Sitting for long hours with those run-of-the-mill ergonomic keyboards and wrist pads is simply not the cup of tea for the uber rich. They do need something luxurious, comfortable and stylish. The best solution that comes to the mind is a high-tech, luxurious workstation that enhances your gaming, home theater, and working experience. Workstations are not a new thing to us, but in the recent times, they have succeeded in turning more than a few heads and the demand for comfy, luxurious workstations has increased by leaps and bounds. Here, I have compiled a list of Top 10 workstations and believe me; each one of them is unique in one or the other way. Check them out after the jump.
10. PowerDesk
Doesn’t matter how much you try to keep your workstation clutter-less, but, you can’t help the tangled cables, that not just looks messy but trouble you even more when you need to plug-in a USB device. So, say bye-bye to all the clutter with PowerDesk, a unique workstation with embedded PC. PowerDesk not just saves on space but also removes the clutter of tower units and trailing cables along with the other benefits. The desk has all the controls, ports and CD/DVD drives built into the thickness of the desktop. PowerDesk can incorporate any major manufacturer’s PC components and are as easy to upgrade like a regular PC. Moreover, a powerdesk can be build as per your preference, into a kitchen counter, a traditional bureau, a coffee table, or you can also make it a wall-hanging. And, the height of the desk is also adjustable at the touch of a button. Prising starts at around $1,000.
9. Nethrone Workstation
This sleek, relaxing and space efficient gaming and work environment somehow looks like a dentist chair. Perfect for those who envision the optimum station for serious work and intense play, the Nethrone puts users in a multi-positional cradle-like environment, complete with an adjustable reclining vibrating seat, keyboard/joystick, dual mouse position armrest, neck cushion and dual footrest position. priced at $2500, the unit is equipped with an adjustable monitor lift and tilt support as well as frame support for a VGA box, Apple’s Mac mini and Sony`s PS2.
8. MILK Desk for Mac Lovers
Milk Desk is an avant-garde work place you can dream of. For the crazy Mac-lovers who don’t plan to shift their loyalties from their old Mac machine, there is now one more reason to stick with your Mac notebook. Two renowned designers, Soren Kjaer and Holmris Hansen have come together to design MILK, a desk designed specifically for Mac-owners, to multiply your loyalties further. The desk is devoted entirely to Mac machines and monitors, and is designed with the particular equipment and user in mind. The features include convertible boxes, which can accommodate a fish tank to wear away your work stress, can serve as a storage for keeping your iPod or can also serve as penholder or even a bin. The designer desk also includes specific cable drawers and exits for hiding the wiry mess, height-adjustable base, surface finish options, and hidden filing/storage space. The price information is yet not available, but don’t forget to visit the site to check-out this desk from every angle.
7. Corner V1 Computer Desk
The Vision One Computer Workstation is a revolutionary new product that is designed to greatly enhance anyone’s music, gaming, home theater, and working experience. The V1 computer desk can be used as a computer gaming chair, flight simulator, racing simulator, cad workstation, video editing workstation, sound editing workstation, personal movie theater, surround sound music environment and more. Every part of the V1, aside from the seat, is hand machined and welded to perfection. The Corner V1 offers ergonomic comfort, artful design and many outstanding features. When compared to the conventional computer desk, the V1 stands elite. It comes with 2.1 speaker support, designed for two speakers and a subwoofer. There is the flat screen monitor support that is 3 position height-adjustable and touts a premium quality articulating wall mount bracket.
Other salient specs are height adjustable and pivoting foot rest and pivoting elbow supports. The custom painted V1 table tops are incredible in appearance and comfort. The sky is the limit when it comes to seating. The most popular seat upgrade is a Porsche Seat that can have up to 12 functions including power lumbar controls and heat. The base price for Corner V1 Computer Desk is US $1,700 that can go higher if you go for optional upgrades.
6. Aura workstation
Want a luxurious workspace that will speak-off your high-standards in a polite manner then check-out the luxury range of workstations from Poetic Technologies. The company has designed a wide range of workstations that are not just luxurious but are perfect for high-tech professional. I was especially impressed with the Aura workstation that has great ergonomic features. The workstation provides the user individual controls of its lighting system, seating system and other Aura�s equipment support system. The workstation offers 7-way adjustable seating system with inflatable and deflatable cushions, electronically filtered air-flow atmosphere, lighting system that reduced eye stain, rotation feature that avoids glare and is programmed to rotate 120� over eight hours. And, this is not it! The workstation also provides many other great features along with ample storage for binders, CDs, diskettes, and personal items.
5. Gravitonus Ergonomic Workstation
This one truly looks from some sci-fi movie. The Gravitonus is a workstation that claims to keep the user in the most-desirable ergonomically optimized position at all times. This unit is also used for medical applications. Basically, a control unit is positioned in the mouth that does all of the work while you can still breathe, drink, talk, and yes, smoke too. Forget the medical usage, just see what you get from it as a individual working space. This Space Age system is designed to keep you comfortable while you’re piloting your way into the future. Whether you are working, blogging or gaming, the system will improve your health and productivity. The workstation touts Air conditioning as well as zone heating of the user’s body, 5.1 Sound system, and a subwoofer integrated into seat back to add a sensation effect.
4. Office Organix ErgoQuest 500
For those lazy days, when you don’t feel like leaving your sack, even when you know, you have lots of pending work to do. We have got just the right solution for you, Ergopod from Office Organix. The height adjustable workstation is ideal for standing, seated or supine work positions. So, you can choose to work whichever way, you want! The work surface features motorized monitor tilt platform, keyboard tray and arm which allows the tray to tilt through 90 degrees and provide a range of positions for use in a reclined mode, motorized legs to raise and lower table with up to 400 lbs. of equipment from 31 to 50 degrees with the push of a button, an easily mountable power strip. And, depending on your work and as per your preferences, it also comes with an optional triple LCD arm. The ErgoQuest 500 model (featured here) sells for approximately, $4,000.
3. Battle-Rig Pro
For those who can afford a personal workstation, this innovatively designed Battle-Rig Pro shaped much like a baby rocker is just perfect! The multifunctional computer furniture provides a perfect environment to its user and enables you to sit comfortably at the center to keep every thing you need right around you. The rig features lots of storage space to accommodate all your equipments neatly. You can even choose a color to match your d�cor and customize it to your own specifications. The whole thing splits into three for transport - the two outer rings and the inner desk. No words on pricing.
2. Total Immersion PCE
PCE’s ultimate luxury workstation is meant for working and gaming purposes. Its modular design and scalable platform provides ultimate ergonomic, computing and entertainment solutions to the user. The radical design puts you into the center of the computer to avoid musculoskeletal disorders in the long run besides providing you a slew of ergonomic options to enhance your productivity. The freedom chair allows you an ultimate gaming set-up which can extend up to three LCD monitors. Also the chair cradles your body to create a make you feel amongst part of the action. Priced at $6,000.
1. Walkstation
Burn off the fat whilst you work. The Walkstation is the fully integrated combination of an electric height-adjustable worksurface with an exclusively engineered, low speed commercial grade treadmill. And it’s the first product in the entirely new FitWork category of products from Details designed to bring healthy habits to sedentary workers while they are actually working. Small and compact enough to allow for an easy integration into an existing home office and also durable enough to replace your current desk this is a great choice to explore. The Walkstation have the potential to increase energy expenditure and burn calories even when walking at a 1 mph rate. This treadmill desk allows you to game, or just be connected to the internet and do your work while you are sweating it out. Now, this is just the perfect treadmill for all those people sitting inside their luxury cabins hooked to the computer all day long. Priced at $4,000.
