Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Wingo: an ergonomic shell to better reflect its Kindle - CNETFrance

Did you hold a reading lamp could create health problems? A draft hull for Kindle proposes to solve the problem in an innovative way …

class=”c7″ The starting to sing the praises of the hull Wingo can make us smile at first sight as they concern issues of tension and ergonomics felt holding his reading light. We knew already that read on a reading light or tablet could be bad for the back, possibly for the eyes, but we’re talking quite a few hands. Apparently however, difficult to make a more suitable reading light in this area. Often lighter than the books, and much more than a tablet, the reading light is generally regarded as a model of comfort. But take a reading light by an edge fine for hours is perhaps not so harmless as it seems.


A shell to relieve our hands

The pitch Wingo for arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis and other conditions set forth here is certainly commercial, but it is not totally wrong. Some experts believe that indeed hold a very fine edge reading light for many hours eventually create problems. All the weight is shifted, and we know that musculoskeletal disorders are usually more than the repetition of a bad move for long periods as its intensity.

The Kindle draft hull that has made its appearance on the Kickstarter website therefore aims to address the problems related to ergonomics is to hold reading lamp with an innovative hull. And we must recognize that the basic idea is quite good: the hull is actually equipped with retractable “wings” (hence the name Wingo), which allow to keep the reading light without having to tighten the .

fingers

class=”c7″ From a purely ergonomic, it is indeed clearly seen, and it eliminates the need to hold the reading lamp, which can indeed change the comfort of several hours reading . These wings are retractable into the body of the shell. And it is even possible to enjoy these wings for reading in bed on the side, complicated thing as you know if you have a reading light.

class=”c7″ The second “innovation” is a simple stand that allows you to hold the kindle without having to hold it in hands.

only problem is the price of the hull. Intended for marketing to $ 59, it greatly increases the cost of the Kindle 4, for which it is provided, and many are buying for her tight price …. $ 69. Then a shell which is almost double the price of the reading light she likely to succeed? For now, the $ 55,000 needed for this project (the crowdfunding site Kickstarter), $ 18,000 have obtained in less than a month.

Florent Taillandier

Florent asks the same question every day: “Paper is he dying?” It deciphers for CNET France trends reading on screens. Tablets, e-readers, services: it passes all these issues through the prism of the dealer (repentant) e-book that was. Distinguishing feature: Basque adoption and geek who does not know

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