A directional speaker above you so you can take meetings without headphones but also without the sound bothering others.
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#12A directional speaker above you so you can take meetings without headphones but also without the sound bothering others. https://soundtube-int.mseaudio.com/fp6020-ii.html
I’m thinking more about how to build something out of wood that’s interesting, but I love that speaker idea. Headphones do get tiring pretty quickly for me.
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#13So I have a big 4k TV that I use as a monitor. The distance from the bottom of the TV to the desk should really change when I switch from sitting to standing. It would be cool if the screen mount also lifted when going from sitting -> standing.
I'd be curious to know what model tv you use for this.
A Samsung 55" Curved - they stopped making them as I suspect they moved their production capacity over to higher margin curved monitors, but it's great if you can find one.
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#15I did exactly this about 4 - 5 years ago
I bought spring-based (not electric) height adjustable legs / frame and then went to home depot with a friend and cut a 70" x 30"ish x 1" piece of wood. Added a rounded edge to one side, sanded, stained it, then screwed it into the frame.
I love it. It's huge compared to a typical desk, and although I haven't done anything unique with it, it's been solid.
I dont really know what I'd add to it that would be worth giving up desk space, tbh. The conveniences / tools I use work fine being on the desk rather than part of the desk
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#16This was posted a couple years ago. Make sure to check out the first pic:
https://blog.luap.info/drafts/i-built-a-lay-down-desk.html?h...
And discussed on HN here:
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#17hi. happy to sponsor you a free height adjustable frame. pls email me at duy@autonomous.ai
ps: i lead the hardware + software labs at autonomous (autonomous.ai), a smart office company. super excited to see what you’ll build!
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#18I think it’d be neat to embed USB ports within the wood. The cables could be embedded in the wood using a router, completely out of sight.
Imagine plugging your phone, keyboard, or mouse, directly into the wood. There might be some downsides, but it’d be unique.
I prefer wired keyboards/mice for their reliability. But aesthetically, I don’t like having a bunch of cables spread across my desk.
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#19Route cable management into the desk so you can have wired peripherals without wires everywhere.
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#20Button under the desk controlling LED lights outside the room. The light indicates whether you're in a meeting and can't be disturbed, working but can talk if necessary, or just chilling.