Every pick on the site

A bar that clips on top of the monitor and lights the desk instead of the room.

Best for

Anyone who works after dark in a room without good overhead light.

Watch out for

It depends on the screen bezel and on a USB port that can supply enough current.

A shaped wireless mouse for long sessions, with buttons you can assign per application.

Best for

People who work at a desk for hours and switch between two or three machines.

Watch out for

The shape suits a palm grip and a right hand; it is not a symmetrical travel mouse.

A clamped arm that lifts the screen off the desk and puts it where your neck wants it.

Best for

Anyone whose monitor sits too low, or who wants the desk surface back.

Watch out for

It needs a solid desk edge to clamp to, and the VESA holes on the back of the screen must match.

A compact supply that charges a laptop from USB-C without a brick the size of the laptop.

Best for

Anyone who carries a laptop and wants one charger for the laptop, the phone and the tablet.

Watch out for

The 65 W total is shared across ports, so a laptop and a phone on one plug both slow down.

A pocket battery sized to refill a phone several times or top up a small laptop once.

Best for

Travel, long days away from a socket, and keeping a phone alive at an event.

Watch out for

Airline rules limit the watt-hour rating allowed in hand luggage, and the label states it.

Over-ear headphones with active noise cancelling for work and travel.

Best for

Anyone working in a noisy room, or flying and wanting the engine rumble gone.

Watch out for

Noise cancelling is strongest on steady low-frequency noise and much weaker on speech.

Small in-ear buds with a case that recharges them several times over.

Best for

Commuting, calls on the move, and anyone who dislikes a headband.

Watch out for

The buds themselves hold only a few hours, and the case does the rest of the work.

Two or three units that put one Wi-Fi network across a flat instead of one weak signal.

Best for

Flats and houses with thick walls or a router stuck in a hallway cupboard.

Watch out for

The wireless backhaul between units halves the speed unless the units are wired together.

One cable from the laptop that fans out into display, network, cards and USB ports.

Best for

A laptop with two or three ports that has to drive a screen and peripherals at a desk.

Watch out for

It can only pass through what the laptop port supports, and it usually gets warm under load.

A pocket drive with no moving parts, for moving large files between machines.

Best for

Video, photo and project files that are too big for a cloud upload.

Watch out for

It still has to obey the port it is plugged into, and it can run warm during long copies.