Where I’m from, some private schools have reportedly started removing clocks from their classrooms and halls since kids don’t know anymore how to tell time the analog way. But for us who grew up actually knowing how to use these clocks to know what time it is, it’s still useful to have them around. In fact, they add a certain nostalgic aesthetic to our space.
Designer: Lautaro Lucero
A concept for an aesthetic Wooden Desk Clock was developed by the designer in collaboration with Shapr3D. It is a minimalist clock that you can place on your bedside table or your working desk so you can still use the old school method to know what time it is, instead of just looking at your phone or computer. It is crafted from different wood types that were CNC-machined: walnut, cherry, or maple wood.
The clock is made up of two parts: the clock head where you can tell the actual time in an analog way and a supportive frame. The latter serves as both the base and also functional handle where you can adjust the angle, at least vertically. The different wood types used give the clock a minimalist but elegant look because of the contrast of the different warm tones of the wood and the smooth, curved surfaces.
If ever you have kids around you, then it would still be nice if they could tell time using the short and long hand. This wooden desk clock would probably be even more of a challenge since there are no numbers so you need to be familiar with the general direction of the time.
When disaster strikes, staying informed and prepared is crucial. The Rhythm 4RQ002-003 Disaster-preparedness Clock is a remarkable gadget designed with precisely that in mind. It’s not just an ordinary clock, it’s a multifunctional tool built to serve you both in daily life and during emergencies, offering peace of mind when you need it most.
On an ordinary day, the 4RQ002-003 sits quietly on your nightstand, performing its duties as a reliable alarm clock. Its Citizen quartz movement ensures accurate timekeeping, while the three levels of electronic sound alarms with a snooze function help you start your day on the right note. Its sleek and compact design, measuring 152 by 179 by 68 mm and weighing 610 grams, makes it an unobtrusive addition to your bedside setup.
However, this clock is much more than a timekeeper. In times of disaster, when conventional power sources and communication channels might be compromised, the 4RQ002-003 shines as an essential survival tool.
Radio Functionality:
Equipped with a built-in radio, the clock allows you to stay informed about critical updates. The inclusion of Wide FM (FM supplementary broadcasting) ensures that you can access broadcasts even when AM signals are weak or unavailable. Whether it’s a natural disaster or any other crisis, this radio function becomes a lifeline, providing vital information from the authorities.
Device Charging Capabilities:
In a world where we rely heavily on smartphones, the ability to keep them powered during an emergency is invaluable. The clock offers two charging methods – four AA alkaline batteries or the built-in rechargeable NiMH battery. Additionally, it features a USB Type-A port (5v/500mA output) for charging smartphones and other gadgets, and a USB Type-C port (5v/300mA) to power the device itself. This dual charging capability ensures that your devices remain functional, even when the power grid is down.
Emergency Lighting:
The 4RQ002-003 features a powerful LED flashlight, perfect for navigating through darkness during power outages. This built-in light source is essential for emergency situations, helping you find your way or signaling for help when needed.
Hand-Crank Generator:
One of the most crucial features of the 4RQ002-003 is its hand-crank generator. When all other power sources fail, this manual option allows you to generate the necessary energy to power the clock, and the radio, and even charge your devices. It’s a feature that could prove to be a lifesaver in the most dire situations.
Additional Functionalities:
The clock also includes a 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack, allowing for private listening to the radio or other audio outputs. The low battery indicator ensures that you’re always aware of the clock’s power status, helping you stay prepared.
Built with a durable plastic enclosure, the 4RQ002-003 is engineered to withstand the demands of daily use and the intensity of emergency situations. The thoughtfully designed handle provides a secure grip, ensuring ease of use when it matters most. Its rugged construction is made to endure the harsh conditions of a disaster, while its practical design ensures it remains a versatile tool in any scenario.
Currently available in Japan for 16,500 yen (approximately 112 USD), the Rhythm 4RQ002-003 is a worthwhile investment in your safety and preparedness. It’s a comprehensive tool designed to be your companion in both everyday life and during emergencies. Whether you’re facing a storm, a power outage, or something even more unpredictable, the 4RQ002-003 is there to ensure you’re always prepared.
Embrace the tranquility of nature with Moss Echo, an innovative indoor air purifier that seamlessly integrates natural moss with cutting-edge technology. Perfect for any room, this device enhances air quality while adding a touch of greenery to your home or office. Its sleek design and interactive features bring a slice of nature indoors, promoting relaxation and well-being.
