Ripple, the Touch-Responsive Coffee Table With Flare
By Jared Newman
Finally, a touch-sensitive surface that is functionally worthless except to look cool. The Ripple Interactive LED Coffee Table is covered in optical sensors and has 480 bright white lights that sparkle in response to your touch. All tables are 26 inches wide and 18 inches tall, and lengths are available in 22 inches, 40 inches or 58 inches. There’s a switch underneath the table to turn it on and off, and you’ll have to plug it into to a wall outlet for power. To counter-balance the energy this table consumes, your conscience is cleared with zero-formaldehyde wood and Ultra Low VOC water-based lacquer. Manufacturer Because We Can says the table “needs no service or programming, and never ‘crashes.’” At $1,500 for the smallest size, it better not. [Because We Can via Core77]
