Top 10 Desk accessories that are a must have for a productive desk setup

As someone who sits in front of a computer all day, there’s nothing better than working at a desk that I assembled and decorated myself. Likewise, if you’re working out of your very own home office – where you ideally have space to get creative with the elements that make up your work area – you may want some tips on how to fill that space with items that offer both function and form in equal measure. The possibilities are limitless, and everyone has different tastes. Some of us like putting succulents in our workspaces, others don’t. Regardless, aside from obvious purchases like pens and notepads, there are ten staple desk accessory “categories” that you probably shouldn’t ignore. If I were shopping for a new home office right this moment – from scratch – these are the ten items that would sit at the top of my shopping cart:

1. PowerPic mod Wireless Charger

The PowerPic mod Wireless Charger is a decently-priced yet gorgeous wireless charger that is widely compatible with all types of phones. It’s slated to work with MagSafe and non-MagSafe iPhones, Android phones, and it even lets you customize the frame with your own 4×6 image, allowing it to blend with nearby furniture and match the overall style you’re going for. It only requires a single USB-C cable hooked into the base to power it, making for a clean appearance with no messy stray cables laying about.

2. Lamicall Headset Stand H1

The Lamicall Headset Stand H1 is an inexpensive way to store over-ear headphones on your desk without skimping on quality. The upper lip is designed to protect your headphones’ padding against damage, and the base appears sturdy enough to sit firmly on a desk without slipping and sliding around whenever you remove or replace your headphones. This is a simple product, but it makes total sense to have around; storing your headphones on their side on the desk surface is a missed opportunity to let them shine, and thanks to multiple color options, you can make the Lamicall Headset Stand work with any desk.

3. Shure MOTIV MV5

Shure is one of the best microphone brands on the market, and you don’t even need to purchase one of its premium XLR mics like the popular SM7B. The Shure MV5 is an excellent, affordable, and compact condenser mic that is well-known for outputting high-quality audio while taking very little desk space. This little orb comes in two slick color palettes; white ribs with a black chassis, or an all-black exterior accented with a red inlay. Not only is the versatile MV5 a great microphone for a streamer, a podcaster, or an office worker wanting to sound clear in video calls; it could also be useful for the traveling musician who wants to bring their recording studio on the go.

4. HappyLight Luxe by Verilux

It’s fall, which means seasonal affective disorder is coming sooner than many of us are comfortable with – at least, up here in the Northern Hemisphere. That said, the rather tiny and comparatively affordable HappyLight Luxe Therapy Lamp could be a great assistant to get rid of the SAD by tricking your brain into believing the sun is fully visible, even when it’s dark outside. Its convenient tablet shape makes it way easier to fit on a packed desk than some of the other, bigger therapy lamps on the market. But it doesn’t compromise on power to achieve such a slim and slender form factor; the HappyLight Luxe is rated to output 10,000 lux, which is roughly how bright it is outside in the middle of a clear summer day.

5. LEATHER VILLAGE Vintage Leather Bound Journal

The Leather Village Vintage Leather Bound Journal is a rather unconventional alternative to smaller, cheaper journals. But hear me out: how much cooler would it be to write work notes and conduct journaling sessions with a giant, leather-bound journal that looks straight out of Middle-Earth? Leather Village balances rustic charm with eco-friendly principles, vowing to only use leather from water buffalo that died of natural causes and paper made from recycled cotton waste. In any case, this is one of the most stylish journals I’ve ever seen – perfect for stationary enthusiasts.

6. Bose 700 Headphones

Sure, the Bose 700 Noise Cancelling Headphones are on the expensive side relative to other noise cancelling headphones in this range, but the key difference is that this pair is also wireless. You can’t argue with Bose’s durability and sound quality, and the Bose 700 is built with high-quality materials to provide a balanced sound stage and decent noise cancelling features with a 20 hour battery life. Its extra mics allow it to pick up more of your voice as well, making it a strong daily driver for phone calls and video conferencing.

As far as $300 headphones go, this is an all-rounder that hits every box on the checklist of features you might want when isolating yourself from annoying sounds in your work environment, and it also sounds good, looks good, and lasts for a long time without needing a charge. When you do finally need to recharge it, it should only take about two and a half hours plugged into the wall via USB-C. It comes in black or luxe silver.

 

7. Goblintechkeys Pastel Pink Seaside Desk Mat

Goblintechkeys’ Pastel Pink Seaside Desk Mat is one of several custom desk mats from Goblintechkeys, and though it happens to be my personal favorite, all of them look gorgeous and immediately breathe life into any desk surface they’re placed on. It’s advertised to use 100% natural rubber to create a spill-resistant, non-slip surface that works great as a mouse pad, a desk surface protector, and a cushy place to rest your wrists. I recommend the extra large (90x40cm) desk mat, which can comfortably seat a keyboard and a mouse on a desk surface while livening up the entire workstation.

