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by officePROhub.com on 04/09/2012 - 07:09 pm

Tag: Ergonomic Office Furniture

Beware office workers! The computer monitor that scolds you for slouching

By Ted Thornhill - Daily Mail UK

 

 

As if keeping your boss happy wasn’t tough enough – now there’s a computer monitor you need to keep satisfied, too.

 

 

 

Philips has introduced a new monitor called the ErgoSensor designed to ‘promote a healthier and productive workplace’ – and it does this by telling you off if you slouch.

 

The sensor is embedded in the monitor, where a webcam lens might normally sit, and will advise users to adjust their sitting position if it slips from an acceptable standard.

 

Smart: The ErgoSensor also monitors how far you are from it, tells you to take a break and powers down when you nip off for a coffee

 

The company’s website explains that the monitor will give ‘corrective feedback on optimal viewing distance and ergonomic neck angle’.

 

It will also helpfully tell you, judged on how long you’ve been staring at it, whether you should take a break.

What’s more, when you do trot off for a coffee and a KitKat, it’ll automatically sense your absence and power down.

Philips estimates that this function alone counts for an energy saving of 80 per cent.

 

What’s more, 65 per cent of the device is made from recycled materials.

 

Swedish firm Tobii, meanwhile, has created computers that can be controlled by where your eye looks on th...

Read more: at Daily Mail UK 

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Recall Celebrates Earth Day with Free Shredding Services

• Office Services
• Document and Data Destruction

by Recall

 

Global Leader in Document Management, Data Protection and Document Destruction Helps Residents and Small Businesses Thwart ID Theft While Saving the Environment

 

Norcross, Ga. - March 22, 2012

 

Recall, a global leader in document storage, secure document destruction, digital document management and data protection, today announced a free shredding event to celebrate Earth Day. The event will occur from Noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Coolray Field, home of the Gwinnett Braves, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Residents and small businesses in Gwinnett, DeKalb and Fulton Counties are encouraged to bring old confidential and sensitive documents for secure shredding. The event will also include a number of fun family activities outside the stadium.

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• Business Machines
• Printers

by Canon Australia

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New DreamLabo 5000 answers consumer demand for high-quality retail photo printing and premium print-on-demand images previously unavailable

 

Overview

 

• New quality standard: New DreamLabo 5000 commercial photo printer answers consumer demand for ‘premium’ quality output that rivals silver halide technology
• High productivity: Features high productivity and easy maintenance ideal for retail photo printing and premium print-on-demand
• Premium product offering: Offers substantial new business opportunities in the retail photo printing and high-end print-on-demand market

 

Canon Australia has announced the company’s entry into the commercial photo printing market, with the launch of the DreamLabo 5000 production inkjet printer. Delivering a new standard of combined photo and text quality together with high productivity, the device offers the retail photo printing market a viable alternative to silver halide technology and both the retail photo printing and the high-end print-on-demand (POD) markets a substantial new revenue opportunity.

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When it Comes to Personal Organisers, Brits Mix Technology With Tradition

• Office Stationery

 

by Filofax

 

 LONDON, March 21, 2012 -- A huge 88% of British Filofax users keep an electronic diary alongside a traditional Filofax organiser, as revealed in a recent survey by Filofax, the personal organiser company. This trend of mixing technology with tradition may be surprising in a smart phone savvy culture^[1], but a significant 72% of respondents describe traditional personal organisers as 'stylish', highlighting the important dual purpose of the Filofax organiser as fashion accessory.

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Konica Minolta Helps Wildlife Conservation Society Implement Green Printing Strategy

• Eco Friendly
• Green Products and Services
• Document Management

 

Overview

Published: 03/21/2012

by Konica Minolta

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With the help of Konica Minolta and OPS, we have instituted green printing practices, purchased cost effective and energy efficient MFPs and participate in the free Konica Minolta Clean Planet recycling program

Realizes 30 Percent Savings in Reduced Service Calls and Consumables Expenses with Konica Minolta Optimized Print Services 

 

Ramsey, NJ

 

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has implemented a cost effective, green printing strategy with the help of Konica Minolta Optimized Print Services (OPS). WCS’ new optimized print strategy eliminates wasteful printing and saves energy while controlling and reducing its printing expenditures.

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Konica Minolta Launches bizhub C754/C654 Color MFP Series Featuring New INFO-Palette Design

• Business Machines
• Copiers
• Printers

PhotosHigh-volume MFPs offer broad range of innovative applications, options, security and software.

Ramsey, NJ

 

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today launches the bizhub® C754/C654 Color Multifunctional Products (MFP - print, copy, fax and scan all in one system) featuring the Konica Minolta INFO-Palette design, a new touch screen interface allowing more advanced accessibility than ever before. The bizhub C754/C654 Series features a broad range of new applications and software to enhance its productivity, coupled with fast speeds and superior color quality output.

 

A bright 9-inch color touch screen with enhanced resolution for print preview options, the INFO-Palette design on the new bizhub C754/C654 Series has an intuitive “touch & swipe” interface that works as easily as today’s fastest mobile devices. Simplified menus and customizable icons allow users to work faster and smarter. With fast output speeds of up to 60 ppm color/75 ppm black and white on the bizhub C754, and 60 ppm color/65 ppm black and white on the bizhub C654, this new series can produce customized, full-color content in-house and on-demand, saving both time and money. For professional settings such as healthcare, legal and education applications, the bizhub C754/654 Series enables high- speed scanning, scan-to-folder capability and seamless integration with industry-standard software for scanning and converting records to electronic forms. The bizhub C754/C654 series also includes standard dual scanning, powerful finishing options, flexible paper handling and spectacular high-impact color, making it ideal for high-volume document applications of all types.

 

“Combining innovative new design and functionality features, the bizhub C754/C654 series brings the two key elements of speed and high-impact color to businesses of any size, while also offering a broad range of advanced capabilities that address the needs of the entry level production user. to redefine productivity,” said Kevin Kern, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. “This new series is an ideal solution for vertical market customers with a number of features targeting their current needs and future opportunities, making it just another reason why customers can count on Konica Minolta to deliver hard-working, digital printing solutions that optimize print and document workflow efficiency.”

 

The bizhub C754/C654 series offers enhanced security by way of Konica Minolta’s bizhub SECURE and other advanced options including Biometric Authentication and HID Proximity Cards for protecting sensitive documents. In addition to featuring Konica Minolta’s exclusive Simitri® HD polymerized toner, built-in Emperon® print system, bizhub OP (Open Platform) technology and PageScope® Enterprise Suite, the bizhub C754/C654 Series achieves among the lowest power consumption rate in its class – even lower than the standard specified by Energy Star certification. The INFO-Palette design also features a unique Eco-indicator that enables monitoring of paper, toner and energy usage by device, account or end-user to promote greater cost-consciousness.

 

Click here for more information on the bizhub C754/C654 Series.

 

About Konica Minolta

 
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced document management technologies and Managed IT Services for the desktop to the print shop. For the fifth consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. BLI has named Konica Minolta 2012 “Document Imaging Solutions Line of the Year” and “A3 MFP Line of the Year” award winner for the company’s solution portfolio and award-winning line of bizhub Multifunctional Products. For more information, please visit http://www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

 

Konica Minolta Contact
Rachel Reed
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
+1 856.381.0651
rachel.reed(at)kmbs(dot)konicaminolta(dot)us

 

Konica Minolta is a registered trademark of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. bizhub is a registered trademark of Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.