New Delhi: We spend most of our days in our offices, so it only makes sense that we need it to be a fun and stress-free place. You can do that by simply using the right tools and accessories to make your office more organised, easy to work in and a fun place to stay in for long hours.
Simply by customising your workspace to your own tastes, you can improve your job satisfaction and morale. In fact, allowing employees to personalise their work environment can positively impact a company’s bottom line by increasing productivity and reducing staff turnover, noted a 2007 study Workplace Personalization and Organizational Culture.
Here are a few gadgets and accessories that will make your office a better place!
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Desk Cycle
Numerous studies tell us sitting for long periods increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and early death—even if you’re active outside work.
One option to offset the sedentary nature of office life is to turn your desk into a mini spin studio. An under-desk cycle lets you work out, not just work, whether you cycle in short bursts or peddle steadily throughout the day. Be warned: It’s easy to work up a sweat.
While there are a number of under-desk cycles on the market, the DeskCycle, which is quiet and compact, is one of the top-ranked by consumers on Amazon.
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Brookstone’s Pocket Projector
Brookstone’s Pocket Projector Pro is a tiny HD projector that you can connect to just about any source. With a claimed 200 lumens of brightness, a built in speaker, and an HDMI input, it seems like a particularly provocative pocket projector product.
The PPP needs to be about 8 feet away to fill a 100-inch screen. This is a bit closer than a “regular†projector, and a bit farther than a short-throw projector. There’s no zoom, so for a bigger/smaller image you need to move the projector farther/closer to the screen.
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Ostrich Pillow
Trying to find a comfortable way to catch a quick nap on the move is a feat that has eluded even the most experienced traveller.
A new product which allows users to strap a portable pillow to their arms, hands or elbow has now been designed, and promises to ‘continue the napping revolution’.
The Ostrich Pillow Mini allows users to strap a portable pillow to their arms, hands or elbow, and rest their heads on desks or against walls. The inventors claim that it will prove popular with office workers and acceptable with many organisations who ‘understands and acknowledges the correlation between sleep and performance, making sleeping at work even more acceptable.’
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Cyanics Sauna Boy USB Humidifier
Humidifiers can relieve the discomfort of dry office air, particularly when the heat is cranked up during the winter months. They ease breathing and can alleviate respiratory issues and provide relief for parched skin by pumping moisture back into your immediate atmosphere
The cute little humidifier plugs into a computer’s USB port and runs for two hours on a filling of water. While it’s no match for bigger and more powerful humidifiers, it’s a good choice for small offices. With its cartoonish looks, it’s also a conversation piece.
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Webble Footrest
Webble combines a very old idea — bodies at rest tend to stay at rest, and bodies in motion tend to stay in motion — with the latest in modern ergonomics. Of course, no one moves unless it’s fun. And Webble is way fun.
The Webble ergonomic footrest is a new type of office furniture that enables your entire lower body to move while sitting.
Sitting still puts considerable stress on our backs, severely restricts our blood flow, and can even change our metabolism. Doctors say we should change our posture every 20 minutes. That’s why Webble enables your lower body to move in four distinct ways while sitting: forward and backward, side to side, in circles, and up and down.
