Levitate Your Workspace to Code in Bed
Can Good Ergonomics Save Your Back?
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Looking for a more comfortable way to code from the comfort of your bed or couch? You’ve probably tried to balance your laptop on your belly, simmering an overworked processor into your skin. There’s no need to suffer — instead, levitate your workspace to save your skin and your back. This solution has worked remarkably well for me since well before the pandemic struck.
Floating Inspiration
The inspiration for a levitating PC came to me while I was looking for a better way to comfortably code for long stretches without experiencing the usual back or neck pain working in front of traditional seated desk setups. I had been using a slick triple monitor mount for my desk give me expanded screen real estate while freeing up physical desk space that would normally be consumed by the monitor stands. Examining how effective the monitor mount made the three heavy 27" monitors appear to magically float above my desk, I explored taking that concept a step further.
