11-25-2002, 10:30 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Take a Seat in the PC Chair
Workstations like this could be very interesting, but looking at the sheer size of it, I wonder how widely adopted it could ever be? It sure does look comfortable though... 
"The four fellows behind Personal Computing Environments--which has as its logo the peace dove--say they have created a new environment for work and gaming (take your pick). Building on the PCE logo, the combination chair-computer comes in models called Peacemaker (starting at $4000) and Masterpeace ($7000). The ergonomic gizmos are designed to position you with your feet up and your back and arms supported, with one or two (or more) flat-panel displays positioned at just the right spot. A keyboard swings into place at just the right height, and a little mouse shelf is positioned just so, to eliminate arm fatigue and repetitive strain.
...The PCs that are part of the chair-computer are built into a case underneath the chair. That chair has a base made of a couple of pipes that lead to the foot rest and pipes that come out of the back and go over the top and serve as the mounts for the flat-panel monitors. The Peacemaker runs on a 2-GHz Intel Pentium 4 and has 1GB DDR RAM, a Western Digital 40GB hard drive, a Logitech keyboard, and a Pioneer North America DVD-ROM 16X. The upgrade features a 3.0-GHz Pentium 4 with 2GB DDR RAM, 180GB hard drive, a 20-inch flat-panel monitor, and a recordable DVD-CD burner."
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11-25-2002, 10:42 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 717
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Suddenly Segway seems like it a deal of a century. After all this gagdet here is just a nice box little box with a bunch of pipes sticking out of it. :!:
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11-25-2002, 10:43 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 275
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I don't want to be caught by my friends or anyone I know sitting on that chair inside my house. This has to be the geekiest thing I have ever seen :lol:
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11-25-2002, 10:53 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 136
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Originally Posted by johncruise
I don't want to be caught by my friends or anyone I know sitting on that chair inside my house. This has to be the geekiest thing I have ever seen
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Yeah AINT it COOL...
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11-25-2002, 10:55 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 534
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See, now I'd want to rip that sucker apart and put in my own computing equipment. And where the heck are you supposed to put the cradle for your pocket pc??
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11-25-2002, 10:57 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 192
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These things were at Comdex. Comfortable, but too expensive. I can't even imagine trying to get managment to pay for them. Plus they really lack any space to lay papers out (they have a "solution" for every "complaint" which reminded me a bit of time-share sales pitch I also sat through for a few free show tickets.
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11-25-2002, 11:00 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 383
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What a great way to hit chicks.
The only thing he is missing is his MobileCap(tm) :lol: :lol:
/jizmo
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11-25-2002, 11:02 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 416
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I need a new computer desk, and that ain't it. Chair height has to be whatever my mood is at the moment, monitors have to be at eye level, keyboard has to be useable and I would be embarrassed by having something so 'Tubular, dude'.
David, having used tape, nails, screws, hot glue, epoxy, bungie cords on my own computer desk, I would suggest velcro.
Edward
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11-25-2002, 11:05 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 717
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Well there is also this little contraption http://www.officeorganix.com/Eropod500.htm
I just have to figure out how to put that bed in my office - and pull Costanza in style. In case you thought you have seen it all.
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11-25-2002, 11:15 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 119
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I see no place to set a coffee cup, for heaven's sake. And how about a telephone? And yes, the PPC cradle? A place to jot a note on a piece of dead tree? And where do you insert a CD? By crawling under the seat? :?
I agree, this is a solution in search of a problem.
--Welmoed
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