LapWorks(TM) Inc., the ergonomic computer lap desk leader, today announced the Aluminum Desktop Stand that elevates PC and Mac notebook computers when working at a desk to 1) improve screen viewing, 2) improve typing ergonomics, and 3) cool a laptop up to 23 percent to extend its life. The sleek laptop stand features 6 easy-to-adjust elevated positions. The shorter 3 elevations raise the notebook screen by 3 1/2, 4, or 4 3/8 inches and angle the notebook's keyboard to improve typing ergonomics. The 3 steeper inclines raise the screen 6, 6 1/2, or 6 3/4 inches closer to eye level to create an ergonomically-sound desktop workstation when using a separate keyboard (not included). The $69.95 laptop stand is available from LapWorks at an introductory price of $59.95 until May 31.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (BusinessWire EON) April 3, 2007 --
LapWorks™ Inc., the ergonomic computer
lap desk leader, today announced the Aluminum
Desktop Stand that elevates PC and Mac notebook computers when
working at a desk to 1) improve screen viewing, 2) improve typing
ergonomics, and 3) cool a laptop up to 23 percent to extend its life.
The sleek laptop stand features 6 easy-to-adjust elevated positions. The
shorter 3 elevations raise the notebook screen by 3 ½,
4, or 4 3/8 inches and angle the notebook’s
keyboard to improve typing ergonomics. The 3 steeper inclines raise the
screen 6, 6 ½, or 6 ¾
inches closer to eye level to create an ergonomically-sound desktop
workstation when using a separate keyboard (not included). The $69.95
laptop stand is available from LapWorks at an introductory price of
$59.95 until May 31.
Constructed of heat-dissipating brushed-aluminum, the sturdy Aluminum
Desktop Stand is also portable, weighing 1 pound, 5 ounces and folding
flat and thin (12 x 9.5 x 3/8 inches) for easy storage in a computer
bag. The laptop stand also includes non-skid rubber pads to grip the
laptop, a built-in turntable for 360 degree rotation and screen-sharing,
a neoprene travel bag/slip cover which doubles as a mouse pad, and it
carries a one-year warranty.
“Raising a laptop’s
screen closer to eye level protects you from holding your head forward
to see it, reducing strain on your upper body and neck,”
said Jose Calero, LapWorks’ president. “Angling
the keyboard also allows arms and elbows to hang relaxed at your sides,
for more ergonomically comfortable typing than when set flat on a desk.”
To correctly set up a laptop as a desktop workstation, ergonomists such
as Sally A. Longyear, CIE, MPH
recommend:
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Attaching a separate keyboard and mouse and placing them on a keyboard
tray at a height that allows forearms to be parallel to the floor.
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Elevating the top of screen to straight-ahead eye level.
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Placing the laptop close enough to see it without holding head forward.
An experienced leader in injury prevention, Longyear explains, “The
goal is to relax neck, shoulders, arms and hands when typing and mousing.”
This illustration
shows correct laptop-using posture.
A thermal study conducted for LapWorks by the California Polytechnic
University at Pomona concluded that the Aluminum Desktop Stand reduces
heat build-up by virtue of its heat-absorbing aluminum as well as the
incline which allows heat to escape. As an example, a laptop placed on
the Aluminum Desktop Stand on its highest incline ran 27 degrees cooler
(88 compared to 115 degrees) than the same laptop set flat on a desk. “Most
heatsinks which are attached to microprocessors to keep them from
overheating are made of aluminum because of its ability to absorb and
dissipate heat into the air,” explained
Calero. “The thinner the aluminum the better
the process works.”
LapWorks will continue to offer its flagship dual-purpose Laptop
Desks, which:
1) Provide a wide, ergonomically-sound workspace across the lap.
2) Fold into a wedge-shaped laptop stand to incline a laptop on a desk.
3) Cool a laptop via built-in ventilation channels.
About LapWorks:
LapWorks Inc. develops and sells affordable, ergonomic portable computer
lap desks and laptop stands that take the hassles and hazards out of
mobile computing, and reduce the heat in laptop computers. LapWorks
launched a new personal technology product category with the industry’s
first dual-purpose lap desk that doubles as a desktop stand. LapWorks
Inc., 7955 Layton Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730; 909-948-1828;
877-527-9675; email: sales@laptopdesk.net;
Web site: www.lapworks.net.
Note to editors: Product photos and an illustration of correct laptop
ergonomics are available from the online press room.
“LapWorks” and “Laptop
Desk” are trademarks of LapWorks™,
Inc.
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