8. YETI Rambler 46 Oz Water Bottle

Everyone needs to drink more water. Fortunately, water bottles are always in fashion, and the YETI Rambler 46 Oz Water Bottle is just as useful in an office as it is in the middle of a desert. Yes, this is an expensive bottle, but YETI bottles are famously sturdy, clean, aesthetically appealing, and designed to maintain internal temperatures longer than other brands. This is probably the fanciest water bottle you’ll ever buy, but it’s also potentially the only water bottle you’ll ever need to buy. It comes in several color options, including navy, charcoal, seafoam, black, and white.

9. Serenilite Hand Therapy Stress Ball

Working long hours in one position is stressful business, which is why I always keep my Serenilite Hand Therapy Stress Ball nearby in my own home office. Squeezing these colorful little balls can build up your hand and wrist muscles while easing tension in your body. I even gave it a few good squeezes while writing this article, but the best part of using it so often is it’s never scratched or torn; in fact, it still looks exactly like it did the day I bought it in 2020, when I was first setting up my workspace. Fortunately, Serenilite offers these in packs of three (in case you lose one) including soft, medium, and hard options if you have a preference for one or the other.

10. Samsung T7 Shield

USB storage options are abundant nowadays, but I don’t regret purchasing a Samsung T7 Shield earlier in the summer when I needed a way to migrate all of my data from an older external HDD to something faster and more secure. This tiny portable SSD can carry up to 4TB of storage space and is now shipping for a relatively low price, though you can buy a 1TB model at sub-$100 these days. Thanks to USB 3.2 connectivity and the T7 Shield’s lightweight design, you can use it to easily store and transfer information between all of your devices – allowing you to let Windows, Mac, Android, Linux, iPad Pro, or even gaming devices like the PlayStation 5 transfer files between one another.

I personally keep my T7 Shield hooked up to my PC, where I offload Steam games and play those games directly from the drive, which works way better in practice than I expected, given that it’s an inexpensive way to seamlessly add terabytes of storage to my device.

What makes it truly stand out, however, is just how durable and secure it is. As a Windows user, I can use Samsung’s proprietary software to set a password on my T7 Shield, which locks anyone out of accessing or even viewing the drive partition unless I personally unlock it from my Windows computer. This means nobody is going to be able to break into it and access my data if it gets stolen. It’s also rated to survive up to 9.8 ft drops and is even rated as water resistant and fully dust-proof.

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Western Digital’s Tiny 1TB SSD Expansion Card Vastly Extends Your Xbox Local Storage

The onboard storage of Xbox Series X and S consoles has been a topic of much debate and contention among gamers. For a lot of Xbox’s core users, the internal storage just didn’t cut it, and Microsoft’s solutions to this issue posed its own unique problems. For starters, each console does come with the ability to connect a USB drive or portable HDD, but those storage solutions were only compatible with older Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Xbox original games. For newer games, Microsoft built a proprietary expansion slot into the console, with support for third-party SSD cards. Up until now, Seagate was the only company building these cards – an exclusivity that saw them hiking up the price of the storage cards (because you couldn’t buy them anywhere else). To break this monopoly, WD_Black (the gaming arm of Western Digital) just announced the C50 Expansion Card for the Xbox. Designed in 500GB and 1TB formats, the C50 Expansion Card starts at $79.99, undercutting Seagate’s original $139 price range.

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The C50 offers a ridiculously easy way to practically double your Xbox’s storage in seconds. Quite like how plugging a thumb-drive into a computer instantly gives you additional external storage, plugging the C50 into the Xbox increases its storage without really any installation or extra software. You can easily save games and files onto it, freeing up your Xbox’s local storage. Moreover, the plug-and-play nature of the C50 means you can carry your game files with you and play them anywhere, like a friend’s console.

The size of modern game files, particularly titles like Call of Duty and the Halo Collection, has continued to increase with time. With game files surpassing 120 gigabytes, the onboard storage alone is far from being a viable long-term solution. This issue is particularly challenging for Series S owners, as the digital-only console lacks physical discs and requires frequent deletion and re-downloading of games. Cards like the C50 solve that problem, with a sleek design that’s compact, easy to carry, and fits perfectly into the console without sticking out like a sore thumb.

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OWC Envoy Pro Mini storage drive offers desktop-class speed and performance

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They say cloud storage should be a standard now, but there are instances when a physical hard drive is still needed. Of course, such drives are still available in computers and laptops but to be sure, always have a USB or SSD drive ready when you need to transfer large and essential files.

