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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday September 16 2018, @08:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the Bringing-Up-The-Rear dept.

Recent market research says that the average gamer spends six hours a week playing video games, and when you consider hardcore and professional gamers, you can be talking about six hours a day. IKEA, the ubiquitous Swedish furnishing company, has teamed up with the prosthetics firm UNYQ to design Ubik, the chair custom-fit to one's posterior. When someone purchases one in an IKEA store, they would get their backside scanned from which custom-made 3D-printed inserts would be produced and shipped to the customer.

"Gamers are an extreme use case. They're athletes, they're competing with their minds and their bodies," says Ingemarsson, as he tested the prototype on stage. "I think bringing this type of personalization to fit unique ergonomic needs, body types and modes of play will give somebody a healthier life and a better competitive advantage."


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  • (Score: 2) by crafoo on Sunday September 16 2018, @03:23PM (1 child)

    by crafoo (6639) on Sunday September 16 2018, @03:23PM (#735668)

    Was going to say this myself too. Needs integrated shit bucket and catheter tube. OK maybe the tube only for "hardcore" gamers. Maybe just a Dirt Devil vacuum tube for your everyday gamer.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by stretch611 on Sunday September 16 2018, @10:24PM

    by stretch611 (6199) on Sunday September 16 2018, @10:24PM (#735756)

    Real gamers don't need a catheter. They just use the empty 2-liter bottles of Mountain Dew. (unfortunately, it is difficult to tell a new bottle of Mt Dew from a recycled one.)

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    Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P