If your on-camera appearance during video calls and/or livestreams has been somewhat dim and lackluster, you should look into installing a Lume Cube Edge Light 2.0 on your desk to brighten things up.

This thing illuminates your workspace in a natural, easy-on-the-eyes way, whether you decide to use it as a simple desk lamp or as a studio-style light for Zoom meetings and such.

Since it clamps onto the end or back of your desk (anything up to 3.3” thick), it doesn’t really take up any of that valuable space, meaning you can “Keep. Your station. CLEAR!” and better focus on the task at hand. It’s constructed pretty solidly too, so you don’t have to worry about it going anywhere even if you’re using a height-adjustable desk.

You also have a number of ways to configure and adapt the light for your setup, from its flexible five-point arm/head articulation system to its brightness level and 2700K–7500K color temperature range. What’s more, it has built-in USB-C (5V) and USB-A (2V) ports for unobtrusively keeping your stuff charged.

Get this superb desk lamp for $140 on Amazon in your choice of black or white. If you need more than one lamp and want to save a few bucks, check out the $260 two-pack.

If you’re willing to drop an extra $20 and aren’t concerned as much about desk real estate, they offer a version with a base on their own website.

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With their intense 1600-lumen output (equivalent to 100 watts, with the actual usage being only 14W), these Matter-enabled smart light bulbs from Linkind are among the brightest you’ll find on the market, which is awesome when you’re trying to light a particularly large room or workshop and you still want all the latest bells and whistles the smart home industry can offer.

Like any smart lights worth their salt, Linkind’s A21-shaped (E26 base) bulbs can shine in 16 million potential colors, or you can set them to pure white light at any “temperature” between 1800K (warm) to 6500K (cool).

Either way, you have the option to dim them to anywhere from 1% to 100% via app or voice control (however, they don’t recommend using a traditional dimmer wall switch, as it can cause buzzing or flickering.) You can also set up automated schedules, create light “scenes,” and even have the lighting effects synced to the rhythm of your music.

Note: To use these bulbs with services like Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings, you’ll need a Matter-compatible hub (HomePod, Echo, Nest, etc). However, if you use Linkind’s official AiDot app, no hub is required.

Get a pack of two bulbs for $23 on Amazon. Meanwhile, a pack of four is $42, so you save a few bucks there.

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Designed in collaboration with UK-based digital artist Elora Owakita, The KapCo’s limited-edition “Night in the Neko City” keyboard accessory set transforms your desk into a vibrant, feline-friendly cityscape with nighttime neon vibes. ⌨️

I’ve always been a sucker for cartoony evening/nighttime art + color schemes, and while this set is a bit more cutesy than what I would normally post about on T&T, I just love how this stuff looks and couldn’t help but share it.

The set includes 121 MX-compatible ASA profile keycaps, an XXL anti-slip deskmat, and a spongy wrist rest, all adorned with Owakita’s distinctive art style that blends whimsical urban nightscapes with adorable cat motifs, granting your deskspace a whole lot more personality.

What’s more, the fact that they’re translucent on four sides allows RGB lighting to shine through, creating a mesmerizing effect that brings the city to life right under your fingertips.

Whether you’re coding late into the night or writing your next novel, the NiTNC set invites you to do it with style, comfort, and a touch of feline charm.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The full NiTNC keyboard bundle — which includes the keycaps themselves and a purple Zuoya LMK67 keyboard with pre-installed Gateron G Pro Yellow 2.0 switches — is $175 at The KapCo, or you can buy the accessories individually to kit out an MX-style keyboard of your own choosing:

• Keycap set ($80)
• Deskmat ($50)
• Wristrest ($30)

If I may also suggest, this pastel purple coiled keyboard cable that I recently wrote about would make a fine addition to the set.

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Released as part of their “Prime” lineup, Anker’s new 8-in-1 Charging Station is a slim yet robust GaN-powered… er, power strip designed to keep all your devices charged simultaneously, with up to 240W of total output across two AC outlets (which pop up as needed), four USB-C ports, and two USB-A ports.

When using any one of those USB-C ports alone, you’ll get up to 140W of fast charging output, while using either one of the USB-A ports alone grants up to 12W for less power-hungry devices.

On top of providing efficient, high-speed charging, this is also a smart device that can be controlled over Wi-Fi via smartphone app, where you can manage power distribution, get real-time usage data, and schedule shutdown and power-on timers. A built-in digital display on the strip itself helps you monitor this information even when your phone isn’t nearby.

Get this 8-in-1 power strip for $165 on Amazon.

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Computer users everywhere love to drool over their dream mechanical keyboard, but let’s not forget that pairing a keyboard with the right accessories is just as fun and makes your workspace all the more enjoyable. These coiled “Macaron” keyboard cables are a perfect example of what I mean.

Available in a handful of pastel colorways, these vibrant cables derive their name from those colorful sandwich cookies often displayed in bakery windows, lending your desk a refreshingly airy — dare I say whimsical — flair, all while keeping things neat and tidy.

