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An Unearthed, Hand Drawn Sketch of Apple’s 70s HQ

Long, long before the company dreamt of an office building from space, Apple occupied a far more modest compound—so much so that it could be sketched by hand. The floor plans were recently rediscovered. Chris Espinosa, an OG Apple employee and gifted programmer (his Calculator app remained in use for 15 years) drew this sketch…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 7

Is Technology Making Everyone You Work with a Dick?

“Workplace incivility”—people at your job being inconsiderate, rude, or otherwise unpleasant—is on the rise, reports USA Today. An obvious factor is the dismal economy, sure. But could tech be reprogramming us into insufferable office jerks? The American Psychological Association, which put out the news, defines incivility as “a form of organizational deviance… characterized by low-intensity…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 8

The Elliptical Machine Office Desk: Out, Work Workout!

It’s a desk chair! It’s an elliptical machine! It’s an embarrassment! Ye gods, Hammacher Schlemmer, what have you unleashed this time? And who on earth is going to pony up $8,000 for it? The latest contraption from the famed automated hammocks and sundries company combines a semi-recumbent elliptical chair and an desk of adjustable height,…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 28

Early Google Video From ’99 Shows They Do Mundane Office Birthday Celebrations Too

Way back in December of 1999, Google was able to fit all its employees into one room for their weekly “TGIF” meetings, hosted by Page and Brin. Watch as employees clad in jumpers that’ll make our own Sam Biddle weak at the knees celebrate an office birthday, and get out the silly string. Skip to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 27

Become an Office Hero By Making One of These Time-Bending, Lunch-Lengthening Clocks

Our lunch breaks have seemed downright luxurious this week, your coworker observes. You agree. Then you explain why: this diabolical clock, which speeds up 20% at 11am and slows down 20% at 11:48, adding 12 precious minutes to your lunchtime. No matter how hard you try, you can’t change time. But you can do the…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 17

If I Had These Stamps, I’d Find Paper to Push

From the desk of Kyle VanHemert. Ha! I don’t have any important documents to send to people or even a desk from which to send them. But these stamps. These stamps! They might just spark my professional renaissance. You can’t put a price on happiness! Unless you push paper in a dead-end office job, in…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 29

Expat Ad Agency Crams English Cottage Inside Its Office

Take a quick look around the offices of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and you might think you missed your plane to Shanghai. Rooms ripped straight from a meticulous English household offer a respite for the homesick, and commentary on Shanghai’s boom. BBH hopes the cottage cross-section will serve as a “catalyst for social commentary,” though at…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 24

I Want to Work at Sega For the Pranks

When Sega drone Aaron went out of town for a few weeks, his coworkers decided to prank him hard. Except “prank” at Sega apparently means “do him the awesome favor of turning his desk into a Sonic dreamworld.” Amazing. When you leave for three weeks at Gizmodo, all you get when you come back is…

Tech News Brian Barrett Aug 13

Etsy’s new “Space Station Conference Room,” decorated using Etsy’s own crafts

Proof that Etsy’s crafty users can do anything they set their minds to: The company’s New York headquarters got a makeover for its conference room, turning it into a room on a space station. And check out Etsy’s supervillain lair! The Space Station Conference Room is the work of Jen (aka Zooguu) and Brian of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 9

Typeface Terrorism

Very important: This advice/warning extends to any business and individual in the world, not only Fortune 500 companies: Don’t use Comic Sans! Or Papyrus. Thank you very much. You can keep going on with your lives now. [Thanks Dave!] https://gizmodo.com/i-spent-300-million-on-this-movie-and-all-i-got-were-t-5430268

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 21

The Most Fun Photocopier Teardown You’ll Ever See

Like the Science Guy before him, Bill Hammack the Engineer Guy takes stuff you ordinarily might not be interested in—like how exactly a photocopier works—and makes it fun and digestible. Now where’s the Taxes Guy. [Engineer Guy]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 20

