Ergonomic innovations continue to rise in popularity as more people become more in tune with their bodies and start to regard their health with more awareness.
As Wikipedia puts it, “Ergonomics is the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker,†and these days, ergonomic innovations can include just about anything, from chocolate, garlic presses and coffee mugs to backpacks and mobile phones.
Implications - The last few years have seen an increased importance placed on physical well-being and general health. One of the best ways a company can capitalize on this movement is by creating products that directly appeal to a consumer's desire for fitness. By trumpeting the product's effect on wellness, the company engenders goodwill from health-conscious consumers.
49 Ergonomic Innovations
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Z Island
Kitchen of the Future by DuPont Corian
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Ergonomic Animal Eateries
Ultra Bowl Boosters Save Pooch From Pains
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Ergonomic Relaxation Workstations
The SurfChair
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Z-Frame Bicycles
Organik Motion Propels Riders to the Future of Eco-Friendly Transit
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Superhuman Speed Gliders
The Glide Cycle Lets You Run Fast and Graceful Like a Gazelle
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New York Nap Capsules
MetroNaps EnergyPod
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Adaptive Designer Shoes
Zaha Hadid Lacoste Spring 2009 Shoes
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Blooming Office Chairs
Flower Bud Workstation Closes Up When You Do
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Laptop Lunch Trays
'Hip Office' by HK Ergonomics Lets You Kneel While Tweeting
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Futuristic Luggage
Sleek, Space-Age Bags and Briefcases by Jerome Olivet
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Amazing GPS Sports Glove
Verva Vie Sports Gauntlet
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Ergonomic Egg Bags
Flo Backpacks
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Desk Riding
Ergonomic ScooterDesk
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Vertical Mouse Is Ergonomically Correct
WOWPEN Traveler
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Ergonomically Shaped Chocolate
Hershey Bliss
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High Tech Rocking Chairs
The Clutter-Proof Organic Workstation
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$1.5 million Office Chair
Aresline Xten by Pininfarina
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Grandest Piano Of Them All
Schimmel Pegasus Piano
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Seat Lifts and Separates Bum Cheeks
Ayur Chair
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Sleek Work Spaces
Porro Proves Minimal Furniture Yields Maximal Beauty
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Novel Mouse
Wireless Finger Mouse
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Design for the Video-Game Generation
The Slacker
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25 lb Folding Bikes
The Strida Mas Special
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Ergonomic Cell Phones
The 'Balance of Communication' Concept
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Geometric Bathtubs
The 'Ceva' Tub Brings Mathematical Accuracy to Bubble Baths
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Desk Chairs with Bony Spines
Embody by Herman Miller
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Tan & Breathe Easy
SquidFace Pillow
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Wear Your iPod on Your Neck
nekFIT for Music-Loving Athletes
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Eco Rocking Chairs
'Move Your Energy' Is A Comfortable Power Source
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Shape-Shifting Keyboards
Super-Ergonomic Peripheral Adjusts to Your Typing Style
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Supercar Irons
The Gekko Iron by Erik Pavon Feels Like a Lamborghini
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Ergonomic Coffee Cups
Antispill Mug
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High Tech Food Dishes
Hugx Pet Bowls
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Digital Ergonomics
Visiomate Beeps When Your Posture Sucks
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Intelligent Luggage
Patrik Petersson's ‘SAS Check In Center'
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Squirting Toothbrushes
Brush And Rinse From Amron Experimental Is Clever And Clean
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Sophisticated Hamburger Tools
The Chompr Burger Holder Classes Up Fast Food
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Wearable Computer Mice
Upcoming Microsoft Mouse
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Giant Paperclip Seating – The Smooth 'Glide' Chair Offers Relaxation Through Simplicity
The Smooth 'Glide' Chair Offers Relaxation Through Simplicity
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Innovative Flexible USB
USBee
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See-Through Small Appliances
Transparent B-Iron 725 Lets You Watch the De-Wrinkling
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Ergonomic Garlic Presses
The Evasolo "Inspired"
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Culinary Camping Gadgets
Electric Marshmallow Toasters
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Sculptural Packaging
Sitil Shoe Polish by Fatih Baltas
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Design-Conscious Dumbbells
Vita Weights
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Pillows that Tone Your Bum
The Beauty Bottom Cushion
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Ergonomic Inflatables
The Travelrest Pillow
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Ergonomic Ultra Mobile PC
Jean Hong's Microsoft Pix-L
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The Coach Mobile Handset
Eco Rocking Chairs
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DeLonghi Steam Iron Ads
Kinetic Energy Keyboards
The Dynamo Green
Exercise-Fuels Interaction
Gamercize Sport
Mobile Desks On Wheels
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Energy-Generating Revolving Doors
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Custom Bicycles
Personalised Beach Cruisers Let You Ride In Your Own Style
Sleek Cutout Seating
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Happy Face Suction Toothbrush Holder
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Dish-Inspired Bathtubs
'Leggera' by Gilda Borgnine
Power-Assisted Suitcase
LiveLuggage
Memory Foam Wing Chairs
Zero Gravity
Skirted Bathtubs
Gruppo Treesse's Elegant 'New Classic' Tubs Are Stunning
Digital Rocking Chair
Phillip Grass Designs
High Tech Suitcase Tracking
ETA Luggage Locator
Play while Working Out
Gamercize Exercise Pod
Step2Play
No Exercise, No Games
Leather Gadgets
Kazuharu Sakura's Leather Keyboard
Extreme Ironing
Sports For Adventurous Domestic Divas (And Men!)
Minimalist Wire-Like Seating
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RaceChairs
Stylish Rocking Seating
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