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	Wednesday, June 01, 2005

HP's Solution for the Pain in the Neck   ( techdrivenlife) More and more people are working on notebooks.  There are also now more news about workplace injuries due to hunching over notebooks for extended periods of time. According to CNET, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported over 9,200 workers missed at least a day of work in 2003 due to these injuries associated with worker motion or improper position of computers in the workplace. The main problem with laptops is that the screen and keyboard are so close together. Without the aid of peripherals, laptop users have two choices, neither of which are any good long term. First choice is to cramp their neck down to view the monitor or they can elevate the machine to eye level, which in turn , can wreak havoc on shoulders and arms. It was not a big problem before - notebooks were for ocassional use.  But now, more and more people are using the notebook fulltime to replace the desktop, and they are using it 8 hours a day,  almost 365 days a year. HP's solution is a designed docking station that works as follows.  Of course, you will have also to procure a special ergonomic keyboard to go with it. It will need some doing, but then again, life's success depends on how fast, and well you solve the pain in the neck, right?                           8:01:26 PM     comment []   trackback []