In what seems to be the Holy Grail of work environment ergonomics, start-up company Altwork, based in California, is ready to deliver a new, possibly game-changing product to the market in the form of their all positions in one, adjustable workstation.
Yes, you’ve read that right. While the debate whether standing or sitting at your desk is better for your health still rages on, with various studies on either side clashing in their conclusions, Altwork have gone and bypassed the problem entirely.
Because the company was founded specifically with the goal of having a completely adjustable workstation that allows the user to take any option he wants, instead of being limited to a single one, as currently used desks impose (either sit or stand).
And with the new Altwork all positions adjustable workstation, they’ve done just that. This description is self-explanatory, really and not at all exaggerated. The user can choose to either sit, stand or lie in a reclined position, with the transition from one of these positions to the other being simple, fast and efficient because the workstation is so designed to permit the user to adjust it effortlessly.
All because, in Che Voigt’s words, co-founder and CEO: “We think being able to move, being able to easily change positions without even thinking about it, is the solution”. And that solution took 5 years of development!
How do you keep the different equipment safe and in the same place, with a moving desk that can be adjusted in 2-3 seconds with a simple button push and body movements adjustment, you ask? Magnets. Of the strong variety. They keep the laptop, keyboard, mouse and various other things you might be using firmly attached while the moving takes place.
And speaking about said movement, the workstation features a magnetized remote control too, that lets the user change the station’s position. Neat, huh?
The only negative thing that could be imagined about what seems to be a great and innovative product is that we might end-up like the futuristic humans in the “Wall-E” animated movie. A.k.a. immobile workstation potatoes, disconnected from the real world due to their screens, who never, ever get out of the magical comfy chair.
That would be bad. As the movie “hints”.
Oh, and maybe the 5,900$ current price might startle some as well. Although, 2 things must be kept in mind: that it is the first edition of a product which is cutting-edge for its domain, so prices should go down in time, especially with competition, and that there is also a discount for early adopters at 3,900 $.
Not for the average mortal’s pocket, but, hey who knows how important not-slouching at work is for one and all?
