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Power napping pod for the office
Thanks to "the man" forcing us to work all hours of the day and night to complete projects, our Circadian rhythms have become so out of whack we are literally falling asleep at our desks. Power naps can help recharge the internal battery, but unless you build a secret George Costanza hidey-hole under your desk, drooling on your keyboard just isn't the way to impress the higher ups.
Perhaps you can talk the boss into buying a couple MetroNaps EnergyPods. These comfortable looking chairs conform to your body, while a "sphere of silence" keeps the clickity-clack of keyboards and ringing phones from disturbing your brief beauty rest. Power naps aren't supposed to be long, and the Energypod keeps you from drifting off to Slumberland by using a combination of vibrations and alarms to wake you after 20 minutes. The EnergyPod looks like something straight out of Sleeper and will set you back $8,000.
By DocSciFi at 12:44 PM ON 05/12/07
Hey, take it one step further. While in the sleep state, you could be getting "suggestions" from your employer on how to be more efficient in your tasks. Or you could get encouragement for your efforts to stop smoking. Or whatever behavior patterns you or your employer wish to change!
By christhemad at 11:53 PM ON 05/12/07
no i think id rather fall asleep at my desk like noraml then to risk that. having someone try to change me in my sleep
By philospeak at 1:12 PM ON 05/13/07
I would definitely pick this over the "George Costanza hidey-hole under [the] desk". But then again, think of all the other things I could buy with $8K!
By d0wn2earth at 9:50 PM ON 05/15/07
I'll wait until I can find one on Ebay.
By yaaaaahooooo at 10:38 AM ON 06/10/08
actually, I prefer my George Costanza hidey-hole under my desk. The range of positions I can sleep in under my desk seems to be superior to the range of positions this $8000 chair can offer
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