so it's 2022 and a lot more people are
now working from home and that means
more desk setups as well as desk
accessories so you're going to need to
have the right accessories to help boost
your productivity and make your time at
your desk a lot easier and more
enjoyable so in today's video i'm going
to be going over five desk accessories
that can be useful to any desk setup in
2022 i can guarantee that you can find
some use out of any of these five
accessories or all of them you know when
you add it to your desk setup so let's
not waste any more time and let's go
ahead and talk about these five
accessories
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the first accessory you'd want to
consider adding to your desk is a
monitor light a monitor light has many
benefits such as reducing eye strain
during extended work periods saving desk
space providing extra lighting for the
desk at night or in dimly lit rooms
amongst other benefits the monitor light
i use is the benq screen bar halo and
this monitor light has some pretty cool
features besides just lighting up your
desk first off it comes with three eye
care settings which basically allows you
to switch between using the front lamp
in solo mode using the backlight in solo
mode or using both lights at the same
time the front light helps light up the
desk space while the backlight helps
balance the contrast between your
monitor and everything around it it's
great for use with flat or curved screen
monitors although for curved screen
monitors you'd want to make sure you use
the provided attachment it fits the
majority of curved screen monitors
between 1000 and 1800 r the light bar
itself can be adjusted to the front or
back depending on where you want to
direct the light the light can be set
between 2700 and 6500 kelvin for warm to
cool lighting you cannot have different
temperatures for the front and back
light though they both change when you
adjust any of the settings it also
features an improved asymmetrical
optical design that helps in reducing
screen reflection and increase in
overall illumination it comes with a
battery powered wireless controller that
allows you to power on or off the light
control the light temperature the
brightness of the light switch to
automatic sensing mode set a favorite
preset light in and to switch between
its three i care set in mode there's
also a knob on the control that allows
for stepless increase in brightness
level and color temperature changes the
wireless feature lines up with my cable
free setup aesthetic which i'm all for
at the center of the light bar there's
an ambient light sensor that
intelligently adjusts the light
constantly to 500 locks brightness level
based on the surrounding light so if
it's too bright somewhere it'll adjust
and dim the light in so it's at 500
locks brightness level and if it's too
dark it'll do the opposite and increase
the brightness so it's at 500 lux
brightness level but you need to enable
this feature using the wireless
controller the controller hibernates
after five seconds of no use which is
great for saving battery and prolonging
the battery life in order to reactivate
it all you need to do is place your hand
roughly two centimeter above and hold
for two seconds i'd like to give a shout
out to benq for supplying the monitor
light for testing in this video adding a
monitor lights to my desk has improved
my workflow and my desk setup aesthetic
as well as the lighting i think any desk
setup in 2022 could benefit from having
one the next accessory to consider is a
wireless charging dock these are so
common nowadays and come in so many
shapes sizes and orientations in a time
when most smartphones have wireless key
charging capability having one of these
at your desk will certainly prove to be
useful i personally use the iot ion
wireless fast charging stand which was
actually made to be used by android
phones specifically google phones i got
it as a gift so i use it with my iphone
instead it integrates two charging
stations into one sleek design the first
is the vertical stand which features a
fabric wrapped design overlaying two
charging coils these allow for charging
in portrait and landscape mode and
provides 10 watts of power to android
phones and 7.5 watts to iphones the
second is the horizontal pad which has a
rubberized surface great for preventing
devices from sliding off this part is
great for charging your earphones smart
watch or any other key enabled device
that you have you can even charge
another smartphone with it it has one
coil for charging as opposed to the two
coils in the vertical pad there are
indicator lights under both charging
stations that light up to indicate when
you're charging your phone i personally
prefer charging my phone wirelessly
using a vertical charger since it allows
me to view my notifications read
messages and do more at my desk without
having to reach my phone it receives
power through a regular dc connection so
you'll need an outlet of some kind to
power it the charging is pretty quick
even though my iphone isn't getting the
maximum 10 watts of power i really like
the ease of use and ability to charge my
phone without having to plug it in i
might eventually end up with something
else that allows me to push the charging
capability of my iphone beyond 7.5 watts
essentially a wireless charger for your
smartphone and smart devices could be
more useful than you think especially in
2022 next accessory to be considered is
a vertical laptop stand this one applies
to desk setups that are powered by a
laptop my setup is powered by an m1 max
macbook pro and clamshell mode and this
vertical stand has made my desk a lot
cleaner it allows me to neatly tuck away
my macbook pro connecting it to my
ultrawide monitor keyboard and mouse
using a single cable this creates more
space for me to work with at my desk
which i absolutely love the vertical
stand i use is from an amazon brand
called human centric i chose the matte
black color but they also come in silver
and space gray to match the color of
your macbook it's made from anodized
aluminum alloy with a finish that's
scratch resistant it'll automatically
grab onto your laptop with two
protective silicone grip pads as soon as
it's placed into the stand this protects
the laptop and allows it to
automatically adjust a different laptop
thickness it can hold laptops up to one
inch in thickness and that could be with
cases or skins like i have on my macbook
pro another cool feature are the rubber
feet that keep it in place on the desk
overall i think it's a simple but useful
addition to any desk setup that works
with laptops the next accessory that
could be a useful addition to your desk
setup is a voice assistant smart speaker
there are lots of smart speakers out
there now but what you want is one with
a voice assistant like amazon's alexa
apples siri or google's assistant you
might not see the benefit in having a
voice assistant plus speaker combo for
your desk setup but trust me there are
tons of benefits you can gain from
having one close by while working at
your desk you can easily and quickly
find out the date
time weather condition or any other
information you need by asking a voice
assistant and for me that comes in handy
a lot of the time hey siri
what's today's date
it's friday february 11 2022.
