5 Tips for All of Us Who Spend Hours at the Computer

longknife · Nov 7, 2014

I usually pass this stuff by and being meaningless and just another hype. But these 5 tips seem to make a lot of sense. Here they are in brief:

Give your monitor a 2nd look not sure of this as I've go nowhere else to put it. One thing I've done is increase the size of the text in all my on-screen items.
Correct your posture
Stand up for yourself this makes sense.
Move it or lose it.
Pace yourself.

The full piece is @ http://time.com/3566809/computer-health-tips/

waltky · Sep 7, 2015

possum's eyes get wobbly from starin' at the computer screen too long...

Safe screens touted for long-term device users
Mon, Sep 07, 2015 - As it gets harder for people to tear their eyes away from smartphones, televisions, tablets or computers, concerns are growing over a blue light emitted by screens, blamed for harming the retina and causing interrupted sleep.

Electronics giants are turning crisis to an opportunity quickly declaring that their latest products feature safe screens. At the IFA mega consumer electronics show in Berlin, Dutch company Philips is showcasing a new technology for its computer screens called SoftBlue, which it claims is gentler on the retina. We are shifting the harmful blue light frequencies, which are below 450 nanometers, to above 460 nanometers, Philips marketing director Stefan Sommer said.

Other brands like Asus and BenQ, along with US firm ViewSonic, have also seized on safe screens as a new selling point. Weve been told from a very early age by parents that too much screen time, in front of a TV or a computer, is bad. So a safe screen might resonate with consumers, IHS Global Insight analyst Paul Gray said. Because it generates a relatively high intensity of light from just a low amount of energy, LEDs are used to light up smartphones, televisions and computers. The problem is the blue ray emitted at the same time, which is feared to pose potentially serious health consequences. We should not be so afraid that we bin all our screens, Institute of Sight researcher Serge Picaud said in Paris.

Picaud carried out a study in 2013 in which he exposed sample retina cells from a pig similar to those found in people to different wavelengths of light, and showed that those between 415 and 455 nanometres killed the cells. Nevertheless, that must be taken in proportion as the light intensities produced by our screens are still relatively weak compared to sunlight, Picaud said. Those who worry about harm caused by screens, do they also wear sunglasses at the beach? Picaud asked.

Vincent Gualino, an ophthalmologist at a French hospital said that we should not be afraid of the screens. The real problem is over-consumption, the specialist on retina illnesses said, warning people against spending more than six hours in front of their screens. For those who cannot help but stay glued to screens, Gualino prescribes special glasses to filter out the blue light.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2015/09/07/2003627171
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waltky · Sep 9, 2015

Apple to improve touch screen texture...

Force field: Apple's pressure-based screens promise a world beyond cold glass
9 Sept.`15 - By adding a more realistic sense of touch to its iPhone, Apple Inc may have conquered a technology that has long promised to take us beyond merely feeling the cold glass of our mobile device screens.

In its latest iPhones, Apple is expected to include what it calls Force Touch, allowing users to interact more intuitively with their devices via a pressure-sensitive screen which mimics the feel and response of real buttons. In the long run, the technology also promises new or better applications, from more lifelike games and virtual reality to adding temperature, texture and sound to our screens.

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City

"Force Touch is going to push the envelope of how we interact with our screens," says Joel Evans, vice president of mobile enablement at Mobiquity, a mobile consultancy. Apple hasn't disclosed what it will announce at an event on Wednesday, but reports have said it will unveil new iPhones incorporating a version of the Force Touch technology already in some laptop touchpads and its Watches. Apple declined to comment.

As with previous forays, from touch screens to fingerprint sensors, Apple isn't the first with this technology, but by combining some existing innovations with its own, it could leverage its advantage of control over hardware, interface and the developers who could wrap Force Touch into its apps. "Here we go again. Apple's done it with gyroscopes, accelerometers, they did it with pressure sensors, they've done it with compass, they've been great at expediting the adoption of these sensors," said Ali Foughi, CEO of US-based NextInput, which has its own technology, trademarked ForceTouch. "Apple is at the forefront."

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