Swank Up Your Home Office
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STUPID FUN
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Whether you're busy making bills or paying them, you want to look good in the process.
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Beijing Calling
Using the computer program Skype to make nearly free phone calls to friends all over the world is cool, especially when you’re “working from home” and billing the boss. Doing it with a weird earpiece clamped to your head? Not cool. Enter the Skype-ified Desktop Internet Phone, which will at least lend a professional air to your Net booty calls. $100, belkin.com
Mini-Me PC
At one third the size of a typical desktop computer, the Vista-powered HP Pavilion Slimline s3300t brings dual-core performance to your desk without hogging your whole damn work surface. A Blu-ray drive is an essential option worth taking if you’re already resigned to the fact that you never get work done at home anyway. from $600, hp.com
Desk Set
Buy a classy desk and suddenly penning a $65 check to the phone company gains a sense of gravitas. Our pick: those hand-built by Scrapile, a Brooklyn furniture firm that crafts crisp mod designs from wood-shop remnants. Kick your feet up and think about how eco-conscious your desk is as you finish that story for Sealclubber Monthly. to order, scrapile.com
Clear Screen
Stock up on Windex before scoring the ultimate design monitor—you’ll soon be wiping smooch marks (or worse) off the Dell Crystal’s tempered glass body, which integrates speakers and a two-megapixel Webcam into its form factor. Sure, we wish the 22-inch screen’s 1680x1050 resolution was a little higher, but we love her for her looks. $1,199, dell.com
Hot Seat
Face it, most work is just calling people to intimidate them so they’ll pay you. Unless you’re one of those dudes who rock a stand-up desk, you need a “power throne” to get in the proper mind-set. The imposing Steelcase LeapWorkLounge will get you to that zone but also keeps you comfortable, since its back, arms, and seat all move independently. $2,499, steelcase.com
Freedom Speaker
The moon may have gifted Neil Armstrong a lifelong meal ticket, but what has it done for us lately? How about inspiring the look of the Sony Ericsson MBS-100, a funky, rechargeable wireless Bluetooth speaker compatible with a slew of Bluetooth-sporting cell phones. It also hooks up your computer and MP3 player through its 3.5 mm input. $100, sonyericsson.com
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