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Geek Tip: Make Your Workstation a Little More Ergonomic

GeekSugar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:30:42 -0700

It doesn't take much to make your home workstation a little more body friendly. So before you head back to school this Fall, add a few ergonomic touches to your home office. I have professed my love for the Ikea Dave Laptop stand many times before, so if you must work in front of the tube (like yours truly), put it on a stand and not on your lap! Add a desk lamp to save your eyes, and either an amazing chair or a fitness ball (or both!) to save your back and shoulders. Also, make sure you have a pretty keyboard wrist rest to prevent typing fatigue.

Have any ergonomic supplies you can't live without? Share with us your own geeky, body-friendly office tips below!

Milk Carton Lamps: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?

GeekSugar — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:42:16 -0700

If you're a fan of milk (and you'd have to be), today is your lucky day. I found yet another milky product that you can use at home, without having to worry about it spoiling. Remember the milk external hard drives? Well these milk carton Long Life Lamps ($65) I found on (wait for it) Supermarket can stack up against that cooling hard drive case any day - they're so much more realistic!

To be used anywhere you need light, these lamps come with a super long-lasting bulb (hence the name). And even though you can have this lamp hang out on your desk with all your gadgets, I'd like to see it as a centerpiece for my kitchen table. You know, to fool my overnight guests when they go for the milk in the mornings.

Electro Puff Lamp Dimmer: Dim It, Pet It

GeekSugar — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:01:19 -0800

When my electrician brother-in-law installed a dimmer for me once, I was the happiest girl in the whole wide world. Why are dimmers so radical? Why is chocolate delicious? It just is!

This Electro Puff Lamp Dimmer ($35) dims the light as an electronic sensor, but with a decidedly un-minimal look - its fuzziness is due to the recycled carpet fibers it's made from (just tap to control the light levels). And the green, white, and blue motif? I'm not sure, but it's earthly, right?

Photography Floor Lamp: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:45:45 -0700

The glamour of an old-timey movie set or photography shoot can now be yours! CB2's Photography Floor Lamp ($100) has succeeded in making something very industrial blend right into modern decor. Though I hope the light from this lamp isn't as white and bright as what they need for shoots, I think I could see this in my living room.

On the other hand, its look may not translate and be too tech-y, to the point where your guests are wondering where the guy with the boom mike is. What do you think of it?

iPot: Not Made by Apple, But Still Rad. . . You Like?

GeekSugar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:45:36 -0700

I wonder if Steve Jobs loves that people keep appending an "i" to their products in an Apple-like fashion, or if he thinks they're stealing his thunder. Either way, you put an i in front of a simple word, and you suddenly have an attention-grabbing product name.

At least the latest perpetrator of this iCrime, the iPot, is actually pretty useful and attractive, not unlike Apple products in general, so it's not an offhand association. As a little desk lamp, the iPot provides an LED light in a glowing white pod, charges on a USB cord, and is affordable: just $19. Light it up! Do you like it?

Solo Microphone Pendant Light: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:00:22 -0700

My addictions to Rock Band and SingStar have made me an unexpected ham lately. I sing anywhere and everywhere, which I'm sure is a total delight and not annoying at all to my co-workers, boyfriend, and people on the train with me. I use hairbrushes or my thumb - trusty stand-in microphones - but what if it was the other way around, and microphones stood in for something else?

That's the idea with the Solo Pedant Light ($236), which is a microphone-cum-lamp. Available in three colors, imagine how cute it would be hanging over your dining table. I unequivocally love it - check out the light pattern it produces!

What do you think of it?

Visible Cord Lamp: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:00:03 -0700

I spend so much time trying to hide my cords, and wind my cords, that sometimes I just want to be totally rid of cords. That's why I would have never considered something that's normally the general bane of my existence to be beautiful. I am totally speechless about this lamp - a design presented by Nicolo Taliani at this year's ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair).

The sheer modernness of it - the silhouette, color, glass base - makes the tangled cord inside work, while a more complicated design would just make it look like a mess. But for me, I'd buy this lamp as soon as it was available and put it in my place in a heartbeat.

What's your take? Hot piece or hot mess?

Lamp That Measures Type Speed: Geeky or Geek Chic?

GeekSugar — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:00:05 -0700

Sure everyone wants to know how fast they type, or how to type faster, but is a large desk accessory that lights up while you type the right diagnostic tool? This USB-powered desk lamp from Solid Alliance fluctuates between a golden color and a brighter blue as your typing speed intensifies. Presumably it's meant to encourage you to keep your typing speed in the blue zone, and while it's not particularly hideous, I'm not sure I'd set it up in my office. Would you use it as a typing aid?
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Push-pin Night Stand And Lamp

GeekSugar — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:00:12 -0700

Like any regular person I have a love for all things giant and all things miniature. While miniature models offer that "awwww, it's so cute!" effect, giant models usually serve up the "awww that's goofy!" effect. Goofy, is the only word I can use to describe this oversized Push-pin Night Stand And Lamp. Luckily, the piece is more than just goofy - you “push” the pin to turn on the light and the bottom section, which is made of cork can be used as a message board to thumb tack your memos. Available in Lime, Marine-Blue, Mandarin, Matt-Clear. For sale soon.

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Light Up Your Life With An iPod Lamp

GeekSugar — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:05:27 -0800

Yes folks, there is an iPod accessory for every occasion. Are you going on a trip? You can extend your battery for 100 hours. Are you waiting for a phone call? You can connect your iPod to your cell phone. Are you sitting alone in the dark wishing there was some great music pumping? Because the Tunes iLamp can make bright, beautiful music with your MP3 player (sorry, I couldn't help myself!).

This shining gizmo is a desk lamp with 20 long-lasting LED bulbs, only you can put your iPod or other MP3 player on the base cradle, connect the headphone jack adapter cord in the back, and enjoy sweet, sweet music. Works with anything with a headphone jack, including CD players and radios. While this picture isn't the best thing ever, the shape is actually pretty charming, and would probably look nice enough on a desktop if you really think having a lamp and speakers will ruin your feng shui.