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iWorkstations?

Posted by michael on from the iugly-iplastic dept.

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."

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  1. Desks made for computers hur my legs by tage · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why is it that almost all desks made specifically for computers have their legs exactly where I would like to put mine? I hate furniture that comes in my way when I try to use it. Why not just let the table have its legs far apart, with room for my legs in between?

    The pictures on the iGo page are hilarious. Can you see the way the woman has to sit in order to use the computer? More than 5 minutes at a time in that position and my back breaks. The designers obviously never tries to actually use the furniture they make.

  2. Re:Looks great by ampathee · · Score: 5, Interesting

    good point - there needs to be more room for *stuff*, while still encouraging tidiness..
    I reckon it could do with:
    * document-holder-clip-thing beside the monitor
    * cd-storage-stack-thing
    * a shelf for books + misc items
    * another one of those mousepad platforms, it looks about right for an open book
    my $0.02 anyway