hey siri
what's the weather like in calgary
it's currently partly cloudy and zero
degrees expect mostly clear skies
starting in the afternoon today's high
will be two degrees and the low will be
negative too you can also play music to
set different moods using a smart
speaker or just to make a long work
session more enjoyable
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and even control smart devices around
your desk and work space from the same
speaker in essence it could save you a
lot of time and energy hey siri
turn off desk light
hey siri
turn on desk light
since my desk is powered by a macbook
pro and i mainly use the iphone it was
only fitting for me to go for apple's
homepod mini for my smart speaker i got
it in a space gray color to match the
vibe of my desk and other accessories on
it but there's other colors that you can
definitely pick from i have other voice
assistants around the house but the best
one i've used so far is apple's siri
it's the most responsive voice assistant
i've used and trust me i've gone through
all the main ones honestly siri also
sounds the most human it's currently
partly cloudy and zero degrees expect
mostly clear skies starting in the
afternoon my only issue with this smart
speaker is the same issue i have with
other apple devices and that's the fact
that they don't play well with any other
device an application that's outside of
the apple ecosystem i play all of my
music off spotify and it can be quite
tricky getting siri to play my music
from there every time hey siri
play spotify
the app hasn't added support for that
with siri when it comes to other things
like controlling my smart devices like
my desk lighting or asking general
questions siri excels as a voice
assistant for me the sound quality is
amazing coming from something so little
and speaking of little the size makes it
inconspicuous at any desk if you're
already in the apple ecosystem this
would be a great way to enhance your
desk setup if not you could definitely
look into similar options like an amazon
echo or google home device essentially a
smart speaker isn't necessary but it's
certainly useful in any desk setup in
2022 the final accessory that could
prove beneficial to your desk setup are
wrist support wrist support can be for
your keyboard or mouse i prefer to get
wrist support for both my keyboard and
mouse the main goal of wrist supports is
to help elevate your wrist while typing
on your keyboard and sliding your mouse
around this keeps the wrist in a neutral
position and provides support for the
forearm when you work for long hours
using the keyboard and mouse at a desk
you'll begin to develop wrist pain which
is not fun to say the least just make
sure you're resting the heel of your
palm on the wrist support as opposed to
resting your actual soft wrists on them
for my mouse wrist support i have a
generic black one i got from amazon i've
been using it for about two months now
and loving it as well it's filled with
silicone and i guess you can say
somewhat soft i wouldn't say pillow
cushion soft though it slides very
nicely with the motion of your mouse and
maintains that natural hand position
throughout it fits well with my hand
size but we all have different hand
sizes so i don't know if it'll fit
around yours you can use its dimensions
to get an idea if it'll work for your
hand unfortunately this specific one
comes in only one size in two colors
white and black there's definitely other
options out there all that's left to do
is a little bit of searching for my
keyboard wrist support i got the kikron
k2 palm rest as an add-on when i bought
the kikron k2 keyboard it's made from
wood so it's certainly not soft it's got
a nice height to it and works very well
when paired with the kikron k2 keyboard
as expected i feel like with it i now
tie for longer sessions and don't get
the tired wrist feeling i used to get in
the past palm rest or wrist support
whichever one you want to call it can be
a very useful addition to any work setup
in 2022 and don't forget most of them
are inexpensive and provide useful
health benefits when used correctly so
there you guys have it those are five
desk accessories that can prove useful
additions to any desk setup in 2022 if
you know of any other useful desk
additions i'd love to know so leave a
comment down below i've also provided
links down in the description below for
anyone interested in picking up any of
the items that i've talked about thank
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