Created in South America, the sculpture is named "Inkuku," which translates to "chicken." And it's a bit more impressive than your standard, tacky, rubber poultry. [Ryan Frank via Curbly]

They explain that using specific lighting colors, with something called "synchronized" music will activate certain areas of your brain, putting you in any of those states. I don't know if it works or not, but the idea of putting my head inside the mouth of space Pac-Man here only makes me anxious. [OSIM via Dvice]

It's too bad this thing isn't Picard's chair, which is way more comfortable and also has cupholders and the leftover scent of Counselor Troi. And despite what Buchanan thinks, Star Trek rules, and is way cooler than Star Wars. Yeah, I said it. Who wants Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader's chair? You'd be afraid to catch a major case of whininess and teen angst, respectively. [Trek Movie via Retro Thing]

The Gyroxus costs $479 and works with Xbox 360, Windows, PS3, PS2 and "Nintendo", but neither of the two ordering options list any Nintendo compatibility. If the video after the jump is correct, all it does is lean forward, back, left or right depending on which way you move the center stick. Not only does this seem not all that comfortable, it'd be kind of a pain playing titles like Gears of War 2 on this thing. But racing games, on the other hand, could be phenomenal.

[Gyroxus via Born Rich via Uber Gizmo via Uber Review]

Features:

•Industrial rack mounted hardened PC
•Two 19” Digital monitors
•7.1 surround sound system
•Wireless network capability
•Ergonomic keyboard and mouse
•Video conferencing capability with a built-in camera
•VOIP with full telephony features
•Articulating calf support (programmable to reduce DVT)
•Mechanically adjustable armrests
•Mechanically adjustable head rest and monitors
•Pneumatically inflatable lumbar and headrest bladders
•Mechanically reclining motion to 38 degrees
•Mechanically adjustable seat depth (knee to hip)
•Mechanically retractable monitors
•Swing away keyboard (manual)
•Form fitting seatback, armrests and seat cushion
•Memory chair presets via proprietary Motion Control Board/Software
•Compact design using twelve square feet of floor space

As I mentioned earlier, the Ergonomic Workstation is currently in a prototype phase so the when, where and how much information is not yet known. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was far too expensive for the average lazy geek to afford. [Ergo Motions via Born Rich]

A sexier take on the influential Danish design of Verner Panton, just make sure that Cinderella doesn't gain any weight, or the fairy tale is over. [casamania via trendsnow]

Take one polypropylene chair from either the canteen or the stationery cupboard. Place electronic unit that shows video imagery as dynamic pixelated physical information and transmits it to the sitter via the skin on his or her back. Plug in. Turn on. Like I said, Wowzers.

Developed back in the Sixties by a guy called Paul Bach-Y-Rita, sensory substitution allows one sensory modality to be developed used by another. The most common method is using the sensation of touch to allow the brain to see images and is used in brain function studies, cognition and rehabilitation.

The Mind Chair is a collaboration between artists Paul Marigold and Beta Tank and will be on show at the MoMA in New York as part of the Design and the Electric Mind exhibition, from February 24 to May 22. Something tells me there'll be a queue to sit on that particular chair. [Dezeen]

As you can see, the chair features a slide-out hanger for jackets and sweaters as well as ample storage space for anything else we happen to be carrying. It is a simple, straightforward design that makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, I can also see how easy it would be to store chewed gum and garbage in here. Perhaps your crap would be better off on the floor. [Yanko Design]

The CAD designed chair pictured here is the first in what will become a series of magnetized floating chairs. Unfortunately, pricing information has not been made available—but think expensive thoughts. That having been said, the least they could do is throw in a cushion. Floating chair or not, the word "comfort" doesn't readily come to mind when I look at this thing. [Product Page via Trendhunter]

The chair makes a great present for your cyber-punk grandmother who could sew you up a nice pair of anarchistic pants real quick. Still, why not go further with this, Mathias — let's give it Bluetooth-capability and an engine, then we're in business. [Mathias Koehler via TreeHugger]

So when you're too lazy to reach around for the remote, you can just yell at the chair to start rubbing your back. Just like you said to your ex-wife before she left you and took the kids. Although you'll probably have to take out a loan to afford the $6,000 price tag, especially with all the alimony you're probably paying.

