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Wireless freedom One way to refresh your workspace for the new financial year is to tidy up all those cables snaking across your desk. Wireless charging lets you do just that. Many phones, tablets, earbuds, smartwatches, and other devices can be charged wirelessly, and there are a few advantages to it. You don’t need to fumble with ports and plugs, just sit the device down on the pad to top up

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Sandisk E61 Extreme Portable SSD

the battery overnight, or while you work. Plus, you can often charge multiple devices from one charger, cutting the need

Most portable data drives don’t look like they’re ready for much action, but the Sandisk E61 is, by its own admission, extreme. You can see it in its snazzy, sky blue silicon shell, which protects the SSD with IP55 water and dust resistance and two-metre drop protection. The carabiner loop lets it clip to a bag or belt, all of which means it could be a great companion if you’re, say, a photographer.

to have several chargers clogging up your power points. The Cygnett

ChargeBase is a 2-in 1 magnetic wireless charger for iPhones and AirPods. Compatible with models from iPhone 12 onwards, this snazzy accessory will magnetically hold your phone in place on a head that swivels 80 degrees.

It’s plenty secure on the inside, too, as the 1TB storage space can be locked behind password protection. And finally, it’s fast, featuring read and write speeds of up to 1GB per second.

Cygnett ChargeBase

Belkin Connect Pro Thunderbolt 4 Dock If you’re plugging in a lot of devices at once, it helps to combine them all into one place with a hub. Featuring 12 ports, including HDMI, USB-C, USB-A, and Thunderbolt 4, the Belkin Connect Pro will deliver power, data and video at the same time through a single cable. It can charge devices with up to 90W of power, or transfer data at up to 40 Gigabits per second. Those speeds support visuals at up to an amazing 8K resolution on one display, or split across two displays at 4K each, or even three displays in HD.

That means you can adjust for the best viewing angle while it’s charging. You can also sit your AirPods case on the base, to charge them at the same time. Have an Apple Watch that needs topping up too? The Belkin BoostCharge Pro 3-in1 is a wireless charging stand that can power three devices at once, delivering 15W of power to your iPhone 15, 5W to your Apple Watch, and another 5W to your AirPods. It’s powered by Qi2 wireless technology, which is designed to optimise energy usage and not fry your devices’ batteries. So give yourself a bit more breathing room, de-clutter your work space and go wireless. Your productivity will thank you.

Belkin BoostCharge Pro

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