Archive for July, 2010
What Is Ergonomics And Why Is It Important? A Certified Professional Ergonomist Tells You
Dan Odell is a Certified Professional Ergonomist working on mice and keyboards at Microsoft and here he sheds light on common issues related to ergonomics. One of the misconceptions about ergonomics that he speaks of is that many people seem to think that ergonomics comes in to play once there has been an injury and [...]
The Lap Desk To Help Ease Long Hours Of Laptop Use
As we strive to find the sort of products that ease the use of computers and laptops over long periods of time, we come across some innovative products that can help to do just that. The lap desk or the sort of desk that helps offer a smooth surface for when using a laptop is [...]
World’s Cheapest Laptop
According to this article, the cheapest laptop ever to have been made in the world has been developed in India; the world’s cheapest laptop costs just $35. The Human Resources Minister of India, Mr. Kapil Sibal unveiled the low cost touch screen device, which according to the minister has been developed for students. The device [...]
Ergonomic Seating Solutions From Herman Miller
The research and development that has gone into the design of ergonomic seating has resulted in several different kinds of chairs from Herman Miller. A look at their most popular chair designs: The Ergon 3 Chair: The first of the Ergon Chairs, developed in the mid 70′s, were supposed to be first research based ergonomic [...]
The Arc Nalu Laptop – A New Concept In Ergonomic Computing
The Laptop of the future was recently unveiled by Washington start up Arc, who seems to take their name seriously. The Nalu concept laptop with a radical curved design has evoked much interest among netizens and bloggers, but appears to have drawn mixed responses. The screen as well as the keyboard – the entire chassis [...]
What Is Sonic Pain Therapy?
As the term suggests, Sonic pain therapy is that which relies on sound waves to impact and relieve pain. The sound waves travel inward toward the area which is the source of the pain to reduce the pain and relieve the circumstances that gave rise to the pain in the first place. Sonic or Ultra [...]
Making Your Laptop Work Harder For You – How To Connect It To The TV
A personal computer is transformed into the portable computer or the laptop that everyone now carries around wherever they go and which seems to satisfy their computing, data storage, connectivity as well as entertainment needs. With ever bigger hard drive memories, it has become an easy matter to store movies on your hard drive, to [...]
Weak Wrists Are A Rising Modern Phenomenon
Monica Jones, fitness trainer talks about a problem that is commonly seen to beset individuals from all walks of life in recent times – weakness in the wrist area. She notes that even otherwise fit individuals are showing weakness in their wrists, probably because of the sort of activities that we engage in commonly that [...]
Tips To Find A Hand Specialist For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If things have got to a point where you need the help of a professional and tips and home remedies are no longer working for you, then you are probably wondering how to get in touch with a hand specialist who may be able to help out. You should ideally be looking for a combination [...]
The Herman Miller Office Furniture Story
Herman Miller is among the best known and trusted manufacturers of office furniture in the United States, having been in the business of furniture making since the early 1920s. It is in fact this company that is credited with the invention of the office cubicle (also known as the action office); so far reaching has [...]