The only question left whether it is always listening or is there a button on the remote to make it listen? Because if it's the later of the two then that's a big wah, wah...wahhhh.

ROBO Chair Responds to Voice [UberGizmo]

Up close photo:

–Brian Lam
Wear Your Seat [via Sci Fi Blog]

Product Page [POAA via Geekologie]

The Afterglow chair, designed by Douglas Homer, is the perfect present for the entomologist in your life. Allow me to do a little bit of sexy scene-setting for you. It's a balmy summer evening and you and he/she have been making the bug with two backs for—ooh, almost seven minutes now (and that was doing it twice).

While you lounge in the afterglow, sated and unashamed, that special insect lover in your life is studying the Afterglow on the porch, checking the creepy-crawlies and roaches that climb with wild abandon over its HDPE surface. There's an armless two-seater as well as an ottoman if you really want to glow to town. – Ad Dugdale

Afterglow HDPE chair [NOTCOT]

After grinding our rears into it for hours and hours on end, we came to the conclusion that it's a fantastic office chair in itself, but the bonus of being able to become a great tray and floor chair for gaming makes it even more worthwhile.

We tested both the faux leather and the fabric version, and although some people prefer fabric, we enjoyed the softness and smoothness of the faux leather. More than two of our friends also told us that we should always go with faux leather because they're a lot easier to clean if you spill stuff on it. Strange that everyone we talked to had that same suggestion—what are we, clumsy or something?

When the TreyChair is in office mode, you can barely tell that it has the ability to Optimus Prime into something more. It comes with the standard tilt controls, height adjustment, and five wheels that all office tasks chairs come with.

It gets really interesting when you grab the switch on the back of the chair, lift up the seat and separate the two like the saucer and engine section of the Enterprise D. The seat becomes a rocking chair for the floor, which is fantastic for doing stuff at ground level. The wheels become a tray, which is probably where the name TreyChair came from. The tray is height adjustable and can easily slip in between the rockers of your chair if you want to get in close for some work on your laptop.

With the chair in separation mode, you can pretty much use it for a stool, a footrest, or anything you can come up with (like sexy-time, but we didn't test that).

All in all, the price of $239 for the fabric and $269 for faux leather makes this a not-too-expensive solution to your chair needs if you need a chair for both the office and the living room. – Jason Chen

Product Page [TreyChair]

p.s. apologies to any disabled kids or parents of disabled kids for the overuse of the word retard in this post. And many of my other posts. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Wheredidyoubuythat via Nerd Approved]

The chair looks like a normal chair at first, but you can detatch the back or the bottom in order to turn it into a stool, a rocking chair, a tray, a tiny chair or a foot rest. All this at a price of $239, and you've got the perfect chair for college kids. – Jason Chen

Product Page [TreyChair via Gearlog]

The Slouchpad comes in six colors, including classic black, cream and red, and the more nausea-inducing lilac, pink and white. The price is $600 (ouch) and it's available in the UK and Europe at the moment, but if you ask nicely, I'm sure they'll ship it to you. – Ad Dugdale

Product Page [Slouchpod via Red Ferret]

This is the Stance Angle Chair, a piece of furniture which will make La-Z Boy owners look like athletes. It comes up with just about every position you can think of that is acceptable in the modern workplace . As well as foot rests, there are knee rests (useful should you want to bring out your inner Lewinsky in front of your boss). You can even be supported standing up should you need a rush of blood to the butt.

There is, however, one drawback. There is no point buying the Stance Angle unless you also buy in to the TaskMate, a hydraulic platform that will raise your computer to the appropriate level. And you'll sure need the support when you find how much the combo costs - a sphincter-loosening $1,200 to $1,500 for the chair, $800 to $900 for the TaskMate. – Ad Dugdale

Product Page [Plasma2System via Oh!Gizmo]

Peter Hall, on Pop Science's website, writes about this seat's ability to overcome the human tendency towards laziness. See, In theory, the Aeron could be equally ergonomic - if only people adjusted the chair's settings every time they shifted. This chair, which I believe to be a concept, has panels that auto adjust to your every shift like a scale sinking to your weight.

The bar has been raised. And won't be topped until someone makes a chair version of a waterbed with magic fingers. Geek inventors, the world is waiting with eagerness.–Brian Lam

Photo Credit: Nick Kaloterakis

THE FUTURE OF WORK [Pop Science]