Designed by Yoonsang Kim of Mosslab, Moss Echo was inspired by nature’s tranquility and ever-changing beauty. Amid busy lives, stepping away from the city and into the mountains, fields, and forests reveals nature’s infinite stage. From the dance of shadows and light at dawn to the vibrant colors painted by the sun and the transforming atmosphere at dusk, nature provides an endless symphony of life. The gentle chorus of cicadas, the soft rhythms of the waterside, and the footsteps of wildlife compose an infinite melody. Fireflies light up the forest even in darkness, presenting yet another mesmerizing show. This product encapsulates these experiences, transforming urban and indoor spaces into vibrant sanctuaries of relaxation.
Mosslab aims to bring this diverse spectrum of nature into our daily lives, leading to the development of Moss Echo. Encapsulating nature’s sounds, colors, and vitality transforms urban and indoor spaces into vibrant sanctuaries of relaxation. Share the experience of becoming one with nature with this innovative air purifier.
Beyond aesthetic appeal, Moss Echo significantly improves indoor air quality by absorbing pollutants such as carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Having undergone rigorous laboratory testing for Air Purifier Effectiveness Certification for CO₂ and VOC levels, Moss Echo has proven its capability to effectively remove harmful pollutants, ensuring a healthier living environment. Whether in a busy city or serene countryside, this device ensures you breathe cleaner air. The soothing presence of natural moss reduces stress and promotes a calm environment, making it ideal for bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, and workspaces.
The design of Moss Echo is both functional and stylish, seamlessly blending natural aesthetics with modern technology. Central to its appeal, the living moss purifies the air and adds vibrant greenery, forming a lush, green canvas that contrasts beautifully with the sleek, minimalist frame. Available in sophisticated black or clean white, the device’s frame can be further personalized with interchangeable materials like wood and metal, allowing it to complement a range of interior decors. Its compact form ensures it fits well on desktops, shelves, or any small space without being obtrusive, making it a versatile addition to any room.
Advanced Light Pole Technology supports moss growth by providing optimal lighting and allows for dynamic visual displays on the moss surface. With an integrated infrared sensor, the intelligent spray technology detects hydration, triggering visual and sound responses that enhance the user experience. This feature adds a dynamic and interactive element to the device, making it more than just an air purifier. The interactive display features customizable options, such as nature scenes and a clock, all managed through an intuitive app interface. The attached image also highlights the sleek, modern design, emphasizing its ability to blend seamlessly into various interior settings while serving as a functional decor piece. This balanced lighting and interactive technology ensure the moss remains healthy and vibrant, making Moss Echo a captivating and practical addition to any space.
User-friendly features include a control panel located at the back, designed for ease of use with a rotary knob for switching displays and a one-touch button for power and sleep mode. Clear LED indicators provide feedback on the device’s status, including power, Wi-Fi connection, and watering needs, ensuring users can easily maintain the moss. The electronic components are protected by a moss filter and essential waterproofing, allowing safe interaction with water sprays without damaging the device. The design includes a replaceable moss filter, ensuring longevity and ease of maintenance.
Imagine transforming your home into a sanctuary of natural rejuvenation, where the calming presence of nature heals and revitalizes. Powered by a robust 120 MHz Qualcomm Kalimba DSP, Moss Echo provides crystal-clear audio for music or nature sounds, enhancing your environment with immersive sound quality. Embrace the refreshing benefits of moss in every indoor space. Enjoy cleaner air, a serene atmosphere, and a deeper connection with nature.
Embrace the tranquility of nature with Moss Echo, an innovative indoor air purifier that seamlessly integrates natural moss with cutting-edge technology. Perfect for any room, this device enhances air quality while adding a touch of greenery to your home or office. Its sleek design and interactive features bring a slice of nature indoors, promoting relaxation and well-being.
Designed by Yoonsang Kim of Mosslab, Moss Echo was inspired by nature’s tranquility and ever-changing beauty. Amid busy lives, stepping away from the city and into the mountains, fields, and forests reveals nature’s infinite stage. From the dance of shadows and light at dawn to the vibrant colors painted by the sun and the transforming atmosphere at dusk, nature provides an endless symphony of life. The gentle chorus of cicadas, the soft rhythms of the waterside, and the footsteps of wildlife compose an infinite melody. Fireflies light up the forest even in darkness, presenting yet another mesmerizing show. This product encapsulates these experiences, transforming urban and indoor spaces into vibrant sanctuaries of relaxation.
