Webble!

The team behind the Webble have clearly done their homework. They’ve got a name that both evokes the internet and sounds fun, and a product that is shiny, ergonomic, and cute in a very Apple way. The Webble comes in two versions, the Webble and the Webble Air. The former is candy apple red and looks kind of like a beetle; the latter is the same shape, but it’s hollow in the middle and wrapped in a dark gray mesh. So what are these things? Well, they’re footrests. Kind of. They’re footrests for the tap dance crowd. You don’t actually rest your feet on the Webble, you play with it under your desk. Think of it as chair surfing, or office skateboarding, or maybe solo footsie.

The Webble is the brainchild of a Silicon Valley design firm called BriteObjects, which claims to be “focused on improving the office experience.” If you’re like me and have trouble actually sitting down for more than ten minutes at a time, and as a result take so many coffee/bathroom/stretch breaks that people begin to get suspicious, then the Webble might be just the cure for you.

–Dan Steckenberg