I came across this product while surfing the web and I found it to be quite interesting. Taguchi Craft, based out of Japan, has created this speaker system (yes it’s a speaker system), that resembles a typical dinner place setting; these dishes will crank out music right on your dinner table. The cups and bottle have the speaker drivers in them, while the serving dish acts as the base station. This product is not yet on the market and as of a yet no price has been revealed.

I have mixed opinions regarding Taguchi’s prototype. Yes, it looks cool and could possibly act as a good center piece for a table (but that’s probably stretching it), who would actually buy these? The cups and bottle have wires coming out of them that lead to the central hub, totally destroying the appearance. This is the 21st century, Taguchi needs to remove the wires and have the speakers connect to the hub via a wireless or Bluetooth signal. I would have thought this would be factor for the dinner set speaker illusion, but apparently they feel wires protruding from glasses and bottles are not out of the ordinary. On the bright side, Taguchi is well known for producing audiophile grade speaker systems, so you can expect your dining set to pump some serious noise.

Keep your eyes out for this innovative dining set this winter. 

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