Mosslab aims to bring this diverse spectrum of nature into our daily lives, leading to the development of Moss Echo. Encapsulating nature’s sounds, colors, and vitality transforms urban and indoor spaces into vibrant sanctuaries of relaxation. Share the experience of becoming one with nature with this innovative air purifier.
Beyond aesthetic appeal, Moss Echo significantly improves indoor air quality by absorbing pollutants such as carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Having undergone rigorous laboratory testing for Air Purifier Effectiveness Certification for CO₂ and VOC levels, Moss Echo has proven its capability to effectively remove harmful pollutants, ensuring a healthier living environment. Whether in a busy city or serene countryside, this device ensures you breathe cleaner air. The soothing presence of natural moss reduces stress and promotes a calm environment, making it ideal for bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, and workspaces.
The design of Moss Echo is both functional and stylish, seamlessly blending natural aesthetics with modern technology. Central to its appeal, the living moss purifies the air and adds vibrant greenery, forming a lush, green canvas that contrasts beautifully with the sleek, minimalist frame. Available in sophisticated black or clean white, the device’s frame can be further personalized with interchangeable materials like wood and metal, allowing it to complement a range of interior decors. Its compact form ensures it fits well on desktops, shelves, or any small space without being obtrusive, making it a versatile addition to any room.
Advanced Light Pole Technology supports moss growth by providing optimal lighting and allows for dynamic visual displays on the moss surface. With an integrated infrared sensor, the intelligent spray technology detects hydration, triggering visual and sound responses that enhance the user experience. This feature adds a dynamic and interactive element to the device, making it more than just an air purifier. The interactive display features customizable options, such as nature scenes and a clock, all managed through an intuitive app interface. The attached image also highlights the sleek, modern design, emphasizing its ability to blend seamlessly into various interior settings while serving as a functional decor piece. This balanced lighting and interactive technology ensure the moss remains healthy and vibrant, making Moss Echo a captivating and practical addition to any space.
User-friendly features include a control panel located at the back, designed for ease of use with a rotary knob for switching displays and a one-touch button for power and sleep mode. Clear LED indicators provide feedback on the device’s status, including power, Wi-Fi connection, and watering needs, ensuring users can easily maintain the moss. The electronic components are protected by a moss filter and essential waterproofing, allowing safe interaction with water sprays without damaging the device. The design includes a replaceable moss filter, ensuring longevity and ease of maintenance.
Imagine transforming your home into a sanctuary of natural rejuvenation, where the calming presence of nature heals and revitalizes. Powered by a robust 120 MHz Qualcomm Kalimba DSP, Moss Echo provides crystal-clear audio for music or nature sounds, enhancing your environment with immersive sound quality. Embrace the refreshing benefits of moss in every indoor space. Enjoy cleaner air, a serene atmosphere, and a deeper connection with nature.
Nature and tech are almost always at odds. Technology is fast-moving, often focused on productivity/entertainment and nothing else. Nature, on the other hand, is a more immovable force that nourishes you and teaches you patience. It isn’t common to see the both of them intertwined together seamlessly, but the folks at MOSSLAB seem to have figured out the impossible. Designed to be a smart display, a speaker, an alarm clock, an air purifier, and also a living plant, the Moss Echo intertwines both shrubbery and silicon into one unique solution. The tabletop device is characterized by a wall of moss – the plant responsible for 30% of all the oxygen we breathe – but power it on and an LED screen comes to life right through the moss facade. This acts as the Moss Echo’s display interface, while the device itself works as an alarm, wireless speaker, and an air purifier that relies on real living greenery to cleanse the air you breathe and help relieve stress.
Moss Echo goes beyond the typical utilitarian smart device. Yes, it displays the time, functions as an alarm clock, and lets you play music or podcasts via Bluetooth. But the real star of the show is the moss itself. Nestled within a replaceable filter, this actual living plant isn’t just decorative; it serves as a natural air purifier. The moss’s tiny structures efficiently absorb pollutants, releasing clean air back into your environment, while filling your room with the natural scent of flora that is known to be an instant stress-buster.
Perfect for having by your bedside, living room, or even on your work-table, the Moss Echo helps keep you calm. While the wall of moss itself looks delightful, it works in tandem with the built-in wireless speaker to calm and recharge you. Moss Echo’s companion app lets you play soothing nature sounds while the display accompanies it with visuals to match. You can even choose between different visualizations for the speaker, or set a sleep mode that cues the device to gradually lower its audio before turning off within half an hour.
