Inactivite, Echo and Vivosmart This week: the chair that could solve poor posture problems; Amazon's foray into the voice-controlled tech world, and a fitness band that doubles as a smartwatch. What has two legs, a back and no comfort? The answer to poor posture? INCREASE awareness, muscle tone and balance with Inactivite. For anybody who's ever done a wall squat for more than a few seconds, you'll be well-acquainted with the feeling of Inactivite. Designed by Benoit Malta, this two-legged chair was created in response to the modern sedentary lifestyle which encourages poor posture and stationary comfort. Inactivite forces people to endure "bearable discomfort" to promote mobility, stimulate various body parts to increase balance and exercise your back and lower legs. What we like: It's undeniable that we all could do with a reminder to get up and move during the day. It can be easy to get caught up at work and sit stationary for hours at a time. What we don't like: We can't foresee many people actively wanting to be in a state of discomfort throughout the day for the sake of a bit of exercise. We'd rather just get up every so often and walk around! What do you think? vote below. How do you rate Inactivite? Amazon's latest offering echoes your every desire Amazon's foray into the voice-controlled tech world. YOU'RE the remote for the Amazon Echo, the newest in-home speaker. Following in the footsteps of Siri, Google Glass and Cortana comes the Echo, Amazon's foray into the voice-controlled tech world. The speaker, controlled with a codeword, can be addressed to provide information on the weather and news, navigate your music library and even do your shopping. Echo will adapt to your speech patterns, vocabulary and personal preferences over time to give you a constantly updating, personalised experience. What we like: The Echo seamlessly integrates a host of everyday processes into easy speech commands. If you're caught up in your morning ritual, you can order your groceries, listen to the news and gauge the weather before you've even left the bathroom! What we don't like: Echo exclusively runs on Amazon Web Services, which means it only operates programs within the Amazon portfolio, such as iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and of course, Amazon.com. It's also worth noting that the idea of a speaker that's constantly listening to your every word is more than a little reminiscent of HAL9000, however useful it is! How do you rate Echo? Fit and smart - the watch on everybody's lips Vivosmart does everything fitness bands do. GARMIN'S Vivosmart is the fitness band that doubles as a smartwatch There are fitness bands and smartwatches, but very few that manage to be both. Aiming to bridge these two popular wearable tech products is Garmin's Vivosmart. Vivosmart does everything fitness bands do: measure your calories burned, track your steps, sleep patterns and distance travelled, while also having an inbuilt OLED screen that displays your texts, Twitter and Facebook notifications, incoming calls and emails. Effectively, it can do what both fitness bands and smartwatches can - but can it do either well? What we like: This is one of the few fit bands that also acts as a smartwatch on the market. It has strong battery life, a "move bar" that encourages inactive users to get up and move around and a daily step counter based on recent activity. What we don't like: While it seems good at first glance, Vivosmart's dual functionality is almost entirely gimmicky. Users aren't able to delete or archive messages or interact with notifications, in addition to very limited smartphone compatibility. So, in effect, the smartwatch aspect of Vivosmart isn't very smart at all. How do you rate Vivosmart?