OWC is offering a new storage drive that is very handy for everyone. The OWC Envoy Pro Mini is a pocket-sized USB-C and USB-A SSD that lets you enjoy speed and convenience. This little thing enables you to take your data with you and share it on any device like a tablet or computer. You can have the OWC Envoy Pro Mini in three different storage capacities: 1TB, 500GB, and 250GB.

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250GB OWC Envoy Pro Mini Features

OWC has been offering innovative solutions to the market for over three decades now. It continues to deliver consumer-centric products and services to businesses, individuals, educators, and content professionals. The OWC Envoy Pro mini is only one of the brand’s many solutions to this data-driven world. The pocket-sized SSD is ideal for saving, transferring, and sharing audio files, photos, graphics, games, and other important data. It’s also best for when you need personal data storage or backup.

Sure, you can use the “cloud,” but it is still best you have another backup when things mess up. A backup of your backup is not too much—it’s just right, especially for those OC ones who get anxieties when files go missing. The OWC Envoy Pro mini is easily accessible as it works with most gadgets via USB and Thunderbolt. It works with most Android tablets, Surface models, Chromebooks, Macs, PCs, and iPads released in the past 15 years.

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Access and transfer data speed can go up to 946MB/s. It’s also Plug and Play, so it’s really easy to use. With everything you can store in this little thing, you can do many things like launch an OS and apps on a remote device or machine. You can do business presentations and class projects, capture recordings, or watch movies saved on the OWC Envoy Pro mini.

The OWC Envoy Pro Mini is fast to consolidate files from several smaller devices into one place easily. You can also now easily migrate data and files from a computer to a new one. To improve the performance of your laptop, you can also choose to free up space by storing extra files on to the SSD.

250GB OWC Envoy Pro Mini Details

With the OWC Envoy Pro Mini, you can schedule Time Machine or File History backups, make a secondary or portable OS boot drive, and even expand the game storage of your favorite console gaming system. Feel free to start a portable Steam games library on this mini SSD for easy access.

The OWC Envoy Pro mini works with both Windows and Mac. It’s plug and play, thanks to software running in the background and doing the job for you. It’s universally compatible, versatile, and protective. Don’t be fooled by its slim form, as this pocket-sized storage is ready for game storage, sharing, and to bring you entertainment whenever, wherever.

250GB OWC Envoy Pro mini

The Envoy Pro mini comes with a safety breakaway neck lanyard, so you can bring it anywhere with you. It’s also detachable to share with other users and between devices. Its aluminum housing doesn’t heat up and keeps it calm and quiet. The 3-year OWC Limited Warranty that comes with it may be enough, but we believe the Envoy Pro mini won’t fail you.

250GB OWC Envoy Pro Mini SSD Demo

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Innovative, super fast and portable SSDs that prove cloud-storage is history: Part 3

SSDs are pretty much becoming the future of storage! SSDs have shoved flash drives, thumb drives, clunky hard disks, and even expensive cloud storage into near extinction. An SSD provides everything they did, except it’s impressively faster, more compact, and convenient, and promises larger capacities. However, a typical SSD design doesn’t raise many eyebrows anymore, hence they’re getting more innovative, unique, and efficient by the day! From the world’s fastest external SSD that can transfer 4k movies in seconds to an SSD that uses fingerprint + face recognition to protect your data – we’ve curated a whole collection of groundbreaking and impressive SSD designs for you!

Compatible with most USB-C devices, the HybridDrive offsets your need for multiple hubs, dongles, and drives. With a multiport on one end, and an SSD on another, and a USB-C interface connecting the two, the HybridDrive bridges the gap between your portable devices (laptop/tablet/phone) and your desktop – in the sense that it gives you extra ports and expandable storage… something most desktops have in common. The multiport setup comprises a 4K 60Hz HDMI port, two USB-A ports with 10Gbps data transfer, a MicroSD card reader, an SD card reader, and a USB-C which supports 100W of power output along with high-speed video and data transferring. On the other end of the HybridDrive is an SSD that comes in 4 sizes, starting from 128Gb and going all the up to a whopping 2Tb.

There’s a chance that it took longer for this webpage to load than it would take for GigaDrive to transfer a 4K movie. That’s sort of the power and the benefit that GigaDrive touts over other forms of storage. With Thunderbolt 4 and USB4, GigaDrive is so blazingly fast, it makes cloud storage bite the dust. And with 4TB of storage space on its ridiculously tiny SSD, GigaDrive lets you carry your data around with you, safe from subscription fees or ‘accidental’ hacks. About as large as the size of your thumb, GigaDrive quite literally puts the power of data in your hand. GigaDrive works with laptops and phones, as well as with tablets, cameras, and even gaming consoles. With read and write speeds as high as 2,800MB/s and 2,500MB/s, respectively, the GigaDrive claims the bragging rights of being the world’s fastest consumer-grade SSD.

