Though we are in a time of crisis, small business owners and entrepreneurs across the nation are moving forward each day with zest. Orders must continue to be filled and clients served. We proceed with caution and hope, and put forth effort to maintain critical cash flow.
As we are in springtime, take stock of the gadgets and office equipment you have. Do they fulfill their purpose and add to your business output? Perhaps it’s time to add to your equipment roster. We have provided a list of innovative office supplies and products that will boost productivity in the workplace.
JouleBAR
JouleBAR is the coolest thing to happen to electricity since neon. Constructed from premium materials and available in multiple colors (red, black, and white), the JouleBAR surge protector marries sophisticated design with intuitive functionality, allowing the professional working at home to stay productive without worrying about having enough outlets. Each JouleBAR comes with illuminated outlets (three 110V outlets and dual 2.1A USB) and surge protection to keep devices running smoothly. Sleek, anodized aluminum featuring a bevel-cut edge and laser engraved logo gives the JouleBAR a timeless appeal in any setting. Joule is available at HelloJoule.com for $70.
Orbi Tri-Band Business WiFi Outdoor Satellite
Orbi Tri-Band Business WiFi Outdoor Satellite is a High-Performance Mesh WiFi Outdoor Satellite. It extends your Orbi Pro’s WiFi coverage up to 2,500 sq. ft. It is perfect for extending WiFi in your home office workspace. Orbi Tri-Band Business WiFi Outdoor Satellite has fast internet speeds for all devices. The dedicated WiFi connection gives you the fastest and most consistent Internet speeds available, even as more devices connect. Orbi creates one seamless network with one WiFi name so as you move around, your signal won’t drop. Its price is $349.99.
Puppy Cube
Available worldwide for $899.99 USD, Puppy Cube is designed to make life smarter, easier and more convenient, upgrading your home office with a variety of uses. The an industry-first portable projector turns any flat surface into a multi-purpose interactive touchscreen just like a tablet, but helps reduces traditional screen time and offers a more interactive experience for business professionals in all industries. With a 23-100 inch HD display, the projector features a built-in Android OS that pairs with any computer, Android and iOS devices to instantly enhance virtual business presentations and video conference calls from any connected location.
Unlike projectors with basic touchscreen capabilities, Puppy Cube utilizes a unique 10-point multitouch technology called AnyTouch that works on all surfaces along with an autofocus ultra-short throw DLP for close-range projection from as little as five inches away for desk work. With a built-in 5 MP camera, bi-directional microphone and dual 5W speakers, Puppy Cube also produces crystal clear video and crisp sound for next-level video calls at home. Puppy Cube is available worldwide for $899.99 USD on Amazon and at hachismart.com/en/puppycube.
Pilot Pen
Working in an office space, your writing utensils stay in one place—on your desk. For some reason, when you are working from your home your pens end up growing legs and being anywhere other than where you need them. Pilot Pen solves that problem with the pen for the WFH employee. Introducing the Acroball 1000 from the boardroom to the back woods, a high-quality pen should deliver design and durability. The NEW Acroball 1000 is engineered with Pilot’s ultra-smooth, smear-resistant Advanced Ink, making it equally well-suited for work or play. Being the pen for work or play the work from home essential can go anywhere and be as nimble as your work environment. Available on Amazon for $15.75.
Epson EcoTank Pro
The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5800, ET-5850 and ET-5880 wireless all-in-ones offer fast Cartridge-Free Printing with easy-to-fill supersized ink tanks. Save up to 80 percent with low-cost replacement ink bottles vs. standard-capacity color laser toner cartridges—about 2 cents per color ISO page versus 14 cents with cartridges1. PrecisionCore®Heat-Free Technology delivers reliable, heavy-duty performance and print-shop-quality output, plus speeds up to 25 ISO ppm black and colorƚ. These all-in-ones with Epson DURABrite® pigment-based ink deliver vibrant borderless prints up to 8.5” x 14”. Each replacement ink set includes enough ink to print up to 6,000 pages. Plus, there’s zero cartridge waste and very low energy consumption. Each printer features a 500-sheet total paper capacity (2 x 250-sheet front trays) and rear specialty-paper feed, plus a 4.3-inch color touchscreen and hands-free voice-activated printing.
weBoost Cell Signal Booster
Staying connected is crucial to keep businesses running, from work calls and virtual meetings to staying up-to-date on breaking news and sending emails. However, many people experience weak cell signal at home, which can be due to several factors, including local terrain like hills, mountains, ridges and bluffs; bad weather; or vegetation. Often, a home or apartment’s building materials can be to blame since cell phone signal can’t easily penetrate the brick, metal siding, concrete, steel, coated glass and other materials that form the exterior of most modern buildings. Fortunately, the weBoost Home Complete ($999.99) cellular signal booster from Wilson Electronics is a quick and easy way to fix poor or weak cell phone signal. Compatible with all mobile devices and wireless carriers in North America, the amplifiers allow people to enjoy better voice quality, fewer dropped calls, uninterrupted texts and faster data streaming throughout their entire home.
LumiCharge T2W
With more people setting up home offices or home-schooling spaces, here are two new, ingenious products from LumiCharge to help keep desks and tables clear of clutter. Both combine LED lamps, calendars, clocks, phone chargers and even speakers, and are pairable with Alexa and Google!
