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It might be surprising for some, but humans actually evolved to be long-distance runners. We aren’t very fast comparatively, but no other animal can run for as long or as …read more Continue reading Automate Your Desk with the Upsy Desky
We’re the first to admit that we don’t see much woodworking here at Hackaday. But this desk with a PC inside from [John Heisz] is just too gorgeous not to …read more Continue reading A Gorgeous Desk With AMD Inside
Like many office workers, [David Kong] found himself the lucky recipient of a motorized sit-stand desk. Also like most office workers with such a desk, he found himself mostly sitting. …read more Continue reading Raspberry Pi Powered Standing Desk Rises To New Heights
As computers became more popular in the late 80s and into the 90s, they vastly changed their environments. Of course the technological changes were obvious, but plenty of other things …read more Continue reading Charger Caddy Shows What 3D Printers Were Meant For
In 2019, Belgian engineer Andreas De Smedt jumped on the standing desk bandwagon with the Notadesk, a simple sit/stand laptop desk designed to mount to a window or tree. With the pandemic-accelerated work-from-anywhere trend having caught fire througho… Continue reading Portable workstation works remotely … from home or deep in the field
Placing a laptop on a dining table or kitchen worktop might be fine for the odd surfing session or video chat, but if you want run a couple of monitors, and have your on-charge smartphone or podcasting hardware nearby, you may soon notice cable spaghet… Continue reading Magnus desk keeps cables in check using magnets
One of the many cultural shifts driven by the COVID-19 pandemic is the growing number of people working from home, and English furniture-maker Pith & Stem is looking to tap into this trend with a wall-mounted workstation that you mightn’t even know was… Continue reading DropTop home workstation folds up into a wall-mounted art piece
Heading off to college comes with its own set of challenges. Harder course material, living away from home for the first time, and dealing with roommates are common hurdles to overcome, but an oft-overlooked issue is the poor quality dorm room desks. For a place that a student is expected …read more
There are a lot of bad days at work. Often it’s the last day, especially when it’s unexpected. For the particularly unlucky, the first day on a new job could be a bad day. But the day you find an unknown wireless device attached to the underside of your desk …read more
Continue reading Fail of the Week: How Not to do IoT Security
Standing desks are great conversation starters in the office – whether you like it or not. How do you know someone’s got a standing desk? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. Standing desks have their benefits, but for maximum flexibility, many people choose a desk that can raise and lower depending on their needs. [Wassim] had just such a desk, but found pushing the buttons too 20th century for his tastes. Naturally, Google Assistant integration was the key here.
[Wassim] started out intending to capture and then spoof the desk controller’s signals to the motors, before realising it was likely easier …read more