We’ve featured external SSDs on this website before, but the Cléxi is something completely new. Perhaps one of the first SSDs to take encryption and security incredibly seriously, Cléxi uses a 2-factor authentication system to grant you access to the drive’s data. Once enabled, the security measures require two steps to let you access your files. First, you need to tap your phone on the Cléxi, which then sends a prompt to your phone to scan your face. Once the Cléxi knows it’s you accessing your files, it automatically unlocks for you, protecting your data from being accessed or copied by anyone… and that’s just the first step in Cléxi’s multi-pronged approach to protect your files. The SSD comes along with a smartphone app that gives you access to a variety of features – the most important one being its Find My Cléxi, which sends you the location of your drive when someone steals it and tries to plug it into a computer.

Let’s look into the TRANSFAST SSD. It’s roughly the size of a Bic lighter, but comes with a mind-numbing 2 Terabytes of storage, up to 550Mbps of read/write speed, and supports virtually every device you own, from your laptop and phone to your tablet, DSLR, and even your gaming console. The TRANSFAST measures a mere 73mm in length (2.8 inches) and weighs 24 grams (0.8oz). It sports a metal body that not only allows it to look sleek and compact but also doubles as a nifty heat sink, ensuring that the SSD remains cool during file transfers. A Type-C port allows you to rapidly transfer as well as read files from the SSD, making it perfect for everything from backups to using as a drive to store and edit heavy video footage. In fact, with its ability to read data at 550Mbps and write at 480Mbps, you could practically transfer a BluRay film in the time it took you to read this sentence.

Designed to be as compact as a pen-drive, with the capacity of a cloud-storage service, and without those nagging subscription costs, the ECLLPSE is a ridiculously small, universally compatible SSD with a robust outer construction that can go wherever you go. The SSD sits within rugged, IP67 water and dust resistant enclosure that’s roughly the size of your thumb, boasting storage as high as 2 terabytes fitting right within the palm of your hand. A USB-C interface allows the ECLLPSE to work with a wide variety of devices (there’s even a USB-A dongle for broader compatibility), ranging from mobiles to computers and even specialized gear like gaming consoles, cameras, and high-end recording equipment. Support for WTG (Windows to Go) even allows you to install operating systems on your ECLLPSE, letting you carry your own computer right in your pocket.

I try to think of products like the TurboHub as being the arc-reactor to Iron Man’s suit. Sure, the suit is incredibly powerful, it has everything it needs from missiles and thrusters to HUD displays and an intelligent AI assistant… but add a powerful arc-reactor to the mix and the suit becomes EVEN better, as a more powerful reactor supplies more energy to the rest of the suit. The TurboHub does sort of the same thing to your laptop. It’s essential hardware that adds more storage and more capabilities to your device. Plug a TurboHub in and not only do you get extra ports like HDMI, Ethernet, and Card-readers, but you get up to 4 terabytes of SSD storage too!

The WD My Passport Portable SSD is probably the easiest to carry and portable SSD I have seen! This tiny yet super handy device provides you with three storage options – 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB. You can niftily tuck it into your laptop bag, and carry it almost anywhere with you. It can withstand your everyday routine, including drops up to 6.5 feet! It’s a tough SSD that you can plug into your laptop or desktop, and instantly back up all your precious data.

The Rapid SSD is named after its ability to rapidly transfer files. With read/write speeds of 550 MB/s, you could potentially transfer your entire phone’s camera roll in just about the same time it took you to read this sentence. Moreover, the drive lets you rapidly transfer data between devices, alternating between your iPhone and Windows laptop, or your iPad and your DSLR. The Rapid SSD is compatible with the iOS File Manager and it even supports Windows To Go, which means you can create and run Windows right out of the SSD by just plugging it into a monitor or projector and hooking up a keyboard and mouse. All this magic sits right inside the Rapid SSD’s durable, portable, universal design, and the second-best part is that you don’t need to access the internet to retrieve your files or worry about your files getting breached or hacked (because they’re on a local offline drive).

My Passport Wireless Shock-Resistant SSD is a rugged device you can use while on the road or on outdoor adventures! Offering 10 hours of battery life, you can use it to back up all your photos and videos, even when you have no tangible power source. It can import data from USB card readers as well, hence it comes in handy when you’re using an older DSLR. Once your data is backed up, you can stream media wirelessly from the SSD! Another interesting feature is its shockproof case, which makes it quite rough and tough, and easy to carry in the outdoors!

