The shopworn levers, knobs, buttons and switches are almost forbidding; they engage with the sturdy tock and thunk sounds reflecting Boeing's deliberately stiff ergonomic style, which is intended to prevent them from being moved accidentally.
The ST6500 offers not only luxurious design and the best imaging technology, but also demonstrates our commitment to our customers, by producing user-driven innovation in the form of ergonomic style and easy-to-use functions.
An "ergonomic" style, curved outward and preferably raised at the center, is best, but takes a while to get used to.
Inspired by Ernest Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea" but with ergonomic sailor-style clothes (think overalls, apron dresses and low-slung shorts), the show had a witty twist from its Stephen Jones hats with handwritten salty poems through wooden clogs.
I was up and running in no time – much faster than with any of the trackballs or joystick-style ergonomic mice that I've tried in the past.
DRIVER'S SEAT -- The Leap chair by Steelcase ($750 to $1,400, depending on model and fabric) has jumped into the ergonomic chair market with style.
But when you walk into its light-filled office suite in a tower across the street from the Statehouse, you feel the high-tech start-up vibe all around you: pale cork floors and glass-walled meeting rooms, ergonomic furniture arranged bullpen style, giant HD monitors displaying relevant facts about the state and each of its eight major urban areas.
Finally, if applicable, many ergonomic chairs come in different styles and materials, such as leather, fabric or mesh back chairs.
The back seats are where the condensed, sloping style has taken its ergonomic toll – ideal if you've a stroppy colleague to bring down to size; otherwise, a child-only zone.
What BMW is losing in terms of ergonomic proficiency it is making up in styling.
