail section lifts up to allow the user to enter. Once seated the tail comes back down into operational position. And that’s is brilliant! I was thinking whether the three smallish LCD monitors can be changed for three [...]