Tag archive: chair

Despite the popularization of the Kindle, Nook, and iPad, we know that some of you still like the feel of paper and ink under your fingertips. While there is nostalgia in paper books, and they are undoubtedly better for your eyes and showing off your reading prowess, they aren't so great when it comes to saving space. Having walls lined with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves is rather old-school, so why not integrate your book storage with a… Read More

  Decorating can be difficult. Debating which chair leg design goes best with your custom dining table is not for the faint of heart. Sometimes we would rather just sit on the floor like little kids instead of attempt to make ourselves comfortable on that hard modern couch or stiff wingback chair. The folks over at Restoration Hardware have come up with a seating solution that is just about as comfortable as it gets, but is still acceptable in… Read More

Need to add a little Mad-Men-style flair to your office or living room? The Shell Chair ($2,500 – $3,400) has just the right amount of 1960s mid-century modern style, but would still look smashing in any contemporary, clean-lined office or living space. Designed by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in 1963, this Danish-designed chair sits on only three legs and was crafted to be beautiful from every viewing angle. Sometimes called… Read More

The newest addition to the Herman Miller line was designed by Yves Behar, and inspired by the construction of suspension bridges. After over 1,000 sketches and 70 prototypes, the SAYL task chair was finally born. The minimalist design utilizes a frameless back with only a Y-shaped support. The injection-molded material creates sacral, lumbar, and spinal support and uses 'hinge points' to automatically adapt to each user's… Read More

Netbooks are a relative newcomer to the world of portable computers. They sit comfortably at the opposite end of the spectrum from the "desktop replacement" notebooks, those laptops with big screens, beefy specs and full-sized keyboards. Netbooks sacrifice optical drives (CD/DVD drives) and have generally modest hardware specifications, smaller screen sizes and shrunken keyboards. They also tend toward smaller hard drive… Read More

Vista launched earlier this week and Apple’s PC vs. MAC campaign has already been addressing it with spots showing the PC guy in a hospital gown in need of surgery for Vista. Given that better than 95% of the Windows users who move to Vista will get it with new hardware and that Apple systems that run Vista will also probably require some surgery, this is a little misleading but all is fair in love and advertising. I do get a big kick… Read More

AK Designs, a video game chair company who this week released the next generation of their AK Rocker gaming chair, also announced this week availability through Best Buy of an office/PC gaming chair. Dubbed the AK Octane, this chair is priced at $149.99. The AK Octane Chair, said AK Designs, is Formula1 inspired in its design and sports a

Carney, who served as the Alliance vice chairman in 2003, is Senior Director of strategic marketing and business development senior director of Texas Instruments. He is joined by Paul Meche, Nokia, vice chair/secretary; Jayne Stancavage, Intel, marketing chair; Liam Quinn, Dell, regulatory chair; and Sarosh Vesuna, Symbol, technical chair. Board members include Larry Rigge, Agere; Andrew Myles, Cisco; Dennis Eaton, Conextant; Amer… Read More