Smart Furniture

The Creepy Spy Stool

This stool is actually a small robot that follows people around while recording their conversations. It then moves around to other people in the room and plays back the conversations it has been recording. The robot moves with the help of cordless drills, and an iBook for the recordings. -Gottard

The Light You Don't Have To Plug In

An MIT physics professor (Marin Soljacic) has developed a working magnetically coupled resonator technology that allows a 60-watt lightbulb to light without being plugged in. "Witricity" technology works on the principle of resonance between objects, and is being extended to a number of diferent technologies. - Science Daily

The Toilet That Knows Too Much

This toilet, designed by a Japanese Manufacturer, Toto, measures everything from urine sugars, blood pressure, body fat, weight, and other important health measurements taken from your waste. The data it collects can be transferred over a wifi network, and you can catalog and view it on your PC.

The Toilet That Does Too Much

If you've never heard of, or desired to undergo a "colonic," then you're going to hate this toilet. If you have, on the other hand, desired to receive one, but were embarrassed by the process, this toilet is perfect for you. The PureStream toilet can give you your own personal colonic every time you need to use the toilet. Buyer Beware.

The Bench That Gets Mad

This bench, created by Tobi Schneidler for his "LonelyHome" collection is bascially a robotic pet/modern furniture hybrid. It is as intelligent as a bench can be, coming alive when the person sitting on it least expects it. The bench interacts with the user, moving as the person moves, creating a disconcerting and very entertaining sitting experience. -Tobi.net

The Hidden Robot TV

Aside from the old school look, this has to be the awesomest bed on earth. Not only is this innovation practical, but it adds such a futuristic feel to the room. For the spacially disinclined, this smart invention could be a lifesaver, especially if they don't like having their TV as a permenant fixture in their bedroom.

The Microsoft Surface

The "Surface" brought to reality by Microsoft seems like a technology that may truly have the possibilty to make a large impact on the way we use and interact with many of our devices. The prospect of being able to share files so visually and easily is an awesome one, and hopefully one that isn't too far away.

The History Tablecloth

The Robot Chair

This amazing chair, created by Takinishi Labs in Japan demonstrates an innovative and new approach to human transportation. With the help of Hydraulics, this chair actually has the ability to move in much the same way humans are, navigating in any direction with some precision.

The Self Healing Chair

Recenlty Popular online, this Chair, designed at Cornell University is an exercise in engineering brilliance more than it is practicality. But still, the concept is extremely interesting. What if our appliances, furniture, or even cars had some ability to fix themselves?
-Cornell

The Modern Robot Poker Table

Hate Shuffling and dealing cards? Well, this table will do the job for you. It seems to work pretty well, and has pretty good accuracy when throwing the cards. Better than I could do at least.

The Antique Robot Poker Table