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Puma teams with Playseat to get gamers rockin'

Sportswear giant Puma has teamed up with gaming gear company Playseat to develop the Playseat|Puma game seat for e-sport athletes.

The VertDesk v3 standing desk can be auto raised by voice command

Good Thinking

Siri can now help office workers get on their feet

The VertDesk v3 standing desk can be automatically raised using voice commands.

The Ebörd is a table with a surface that can harvest sunlight and wirelessly charge devices

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Swanky solar-powered table wirelessly charges multiple devices at once

A Spanish start-up called Proton New Energy Future has unveiled Ebörd, a smart table that has a wireless charger built into the entire surface, allowing it to charge multiple devices at once. Better yet, it harvests energy from the Sun or even artificial light.

All pieces can easily be un-assembled, packed by hand and re-mounted without damaging or compromising the structural integrity of the furniture

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IKEA creates easily packable furniture for urban nomads

IKEA's new Råvaror series will include a collection of everyday furniture pieces that are specifically designed for small spaces, with the added bonus of being easily dismantled, packed, moved and re-assembled.

Rognan robotic furniture is a multi-purpose unit featuring a smart robotic platform that optimizes the use of small spaces or single-room living

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IKEA teams with Ori on robotic furniture that expands possibilities for small homes

IKEA has revealed its innovative Rognan robotic furniture, designed to minimize the compromises of small space living. Developed in collaboration with Ori, a Boston-based furniture start-up, the robotic furniture is set to first roll-out in Hong Kong and Japan next year.

Elephant in a Box sofas are able to expand and recover their shape after being unpacked

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Accordion-like Elephant In A Box sofa packs small enough to come in the mail

The Elephant In A Box collapsible sofa comes delivered in a compact box and, according to the creators, takes less than five minutes to assemble. Incorporating a honeycomb technology core, the sofa simply stretches out of the box and is secured into place before the cushions are placed on top.

The Standesk's multi-speaker array comprises a 40 W subqoofer, two 15 W full range drivers and two 5 W tweeters

Home Entertainment

Bluetooth speaker topped with glass makes a surround sound coffee table

Hong Kong-based Coolgeek has launched a 360-degree Bluetooth speaker that's a little different from the rest. A circular piece of glass has been plonked on top, turning the setup into a music-streaming coffee table.

The transparent OLED display concept from Panasonic and Vitra has been designed to seamlessly blend into the living room

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Panasonic aims for transparency in the living room with see-through OLED display

Panasonic has included a transparent OLED display concept as part of a Salone del Mobile installation from Swiss furniture brand Vitra. Looking like a glass cabinet, the display concept is the first of a number looking at how new technologies can be seamlessly integrated into the modern home.

New Raw's robotic arm 3D printer transforming plastic waste into street furniture at the Zero Waste Lab

3D Printing

Greek city locals help design street furniture 3D-printed from their plastic waste

Print Your City, which turned plastic waste into street furniture, has gone from early prototypes to city scale project with the launch of a Zero Waste Lab in Thessaloniki, Greece, where locals can take their plastic waste and have it turned into urban furniture.

With the Jigabyte coffee table, you can enjoy a snack or brew while watching online videos

Home Entertainment

Jigabyte brings online entertainment to the coffee table

Touch-enabled coffee tables have been around for a while that family and friends can gather around, but they can be rather expensive. British startup Jigabyte has joined the touchscreen coffee table party and aims to significantly reduce the cost of entry.

When fully extended the table stretches 10 feet long and can seat 12 people

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Extendable Transformer Table 2.0 covers the long and the short of it

The Transformer Table is more than meets the eye. After the original launched the back in 2016, a newer model of the impressively extendable table has just been revealed on Kickstarter. Instead of wood veneer, the new and improved design now comes in a variety of 100 percent hardwood styles.

Plastic Whale's latest venture transforms waste plastic into high-end office furniture

Environment

Plastic Whale makes office furniture from plastic waste

Plastic Whale has been scooping plastic trash from Amsterdam's canals for a number of years, and transforming it into boats to collect even more plastic. The company has now found another use for this floating environmental nightmare – office furniture.