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The Ultimate Computer Chair?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the utterly-ridiculous-or-absolutely-essential dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Check out www.mypce.com. They address the idea of the computer workspaces by treating the it as an overall environment instead of the desk and monitor we're all used to. Hopefully, the industry will start moving in this direction and address more of the physical issues of computing. No idea on pricing, but very cool nonetheless."

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  1. As with many of the geekier things in life... by henele · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...I take prompts from the fellows at Arstechnica.

    The post-sweet chairs they picked out a few months ago are still very cool...

  2. Aeron Chairs, post dot-com era by Scoria · · Score: 5, Informative

    Of all dot-bomb employees polled, 90% preferred the Herman-Miller Aeron. According to rumor, these chairs are easily obtained. :-)

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  3. Re:Price by kmilani2134 · · Score: 2, Informative

    In the press release section of the site, there was an article from a mainstream magazine that quoted prices from $7,000 and up. I believe these prices included the computer. I didn't see a mention of the OS...I want mine with Linux.

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  4. Article with pictures by Target+Drone · · Score: 4, Informative

    Space has an article with pictures on a server that isn't slash dotted... yet.

  5. Re:And it appears... by GreenHell · · Score: 5, Informative

    Try some of these links, not mirrors but they have info and pictures, and may just stand up to the power of a slashdotting a bit better.

    PC World

    Space.Com (Nice big pic of the two chairs if you click on the smaller image)

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  6. google cache by rumpledstiltskin · · Score: 2, Informative

    Slashdotted

  7. Wire Article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Here's a brief wired article on the subject.

    MasterPeace

  8. Re:Old... by bryanzera · · Score: 4, Informative

    I liked this idea better when it was being marketed by Poetic Tech. At least PT gives you the option to have counterspace to pile crap on.

  9. Rank Amateurs... by Ded+Mike · · Score: 2, Informative
    ...as compared to these guys...I especially like the idea of a controllable light source and full control of the seating angles, pressures, tempratures, desk angles and filtered and heated airflow...and, with a powered/programmed rotating base, we don't need no stinkin' LCD monitors with an Aura or Echo workstation!

    Hoo!Yah! "...120-degrees of rotation in 15 seconds," under my control! WOOT!

    Seriosly, these guys "designed, developed, manufactured, and installed a modular trading pit system for the CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE ," and, if you've ever been there, much more difficult, IMHO, the exceptional indirect lighting system for the MERC. They're known for quality of materials and effort.

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  10. Racing seat... ouch! by GoRK · · Score: 2, Informative

    These things are built around racing seats... If you've ever sat in a racing seat for more than about 15 minutes, you'll know that they aren't exactly designed for comfort.

    Racing seats are designed for safety. They are designed to keep a driver in place and secure in the event of a wreck. Any company who would build a product such as this deserves to have their heads beat in with a baseball bat. My office chair is 1000 times more comfortable and it costs 40 bucks. I can see if perhaps they were desigining some sort of chair for a racing sim or game, but for everyday use... I'm sorry but any fucker who orders one of these deserves the back pain they develop!

    BTW, for any naysayer: you can tell they are regular (cheap) racing seats by simply looking at them -- the holes right below the headreast are for the four or five point shoulder harnesses to go through to secure a driver into the chair.

    Again, in case the people who posted this advertorial are reading, I hope you don't sell a single one of these piece of shit chairs. Any comment refuting this argument is most likely someone from this enterprise posting some bullshit about how great their complete crap idea is...

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  11. Re:Recaro? by KurdtX · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah, I thought that was weird too (although they are "DAD" racing chairs - never heard of "DAD"), it was the second thing I noticed (after the suspended monitor, which actually seems like a good idea). But, as much as I love bucket seats in cars, they're only there for one purpose: to keep you locked in one position. And it's not necessarily the most ergonomic position, as you really don't race for that long.

    Even my skinny self, being an athletic guy with broad shoulders can't fit in those chairs - I can only fit in "sport" or "semi-racing" chairs. I didn't look to see if you could adjust the agressiveness of the hold, but I no longer care (well, past this rant). This really seems like somebody's idea of the ultimate workstation that they're now trying to sell 'cause his friend with the identical build wanted one and knew html. Ah the internet - good thing /. filters out all the crap... oh, wait.

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