"These days, an office desk or cubicle often resembles the control panel for a spaceship. There are enough gadgets, gizmos, lights, and monitors to have even the technologically inclined scrambling for an instruction booklet. We've chronicled this new wave of office accessories, and have mentioned the weird phenomenon of office treadmills. Now, Steelcase is introducing one more treadmill to the mix.
The Sit-to-Walkstation ($4,899) is an adjustable desk with a treadmill mounted to its base. With the push of a few buttons, the user can go from standing there crunching numbers to burning off a few calories while doing the same. A monitor mounted to the desk shows the treadmill's speed (.3 mph to 2 mph), how many calories have been burned, and the duration and distance of the walk."
If I could go on the internet while working out I might actually work out more! And if the motion of the walking RAN the computer, that would be even better!
What about you- do you think this is stupid or cool?
The Sit-to-Walkstation ($4,899) is an adjustable desk with a treadmill mounted to its base. With the push of a few buttons, the user can go from standing there crunching numbers to burning off a few calories while doing the same. A monitor mounted to the desk shows the treadmill's speed (.3 mph to 2 mph), how many calories have been burned, and the duration and distance of the walk."
If I could go on the internet while working out I might actually work out more! And if the motion of the walking RAN the computer, that would be even better!
What about you- do you think this is stupid or cool?
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- DeliaTheArtist
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It looks cool but I can't help but have visions of me tripping cause I got distracted by something on the computer....
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Vaguely reminiscent of Woody Allen's contraption in the first scene of Bananas?
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This looks cool, but it seems like it would make more functional sense to put bicycle pedals or something like that underneath the desk, rather than affix a machine with a set speed underneath you. Walking and bending over to do computer stuff just seems non-ergonomic.
Haha, I just see this being accident city.
Cool idea, though.-
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- JosephJinx
- 5 months ago
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