The Western Digital Call of Duty: Black Ops SSD has been specially designed for gamers and lets you store the whole Call Of Duty: Black Ops game file onto your PC, Xbox, or PS without having to delete any other game on your console. This is due to its one-terabyte capacity. It also reduces loading time by featuring speeds up to 2000 MB/s! This reduces lags and stutters, allowing you to eliminate your targets faster. This SSD is a must-have for gamers and COD lovers!

For more such innovative SSD designs, check out Part 1 and 2 of this post!

Innovative, super fast and portable SSDs that prove cloud-storage is history: Part 2

SSDs have completely taken the tech industry by storm! SSDs have shoved flash drives, thumb drives, and even cloud-storage into near extinction, an SSD provides everything they did, except it’s impressively faster, more compact and convenient, and promises larger capacities. However, a typical SSD design doesn’t raise many eyebrows anymore, hence they’re getting more innovative, unique, and efficient by the day! And, we’ve curated a collection of SSDs that promise to make your life easier – from an SSD that uses biometric authentication to keep your data safe, to a credit card-sized one that fits perfectly into your pocket, there’s an SSD out there for everyone’s unique needs and requirements.

Compatible with most USB-C devices, the HybridDrive offsets your need for multiple hubs, dongles, and drives. With a multiport on one end, and an SSD on another, and a USB-C interface connecting the two, the HybridDrive bridges the gap between your portable devices (laptop/tablet/phone) and your desktop – in the sense that it gives you extra ports and expandable storage… something most desktops have in common. The multiport setup comprises a 4K 60Hz HDMI port, two USB-A ports with 10Gbps data transfer, a MicroSD card reader, an SD card reader, and a USB-C which supports 100W of power output along with high-speed video and data transferring. On the other end of the HybridDrive is an SSD that comes in 4 sizes, starting from 128Gb and going all the up to a whopping 2Tb.

Designed to be as compact as a pen-drive, with the capacity of a cloud-storage service, and without those nagging subscription costs, the ECLLPSE is a ridiculously small, universally compatible SSD with a robust outer construction that can go wherever you go. The SSD sits within rugged, IP67 water and dust resistant enclosure that’s roughly the size of your thumb, boasting storage as high as 2 terabytes fitting right within the palm of your hand. A USB-C interface allows the ECLLPSE to work with a wide variety of devices (there’s even a USB-A dongle for broader compatibility), ranging from mobiles to computers and even specialized gear like gaming consoles, cameras, and high-end recording equipment. Support for WTG (Windows to Go) even allows you to install operating systems on your ECLLPSE, letting you carry your own computer right in your pocket.

Western Digital unveiled a new high-level security platform for storage with G-Technology’s ArmorLock-Encrypted NVMe SSD. I know – what does all that mean? Essentially, Western Digital equipped G-Technology’s SSD with biometric authentication security so that even if your hard-earned data were to fall into the hands of trolls or hackers, they’d need your fingerprint to access any of it. Without compromising the hard drive’s speed or reliability, each Armorlock encrypted NVMe SSD is built with high-grade 256-bit AES-XTS hardware encryption, known for its impenetrability in the grips of eager hackers, and NIST P-256 elliptic curve-based key management, which encrypts hard drives with multi-factor authentication steps that only the owners can register and carry out. By connecting the hard drive to your personal or business smartphone via Bluetooth, the risk of your SSD falling prey to prying eyes decreases significantly – so you better hold on tight to your smartphone. Once disconnected, the Armorlock encrypted NVMe SSD automatically locks and requires biometric authentication for further use.

The skyBOX is the second most powerful piece of tech you can fit into your pocket, after your smartphone. Designed to be the same dimension as a stack of credit cards, the skybox gives you the power of having your own Wi-Fi-enabled cloud server in your pocket. It’s made to be universally compatible, working with any device that supports Wi-Fi connectivity, and comes with up to 4 terabytes of permanent storage. That’s enough to back up 50 smartphones, store millions of photos from your DSLR, or remotely host your own media server with over 5000 movies to choose from. Moreover, the skyBOX is wireless and portable, so you can carry it around in your pocket, accessing data no matter where you are.

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The Fledging Shell is slightly larger than that 32GB pen drive I owned back in the day. It also happens to have a storage capacity of 2 whole terabytes! Built with an SSD inside, the Fledging Shell is designed to provide universal compatibility, and file transfer speeds that border on a gigabyte per second without heating up. Its innovative build (featuring an aluminum outer body acting as a heat sink) and internal cooling system keep the Fledging Shell cool as a cucumber as you transfer incredibly heavy files to carry with you on the go, or even take multiple backups of your data to the offline SSD… and unlike other SSDs, the Fledging can be opened and customized, giving you the power to choose the capacity, or switch between different SSDs. Did I also mention how incredibly small and compact it is?

