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Office Cubicle Reimagined as Office Pod

boydthomson — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:37:31 EST

Anyone recognize the background music?

boydthomson

Office Cubicle Reimagined as Office Pod

FizzyPopMan — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:26:22 EST

Hmmm. Not so great if you ate spicy food the night before (unless you happen like the smell of your own farts).

FizzyPopMan

Office Cubicle Reimagined as Office Pod

Angus — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:05:02 EST

i like it becuase it discourages those idiots who like to come up and "shoot the breeze" with you while you are actually trying to work.

Angus

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rimplestultskin — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:50:22 EDT

press LB to switch for deployable cover.

lol.

on a more serious note, all these forward-thinking designs look weird as shit, but this one could actually be useful.

rimplestultskin

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TheAstronot — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:47:04 EDT

It's all good and stuff until all the fresh air is pushed out by carbon dioxide and and you die a humiliating painless death at work.

TheAstronot

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MooseDesign — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:53:44 EDT

I remember agencies like Chiat Day and Martin attempting something like this in the early 90s and it looked horrifying then (and was a complete failure). Looks horrifying still...

MooseDesign

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balloondoggle — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:00:41 EDT

I like the 3-player ping-pong table. And yes, this is definately "Get Smart"! "Sorry about that Chief!"

balloondoggle

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BMErdin — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:56:51 EDT

If you work in one of these, don't have Taco Bell for lunch.

BMErdin

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soundengineer — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:00:45 EDT

it looks kinda claustrophobic, cramped, and possibly stuffy. i'd feel strange working in one of those.

soundengineer

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thepounder — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:28:27 EDT

@weatherman: I swear I was being asinine on purpose. :)

thepounder

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:20:48 EDT

I have a better idea.
Get one of those 60" TV boxes, stuff some light in it, get the "slave" into it, and them close the box with silver tape or something.

Nice, isn't it? Also cheaper and will have the exact same effect.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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someToast — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:40:30 EDT

I'd love having the dome to shade the damn overhead florescents they insist on having on around here.

Holy crap! Tell me that the same guy who designed these didn't design that "logo" that appears at the very end!

someToast

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Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy! — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:09:03 EDT

An armadillo tent. Kewlness.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

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weatherman — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:30:03 EDT

@thepounder: retractable hood. push it back, stand up.

I actually think its a good idea. It probably saves space too - more privacy in cramped quarters. I'd buy a few dozen if we were redoing our offices anytime soon.

weatherman

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islandmonk — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:55:20 EDT

get the dome to extend to the floor please. I'd like to be able to rub one out.

islandmonk

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saych — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:54:08 EDT

that's so not happening within 50 years

saych

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nes3 — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:26:28 EDT

its only a matter of time before someone hacks it to have video output and then all productivity goes down the drain

nes3

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thepounder — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:26:07 EDT

@beartrash: Yes. This is the same as a cubicle, only smaller and you can't stand up in it. All I want to know is how is this progress? (Unless there's a stinky guy in your office, then you just roll him and his pod o' stench outdoors.)

thepounder

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wizzledizzle — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:23:23 EDT

Wow, this is just taking stuff which is all ready in use and making it more curvy. Like that tall divider or the tables which merge together. That pod thing is cool only if you could display the outside so you could be working and be like, i feel like working outside. So you enable the hood thing, it covers around you, then you open the program on your computer and select "YelloStone Park"->"Summer"->"Sunny". Ahh sweet.

wizzledizzle

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Brian B — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:22:43 EDT

Awesome! I can finally open any Gizmodo post at work without a worry!

Brian B

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romado12187 — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:19:06 EDT

SICK

romado12187

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Joseph — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:37:44 EDT

That would be great at my office. We gotta guy w/ a gas problem so that would keep his issue enclosed.

Joseph

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beartrash — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:20:24 EDT

Cool, I've always wanted to feel entombed at work, maybe they could install a catheter so I'd never have to leave the sarcophagus.

beartrash

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Maark — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:18:29 EDT

I love my office with the view.

Maark

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utube2007 — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:13:31 EDT

to bad its transparent i'd be all for it and where all you going to store all the crap a typical desk has the papers

utube2007

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strider_mt2k — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:06:48 EDT

Quickly!

To the +3 orb of...that report I have to finish!

strider_mt2k

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morbo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:46:25 EDT

Wow, GetSmart's 'cones of silence' now is a reality! I never thought I would live to see it.

morbo

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thepounder — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:40:11 EDT

This is just a prettier version of the Get Smart "Cone of Silence". I'm thankful I'm not a cubicle worker.
Integrated speakers are a nicety though. You could listen to your death metal without disturbing the conservative in the next pod.

This is also great for office pranks like rolling the entire thing out on the loading dock or putting it in the women's bathroom (assuming it'll fit thru the door).

thepounder

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HDC — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:35:35 EDT

Or how to weed the claustrophobic out of your workforce

HDC

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Set to evil — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:32:19 EDT

Cool design but it needs shelves. Where am i going to put my action figure collection?

Set to evil

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gundamsdontkillpeople — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:28:38 EDT

Looks like a great place to test some new office pranks.

gundamsdontkillpeople

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madlogik — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:28:05 EDT

it's not everyday that I would like to send an email to the president of the company about office furniture... but.... I want a pod!!!!! :)
*but that would be a career limiting move...* :|

madlogik

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DJJS — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:21:51 EDT

Wow thats awsome ..

DJJS

Office Cubicle Reimagined as Office Pod

mstolfe — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:20:47 EDT

it looks really cool and efficient....until u have a client come in.

mstolfe

Office Cubicle Reimagined as Office Pod

roseykrh — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:13:26 EDT

That's really cool. Not only does it have some cool technology features, but it could also help people determine when they were having a breath/body odor issue.

roseykrh