It’s mid-week, let’s take a short break and reflect in a geeky way on what we really want from our iPhone…
[via MakeUseOf]
Funny name and funny look, Hippus’ HandshoeMouse indeed does not look anything like your average computer mouse, but its odd looks does have a purpose. If you’re like myself and often find yourself just sitting in front of the computer multitasking, you can end up putting extra strain on your body just repetitively doing the same routine over and over again, everyday! In this case, the HandshoeMouse has been designed to reduce the chance that you’ll cause this strain to yourself, which is so-called, repetitive strain injury. The concept of the HandshoeMouse is much like the safetype ergonomic keyboard which we featured back in October of last year, where the typing position is changed rather awkwardly from the position we normally find ‘natural’.
The objective of the development was to realize to contour which allows for a relaxed hand position. The resulting shape of the HandshoeMouse fully supports the hand. Only a minor contraction of the muscles of the fingers is required to operate switches and srcoll wheel. Arms and hands remain in a relexed position.
Though the HandshoeMouse does come with a hefty pricetag of $120 USD, it has been I would say a thoroughly thought out concept, though like most medical or therapeutic gadgets of this kind, you don’t really know if it’ll work for you! HandshoeMouse comes in three sizes to fit your hand, it’s features include optical scanning of 800dpi, two ergonomically designed buttons and a scroll wheel, so really the pricetag is all about the design, nothing more fancy than that!
[via Engadget]
I love the Joy of Tech and there is no reason not to, just check out the latest they have to say about Microsoft’s Windows Cloud! Be warned!
What better way is there to teach your five-year old (geek to be) about what USB is than to use the Super Kid 4-Port USB Hub which looks much like a toy kid but just with flexible USB limbs! Ok, maybe not such a great idea, but the Super Kid 4-Port USB Hub does have a cute, distinctive design and with such an approach it should fascinate lots of young children if you had one hanging around near your computer.
The Super Kid 4-Port USB Hub is now available online for just $14.00 USD via Gadget4all…
Well the T-Mobile G1 has now been officially unveiled, but will it stand a chance against the iPhone or could it be the other way around? Click on the image to enlarge to full resolution…
[via joyoftech]
This is quite a funny piece of gadget designed presumably by the Japanese, called the Visomate. The Visomate is primarily intended to boost workplace productivity by encouraging employees to sit up straight and stay awake. But you might also agree that it could help those with chronic backpain, just possibly!
As you may know or even have experienced this yourself, many people do actually fall asleep on the job and of course employers find this to be a real threat to their business!
On the other hand, Visomate can also be used, as it were, to correct bad sitting postures, Visomate is mounted onto the top of your screen and connected via USB. It doesn’t need any software, as soon as it is connected (for the power), once you begin to slump a little, an alarm will go off because the posture correction sensor has been triggered. And while you can mute the alarm, a LED signal is also emitted so your slouched state can be noted from afar – lol!
It is very easy to set up. All you have to do is to connect VISOMATE to USB port of your computer. You don’t even have to install any software. Once you connect it to a USB port, LED light will come on to activate the posture correction sensor.
If you’re interested, the Visomate USB posture correction alarm is available now online for $37 from the RareMonoShop.
