宜家推出站立式可调节办公桌bekant
Ikea has revealed a 'convertible' desk that transforms from a standard desk to a standing one at the touch of a button, and hopes it could make the standing desk mainstream.
宜家近日推出了一款名为BEKANT的可调节的站立式办公桌，使用者只需按一下按钮便可将其从普通高度调节至站立式高度。宜家希望这款办公桌占领市场，成为主流。
Experts say that changing from a seated to a standing desk can improve productivity.
Similar desks have become a common sight at tech firms such as Google, where some employees have even installed treadmill and bicycle desks.
The desk is not the first 'convertible' on the market.
The $3,890 Stir Kinect desk has a motor to raise and lower itself, converting it into a standing desk or a traditional desk.
The desk can even be programmed to move up and down slightly, at the exact speed of a resting human heartbeat, making it to appear to take a gentle breath to remind the user to change their position.
To move between sitting, pictured, and standing positions, owners simply double-tap on the screen. The desk can learn user's preferences over time and suggest the best seating position
The Stir Kinect desk was created by a team of ex-Apple and Disney engineers.
It has a built-in touchscreen to control and track movement, and can tell users exactly how many calories they burn by standing for part of their working day.
It also has compartments containing power points and USB ports for charging phones, to keep cables hidden.
'IKEA's height adjustable desk is great for opening up the lower end of the market,' said JP Labrosse, founder and CEO of Stir.