Since our launch in October 2015, Altwork’s objective continues to be to redefine how your computer and workstation work with you, to support you in being more productive, comfortable, and healthy. Our launch and Pre-Order Campaign have been extraordinary, exciting, and gratifying—in both early adopter orders placed and major international press coverage. Now, after more than five years of engineering and over $3M of founder and angel investment, we are poised to begin delivering the very first Altwork Stations in September 2016—the world’s first workstation designed for high-intensity computer users. We invite you to experience the new way to work by purchasing your Altwork Station. Discover hundreds of color and finish options, a host of cool accessories, and a dynamic and revolutionary new way to spend time at your computer. Time to create, to grow, to inspire, and to contribute. Four Key Positions Imagine your dream workspace. You would want to sit, stand, recline into a focus position for tackling your toughest work challenges, or even work in a zero gravity position—all while maintaining ergonomic integrity and being comfortable so you can be more productive.
As engineers, designers, and technologists we believe your work can flow more freely when your computer moves with you throughout your work day. Get in and get it done. Traditional desks and chairs treat you like an old typewriter. Everything in the modern workspace has evolved except for how you interface with your computer. Desks and chairs are essentially what they’ve always been, you conform to them, instead of them working with you. We’ve designed a better way. Sit down or stand up. The Altwork Station features integrated pushbutton controls that deliver seamless, smooth interaction between your body and your computer. Studies show that changing positions throughout the day is better for us. Sit, stand, collaborate, or focus/recline—your choice. Call a meeting at your Station. Whether sitting, standing, or collaborating with your team by swinging the screen so everyone can see, presentations are a breeze. It’s more than a desk, a chair, or a cubicle. It’s unlike any other workstation.
Glide in to reclined focus. The Altwork Station supports your body and your work by seamlessly conforming your keyboard, desk, mouse, and monitor to your body. This allows you to create a massive selection of working positions with your computer so you can work the right way for the right task. Our unique focus position allows high intensity computer users to eliminate the discomfort of standard tables and chairs so they can focus longer on complex tasks. It’s time to move beyond outmoded furniture and create a new way to work for digital professionals. From gentle recline to zero gravity. Altwork Station in the News Engineers. Altwork is the new way to work. Altwork is a team of experienced technology professionals, long-time friends, and family who’ve worked on everything from building the world’s fastest recumbent bicycle, to security software used by the US Government, to Burning Man art cars. We’ve created and built successful companies, applying for and winning multiple patents in the process.
Basically, we like tough challenges with a side-order of fun and family. I love my Altwork station. It has prevented many headaches, backaches, and I find it works well to minimize distractibility. It is my work vehicle. I’m enjoying my Altwork Station. They exceeded my expectations and I’m more comfortable doing my work now. We work at tables and sit on chairs just as we have for hundreds of years. not much else has. In our new digital world, sitting, standing, working and the relationship to our computers and the innovative process needs reimagining. Our bodies and minds need a new connection that allows us to work the long hours it takes to create the future. Working differently will allow us to think differently. Altwork is taking us there. After trying out the $5,900 Altwork Station, one thought immediately comes to mind: boycott work until you're issued one of these babies. I have never seen anything like this except when I was 7 and watching StarTrek. This is really cool. Who we are, where we come from, what we believe in...
and why you want to become...You are using a web browser we don't support. Please use the latest version of one of these browsers. UV- and weather-resistant fabric Reclines to individual comfort Powder-coated frame folds down for easy storage View all CREATIVE OUTDOOR Camp Chairs 60 x 44 x 29 inches 39 x 19 x 6.5 inches I too am curious about the poor ratings. Has this product been updated at all since these ratings have been provided, or can you provide any more context/feedback regarding the current poor ratings? With such a poor rating after multiple reviews, why is this product still offered? I love this chair and have had it for a few years, but the seat fabric ripped and I would like to replace it rather than buy a whole new chair. Where might I be able to do that? Please contact the manufacturer, Creative Outdoor, USA. We stand behind everything we sell. If you are not satisfied with your REI purchase, you can return it for a replacement or refund within one year of purchase.