Moss is considered to be the world’s oldest plant, and by that logic, can be said to be responsible for all natural life because of its first ability to synthesize oxygen from carbon dioxide. Even though it’s so small, it’s arguably much more effective than plants thousands of times larger than itself. Just two hours of exposing indoor air to moss can reduce fine dust by 90%, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) by 60%, and CO2 by 40%.
The living moss and LEDs coexist together in mutually beneficial ways. The LEDs use a proprietary light pole technology that actually boosts the moss’ photosynthesis capabilities by 20%, allowing it to clean air more efficiently, while the moss adds a touch of greenery to the otherwise industrial-looking LED panel, creating an illusion of the plants actually lighting up to display the time or respond to music and other cues.
The magic is evident when you water the moss by spraying it with mist with the smart sprayer that comes along with the Echo. Moss Echo’s LED screen reacts to the user every time water is sprayed and shows various interactive graphics. The moss itself comes to life too in no time too, opening up and spreading its distinct plant-like smell in the air. The screen can additionally be personalized to display other things too, when sitting dormant. You can choose to have something as utilitarian as a clock, or opt for calming elements like clouds or a sunrise/sunset or even dandelions. If you have a child around the house, the Moss Echo’s screen can even display a cute avatar cartoon that looks around with animated eyes.
The Moss Echo’s design also strikes that beautiful balance, with the wall of moss on the front interspersed with the LED matrix, encased within a sleek box-shaped design that comes in either black or white. Buttons on the top, along with an elegant linear knob let you access the Moss Echo’s features and control playback. LEDs also give you status indications, like WiFi and Bluetooth connection, or even when the moss needs watering Under the dynamic green matrix lies a powerful set of audio drivers that draw their thump from a 120 Mhz Qualcomm® Kalimba DSP, providing a high-performance 24-bit mono audio interface.
The Moss Echo comes from the folks at MOSSLAB, who designed the mini vertical forest Moss Air last year that used the power of moss to clean and humidify your air. The Echo is the company’s next logical step, bringing nature to the omnipresent wireless speaker in a way that goes well beyond just listening to music or having one or two potted plants.
Each Moss Echo comes with a USB-C cable to power it, and a smart spray bottle that tells the Echo’s display to react when it’s spritzed with water (your regular plant could never!) To ensure that the Moss Echo can withstand the water, the light poles or LEDs are built to be waterproof, and to keep your moss alive, it’s recommended you mist it 2-3 times every day. However, it’s an incredibly resilient species too, capable of enduring up to 6 months without moisture. Once watered, it quickly springs back to life, resuming photosynthesis to sustain its vitality. The Moss Echo starts at $179 for a single unit and ships globally.
Clock designs come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of complexity. On one end, you have ultra-minimalist analog clocks that barely have discernible hands or numbers on their faces. On the opposite end, however, you have not only sophisticated mechanical clocks with all their gears and movements, you also have digital clocks with smart features that go beyond telling the time. Of course, it’s always a matter of balancing functionality and features, and some designs intentionally tip the scales toward one or the other depending on their target audience. This DIY wall clock, for example, caters to those who want a more vibrant and creative way to display the time, though it does require a bit of technical and electronics know-how to make.
It’s really impressive how far DIY tools have come these days, from desktop 3D printers to small circuit boards that can run complicated programs to control nontrivial devices. And depending on the skills of the one making them, the end result could even look like a professionally made product that came from a factory rather than someone’s garage or home workshop. The Hexaclock, named for its unusual shape for a clock, is one such example, offering a wall clock and smart lamp that can rival the quality and features of well-known smart lighting brands.
The catch is that you have to make one yourself, which may or may not result in a product of equal quality. You’ll need a 3D printer, unsurprisingly, but that is actually the easier part of the process. The more tedious phase requires precisely cutting an LED light strip into specific sizes so that the LEDs actually line up with the hexagon-shaped compartments of the lamp. Even more laborious is connecting these segments together again into a single unit, at least electronically, so that you can control the strip with a program as if it was never cut at all.
All of these details, from the schematics to the software, are made available for free so that anyone with the right tools and knowledge can make their own hive-shaped wall clock. In terms of functionality, the clock offers plenty of customization options, from animated color transitions to dancing patterns. What’s even more impressive is that it supports a light sensor that can dim all LEDs except the ones displaying the clock itself so that the bright lights won’t disturb your sleep at night.