The T2W is the sleek LED desk lamp featuring three colors (bright white, soft white and soft, eye-friendly “incandescent” yellow) with multiple brightness levels. But it also packs in a full, dimmable backlit calendar display with time (programmed for daylight savings), date and temperature in its articulated arm. Set reminders for appointments, calls or even to just stand up and stretch. Rest your phone in the cradle for fast wireless charging or plug into the back USB port—or use both! While you’re charging, enjoy the Bluetooth speaker for music, or use it as your smart home system’s speaker. A micro-SD card slot and 3.5 mm audio input are also included. It sells for $89.
LumiCharge LD
Who says your telecommuting solution has to be bland and boring? For a fun fixture that will still let you get your work done, there’s the LumiCharge LD, the cute, little box with a full multi-color LED that’s controlled by your voice via Alexa and Google. Use the fast wireless charger and the built-in rotating phone dock for iPhone, micro USB, type C and other smartphones to power up two devices at once. It, too, has a dimmable, backlit clock display and Bluetooth speaker, plus an optional rechargeable battery to take it on the road. It sells for $129.
Cordinate Extension Cord by Jasco
Declutter and reorganize those messy power cords with a stylish, all-encompassing solution. With Cordinate, the traditional orange extension cord is given a beautiful update and incorporates two outlets and two USBs. Cordinate comes in different colors and different lengths and is priced at just $25 on either Jasco’s website or on Amazon.
SECURAM Smart Home Lock
SECURAM Smart is the new smart home venture from SecuRam Systems, Inc. The SECURAM Touch allows you to easily unlock your home by using proprietary touchto-open technology. The first-of-its-kind, smart deadbolt integrates wireless technology with RF, which allows approved users to unlock the door with their fingerprint. The smart feature allows you to give codes to individuals, and manage access from the connected app. It is $239.99.
Securam Smart Hub
The Securam Smart Hub connects all of your SECURAM security devices to the internet, so that you can monitor them from wherever you are. This product allows you to truly control your home by bringing internet connectivity to your SECURAM Touch Smart Home lock. The addition of the Hub gives the Securam Touch new features. It allows you to connect the device to Alexa, and it also lets you access the lock via the app (remote unlock, visitor code creation, use history log, etc.) from anywhere with an internet connection. Without the hub you need to be in Bluetooth range (basically at home). With the hub you can be anywhere. This brings additional freedom and peace of mind to your home security! The sleek and modern design fits in nicely with all of your tech stack, and doesn’t disrupt even the most minimalist of designs. It is $89.99.
STM Goods’ Tower Collection
STM Goods’ brand new Tower Collection, which features an assortment of backpacks, briefs and sleeves, are now available to commercial buyers and resellers. Designed with the modern, demanding business professional in mind, the Tower Collection is comprised of three “sub-collections” and a standalone backpack (available at a later date). In addition to superior organizational design, the product sub-collections are comprised of high quality, water-repellent materials and feature suspended tech cell design to safeguard valuable tech no matter what conditions you’re facing.
The sub-collection Deepdive Collection is comprised of a backpack, brief and pouch. This trio is constructed from water-repellent 1680d nylon (the pouch is made from coated nylon) and includes numerous internal and external pockets to make organization a breeze. Laptops are protected by a suspended tech cell, and the pack and brief include the STM PassPort luggage pass-through that securely and easily connects the bag to other baggage items. The pack is $79.95, brief is $69.95, and the pouch is $12.95.
TRU RED™ 12-Piece Plastic Desk Set
Create a workspace that inspires your best performance with this TRU RED desk accessory set from Staples. This sleek 12-piece set has everything you need to organize your home office for spring: accessory tray, divided tray, letter tray, desktop organizer, stackable tray, business card holder, pencil cup, magazine file, file sorter, and 3-part drawer organizer. The 3-part drawer organizer and accessory tray will keep small office supplies neatly arranged, while the assorted sorters and trays make it easy to file away folders, notepads, and booklets. Featuring modular pieces, the white matte desk accessories can be used to create a customized setup and gives your office supplies a permanent home at your workstation. It is $75.99.
UniKeep
Self-employed individuals love UniKeep binders and accessories because of the wide range of options for organizing important documents that are crucial when tax time comes. The a5 mini binders and mini sheet protectors are perfect for organizing business expense receipts. Standard size binders are great for organizing client information and invoices.
The large presentation binders are professional and compact for professional portfolios; photographers and graphic designers love them to display their work. To ensure that no important documents are lost or unorganized, UniKeep binders are the best choice, not to mention that they fit perfectly on home office shelves and some binders can be digitally printed and customized to stand out to prospective clients. UniKeep binders and accessories range from $7.99 to $27.99—check them out at www.unikeep.com.
FinalStraw
At Final, they have been a 100% remote team since they launched and place tremendous value on creating functional, productive remote workspaces for their team. Of course, they think FinalStraw—the world’s first reusable, collapsible straw—is a mission critical item for the home-based entrepreneur.
FinalStraw assembles faster than you can jump into a Google Hangout and is the perfect gadget for your morning brew or afternoon water break and every eco-friendly sip in between…even the Kardashians think so! FinalStraw can be purchased at final.co and at $24.95 it is the eco-friendly deskside item all of your coworkers will be chatting about on Slack!
