There are, give or take, about a billion and one ways to hang or store large headphones at your desk. One of the more stylish ways you could do it is with the HeadStand made by Just Mobile. Like so many great desk accessories these days, it's made of high-quality aluminum and looks great with any Apple geek's setup. A particularly nice…
As Stephen wrote about earlier, the new hotness right now is Panic's iPad app, Status Board. It's the kind of thing that's perfect for outputting to an external display, but what if you just want to use it in your personal workspace? You could lay it on your desk or put it in some kind of stand, but I'd want something that…
We've been a fan of the BookArc MacBook stand for a while, and now Twelve South is offering a version of it for the iPad and iPad mini. This thing is awesome for several reasons: You can dock the iPad in portrait or landscape, so it's perfect for both getting work done (especially when paired with a bluetooth keyboard) and watching movies.…
Remember what I said about 2013 and docks? Well now we've got another contender called the Horizontal Dock—made by Henge Docks—which is designed for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. This dock allows you to connect up to three external displays, and features six USB 3.0 slots, dual audio ports, an ethernet jack, an SD card slot, and a Firewire 800 port.…
An unfortunate side effect of being a gadget nerd is that you start accumulating lots of cable clutter around your work area. They get dropped all over the floor, left around your desk, or mysteriously disappear into the ether. There are many methods for managing this clutter, but one of the nicest-looking ones I've come across is the MOS Magnetic Organizer. This…
The Neu Year 2013 Calendar started as a Kickstarter project, and after being funded, is now for sale for $30. The calendar is two-in-one: it can fit on almost any desk horizontally, but can be used vertically to hang on a door. With no space between months, it focuses on the week, with plenty of room to write in events and deadlines.…
This is, so far as I can tell, the first portable Thunderbolt drive — and it's an SSD to boot. The Lacie Little Big Disk likes to pretend its portable by being small, but it still requires a power adapter to work. The Elgato portable Thunderbolt SSD drive is just a small, external enclosure with an SSD inside. It measures 5.2 x…
After I bought my MacBook Air last summer, I decided I would never again buy a peripheral that didn't support Thunderbolt. Many of us have been waiting for Thunderbolt hard drives and docks to become mainstream and affordable. And the LaCie Little Big Disk is the first consumer-level external hard drive to (mostly) reach that goal. LaCie's Little Big Disk is little…
When at my desk, my MacBook Air works in clamshell mode while connected to an external display, an Apple Bluetooth keyboard, and a Magic Trackpad. For the times I want to do a lot of writing on my iPad I have to un-pair the Bluetooth keyboard from my Mac and re-pair it to my iPad. And so I bought this AmazonBasics Bluetooth…
How do you plug in a computer, a monitor, a hard drive, an iPad, and an iPhone using just one outlet? Why, with Belkin's mini surge protector and dual USB charger of course. Handy enough to use in the home or office, and portable enough to travel with.
Tired of losing your keys between sleeping and waking? Is your office desk a mess with trinkets sprinkled all over the place? These small square leather trays would make for a classy and useful holding pen for all your miscellaneous stuff. Like your keys, wallet, cufflinks, and monocular. They measure 5 inches square and come in three different shades to match your…
Only 1,761 of Graf Von Faber-Castell's 2011 Pen of the Year will be made. This fountain beauty is platinum-plated with a hexagonal barrel and pieces of Jade set into the sides. And it's a mere $4,000.
This desk slash work table from Crate&Barrel is about as simple and fantastic as they come. It's 15-square-feet of pure, simple work space that sits 29.5 inches tall and free from drawers. It's made from solid American walnut with dovetail joints and a matte wax finish. You know what'd look great on this desk? Nothing but a big monitor, a keyboard, and…
Speaking of workstations that help turn your iPad into a more robust writing machine, the ZAGGfolio has been getting a lot of positive press lately. It has a built-in Bluetooth keyboard, and a snap-top cover that integrates with your iPad 2. If you do a lot of typing and want to do more of it on your iPad, or you want a…
If you travel with your iPad often and are in want of a better way to integrate a Bluetooth keyboard, this Origami Workstation from Incase may be just the ticket for you. When not in use it acts as a cover for your bluetooth keyboard, and then it folds open and creates a "workstation" so you can affix your iPad behind the…
The 2012 Neu Year productivity calendar shows you the whole year at once as one large poster. It's broken up by week (rather than month) because most people plan and organize their live in week increments. It's two-sided so you can hang it vertically or horizontally based on where you want to place it.
The Doxie Go is a battery-powered, lightweight, paper and photo scanner. It scans up to 100 pages on a charge and has enough internal storage for roughly six times that amount. It makes a great companion for those who travel and need to get top-notch scans of photos and documents while away from their desk. But it also makes a great tool…
The lamp and the computer monitor are two of the most important pieces on my desk. I like lamps that can be adjusted and which have a lot of personality. This work lamp from the Old Faithful Shop has both. It's rustic, vintage, and industrial — all words which can do wonders to inspire creative work and productivity.
This leather utility notebook cover from Doane Paper is both fantastic and extravagant. In some ways you've got to ask yourself if you really need a $70 leather cover for your $3 utility notebook. But on the other hand you've got to ask yourself why not? If you burn through utility notebooks like it's your job, perhaps you need or want something…
For years I have used my laptops in clamshell mode, and for years I have been using the BookArc. When your laptop is in clamshell mode it doesn't vent and stay cool as well as when the lid is open. However, with the BookArc, the underside of your laptop is exposed to the air and so it helps keep the machine cool…