Digital Furniture: New Concepts For Today’s Office (NAPSA)—Thechanging ways in which people use their computers are also changing the way computer furniture is designed. The explosive growth in the sales and use of portable digital devices, such as cameras, MP3 players, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) has dramatically changed the way people interact with their computers. No longerjust a stand-alone device, today’s computer has become the hubfor today’s digital appliances. Oneof the leading designers of business furniture, O’Sullivan Furniture, has addressed this change in usage with a design that repositions the computer’s CPU from the floor to the desktop. Available in collections for a single user, or large, team environment workstations, this patented design, called the Digital Dock”, makes accessing drives and plugging in portable digital devices such as cameras and PDAsa task that is now within arm’s reach of the user. This new location not only addresses accessibility issues, it provides a more secure environment for the CPU. According to Michael Franks, Director of Strategic Planning for O'Sullivan, “the off-the-floor posi- Onefurniture designer has successfully designed its computer furniture to take into account the computer’s new role as a “digital hub.” tion provides the added benefit of reducing build-up of static electricity that often occurs when computers are located on the carpet.” The Digital Dock design represents the first wave of office furniture innovation that will doubtless follow the development of this new generation of digital devices. This new design is currently available nationally at office superstores, home improvement centers, and a numberof furniture stores. More information is available at www.osullivan.com.
