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Geek Soft Furnishings

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Enterprise Nation drew my attention this morning to these geek pillows. In this tech age it seems even our decor has a web feel to it. Single pillows are available, or you can buy the Mac icon pillows as a set. Keep an eye out for these on the forthcoming DeskLitter store as they will be available here in the UK soon. Watch this space for more information.

DeskLitter No: 66

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Notebook with pencil

Always having a notebook handy no matter where you are is a must. To jot down notes, thoughts and ideas when they strike is a business essential. Carrying a notebook is easy, but how many times have you lost the pen of pencil you thought you had? This great idea solves this problem in a stroke. Don’t leave home without yours.

DeskLitter No: 65

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Bathroom Drinks Holder

I don’t know about you, but I do like a soak especially on a Friday - really looking forward to tonights - to relax after a long week at the keyboard. Warm bath and a drop of your favourite vino must be a match made in heaven. But I have more than once dropped my glass in the bath, or knocked it off the shelf. This simple solution is just one of those ideas you wonder why you didn’t think of it first!

DeskLitter No: 64

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Mug with biscuit shelf

If like me you seem to eat your way through a mountain of biscuits in any given working week, this innovative mug is a great idea. Keep your favourite dunker safe and ready with the built in shelf. Watch out though, chocolate biscuits are definitely not a good idea with this mug.

DeskLitter No: 63

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Bean Bag Phone Chair

If like me you have a habit of dropping your phone onto your desk when you’re done with a call, protecting your precious mobile is a good idea. There are loads of mobile phone chairs out there, but this bean bag variety seems to give your phone a more relaxed feel. Available in a variety of colours.

Folding Plug Concept

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If like me the underneath of your desk looks like a bird’s nest of cables and extension cords, this concept for a folding plug could be the answer to at least reducing the bulk of the plugs we use. The concept is from a UK designer  Min Kyo Choi. No word on any patents or when you can buy them, but fingers crossed one of the electrical manufacturers takes this idea up as I think it’s superb.

LeisuPod

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Ever feel pain while computing or reading in bed? then LeisuPod is the answer. Taking away the restrictions of normal tables, LeisuPod is a flexible and foldable desk that can be used in bed, on sofa, in the garden, on the beach, virtually anywhere! LeisuPod’s unique design provides comfort and convenience for all kinds of tasks you wish to enjoy at leisure.

Allowing you to relax over your work, LeisuPod foldable desks provide a smooth and secure surface in the absence of a table. However, placing them on top of a table will give you an optimum viewing angle and even enable you to use a standard-sized keyboard underneath. All of a sudden, laptop computing becomes more enjoyable and lets you combine business with leisure.

Yes, LeisuPod flexible desks allow you to alter both the angle and height of the desktop. You can fix them up for your particular situation, propping up magazines and books or placing laptops down flat at the right distance from your eyes. What’s more, a plastic stopper and an elastic band secure everything in place so there’s no risk of slipping off, even at a 90 degree angle!

DeskLitter No: 62

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BiOrb Life Aquarium

Set apart from anything else on the market, the designer aquariums feature a crystal clear acrylic front and back and are finished with seamless gloss coloured acrylic wrap. Available in three striking colours; chilli red, ice white or piano black, the handmade range are a unique must have item for 2009.

Each aquarium within the Collection has a unique advanced slim line Intelligent LED Light that provides an automatic 24 hour lighting cycle, including a natural gradual sunrise, sunset and blue moonlight.  This sophisticated lighting system provides a healthier environment for the fish and fascinating night-time viewing for the owner.

Available in three sizes – a 30 litre square style and a 45 and 60 litre portrait style, the new Collection incorporates the biOrb’s advanced filtration system keeping the water cleaner and clearer for longer, providing a healthy habitat for fish.

Milk Desk

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The desk in your office is one of the most important components of your home business. Afterall, you are likely to spend long hours at your desk developing your business idea. Designer desks have come and gone in the past, but this Milk Desk from designer Soren Kjaer is an object of desire. If you’re a Mac user the Milk desk is the perfect companion, but you’ll need deep pockets as it costs over £2,000.

Lounge Book

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A brilliant idea thought up by Andrea Benoni, who, as a freelance and always working on his laptop from his home office, needed to invent something that could facilitate him in his home environment. Breaking down your work place and taking it everywhere, at home or on holiday, is an enormous benefit not only for the individual but also in an increasingly more advanced world where bits move more than people. Now a computer is not only a means of work: during our free time it becomes a play mate, a multimedia centre and a way to communicate and to get information. All the Computer Society and mobile Phone Agencies continuously launch new and marvellous messages about the free use of new technologies, but the examples that these Companies give do not agree with comfort, as you can see from the girl in the above photo. Computers in uncomfortable positions that can only be used briefly without causing backache, uncomfortable positions or burns. Download the brochure.