How many times do we look at a clock each day, whether it’s on a wall or on our wrists? Chances are, you don’t let an hour pass without looking at a watch or clock to check the time, even if it’s an ironic waste of time to do so again and again. Given that frequency, it’s essential for clock designs to not only be functional but also visually appealing, evoking a sense of calm and awe to offset the usual stress one carries when fretting over the time. Even better, clocks might even become sources of inspiration, providing not nagging reminders but gentle hints at how to live our lives to the fullest, not shackled by the tyranny of time. That’s the subtle message that this beautiful minimalist lunar-themed clock tries to convey, reminding the observer of man’s aspirations to break free of Earth’s gravity and reach for the moon and beyond.
Designer: Sora no Kakera
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The moon has always been a thing of beauty and mystery, its pockmarked face bearing witness to the history of our celestial neighborhood as it gracefully illuminates the night sky. It is also the nearest heavenly object we can reach, and unsurprisingly, the object of many space travel achievements and fantasies. It seems only fitting that it would be the inspiration for a clock that invites you to make a trip to the moon, even if only in your head, at each moment you check the time.
Made from stainless steel finished with a mirror-like polish, this Moon Trip Clock displays the seemingly magical visage of the moon, half bathed in light and the other in darkness. Although the image of the moon is accurate, it isn’t aiming for a scientific illustration that clearly lays out the topography of the moon. Instead, it is trying to bring the otherworldly charm of the moon to your wall and your living space.
The numbers that line the edges of the metal disc look as if they’re floating rather than etched or glued to the surface. At some point, they even seem to disappear, only to reappear again at another location, mimicking the eternal waning and waxing of the moon. This visual effect is possible thanks to a special polishing technique, adding an air of mystery to the already enchanting lunar design.
And when you start to really look at the time, you will be greeted by a charming yet meaningful detail that tickles the mind into a more thoughtful state. While the hour and minute hands are simple yet elegant bars, the seconds hand has the shape of a rocket ship at its tip. You’re tempted to watch this spacecraft make its way around the clock at each tick, perhaps making you reminisce of old childhood dreams of conquering the moon and beyond like an adventurous explorer. That may just be a fantasy, but this lovely Lunar Voyage Clock reminds you not to let opportunities pass and to live your life to the fullest, shooting for the stars and making your dreams come true.
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How many times do we look at a clock each day, whether it’s on a wall or on our wrists? Chances are, you don’t let an hour pass without looking at a watch or clock to check the time, even if it’s an ironic waste of time to do so again and again. Given that frequency, it’s essential for clock designs to not only be functional but also visually appealing, evoking a sense of calm and awe to offset the usual stress one carries when fretting over the time. Even better, clocks might even become sources of inspiration, providing not nagging reminders but gentle hints at how to live our lives to the fullest, not shackled by the tyranny of time. That’s the subtle message that this beautiful minimalist lunar-themed clock tries to convey, reminding the observer of man’s aspirations to break free of Earth’s gravity and reach for the moon and beyond.
Designer: Sora no Kakera
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The moon has always been a thing of beauty and mystery, its pockmarked face bearing witness to the history of our celestial neighborhood as it gracefully illuminates the night sky. It is also the nearest heavenly object we can reach, and unsurprisingly, the object of many space travel achievements and fantasies. It seems only fitting that it would be the inspiration for a clock that invites you to make a trip to the moon, even if only in your head, at each moment you check the time.
Made from stainless steel finished with a mirror-like polish, this Moon Trip Clock displays the seemingly magical visage of the moon, half bathed in light and the other in darkness. Although the image of the moon is accurate, it isn’t aiming for a scientific illustration that clearly lays out the topography of the moon. Instead, it is trying to bring the otherworldly charm of the moon to your wall and your living space.
The numbers that line the edges of the metal disc look as if they’re floating rather than etched or glued to the surface. At some point, they even seem to disappear, only to reappear again at another location, mimicking the eternal waning and waxing of the moon. This visual effect is possible thanks to a special polishing technique, adding an air of mystery to the already enchanting lunar design.
