Standing Desks & Treadmill Desks

iMovR's innovation of the SteadyType keyboard tray finally sets the ideal ergonomics for all three modalities: sitting, standing and walking, in this rock solid, top-of-the-line electric desk. With the special angles and overall stability achieved by embedded the keyboard tray into the desktop user productivity soars. The bottom line is faster and more accurate typing, and greater comfort due to the improved ergonomics as compared to conventional desks and trays. For treadmill deskers the additional ergonomic benefit of eliminating "palm anchoring" stresses means faster typing at higher walking speeds and a healthier workstation setup overall. The Everest is the ultimate desk, a [...]

Value comes at at cost. The KT1 from Uncaged Ergonomics delivers the most important traits of an ergonomic keyboard tray (-15° of adjustable tilt and above average stability), but fails in several other regards. Notable problems are a lackluster mouse platform, an under-tray connector which bumps into your knee, and a short 90 day warranty.

iMovR's Trackless Keyboard Tray is an all-around solid option for an ergonomic keyboard tray, featuring 15 degrees of negative tilt and an optional independently adjustable mouse platform. While it may not be the best option for treadmill desking, non-treadmill desk users will find that the Trackless Keyboard Tray feels much better to type on that other under-desk options.

iMovR asked us for our recommendation for an OEM keyboard tray - we had an easy answer. ISE's Leader 5 has long been our favorite adjustable tray, and we're glad to see it return with better documentation in the Stowaway. iMovR went the extra mile with this one, as all iMovR desks come with pre-drilled holes to expedite Stowaway installation. Any decent keyboard tray fixes two common ergonomic woes. Wrist extension (bending the wrists too far back toward the forearm) and elbow flexion (holding the elbows at too sharp an angle). Negative tilt helps with the former, while vertical height adjustment helps with the latter. iMovR's Stowaway keyboard tray passes both requirements [...]

Finally, there's a solution. iMovR's new Elevon™ tray allows you to add a SteadyType tray to any standing desk or treadmill desk, and it adds two "side wings" that can also tilt to the same extremes, but their pivot axis is at a 45-degree angle off the pivot axis of the SteadyType.

The Fellowes Professional Series Sit / Stand Keyboard Tray is functional a functional ergonomic keyboard tray, but it offers little more than that. Stability issues keep it from being top in class. Perhaps its branding is its biggest fault, as it cannot provide true sit-stand utility on its own.