Tag: ERGONOMICS

Maybe you are familiar with the terrible ABC comedy 'Better Off Ted.' We tried to get into it, thinking that Portia de Rossi of 'Arrested Development' could do no wrong, but we were very, very wrong. (To Ms. de Rossi's credit -- or rather, Mrs. DeGeneres -- she's still the best part of that turkey.) But we recall the pilot episode of 'Ted,' in which the protagonist invents a chair that is so ...

Let's be honest, here. We don't always sit at a desk and use our laptops in the most ergonomically agreeable positions. Since we can carry a laptop to our beds, our couches, or even our bathrooms, we often do, and end up sore, stiff, or worse, developing repetitive stress injuries because of it. Design blog Core77 did a case study on netbook design, and as part of it looked at the common ...

Okay, let's say you're big into ergos. You've got your iPosture beeping at you like crazy whenever you slouch, ball-chair toning those core abdominals, and a split adjustable keyboard to make hunting and pecking that much more of an adventure. But what about maintaining the proper mousing angle? Put those fancy silicon pads away and reach for the riboflavin. We've seen a baguette-styled wrist ...

Microsoft's split 'Natural' keyboard has been the go-to device for those interested in ergonomics for a while now -- if only because it was the only choice that wouldn't set you back a couple-hundred bucks. Now Logitech is moving into Microsoft's territory with a new keyboard called the Wave. It's a more traditional design compared to Microsoft's primary option, lacking the divider in the ...