Despite the cables’ delicate-seeming coloration and relatively low price point, the manufacturers didn’t skimp on build quality or convenience. Each cable features a TPU outer coating surrounded by a durable PP fiber braid, meaning it offers rubber-like flexibility while protecting against tangling, stretching, and fracturing.

The cables also boast a two-piece design, with coiled and straight sections merged by a 4-pin aviation connector that allows for quick disconnects and cable swaps. Out of the box, the coiled side ends in USB-C and the straight side ends in USB-A.

Each cable is $20 a pop on Amazon and comes in your choice of green, purple, pink, yellow, or blue. (The only one missing from the photos above is the red version, which you can buy directly from the EPOMAKER site.)

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Trintec is a Canadian company that’s been making aircraft-instrument-inspired watches and clocks for a few decades, and their 30th anniversary altimeter desk clock is an excellent gift for any pilot, aerospace engineer, or aviation enthusiast in need of a suitable way to stay on time.

It has the authentic look of a three-pointer altimeter and has an alarm feature that can wake you from a deep sleep without startling you out of bed. Place this clock on your desk and it’ll immediately feel like an airplane cockpit.

Get the 3.5″ desk clock for $30 on Amazon. They also have a 6″ wall clock for 35 and a 10″ wall clock for $45.

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It’s hotter than blazes where I am right now, and in my experience RV air conditioners always struggle to keep up in these kinds of conditions, so keeping cool even indoors is high on my list of concerns at the moment.

I’ve found that one of the keys is having a high amount of airflow in addition to what the A/C puts out, and for that, the Vornado 630 three-speed fan is a champ. It has deep-pitch fan blades that move a lot of air up to 70 feet away, and it does so in a vortex pattern that eventually circulates the air throughout an entire medium-sized room rather than only cooling what’s directly in front of it.

When the sun goes down, you almost don’t need an A/C running at all with this thing active. Aim it towards yourself even at low speed while you sleep and you’ll see what I’m talking about. And when winter rolls around, you’ll still find it useful to have around because it can disperse heater warmth more evenly throughout your space.

Get the Vornado 630 for $70 on Amazon and enjoy your newfound temperature comfort. They also have the Vornado 133 for desk/nightstand usage, the Vornado 460 for small rooms, and the Vornado 660 for larger rooms.

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If you’ve already got a levitating moon lamp and some floating bookshelves in your office to create a physics-defying atmosphere, consider adding the Novium Hoverpen 2.0 to your workspace as well.

When not in use, this aircraft-grade aluminum pen rests within the ring of magnetic repulsion generated by its zinc-alloy pedestal stand, suspended at a 23.5° angle as if by magic. ️

Pictured here is the Mars Magma colorway.

Not only will this be an impossible-to-ignore centerpiece of your desk space, it’s also a cool fidget toy that spins freely for about 20 seconds if you need a break from the task you’re working on. The magnetic cap that snaps itself into place from a short distance can be considered a secondary fidget mechanism.

…and here is the Neptune Blue.

The Hoverpen accepts any D1 size ink refill — two Schmidt ones are included to get you started — and it comes with a small tweezer-like pincer ring tool that makes it easy to slide out the old cartridge so you can slide another in. {Insert John Wick reload sound effect here}

Get the Novium Hoverpen 2.0 for $99 on Amazon in your choice of Space Black, Mars Magma (my favorite), Neptune Blue, or Starlight Silver.

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Bookshelf speakers are an excellent way to immerse yourself in your favorite music albums, films, video games, and more. However, dealing with running cables to audio jacks isn’t always what you want to be doing.

Which is what makes the Edifier R1700BT speakers so appealing. They’ll still fill a room with warm, punchy sound that seems rather surprising given their relatively humble size and price, except they also have Bluetooth connectivity for a ridiculously smooth and breezy setup.

Whether you want to clearly hear the dialogue in movies or you enjoy pumping some bassy tunes you can dance to, these speakers do it all admirably.

Get them for $180 on Amazon in your choice of black/walnut, plain black, or white/silver.

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Perfect for use at home or in a classroom, this math wall clock displays simple equations in place of mere numerals for each hour. Instead of 3 o’clock, you get “9÷3.” In place of 7 o’clock, it shows “9+(-2)”. Perhaps most cleverly, 1 o’clock reads as 30°, since that indicates the angle between each hour (at least on a circular 12-hour clock like this).

The next time a kid asks, “What am I ever going to use this math for???” you can simply answer, “So you can tell the time, silly!”

Get this neat wall clock for $22 on Amazon.

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These decorative mushroom table lamps sold by BSOD — no, not that one — are a charming way to light up any space. Each one is made from hand-blown glass and emits a soft, warm glow throughout its entire body when turned on (and is still an eyecatcher even when switched off).

It works well as a cute nightlight for kids, or you can use it to add some relaxing ambiance to your own room or elsewhere. The light socket accepts E12 smart bulbs as well, so you can grant the lamp an entirely color-changing experience if you like.