REI's guarantee doesn't cover ordinary wear and tear or damage caused by improper use or accidents. If your item has a manufacturing defect in its materials or workmanship, you can return it at any time. See our limited warranty. At REI, we live and breathe the outdoors, and we're passionate about sharing our expertise with people of all skill levels. Whether you're new to the outdoors or a seasoned explorer, we'll take the time to understand your needs and help you find the right gear for you. Anyone can shop at REI, but for a one-time $20 fee you can become an REI member and enjoy a lifetime of benefits. These include an annual member refund, typically 10% back on eligible purchases.* *10% is typical but not guaranteed. Your refund is based on eligible purchases, which exclude REI gift cards, services, fees, REI Adventures trips, REI Garage, and discounted items. Gravity is a force that attracts all objects towards each other. People are attracted towards the Earth and the Earth towards people, the Moon and the Earth are attracted towards each other, and the Sun and the Earth are attracted towards each other.
All of these attractions are caused by gravity. Gravitational attraction is greater for more massive objects. Gravity decreases as distance between the objects increases. Every object in the Universe is being attracted towards every other object by the force of gravity. This means that there is nowhere you can go in the Universe where gravity is not acting. Examples of gravity in action: Isaac Newton was the first to come up with the idea that all objects are attracted towards each other by gravity. Even people are attracted towards each other by gravity, but this force is so small that it is not noticeable. Gravity only becomes noticeable if one (or both) of the objects has a lot of mass, such as the Earth. Gravity doesn’t disappear just because you are above the atmosphere. Even if an object is high above the Earth’s atmosphere, there will still be a strong force of gravity pulling it towards the centre of the Earth. At an altitude of 30 km, you would be above 99% of the Earth’s atmosphere.
At 100 km, you would officially be in space, yet the weight force of gravity would still be nearly the same. You and the Earth would still be pulled together. Newton worked out that, if the distance from the centre of the Earth doubles, gravity becomes a quarter as much as it was on the surface. A satellite with a mass of 1000 kg has a weight force of 9800 N at the Earth’s surface. The radius of the Earth is about 6366 km, so at 6366 km above the Earth’s surface, the distance from the centre of the Earth will have doubled. The weight force pulling it towards the centre of the Earth will now only be a quarter as much but will still be 2450 N. So why doesn’t a 1000 kg satellite just fall back to Earth? At an altitude of 100 km, you would be so high that you would see black sky and stars if you looked upwards. If you took a satellite to this height and released it, it would still fall towards the Earth because the force of gravity is nearly the same as it is at the Earth’s surface.
However, if the satellite is given speed in any direction horizontal to the surface of the Earth, it will travel further before it hits the Earth. If it is given enough speed, it will travel so far that, as it curves towards the Earth, it will miss the Earth altogether. At just the right speed, it will move around the Earth in a circular motion. This type of motion and the path that a satellite moves in is called an orbit. Close to the Earth at an altitude of 100 km, a satellite needs to be moving at 8 kilometres per second (28 000 km/h) to stay in orbit. At higher altitudes, satellites do not need to be travelling as fast. Television communication satellites are at a higher altitude of 36 000 km and only need to travel at 3 km/s (11,000 km/h). The Moon is 360,000 km from the Earth and only needs to be travelling at 1 km/s to stay in orbit around the Earth. Astronauts appear to be weightless for the same reason that a person on a trampoline feels weightless when in the air. There is still the same amount of gravity acting, but there is no floor pushing upwards on the astronaut, so the weight force cannot be felt.
If a person was in an elevator and the cables broke and the brakes failed (we are assured this cannot happen), the person and the elevator would fall towards the Earth at the same rate. The floor would not be holding the person upwards, so the person could enjoy the sensation of weightlessness (for a brief while). This is the same for astronauts high above the atmosphere on the International Space Station (ISS) at an altitude of about 400 km. Gravity is still strong, but the astronaut and the ISS fall towards the ground at the same rate. They are also both travelling horizontally at 28,000 km/h. As they fall towards the ground, they travel so fast horizontally that they miss the Earth altogether and orbit the Earth once every 90 minutes. Nature of science Science ideas change over time. Newton’s gravity-based world view has since been superseded by Einstein’s ideas that all masses distort space and time. This highlights the fact that science is not a fixed body of knowledge. Although Einstein’s theory is widely accepted, Newton’s law of universal gravitation is still used for practical situations such as satellite motion.