Complex Blog » Pong http://www.complex.com/blogs Buy. Collect. Obsess. The original buyer's guide for men. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:53:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 LED Coffee Table Plays Pong http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/15/led-coffee-table-plays-pong/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/15/led-coffee-table-plays-pong/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:04:03 +0000 treats http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/15/led-coffee-table-plays-pong/ pongtable_main2.jpg
It’s easy for aspiring retro kids to emulate the '80s in their clothing, but how are they supposed to furnish their apartments? Leave the moldy antiques at the thrift store and check out this new LED Coffee Table from SparkFun Electronics, a custom made concept that lets you relive Atari’s original table tennis game, Pong.

Using LED lights, SparkFun created a fully-functional version of the game in furniture form, complete with four original Atari joysticks. The project, which took almost over two years to complete, will debut at the Maker Faire Austin tradeshow on October 18th. Watch two video demos below…

LED Pong Table Close Up

LED Pong Table Demo

[Spark Fun Electronics Via Geeky Gadgets]

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