Control Your Media From Afar With A DIY, Built-In Coffee Table Touchscreen

In an effort to get some serious control over his home theatre PC, DIYer Jarolix skipped the remote ad went straight for a fully featured desktop computer built into the coffee table.

You can always control your media with a regular remote, or with a myriad of iPhone and Android apps, but few things give you as much control as a full desktop program. Jarolix, looking to control Spotify and XBMC on his TV, bought himself another computer monitor, added a touchscreen, and built the whole thing into his coffee table for easy access. You could, of course, simplify the build a lot by buying a touchscreen monitor or tablet instead of modding a regular monitor as well. Of course, you’ll need to cut some pretty big holes in your coffee table, so I wouldn’t do this on your grandma’s antique heirloom, though a cheap LACK table from IKEA (like the one Jarolix used) is probably perfect.

Hit the link to see more. The original page is in Swedish, so you can check out the translated page here.. You can also find more info in the comments section at the IKEA Hacker page linked below.

Touchscreen Table/Mediacontroller [Minhembio.com via lIKEA Hacker]