Meet the VAVA SSD Touch, a pocket-sized storage device that’s high on capacity, high on security, and on portability. Measuring less than 4 inches, VAVA SSD Touch comes with a sleek-looking metal case made from 100% recyclable aluminum, and a solid-state drive on the inside ranging anywhere from 512GB to 2TB in capacity. Its slick metallic casing is punctuated by a blue square located on the front that gives the VAVA SSD Touch a layer of biometric security. Acting sort of as a password, the fingerprint sensor prevents people from accessing your data without your authorization. The SSD only unlocks after it authenticates your fingerprint, and you can program as many as 10 fingerprints into the VAVA SSD Touch, allowing your family, colleagues, or coworkers to have access to shared data… or better still, use a password to ensure more impregnable security.

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Datatape isn’t just fun to say – this SSD concept makes connecting and syncing a cinch. While others tout themselves as being portable, this is truly portable without the need for any extra cords, cables, or connectors. It features a built-in, versatile connector that can seamlessly connect to an extensive range of devices including PCs, Macs, smartphones, and tablets. It also sports a spring-loaded pinch grip cord winder and retractable cord that can be recoiled in the blink of an eye. In 3 colors and 3 sizes (500GB, 1TB, and 2TB), it helps you stay organized with multiples and ensure you’re storage needs are covered.

The WD My Passport Portable SSD is probably the easiest to carry and portable SSD I have seen! This tiny yet super handy device provides you with three storage options – 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB. You can niftily tuck it into your laptop bag, and carry it almost anywhere with you. It can withstand your everyday routine, including drops up to 6.5 feet! It’s a tough SSD that you can plug into your laptop or desktop, and instantly back up all your precious data.

The TurboHub combines the features of a multiport USB hub, and an external SSD storage device, but it quite literally is a product that’s greater than the sum of its parts. Designed to be a device that’s incredibly small and is roughly as sleek as your laptop, the TurboHub’s compact design makes it easy to carry all this functionality around. Plug it in, and your laptop gets that boost of storage and ports almost instantly. The hub comes with a USB-C port for charging your laptop, a thunderbolt port, along with a USB3.0 port for thumb-drives or dongles for wireless mice. There’s even an HDMI port to connect external monitors for designers and multitaskers, with support for 4K displays, an Ethernet port for secure, wired internet connections both at home and at the office (ideal for work, streaming, and gaming), and a card reader for photographers and videographers.

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The Ciao Piggy Bank comes with a slot on the back that isn’t for banknotes and coins, but rather for SD cards. Place the card inside and the piggy bank, a wireless SSD, copies, and stores all your data from the SD card without needing you to connect it to your computer, copy files, create a folder, and paste them. Just as simple as swiping a card, the Ciao backs up your SD card for you, allowing you to clear the data from it and reuse it. The pig-shaped wireless SSD lets you access your data either wirelessly, or via a rather cute, pigtail-shaped USB cable that connects it to your system. With a single button interface and just a series of LED indicators that show you transfer progress, battery, and overall storage, the Ciao lets you back data up just as easily as dropping a quarter into a ceramic piggy bank.

Innovative, super fast and portable SSDs that prove cloud-storage is history!

The most beautiful and intriguing fact about technology is that it’s ever-changing, it simply never remains stagnant. New tech gadgets are always on the rise and trending, and at the moment SSDs seem to have captured everyone’s attention! SSDs have shoved flash drives, thumb drives, and even cloud-storage into near extinction, an SSD provides everything they did, except it’s impressively faster, more compact and convenient, and promises larger capacities. However, a typical SSD design doesn’t raise many eyebrows anymore, hence they’re getting more innovative, unique, and efficient by the day! From credit card-sized SSDs that fit perfectly into your pocket to touch-enabled ones that guarantee maximum privacy, innovative SSDs are at an all-time high, and the perks are endless!

Compatible with most USB-C devices, the HybridDrive offsets your need for multiple hubs, dongles, and drives. With a multiport on one end, and an SSD on another, and a USB-C interface connecting the two, the HybridDrive bridges the gap between your portable devices (laptop/tablet/phone) and your desktop – in the sense that it gives you extra ports and expandable storage… something most desktops have in common. The multiport setup comprises a 4K 60Hz HDMI port, two USB-A ports with 10Gbps data transfer, a MicroSD card reader, an SD card reader, and a USB-C which supports 100W of power output along with high-speed video and data transferring. On the other end of the HybridDrive is an SSD that comes in 4 sizes, starting from 128Gb and going all the up to a whopping 2Tb.

