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The Ultimate Ergonomic Workstation
Ron Harwood
writes " This puppy
has it's own lighting system, air circulation/filtration (and a heater), programable positioning of the seat (with memory for different users' settings), and the whole thing rotates over time - (pre programed to rotate 120 degress over 8 hours to take advantage of sunlight... perfect if you actually have windows...)
Pricing starts at $8500 CDN (or about $5700 US) " It just
needs a coffee iv and a waste disposal system and you'd never
need to leave. If your boss loves you, he'll buy you one.
Instead of my boss spending $5,700 on one of these stupid toys, he can give me a $5,700 bonus for Christmas!
That's what I call one heck of a power lounger.
I once saw a chair/workstation that looks a bit like a recumbent bicycle, but where the front wheel would be is a platform to hold a large monitor. Seat is fully adjustable, keyboard and mousepad are held in an optimal position. Price was about $1000 US. Unfortunately I don't remember who the manufacturer was. Anyone know?
Pretty cool.
But something struck me as funny:
"...without the cramped, claustrophobic feeling of a cubicle."
You know that they'd just put cubicle walls around it! It's not like they're going to
a) give you an office all your own with this thing in it
b) have a bunch of these things in a free space area
I *like* my cubicle. I'd like my own office a hell of a lot better, but losing my wall of protection would suck. How the hell are you supposed to sleep at work in a place with no walls?
--
Jason Eric Pierce
didn't they have one of these in one or more of the alien flicks?
if it comes with sigourney weaver, i'm game.
hmmm, alot of features are missing that are really needed.
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how about:
-arm rests? i see no armrests this is going to be a rsi nightmare. well i'd like to have the keyboard/mouse stuff integrated in the armrest just leave your arms there and all is accesible
-moving cusions ? i wan the cusions to move very slowely (like in the new BMW's) so they slowely make you move around so you don't get any disconfort for sitting to long
-moving chair-monitors ? only slowely so you don't notice but I think it would be better on the eyes.
-where's the fridge ? need i say more well and the incoporated waste disposal as proposed
- and maybe somewhere to plug my brain into
Ok, instead of getting a car, i could just get this and a top of the line SGI Visual Workstation. If I really have to grive anywhere, i guess i could just get a used minivan or something.
Well, www.workenv.com has the Aptus, which is pretty cool. I'm not sure how much it goes for.
www.habitech.com has some nice desks (yes, it's off-topic) which include wiring space and curved desktops. I can't seem to contect to the site. They might be out of business. The last time I checked their website was March '98.
Remember, as a wise person once said, ``Hardcopy is the ultimate windowing system.''
I think for 8500CDN I'd rather have 2 of the New SGI's ( especially running linux of course )...
This thing looks like some sort of sick medievil torture device ( thought the chair looks nice ) or something you'd see in an orangutan exibit at the zoo...
Hell the only thing its missing is that Homer Simpson invention from the episode where he tired to be like Edison ( and I dont me the tripod legs or electric hammer ).
I agree with other sentiments, give me a nice big open office with a nice hardwood oak or mahoganny desk, the aforementioned SGI and GLquake.... I dont want a simulated environment... I still like the real thing...
cheers
There was an article on Wired yesterday on some quack psychologist who claimed to have profiled the typical network intruder. Of course he used the word "hacker" everywhere, at least Wired used the right term. Anyways, to demonstrate how the "socially inept" "cyberpunks" are "glued to the computer" he used as an example a computer cracker who was caught by police with "a porta-potty under the seat, and [the cracker] was buzzed out on Coca-Cola and candy."
Anyways, it got me thinking, someone should write a psychological profile on zdnet journalists and their ilk, on busybody politicians who are out to censor everything, and especially on quack psychologists who want to make a quick buck or get some attention by throwing arround exagerated stereotypes of computer users.
Yes, cool but its lacking integrated coffee maker and microwave owen and coke/food fridge.
and not boxes on your desk.
