The 10 Coolest Tech Devices For Your Work-From-Home Setup

Here are 10 devices that can play a starring role in a mobile work setup for your home office.

Mobile and remote work was already a fast-growing phenomenon, even before the arrival of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

But in recent weeks, home offices have become even more the norm as part of social distancing measures—and many predict that work-from-home could remain far more common going forward.

An effective mobile work setup will depend not just on having collaboration software, but also on having the right hardware for the job.

To give a sense of some of the leading options for mobile and remote workers, we’ve rounded up 10 of the latest cool devices in mobility that solution providers should know about—from business-friendly smartphones, laptops and tablets, to accessories for getting the job done.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

The Note 10 Plus offers a huge 6.8-inch AMOLED display with brightness of 800 nits outdoors, ideal for getting work done in any environment. Business-friendly features include easier connectivity from the phone to the DeX Android desktop; users can access their DeX desktop on a PC or Mac by simply plugging into the computer using an included USB-C to USB-C cable.

Belkin Boost Up Wireless Charging Stand 10w

This handy accessory from Belkin serves both as a convenient stand for a phone during the workday— enabling easy viewing of notifications—as well as a speedy wireless charger. The Boost Up charging stand offers up to 10 watts of charging power and is specially tuned for Apple’s iPhones and Samsung smartphones (though it is capable of charging all Qi-enabled smartphones). In addition, users can choose between charging in portrait or landscape mode.

HP Elite Dragonfly

The Elite Dragonfly features a magnesium body and a weight of just 2.2 pounds, along with up to 24.5 hours of battery life per charge. On performance, the Elite Dragonfly offers choices of processors from Intel’s eighth-generation Whiskey Lake series—up to a Core i7—while the notebook includes a 13.3-inch convertible touch screen with FHD or 4K resolution.

Microsoft Surface Pro X

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2-in-1 tablet series got a big refresh with the larger 13-inch display and thinner form factor of the Surface Pro X. Another key addition is the ability to store the optional digital stylus inside the keyboard itself—while Microsoft’s custom SQ1 processor helps enable “always on” functionality as well as LTE connectivity.

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s/14s

With the ThinkBook, Lenovo combines many business-friendly elements of the ThinkPad—including strong performance, durability and security—with a sleeker design and a price level meant to appeal to small and midsize businesses. The 13.3-inch ThinkBook 13s and 14-inch ThinkBook 14s are also highly portable for SMB-class notebooks, with a starting weight of just under 3 pounds for the ThinkBook 13s.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro

The Galaxy Tab Active Pro includes a larger display than previous models in the business-focused tablet series at 10.1 inches, along with expanded battery life at 16 hours. The tablet also offers business-friendly features such as the ability to use with gloves; strong durability and water resistance; and capabilities to ensure continuous security and control.

Apple MacBook Pro 16

Along with being Apple’s first notebook to feature a 16-inch Retina display, the latest MacBook Pro comes with a revamped keyboard design. The “Magic Keyboard” uses a scissor mechanism in place of the previous butterfly design, and offers 1mm of key travel for improved typing.

HP EliteDisplay S14

Connecting to a secondary display—whether in the home office or on the road—doesn’t have to be a massive chore. HP’s EliteDisplay S14 runs off USB-C, meaning that users can just connect one end of a USB-C cable to a laptop and the other end into the display. The 14-inch display also features FHD resolution.

Logitech Slim Folio For iPad

For iPad users that want their device to be more than just a tablet, the Logitech Slim Folio for iPad is a must-have. The Slim Folio case includes a keyboard and locks the iPad into place at an ideal angle—bringing the standard iPad (fifth through seventh generations) or the third-generation iPad Air much closer to a laptop experience.

Dell Latitude 5300 2-In-1 Chromebook Enterprise

Along with putting Chrome OS on a Latitude business notebook for the first time, Dell’s Latitude 5300 2-in-1 Chromebook Enterprise features a 13.3-inch touch screen, a weight of 3 pounds and up to a quad-core Intel Core i7. Battery life for the Dell Latitude 5300 reaches up to 14 hours on a charge, meanwhile, and the convertible notebook includes Chrome Enterprise for multilayered security and support.