# PC-Enhanced Sofa Couches Athena Sofa Has Computer Screens Built Into the Arms By Brian G Randles | Published 2009-09-18 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/athena-sofa-pc References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2009/09/sofa-with-pc-tw.php) & [artanova.de](http://www.artanova.de/) Remember the book ‘Fahrenheit 451’ you had to read in high school? Your entire life consisted of some kind of visual stimulation. The [Athena Sofa](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/athena-standing-desk) is an offshoot of the book about book-burning. The Athena sofa has two LCD displays, an 8-inch subwoofer, numerous speakers, and unseen is the a PC with an [iPod](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ipod-classic-iphone-17-case)/[iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coachai) dock. So now you can watch TV, surf the 'net and feed your face while not having to look at anybody else’s… because they are doing the same thing. How romantic. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 24% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [AI](https://www.trendhunter.com/ai) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Pc-enhanced Furniture:** Furniture designs that incorporate computer screens and other tech accessories to enhance user experience and convenience. - **Multimedia Sofas:** Sofas that are equipped with LCD displays, subwoofers, speakers and other multimedia gadgets to offer a personalized entertainment experience. - **Personalized Home Entertainment:** Innovations in home furnishing sector that allow customizing home furniture with multimedia and computer tools to create personalized entertainment experience. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Retail:** Furniture retail companies that specialize in and offer PC-enhanced sofas, chairs and other multimedia devices. - **Home Entertainment:** Home entertainment industry that provide experiences beyond TV and music to include personal computers, gaming, and multimedia equipment. - **PC and Home Furniture Manufacturing:** PC and home furniture manufacturers that explore and develop products that cater to the new age user who expects modern conveniences and home entertainment functionalities in their furniture. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Modular Multifunctional Sofa Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hulala-home-elitenest.md) - [Connected Speaker-Embedded Couches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lovesac-sactionals-stealthtech-sound-charge.md) - [Voice-Enabled Recliner Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sitjoy-smartsofa.md) - [Computer-Equipped Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-coffee-table.md) - [High Performance Gaming Sofas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gaming-sofa-deluxe.md) - [Seamless Sofa Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/come-together-1.md) - [All-in-One Modular Sofa Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rezy-sofa.md) - [Puzzle Video Game Sofas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sara-hyat-tetris-sofa.md) - [Relaxing Media Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-display-media-chair.md)