You can buy the striped-glass edition in your choice of white, yellow, green, blue, pink, or purple. They also offer non-striped matte white and bright yellow colors.

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Have you ever looked at a sunbeam coming into your house at juuust the right angle that you can see the horrifying amount of dust floating around that was somehow invisible to you before? Or do you suffer from airborne allergens or have a respiratory condition that requires your home be as free of such things as possible? Then the Coway Mighty AP-1512HH air purifier is for you.

I wrote about this gizmo back in 2018, and like so many of the awesome things in our blog archive, there’s a decent chance newer readers have no clue about it. So, I thought I’d mention it once again, at least for people like me who struggle with allergies daily and crave cleaner and higher-quality indoor air.

As I said at the time, it’s a HEPA-certified air purifier that’s about the size of a box fan (but without the noise), and it uses a four-stage filtration system to effectively capture and eliminate airborne contaminants in areas up to 874 square feet in size. The system includes…

1. A pre-filter for collecting large particles like dust and hair.
2. A True HEPA filter that traps 99.97% of microscopic particles as small as 0.3 microns, including pollen, mold spores, and pet dander. (The HEPA filter only needs to be replaced about once a year, and you might even be able to stretch that to two years like the team at Wirecutter, but the pre-filter may need monthly cleaning depending on how much hair and whatnot it picks up.)
3. An activated carbon filter that deodorizes and filters VOCs to some degree, although there are admittedly better charcoal filters you can find out there for this specific purpose.
4. A vital ionizer that can be independently turned on or off as desired. (Most people prefer to keep it off, from what I’ve seen.)

The Coway Mighty has a built-in air quality indicator that uses colored lights to provide real-time feedback on the air quality in your home. Blue indicates clean air, purple signifies moderate air quality, and red indicates poor air quality.

You also get access to multiple operating modes, including Auto mode (which automatically optimizes the fan speed based on detected air quality) and Eco mode (which turns the fan off as needed to save on energy usage).

Overall, the Coway Mighty AP-1512HH remains a versatile and reliable air purifier that continues to deliver exceptional performance and convenience as the years go by. Whether you’re dealing with allergies, asthma, or simply want to breathe cleaner air, it’s an excellent choice for improving indoor air quality and creating a healthier home environment.

The Amazon list price is $230 and you have a choice between white or black colors.

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Your headphones are just as much a part of your daily workflow as your keyboard and mouse/trackpad, so they deserve to have a special resting place of their own rather than being simply tossed onto your desk when the work is done.

This headphone stand by UPERGO is a sleek and functional solution designed to keep your headphones within reach while enhancing the aesthetic of your workspace.

The combination of warm walnut wood and sturdy black aluminum adds a touch of sophistication and visual appeal to your desk, and the additional storage space at the bottom ensures that your desk remains clutter-free, allowing you to focus on your tasks without distractions.

Plus, with anti-slip pads for a secure grip and a curved design that provides a natural fit for the headband, your precious headphones are well protected and always ready for use.

Get the stand for $30 on Amazon.

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Crafted from premium matte-finished aluminum with a weighted base, a nonslip silicone grip, and sturdy hinges, Native Union’s new Desk Laptop Stand is designed to be a more robust at-home solution than their more lightweight, travel-ready laptop stands like the Rise and Fold.

Whether you prefer standing or sitting, this sleek and modern stand adapts to your needs, allowing you to find the perfect height and angle for your laptop or tablet. It can elevate your device up to 60cm (~24″) high for optimal viewing and to relieve neck/shoulder strain while working.

It’s compatible with all laptops and tablets up to 5kg (11 lbs), including MacBook, Microsoft Surface, Lenovo ThinkPad, and more.

Moreover, the stand is crafted with thoughtful details that combine functionality with style. That weighted base I mentioned earlier doubles as a storage tray with a convenient pen/stylus holder, helping to keep your workspace neat and organized.

And, the top surface itself is covered with 100% recycled fabric that adds a warm touch to the stand, not to mention adding anti-scratch protection for the sake of your laptop/tablet.

The Native Union Desk Laptop Stand is your ticket to a more comfortable, stylish, and ergonomic workspace. Get it for $80 on Amazon in your choice of Black or Slate Green.

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Twelve South’s lineup of “BookArc” stands have long been a stylish way to dock your various devices while helping keep your desk space neat and organized. Today they’re introducing the new BookArc Flex, a beautiful and sturdy metal laptop stand that gives your MacBook or other laptop a vertical resting place.

What sets the Flex apart from previous versions of BookArc is that, rather than having a holding slot of one specific size, this model has flexible inserts that you set your laptop on, gently drawing the supporting arcs together to cradle just about any laptop up to 1″ thick (and with a screen up to 16″).

This vertical placement allows you to store your laptop behind your monitor or iMac, freeing up a lot of desk space:

It’s an especially ideal setup for anyone who connects their laptop to an external display at home rather than having a dedicated desktop machine

Get the BookArc Flex on Amazon in your choice of chrome, matte black, or matte white.

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