...needs some wheels and room to move
i didn't see any armrests?
....a chair's no good unless it has really
good armrests....
the whole thing looked like one of those scare virtual reality thingies that are at the mall or on donahue or something....
It doesn't have enough deskspace. I also don't like how far the deskspace is from the keyboard.
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Open mind, insert foot.
Isnt there something like this is a Dilbert comic? The Cubeorg 2000. It hooks up to different parts of your body to monitor your vital signs and such. it was funny in the cartoon
Posted by libtech:
hmm... mix that with the $1800 chair I used to have at work and it would be even better =D
anyone who wants one of these needs to get out more and exercise. This is a couch potatoe's dream.
Oh, seats that know me, and adjust for my sister without forgetting how I like it would be nice, but the rest I can do without.
I think I'd get motion sick on one of these things.
why am I suddenly reminded of Dilbert's "Cuborg 2000"? "You don't want to get these two hoses mixed up."
The next Cmdr Taco duplicate will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
I am nearsited and have long legs ( eaven for 6.2 ). I like a workstation that alows me to lean back and stretch them out and put the monitors in my face.
This dosn't look like it but it is customisable so I woldn't bet on that.
--= Isn't it surprising how badly I spell ?
Waste disposal anda coffee IV, sounds great.
Just dont get those hoses mixed up!
I started with nothing and I still have most of it.
Nah, I doubt you'd get motion sickness from one of those, but if you want some real vestibular stimulation, try the Symmetron.
there's a product that will handle this, it's called the Curvedspace Piss Pipe...
CSPP
Have you seen Ironstayn vs Supergovernment yet?
"Perfect if you actually have windows" - Who else thinks that our good Cmdr should get a few lashes for not rewording that? ;)
-Hal
-Hal
-Hal
an office with real windows that you can open and a fan to get genuine fresh air. Not practical in the summertime here in Atlanta, but a good idea for the fall, winter and spring. Might help alleviate "sick building syndrome". And to echo the sentiments of others, I'd rather have the cash.
For someone who works in the tech field, I find myself wanting more "analog" in my day to day life.
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When she told me I was average, she was just being mean.
It looks like the neat toy everyone gets for Christmas but is soon collecting dust. There's just too much to break on this thing to make it useful in a real office. Plus the round-footprint design limits how many can be placed on the floor compared to rectangular cubes.
Check out Scott Adam's nightmare - the ;-)
ergocube 2000 as tested by Dilbert
Not for me thanks.
Asmo
this is where the whole quandary of capitalism comes in. It seems readily apparent that no one would buy this thing as a practical matter. However, it wouldn't be there if there wasn't a market for it. Now, either this company's test marketing team was cracking smoke, or this proves that hardline capitalist notion wrong that no one "creates" a market, they just fullfill a market's needs.
Not enough room under the desk for my secretary. Some people never pay attention to detail.
On a serious note though, If it has it's own cooling system they should provide a way to connect it to your computer(s).
M
MG
I want one of these !!!
The only problem is to convince the boss thou...
*sniff*
// Cthu
I already have the boss sold on one, now just for me to find the money... There are some disadvantages in working for yourself...
sharkyfour.com
Can someone lend me a hand? These things are heavy and I'm having problems fitting it all in my car... (I wish) hehe, looks awesome, but I think the chair should be tilted back more just a hair and monitors should be lifted just a little higher and angled down. From what the article says, this probably wouldn't be a problem.
Meept thinks that this is another example of the white man using technology for his own gain to the detriment of the native American " Indian "
MEEPT!!
I think that machine is based purely on bragging rights. Most of my computers dont have complete cases even. Ive got a brand new AMD k6-2 350 in a case with one screw and some pink foam holding it in, no slot covers, and the power switch is hanging out. I dont think people actually have windows anymore.
Ron, 2 words.... woo hoo
I'm going to try to convince work that these are a good thing...
Then I'll try to convince my wife that really, we can afford the $8500 CDN, so I can have one at home...
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