June 13, 2008
For the boss who fancies himself a mix between Darth Vader and Old Scratch
To be perfectly honest, if I walked into a job interview and found my prospective employer sitting at -- er -- in this thing, I'd expect that there was a contract to be signed in blood and a soul traded for some sort of wild benefits package.
According to the gadget gurus at Gizmodo, this thing is for real.
Behold the Greatest Workstation of All Time: the Emperor. I mean, come on, anything that looks like it can control a turbolaser battery or fire a giant anti-matter death ray must be the greatest workstation of all time, period. But according to Patrick Laflamme Duval—business developer for manufacturer Novelquest—the name is not a Star Wars nod, but a reference to the emperor scorpion's tail:
At the press of a button, the Emperor’s tail section (the large articulated arm that holds the monitors) rises to allow the user to be seated, then lowers back into position the three monitors at the perfect height and angle for perfect viewing comfort.
The Emperor has three large monitors for a panoramic view, THX Dolby surround sound, air filtering, light therapy (so you can get a tan without having to go out under the sun,) webcam, battery backup, and other niceties. It can be built to order with a desktop Mac or PC, as well as the biggest docking station ever for laptops. If you want one, you will have to go rob a bank—price is not listed yet, but we can imagine lots of zeros in it—and wait for the release date: July 2008.
If you think this reflects the inner you -- shudder -- or you just want to scare the bejabbers out of your pathetic underlings, check it out here.
Posted by Mike Lief at June 13, 2008 05:47 AM
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