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Doctors are reporting repetitive strain injuries and muscle problems among heavy users of tablet computers.
London - Addicted to your iPad? It could become a painful habit.
Doctors are reporting repetitive strain injuries and muscle problems among heavy users of tablet computers. Aches in the hand used to hold them, pain in the fingers used to type and swipe the screen, and arm and neck problems after hours with them propped up on knees are the most common complaints.
Some experts are now warning iPad owners not to type on their devices for long periods.
But Dr John Pappas, of the Beaumont Centre for Pain Medicine in Michigan, US, said: “You can avoid problems by following the same protocols suggested for laptops - buy the right accessories to set the screen at a comfortable working height and use an external keyboard.” - Daily Mail
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PieterJ, wrote
There really isn’t a good way to sit or stand while holding a device like that for hours on end. This is definitely an improvement on the laptop design, but I think that we still have a long way to go. I wonder how long it will be before we get implants in our eyes with some sort of tracking device that follows eye movement. Maybe it clicks when you blink. For email you will have an envelope icon flashing at the top right corner of your eye. It will need blue tooth too, shall we call it ‘blue eye’ ? That can connect to an external keyboard, or maybe voice recognition will be improved in such a way that you can just talk normally and it types for you. The sound system will probably need to be attached to your inner ear too. And, will Apple call it ieye? What will the future bring. =)
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