Gizmodo: foosball table

2eleven Foosball Table is Decked Out With Tech

Sean Fallon — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:10:00 EST

German company 2eleven isn't some foreign knockoff trying to sell "Groß Gulps"—they are actually the masterminds behind this futuristic foosball table.

Besides just looking cool, the table features monitors on both sides, an automatic ball lift, score display and, of course, cup holders. I'm not sure how much it costs, but think expensive thoughts. [2eleven via BeSportier]

Robotic Foosball Table Can School Human Players

Sean Fallon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Every other week it seems that the bar for foosball tables gets set higher and higher. The new mark to beat comes to us from a group of engineering students from The University of Adelaide. As part of a final engineering project, the students utilized a 96-pinhole camera and LED sensor grid, custom-written software and a precision actuation system to create a table capable of beating the pants off of a human player. Seriously, if we put as much effort into other things as we do making cool foosball tables, we would probably have cured a few diseases by now. UPDATE: This is not the first autonomous foosball table ever built, but is definitely more streamlined than the Georgia Tech version. [Rockwell Automation via Born Rich]

Crystal Foosball Tables Suck All of the Fun Out of the Game

Sean Fallon — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:00:00 EDT

We have seen long foosball tables, hi-fi foosball tables and even beautiful foosball tables before, but none can compare to the luxury and elegance that the Teckell Collection can provide. The tables come in a number of different versions, but they all feature a crystal frame with shiny aluminum players—potentially making them the most expensive foosball tables the world has ever seen.

The design company behind the tables has chosen not to share the pricing information, so the magnitude of sticker shock an interested foosball enthusiast can expect with the Teckell collection is unknown. Still, who would want one of these? Foosball is a casual game involving beer drinking, take no prisoners competition, yelling, screaming and the occasional fistfight—not dressing up in your Sunday best and sharing a glass of champagne with Richie Rich. [Teckell via Trends Now via DVICE]

Luxury Offside Foosball Coffee Table Costs $7600

Jason Chen — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:00:12 EDT

Both a coffee table and a foosball table, this Offside Foosball table is just the thing for millionaire former dot com employees to re-live their happy days in the office. The $7600 table has a glass top, a mirrored foosball field and is hand-crafted by Howard Bushell in Worcestershire, England. Classy and tacky all at the same time. [Drinkstuff via Uncrate]