Designed to be as compact as a pen-drive, with the capacity of a cloud-storage service, and without those nagging subscription costs, the ECLLPSE is a ridiculously small, universally compatible SSD with a robust outer construction that can go wherever you go. The SSD sits within rugged, IP67 water and dust resistant enclosure that’s roughly the size of your thumb, boasting storage as high as 2 terabytes fitting right within the palm of your hand. A USB-C interface allows the ECLLPSE to work with a wide variety of devices (there’s even a USB-A dongle for broader compatibility), ranging from mobiles to computers and even specialized gear like gaming consoles, cameras, and high-end recording equipment. Support for WTG (Windows to Go) even allows you to install operating systems on your ECLLPSE, letting you carry your own computer right in your pocket.

The skyBOX is the second most powerful piece of tech you can fit into your pocket, after your smartphone. Designed to be the same dimension as a stack of credit cards, the skybox gives you the power of having your own Wi-Fi enabled cloud server in your pocket. It’s made to be universally compatible, working with any device that supports Wi-Fi connectivity, and comes with up to 4 terabytes of permanent storage. That’s enough to back up 50 smartphones, store millions of photos from your DSLR, or remotely host your own media server with over 5000 movies to choose from. Moreover, the skyBOX is wireless and portable, so you can carry it around in your pocket, accessing data no matter where you are.

The Braun MP01 concept addresses the issue of the diminishing number of connection ports that are found on new laptops; the dongle brings all of these missing ports into one compact device, and with a design style like this one, it’s not something you’ll complain about. The device features an asymmetrical design where an angular edge gently flows into a soft curve. Unnecessary detailing isn’t present on the device, instead, it carries a clean aesthetic with minimal interruptions in the casing. The large glass cover not only looks the part but also hints at MP01’s secondary feature… an external SSD. Could this be the perfect computer accessory?

Meet the VAVA SSD Touch, a pocket-sized storage device that’s high on capacity, high on security, and on portability. Measuring less than 4 inches, VAVA SSD Touch comes with a sleek looking metal case made from 100% recyclable aluminum, and a solid-state drive on the inside ranging anywhere from 512GB to 2TB in capacity. Its slick metallic casing is punctuated by a blue square located on the front that gives the VAVA SSD Touch a layer of biometric security. Acting sort of as a password, the fingerprint sensor prevents people from accessing your data without your authorization. The SSD only unlocks after it authenticates your fingerprint, and you can program as many as 10 fingerprints into the VAVA SSD Touch, allowing your family, colleagues, or coworkers to have access to shared data… or better still, use a password to ensure more impregnable security.

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The Ciao Piggy Bank comes with a slot on the back that isn’t for banknotes and coins, but rather for SD cards. Place the card inside and the piggy bank, a wireless SSD, copies, and stores all your data from the SD card without needing you to connect it to your computer, copy files, create a folder, and paste them. Just as simple as swiping a card, the Ciao backs up your SD card for you, allowing you to clear the data from it and reuse it. The pig-shaped wireless SSD lets you access your data either wirelessly, or via a rather cute, pigtail shaped USB cable that connects it to your system. With a single button interface and just a series of LED indicators that show you transfer progress, battery, and overall storage, the Ciao lets you back data up just as easily as dropping a quarter into a ceramic piggy bank.

Sourcing his inspiration from sci-fi movies like Star Wars, Alex Casabò conceptualized in 3D, his own interpretation of what he calls, a “really fast sci-fi SSD,” bringing a traditional SSD and taking it to new heights, perhaps even new galaxies, with a distinct, rugged exterior and lightning-fast drive. Casabò’s SSD concept looks lived-in like it’s headed straight for Crait. SSDs, which rely on flash memory to keep things moving and storage processed, are known for their low read-access time and fast throughputs. Conversely, other storage devices like hard disks store a computer’s memory on mechanical hard drives and generally move a lot slower. Opting for a more futuristic, cyberpunk aesthetic for his digital SSD conceptualization makes sense since faster speeds indicate technological advancements and go hand in hand with a future world that might look eerily familiar to sci-fi films we grew up watching. His SSD concepts come in three forms, 16 TB, 32 TB, or 64 TB, and come in orange, green, or blue.

The TurboHub combines the features of a multiport USB hub, and an external SSD storage device, but it quite literally is a product that’s greater than the sum of its parts. Designed to be a device that’s incredibly small and is roughly as sleek as your laptop, the TurboHub’s compact design makes it easy to carry all this functionality around. Plug it in, and your laptop gets that boost of storage and ports almost instantly. The hub comes with a USB-C port for charging your laptop, a thunderbolt port, along a USB3.0 port for thumb-drives or dongles for wireless mice. There’s even an HDMI port to connect external monitors for designers and multitaskers, with support for 4K displays, an Ethernet port for secure, wired internet connections both at home and at the office (ideal for work, streaming, and gaming) and a card reader for photographers and videographers.

