As if advice from your spouse, relatives and friends about your weight, smoking and health were not enough, now your computer screen wants to get involved too. Philips has launched a monitor that suggests the best way to sit.
The company says it made the screen "for a healthy workplace". It is the first of its kind, with sensors that tell you about your posture and advise you to change to healthier positions. For example, when you hold your neck at a harmful angle, the screen warns you and shows you the right angle.
The screen monitors the position of your neck and body and the distance between your eyes and the screen, and it reminds you to take breaks. The maker explains the need for it in one line: "Work should fit people, not the other way round."
The screen also switches itself off when the user leaves the computer, saving 80% of energy, and it is good for the environment, as 65% of its materials are recycled.
More than a billion computers were in use around the world in 2008. A recent European study found that people use a computer for three hours a day on average, and half of Europeans for five hours a day.
Many studies have described the harm from long computer use, such as pain in the back, neck and wrists, headaches and eye strain, all of which can be avoided by sitting properly. A screen like this is truly an invention born of necessity.
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