New Tech That Will Impress Your Coworkers in 2025 These gadgets show you in your best light, while taking notes.
By Mario Armstrong Edited by Frances Dodds
This story appears in the January 2025 issue of BIZ Experiences. Subscribe »
When you're on the go, there's lots of things you can't control. But with the right tech, you can adapt your environment to your needs. Whether that's getting your lighting just right for a Zoom, or charging your laptop outside, these gadgets keep you moving.
1. Stay fit for the job.
No excuses with The Amazfit T-Rex 3 [$280; us.amazfit .com] watch, which helps you maximize workouts wherever you are, whether it's -22 or 158 degrees Fahrenheit, at high altitudes or 328 feet in the ocean. With a battery that lasts about three weeks, you can use its off-grid, turn-by-turn navigation, train with customized AI coaching, or boss it around using voice commands. The 1.5-inch-wide, bright display is easy to read in full sun with all the data you could ever need, from sleep tracking to tide schedules.
2. Wear your power.
Launching a pop-up shop? Scouting locations in the desert? When work is mobile, you need juice that rolls through the day. Strap on the Bluetti Handsfree 1 Backpack Power Station [from $429; bluettipower.com] and run cameras, laptops, drones, and podcasting equipment off of the 300-watt/268.8-watt-hour battery inside. At only 11 pounds, the pack also has compartments for camera gear or clothing, cables, and accessories. A solar panel that tethers to the bag (starting at $149) can recharge the battery in 90 minutes.
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3. Display your brilliance.
If you've ever been on Zoom trying to present a physical product, sketch, or model on your desk, you know it's awkward. The Logitech Reach [$350; logitech.com] is a smarter, more nimble version of that overhead projector from high school. With one hand, you can swing the arm — which holds an auto-focusing, HD web camera — to capture the view straight down so colleagues see what you see. It also slides vertically and pivots to show off every angle.
4. Show up in your best light.
You hardly need to be a content creator to appreciate a good glow-up for mobile video calls and FaceTime. Lighting for phone cameras isn't new, but the Harlowe Sol 5 Mobile Light [from $79; harlowe.com] is a particularly seamless integration. Designed like a folding compass, when it opens, the LED light attaches to the back of MagSafe iPhones and cases. With 90 minutes per charge, color temperature ranges from 2700 to 6500 Kelvin to show you at your glorious best.
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5. Meet your personal transcriber.
Catching all the ideas and details in a video or phone call no longer means listening to a whole recording. The AI-powered HiDock H1E [$329; hidock.com] not only tapes, it also transcribes the conversation, turning it into searchable text you can access from the cloud (a pro membership adds speaker identification, advanced summarizing, and advanced exporting options at $13 for 20 hours). Two-way noise canceling makes every voice crystal clear. And the dock charges five devices with two USB-A and three USB-C ports.