16 Workstations Your Poor Back Is Crying Out For

Posture a little wonky these days? Bum hurt after eight hours of sitting on the office desk chair? You need to invest in one of these 16 workstations, pronto. [WebUrbanist]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 4

The Star Trek Crew, Beaming To the Deck of the U.S.S. Microsoft

Microsoft has an incredible Star Trek sculpture in the lobby of their Studio D office, an installation that continually gives the appearance that Kirk, Spock and the rest are just on the verge of materializing. But how’s it done? Beads! The installation, inspired by the 1967 episode “Mirror, Mirror,” was created by Devorah Sperber, an…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert May 22

The Other, More Depressing Kind of Box Office

This may not be the most glowing endorsement a product’s ever gotten, but I think it’s clear that the best part about an office in an aluminum box is that you can eventually be buried in it. All right, maybe the Armoire Box Office isn’t that bad—although you’re going to have to put in some…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 29

Sex, Blood, and Post-Its: A Short Film Shot Entirely On a Scanner

It’s one thing to shoot an entire short film on a Canon flatbed computer scanner. It’s another to do it well. With Memoirs of a Scanner, Mindfruit Films pretty much nailed it. It’s a short short—just over a minute—but Memoirs covers a lot of ground: an office fling, in-fighting, getting fired. And it makes me…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 10

Archipod Is Pine Cone On the Outside, Apple Store On the Inside

If you want your backyard home office orb to be minimalist and clean on the inside but woodsy and natural on the outside, the Archipod is the pod for you. There’s nothing wrong with wanting your sanctuary to take the form of a futuristic pod. But you have to be willing to find one that…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 30

Emperor 1510 Provides Cheaper Death Star Workstation Experience

Remember the Emperor 200 workstation? All $40,000 of it? Well there’s a cheaper version coming soon. Emphasis on the “er” because even if we’re billing this new one as a budget offering, it certainly isn’t cheap. https://gizmodo.com/emperor-workstation-belongs-in-the-death-star-my-offic-5015730 This new model is called the Emperor 1510. For $4,950, you get about the same shape as the…

Tech News Jack Loftus Dec 13

Individual Air Conditioners in Cubicles Double Energy Efficiency (Tell Your Boss!)

Hey, office drones. The next time you’re pissed and shivering because Jeff in accounting turned the thermostat down to 65 again, just show him this article: Turns out individual climate control units in cubicles can save up to 50% energy. It seems pretty obvious, really: There’s no reason to cool down the hallways, corridors, entrances…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Dec 8

Office in an Ice Vault

You’ve already seen the Japanese office with bizarre U-shaped partitions and a portable desk for global nomads. Experimental office space is all the rage. That’s why Gyro, a brand advertising firm based in Philly, filled their bare-bones concrete offices with these giant translucent pivoting screens that look like ice vaults. Left open, they create one…

io9 LISA KATAYAMA Apr 7

An Unearthed, Hand Drawn Sketch of Apple’s 70s HQ

Is Technology Making Everyone You Work with a Dick?

The Elliptical Machine Office Desk: Out, Work Workout!

Early Google Video From ’99 Shows They Do Mundane Office Birthday Celebrations Too

Become an Office Hero By Making One of These Time-Bending, Lunch-Lengthening Clocks

If I Had These Stamps, I’d Find Paper to Push

Expat Ad Agency Crams English Cottage Inside Its Office

I Want to Work at Sega For the Pranks

Etsy’s new “Space Station Conference Room,” decorated using Etsy’s own crafts

Typeface Terrorism

The Most Fun Photocopier Teardown You’ll Ever See

16 Workstations Your Poor Back Is Crying Out For

The Star Trek Crew, Beaming To the Deck of the U.S.S. Microsoft

The Other, More Depressing Kind of Box Office

Sex, Blood, and Post-Its: A Short Film Shot Entirely On a Scanner

Archipod Is Pine Cone On the Outside, Apple Store On the Inside

Emperor 1510 Provides Cheaper Death Star Workstation Experience

Individual Air Conditioners in Cubicles Double Energy Efficiency (Tell Your Boss!)

Office in an Ice Vault

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