iWorkstations?

YoDave writes "Have a slick new iMac and a boring old desk? This BBC report may be music to your eyes. John Treby from the University of Hertfordshire has designed the iDesk. It has space age styling with space for all your Apple goodies and not much else. Rain Design of San Francisco is shipping a similar stand called the iGo. PC users can prepare to drool with envy, again."

Comments

Looks great

[Tim C]

I'm all for eye-candy, but the desk looks to be unsuitable for my needs (ymmv, of course). At work, I generally have a couple of books close to hand, printouts of specs, a project plan or two, etc. The paperless office is a nice idea, but I don't see it happening any time soon...

At home, my desk is a complete mess. CDs everywhere, a book or two, assorted junk that I really ought to put away but never quite get round to doing... There, a desk like this might actually make sense, as it would (hopefully!) force me to be a little tidier. For work, though, it's simply not practical.

Looks utterly gorgeous, though.

iRealityDistortionStations ???

[vnv]

It's always interesting to see how Apple people create designs that contain severe ergonomic flaws, but because they are for Mac, they are hyped to be some sort of revolution.

For either of the linked iRealityDistortionStations, there is no place to put CD's, papers, a drawing pad, or any other tools. Much less a drink. Or for the Mac crowd, their reality distortion equipment.

If you want a good workstation desk, check out the following companies. They make excellent systems for a variety of uses, including video and music production.

Biomorph Interactive Desks

Anthro Workstations

Many of the big companies (such as Steelcase, Herman Miller, etc.) that make office furniture also make high quality workstation systems. With all the leftover dotcom equipment lingering about, you can often find tremendous discounts if you dig around at used office furniture and dotcom liquidation companies.

Re:iRealityDistortionStations ???

[squaretorus]

The whole point of these things is less to make your workplace more efficient, more to make any guy/gal you invite over to your place want to have repeated sexual intercourse with you.

Its about aesthetics and attention to detail. See a mac on this desk and you automatically assume the owner has a nice clean shower cube with none of that orange goo on the tiles, a well services toilet, plenty of paper, and bed sheets that get changed more than once a month.

You also assume the owner makes full use of the shower cube on a daily basis - probably twice!

Oh - and you assume they have a bucket of cash because it looks expensive. They don't call these things 'fucking expensive' for nothing!

Where do I put my stuff?

[evilempireinc]

Where the hell do I put stuff like reference meterials, notepad, or even, god forbid, a cup of coffee? At least the boring desk works

My desk contents

[OzPeter]

Lets see .. whats on my desk right now (from right to left, over about 6 linear feet)?

80C51 Programmer that I finished building yesterday

My scanner

5 photos I have been scanning

5 rolls of film for my camera

Circular polarising filter for my camera.

A copy of Mastering Linux (hardback edition circa 1988) that I use to prop up the screen from my notebook when it is on my desk.

USB cable for my digital camera.

A CD of the last film that I got processed.

A box cutter

My desktops monitor

A pile of 20 receipts that I need to sort through

My cheap as Epson printer

Remains of photos that I am NOT going to scan

Several PC cords for my film camera

Last back up DVD from my desktop

Pile of my business cards

Photo loupe for looking at negatives

More film for my camera

Some floppies

Pile of paperwork I have to sort through

Small lightbox for viewing negatives

A photo album

Various negatives that I have been sorting through

Various pens etc

So remind me again. Why am I drooling over the apple-like desk that would have 90% of my stuff sitting in the floor???? Not to mention that I rest my arms on my desk whenever I am not typing.

Re:hmm

[dipipanone]

Its called the gayDesk, and it has a similiar gay and fruity design as the iMacs

You're missing the point entirely (though this isn't at all surprising.)

Guys who use Macs on desks like the one in the picture, get to go out with girls like the one on the picture.

Guys who use an overclocked Athlon in an aluminum Lian Li or Coolermaster, stuck on top of an old door on bricks get to stay at home Saturday night and surf pr0n.