I wrote in the past about the “walking while working” movement composed of a small but growing group of people abandoning their desks for a healthier alternative– a workstation jerry-rigged to a tread mill.Â
You just may be able to get a treadmill-workstation at your local office supply store sooner than you think. Steelcase recently unveiled [...]
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Steelcase Treadmill Workstation — Office of the Future?
Published by October 29th, 2007 in Chairs and Furniture, Human Computer Interaction, Occupational Safety, Office Ergonomics, Product Design and Uncategorized. 9 CommentsGetting around the city easier WITHOUT a car
Published by July 24th, 2007 in Product Design, Product Reviews, Travel and Commuting and Uncategorized. 8 CommentsI don’t know how many of you readers live in a city (but I suppose I could easily figure that out thanks to Google Analytics) but I stumbled upon an interesting innovation:
Its called the MagicWheel.
I’ve read studies (and will post links here when I can find them) that show that riding a bike in a [...]
Disabilities and Ergonomics, Engineering Our Way Through Barriers
Published by July 20th, 2007 in Ergonomics and Society, Product Design and Uncategorized. 6 CommentsWednesday’s NYTimes editorial on Oscar Pistorius was a truly eye-opening experience for me [when I read it Wed; I've been thinking about it ever since]. I’d been completely ignorant of the situation prior to reading the article. And dang am I excited about the prospects.
For those of you not familiar with the situation, [...]
High Heels Have A Future After All (with Crocs)
Published by July 18th, 2007 in Clothing Designs, Product Design and Uncategorized. 4 CommentsCrocs, a Boulder based shoe company, began as a niche item for kayakers (they’re light and they float) and were soon adopted by gardeners, chefs and hospital workers. The first edition of the shoe, although hideously ugly, has become an icon up there with the Birkenstock.
The key to Crocs’ success is not necessarily their [...]
Ergonomics outside the office: Guitars
Published by July 16th, 2007 in About this Site, History of Ergonomics, Product Design, Resources and Uncategorized. 11 CommentsWe had a couple of comments from an ergonomics blogger with a focus on guitars. I thought I’d link to his site as well as to an interesting project.
The first site will be great to keep an eye on for the music enthusiast looking for a few ideas in the arena of body-friendly instrument [...]
Why the iPhone just straight up stinks…(but will still sale butt loads)
Published by July 12th, 2007 in Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Devices, Product Design, Product Reviews and Uncategorized. 21 CommentsReading this review (Tom Yager @ InfoWorld) really drove me to a “final” conclusion on the iphone.
(Please keep in mind that I’m really looking at this from a human-computer interactions (HCI) perspective as that is the scope of this blog.)
Here’s a few excerpts that I thought were fairly poingant :
“iPhone needs a stylus as an [...]
iphones, smart phones and generally dumb ideas
Published by July 9th, 2007 in Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Devices, Product Design, Uncategorized and Usability. 5 CommentsSo, I’m still pretty excited about the iphone and I’d love to hear personal stories of use.
That being said, I was speaking with a client of mine the other day when the iphone came up. My client was saying that the iphone is not really a business person’s phone. His perspective was that [...]
Skype Mouse: Does it Make Sense?
Published by June 29th, 2007 in Product Design, Uncategorized and Videos. 98 CommentsI commented in my last post that many of the highly lauded features of the iPhone don’t’ really make any practical sense.
In this post, I’d like to explore that a bit more because it seems like a lot of things that get built just aren’t well thought out.
Take the Skype Mouse:
It’s a phone for [...]
New Logitech Laptop Stands and a Cool New Contributor!
Published by June 20th, 2007 in Product Design, Product Reviews and Uncategorized. 142 CommentsI’ll start with the new contributor since that’s me and I love talking about myself.
Adria asked me to join the Ergonomenon team to help deepen some of the great posting that’s been going on, help reach out to all the readers (who we cherish and don’t get to spend enough time responding to!), as well [...]
Microsoft Surface: Better Than Pac Man?
Published by May 31st, 2007 in Human Computer Interaction, Product Design and Uncategorized. 5 CommentsI have to agree with doane paper, Microsoft’s new touchschreen interface, Surface, may well be the future of human computer interaction, but it has an “old school” design flaw…straining the neck to look down at the screen is not ergonomic! What were they thinking?
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