excess, expensive, cool

Sep 23, 2009

excess, expensive, cool

If you have money to burn (some do, some don’t) this is the excess item of the month! The Obscura CueLight pool table is from Esquire’s ultimate bachelor pad in NYC. It features a sensor system and projector that illuminates an image only where the balls are on the table. Its definitely looks fun to play.

Via Geekologie

I forg0t to mention it costs $200,000!

description: This is a projection system designed to work with a pool table that creates all sorts of crazy animations while you're trying to sink your balls. I want one pretty badly, but not $80K badly. It doesn't even come with a table! In addition to this setup, where the balls reveal an image hidden underneath, you can also set it up to have flames track behind the balls, or water that ripples as the balls pass over it. It's a pretty awesome trick, one that works surprisingly smoothly. They're working on new software that will make it more useful than flashy, too. Imagine playing pool and having the lines where you should shoot projected down on the table, with a computer doing all the math necessary to show you just where to aim and how hard to hit. Eh. The more I think about it, the more I'd rather pay a couple skeezy strippers to lay on the table while we pour buckets of food-coloring on them. Plus, I'm thinking if we play our cards right we could get 'em for way cheaper too (read: you score some ecstasy, I'll bring the Pampers). Obscura CueLight Pool Table Is $200,000 Worth of Fancy [gizmodo]