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In seconds, Y gives you the ability to insert or remove up to six SSD drives, customizing the size of your external drive. Y offers the fastest data transfer speeds possible via USB-C or Bluetooth. It also features a fast save option for SD cards for when you are in a hurry and your card is already full. It will quickly save these files in a folder from which you may choose the location. Capable of being mounted on a wall or placed at the center of a communal desk, Y is also extremely convenient in the workplace, allowing colleagues to simultaneously access, edit, and save important data or designs. Save locally, in the cloud, or both!

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The GNARBOX would store all your captured data on its disk in its original format, letting you access files from a smartphone or tablet app, sorting, editing, and creating content within the GNARBOX… from your handheld device. It would cut down the time taken in the creative process by days or even months because you’d previously need to capture data on-site and then travel back to your studio to sort through and edit files on your desktop back in your studio. The GNARBOX 2.0 is a refinement of that groundbreaking outlook. A 1TB SSD that’s literally the size of your phone, the GNARBOX 2.0 stores and secures all your content from phones to drones, to action cameras and heavy-duty photography and videography equipment. Built now with a handy screen and four control buttons, the GNARBOX 2.0 lets you back up all your data faster than ever before (with 75mb/s speeds over SD card and 450mb/s over USB-C) and even lets you view back your content on a large screen via the mini-HDMI port.

This credit card size wireless SSD lets you carry your own cloud server in your pocket!

The skyBOX is the second most powerful piece of tech you can fit into your pocket, after your smartphone. Designed to be the same dimension as a stack of credit cards, the skybox gives you the power of having your own Wi-Fi enabled cloud server in your pocket. It’s made to be universally compatible, working with any device that supports Wi-Fi connectivity, and comes with up to 4 terabytes of permanent storage. That’s enough to back up 50 smartphones, store millions of photos from your DSLR, or remotely host your own media server with over 5000 movies to choose from. Moreover, the skyBOX is wireless and portable, so you can carry it around in your pocket, accessing data no matter where you are.

The most obvious benefit of having a wireless drive that’s with you anytime is that aside from its convenience, you don’t need to worry about paying hefty monthly subscription fees for cloud storage. The skyBOX comes with 4 storage tiers, ranging from 512GB to the whopping 4TB. Fitted with the latest generation in wifi technology – Wi-Fi 6, the skyBOX allows you to store files on it and retrieve data wirelessly at speeds as high as 900Mb/s. Whether it’s data from your smartphone, tablet, DSLR, or even work laptop, the skyBOX supports multiple device connectivity, giving you the freedom of sharing files between all your Wi-Fi enabled devices. In theory, that means you can edit videos shot from your camera directly on your smartphone or laptop without manually transferring files. You could, in theory, even watch those videos (or movies on your laptop) directly on your wifi-enabled TV.

The skyBOX automatically enables data transfer between any devices within its wifi range, but a simple upgrade turns it into a remote cloud server too, essentially giving you the power to leave the skyBOX at home and access its files from anywhere, right through the skyBOX app. The app even lets you connect to your various cloud drives (Google, iCloud, OneDrive) and works seamlessly across Android, iOS, MacOS, and Windows platforms, giving you complete control over all your data and access to any file on any device.

Designed to be universally compatible, wireless, and weigh just over 6 ounces, the skyBOX is perfect for photographers and videographers, allowing them to cross-share files between their DSLRs, drones, action cameras, and their phones, tablets, and laptops without worrying about cables, dongles, and ports. It’s also a great alternative to paying hundreds of dollars per year to Google, Apple, Microsoft, or Amazon to back up and store your device data. No matter what disk size you opt for (512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB), you pay for it just once, and have complete ownership of and agency over your own data. Besides, I really like the idea of being able to practically carry your own server with you and use it to back your phone/tablet up while you store and watch hundreds of movies on any device for free!

Designer: Ryan

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skyBOX – Credit Card Size Wireless SSD Storage

Skybox is the all-in-one portable SSD storage with built-in wireless connectivity and universal compatibility, ensures effortless streaming and backup of photos, videos, and music files from and to any of your mobile devices, cameras, or drones.

Features & Benefits

Pocket Size – Fit in your pocket or bag easily without any hassle. Great for photographers, videographers, content artists, or general public using smartphones and cameras.

One-touch Backup – Backup SD card/USB with just one click, even without the internet. Extra security for your work and memories.

Edit Anywhere – Edit photos/videos directly from Skybox.

Large Capacity – With up to build-in 4TB capacity.

Wireless Sharing – Connect to multiple devices simultaneously. Share and manage files with the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology.

2200MB/s High-speed Transfer – With USB-C 3.2 Gen 2×2 interface, the maximum transfer speed is up to 2200MB/s.

Skybox Demonstration

One-touch Copy Demo.

Wireless streaming demo.

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