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It is the world's smartest desk - and can even 'breathe' to help improve your posture.

The $3,900 Stir Kinect desk has a motor to raise and lower itself, converting it into a standing desk or a traditional desk.

It can even track how much you are moving, and work with a fitbit to add exercise at your desk to your daily totals.

The £3,000 Stir Kinect desk has a motor to raise and lower itself, converting it into a standing desk or a traditional desk. It can even be programmed to move up and down slightly, at the exact speed of a resting human heartbeat, causing it to appear to take a gentle breath to remind the user to change their position

To move between sitting, pictured, and standing positions, owner's simply double-tap on the screen. The desk can learn user's preferences over time and suggest the best seating position

The desk can even be programmed to move up and down slightly, at the exact speed of a resting human heartbeat, making it to appear to take a gentle breath to remind the user to change their position.

Experts say that changing from a seated to a standing desk can improve productivity. 

Similar desks have become a common sight at tech firms such as Google, where some employees have even installed treadmill and bicycle desks.

The Stir Kinect desk was created by a team of ex-Apple and Disney engineers.

For Fitbit devices with display screens (Fitbit One or Fitbit Zip), calories burned standing at the Stir Kinetic Desk will be added to the total calorie count displayed on the device.

'Our goal is to increase movement, productivity, health, and inspiration at work by leveraging cutting-edge health tracking software and devices,' said Stir CEO JP Labrosse.

The desk has a built-in touchscreen to control and track movement, and can tell users exactly how many calories they burn by standing for part of their working day.

It also has compartments containing power points and USB ports for charging phones, to keep cables hidden.

To move between sitting and standing positions, owner's simply double-tap on the screen.

The desk can learn user's preferences over time and suggest the best seating position.

'Harvard Business Review called sitting 'the smoking of our generation,' said  JP Labrosse, founder and CEO of Stir, who was previously one of the team who created the original iPod at Apple.

The desk works with a fitbit band (pictured)

The touchscreen can be used to set goals for how long a person sits and stands throughout the day, pictured left. The desk also comes with a Settings menu that controls the standing time, the clock and other presets

'It's also been shown that switching between sitting and standing can generate an extra fifty minutes of productivity each day,' he claimed.

'Our goal with the Stir Kinetic Desk it to promote a working life infused with movement, leading to better health and improved focus.'

The desk also features integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to allow for integration with third party fitness and wellness apps, and Labrosse told MailOnline the desk was just the first of a series of 'smart' office products from the firm.