And when you start to really look at the time, you will be greeted by a charming yet meaningful detail that tickles the mind into a more thoughtful state. While the hour and minute hands are simple yet elegant bars, the seconds hand has the shape of a rocket ship at its tip. You’re tempted to watch this spacecraft make its way around the clock at each tick, perhaps making you reminisce of old childhood dreams of conquering the moon and beyond like an adventurous explorer. That may just be a fantasy, but this lovely Lunar Voyage Clock reminds you not to let opportunities pass and to live your life to the fullest, shooting for the stars and making your dreams come true.
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Today’s clocks and watches seem to be split between mechanical analog and electronic digital designs, but there are more than two ways to tell the time. Of course, some of these methods are regarded to be inaccurate, error-prone, and at the mercy of the elements, but there’s a certain charm and magical feeling to the way our ancient ancestors tried to discern the time of day. The sundial is one of the oldest time-keeping tools, one that works on the presumption that the sun travels the same path every day of the year, which isn’t exactly the case. Still, it’s not an entirely incorrect method and it can easily be fixed with modern technology, like this sustainable wall clock concept that is powered by the sun in more ways than one.
A sundial works by simply observing the shadow that a stick or a tall thin object casts on a flat surface, a shadow that moves around and grows or shrinks as the sun makes its way through the sky. The sun doesn’t travel the exact same path all year round, however, and this method definitely doesn’t work at night. Modern technology, however, has a way to shine a light 24/7, and this wall clock uses that to recreate the almost mystical appearance of a sundial while utilizing energy from the very sun that inspired it.
Name after the Egyptian god of the sun, the Ra wall clock utilizes an LED ring light to simulate the sun. But rather than shining from all directions, the light is focused on a single point to recreate the effect of a short stick casting a very long shadow. As time moves, so does the light move around the periphery of the circle, thus mimicking a sundial but with more consistency and accuracy. Plus, it works at night as it does during the day.
While this would have been enough to create a modern sundial clock, the concept takes the association even further by also following how the sundial of old needed only the sun to function. Rather than relying on batteries, Ra uses solar power to make sure the clock is running 24/7 without the need to charge it or change batteries. The transparent solar panel that makes up the wall clock’s front cover actually harnesses any light around it, so the clock doesn’t need to actually be exposed to the sun and can be used indoors or under low-light environments.
This design helps give the sundial wall clock a sustainable potential, even if it does minimally use some electronics as well as LED lighting. Unlike analog clocks, there are now complex mechanisms that are difficult to repair, and unlike digital clocks, there are no screens or displays to show the time. It uses a very simple method that traces its roots back to ancient times, but one that still has benefits to the people of today.
As someone who spends almost the entire working day (and sometimes beyond) at a desk and in front of the computer, you can say that I face a lot of issues when it comes to my posture, my eyesight, and my muscles. I’ve tried several ergonomic products and also exercises to help me take a break from my regular work and literal position but I’m still having some regular problems from being a desk potato. I know that there are a lot of risks that will eventually (and some have already) make an appearance in my health journey so products that can help alleviate the strain on my body are always welcome.
Designers: Haneul Kang, Dohui Kim, Dagyeong Kim, Jeongyoon Kim, Yunseo Jung
A group of designers have come up with concepts for a series of products that can help with this problem. The collection is appropriately called DESKRISK as we all know that even if we are sitting seemingly safely at our desks, we’re still exhibiting risky behavior that will eventually need some sort of intervention. The first product is a desk clock that will remind us to take a break from staring at our screens to take better care of our eyes. The screen will blur after some time which resembles the dry eyes we experience a lot of times. After you’ve rested for a few minutes, you can move the button on the clock sideways to wipe away the blur and start the countdown all over again.
The next product is for those who need help with their posture while sitting at the desk for a long time. Well this is for if you’re using a lamp light source at your desk. The lamp has a light that will gradually move downwards from the angle you set after an hour. This way you are reminded to move along with the light source so that we’re not just bowing down towards our screens. There’s a gauge next to the lamp that also helps you track how much time has elapsed. You can also adjust and reset the angle by moving this gauge bar.
The last one may probably be the most useless for me, at least from what I understand from their product description. It’s a magazine rack that will supposedly resemble carpel tunnel syndrome or at least the overstretched wrist ligaments that come from having the same position at your keyboard for a long period of time. The sagging fabric will lengthen according to the size or weight of the books or magazines inserted. How this will help me with my wrist problem is unsure at this point. But aside from that, the other Deskrisk products are pretty useful for people like me who are at risk with the nature of our work.
DSP, providing a high-performance 24-bit mono audio interface.
