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

hmm

[freedommatters]

what about those of us with an old imac and a slick new desk?

Huh?

[md81544]

The desk is design to concieveable be placed within the Apple brand.

Let's hope his design skills are better than his grammar...

On a desk like that, where would I put the pizza and the stuffed Tux??

Re:iWTF ?

[Gherald]

> iWhat's iUp iWith iAll iTeh iApple iGayness ?

iDunno

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.

Desks made for computers hur my legs

[tage]

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.

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

Re:Looks great

[ampathee]

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

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.

Hrm

[The-Bus]

I got a table. Probably not very hip (nor expensive) but at least I don't look like some candy-ass who decided to steal something off of the set of Minority Report.