The Coolest Office Plants For Your Standing Desk

1. Air Bonsai

This Kickstarter idea for an office accessory is one of the coolest things that I’ve seen and it would look awesome on the Evodesk standing desk. Imagine a floating, spinning bonsai tree on top of your height adjustable standing desk. The future has arrived my typing friends!

2. USB Flower Pot

“I like things that multitask like I do.” Say no more overachiever, and check out this flower pot that doubles as an electronic device. Think of it like a floral giga pet. Plug the USB into your PC and the flower pot will remind you when it needs to be watered. It even reminds you about sunshine and care. So even people with black thumbs have more of a chance at keeping their little desk plants alive.

3. “It’s a me! Mario desk plants!”

Nothing says I have a love for classic video games like a Super Mario Bros. desk plant. Whether you go with the piranha pipe plants, or some adorable level-up Mario mushrooms, the whole office (at least the coolest people) will admire your gamer style.

4. Zen Gardens

Here is where three awesome things combine: color, zen garden design, and a plant. Not only can you de-stress with doodling, but you can also enjoy a pick-me-up from the vibrant, colored sand.

If designing isn’t in your wheelhouse, you can play it safe with the less colorful, but equally cool yin yang desktop garden from Buddha Groove.

5. Book Planters

When I saw these book planters, I couldn’t beleieve how they have been missing from my life… and my standing desk. Crafted by Mitsubai Tokyo, these standing desk stand outs are sure to have people visiting your desk.

For other cool desk plants or office designs, check out our Ultimate Office Design board on Pinterest. And for that epic standing desk that’ll be the perfect place to put those office plants, check out Evodesk.

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The SXSW Gaming Expo takes place on March 17- 19, and if you love gaming of all kinds, from board games and card games to PC and mobile games, there is something for you to enjoy.

When the SXSW Gaming Expo starts tomorrow, there will be a number of different events to enjoy:

• The Geek Stage alone will have celebrities combined with brand new gaming footage.
• For the fan, you can watch the ESports Tournament Stage that will have players battling it out.
• The Indie Corner has 40 awesome games for you to try out, and you can help decide which one could win the Gamer’s Voice award.
• Need a break from video games? Check out the Tabletop Experience with over a hundred board games from the classics to the newest.
• Want to enjoy a PC game? The Free Play PC Arena let’s you play and even enter tournaments.
• The 4th Annual Cosplay Competition takes place on Saturday so you can interact with your favorite heroes.
• Ready for the future of gaming? Check out the Gamer’s Voice Stage where the indie gamers will be pitching their latest and greatest.
• “I used to play that game and there were only two buttons.” Relive the wonder at the Videogame History Museum.
• Forget March Madness. See the best mods for your favorite games at the Mod Madness stage.
• And last but not least, the Free Play Arcade Bunker has some of your choice arcade games from when you were little and some of your top recent games that have been redone for the arcade world!

When it’s all said and done, the SXSW Gaming Awards will take place on Saturday and there are tons of different categories from favorite streaming personality to best independent video game. You can see the full list in the link above and cheer on your favorites after you’ve sampled them yourself. This SXSW Gaming Expo is truly a great even for anyone who loves gaming.

And for anyone who really loves gaming, there is a gaming desk for that. The Evodesk gaming desk has several features that make it the ideal gaming experience for a player or a Twitch streamer. From the EvoGuard coating that makes your desk feel like “one big mouse pad” to the Ergo Edge design that gets you closer to the game and the action, there are a number of different features to enhance your gaming experience. As one standing gamer put it, playing at a standing gaming desk helped him, “feel more like a commander.” And when you’re gaming, isn’t that exactly what you want?

Checkout our standing gaming desks and if you are local like us, check out the SXSW Gaming Expo.

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We know. Everyone is busy. If you want to work out, it can be the biggest chore and such a time consuming hassle that you could be throwing in the towel before you even get a drop of sweat on it. We hear you. So why not use the time you already have?

How many hours do you spend sitting at your desk? A lot I’m guessing. If you need a desk for work, that’s a minimum of eight hours a day just to start. So to all of my bloggers, graphic designers, engineers, and anyone who needs a tech tether I hear you. Every person who needs to work at their desk, from office workers to work-from-home people, spend hours in front of their screens, so I say with a standing desk you don’t have to spend all of that time sitting. You can stand.

Keep typing, keep working, but alternating between sitting and standing has been shown to burn more calories. Like a lot more than just sitting. In a study they added up your calorie burning if you were to stand for 3 hours a day at work for a year and they equated it to 30,000 calories and eight pounds of fat that you could burn. Just from standing. In the same time that you already spend sitting.

And if you are a gamer or streamer, you can game at your standing desk. In fact, some gamers prefer a standing desk, because they say it helps them get in the zone. remember when you used to play video games as a kid and you would stand up and jump and move your arms to make your player go faster? It’s like that.

With an Evodesk standing desk, you can even take it up a notch with a treadmill attachment. This is an easy way to squeeze in some extra steps without leaving your work. A study has shown that working at a treadmill standing desk helped the participants increase their health and productivity. Another study even showed that the people who worked at a treadmill desk lost up to eight pounds in a year. Getting a treadmill standing desk attachment is an easy way to make time for fitness when you normally would have none.

So here is your game plan for the next #FlexFriday. Make time to get fitter by using a standing desk or a treadmill desk. Check out which Evodesk standing desk design looks just right for your home gym, I mean home office.

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“This is one of the best-looking open world games I have ever played…”

-Boomslangg

The world is ready for a loot-shooter, MMO that balances story with a seamless open world.

Missions, side missions, joining your friends or playing a solo campaign, the options are incredible. There are so many epic features that the Independent questions if The Division  could be a Destiny killer.

For those of you who don’t know, The Division takes place after a virus has hit New York City. You are one of the soldiers sent to keep the peace, discover the truth, and help rebuild the city. The amazing part to me is the “Dark Zone” or pvp area where anything goes. You can choose to trust AI or other players (agents) or you can “go rogue” and attack, trying to steal their gear for yourself. This gray area brings choices back to shooter games that will have real results and repercussions other than different colors. #sorrynotsorry #MassEffect

One of the reasons that The Division could be especially immersive with a standing gaming desk like the Evodesk is that it is a “cover-based game.” Instead of crouching while your player walks, he can choose an object to take cover behind, sprint to it, and duck. You’ll need to be smart about your surroundings, plan your next move, and take cover with different positions. Standing at a gaming desk while you’re playing The Division could help you feel more immersed in the world. This is an action-packed, on-your-toes, look-alive game and sitting just isn’t going to cut it. And as other gamers put it, standing at a gaming desk can make the experience more intense and it can make you feel more involved in the game.

Plus, if you are planning to call in sick tomorrow (cough cough) alternating between sitting and standing at a gaming desk can boost your energy for more game time. Who needs sleep when your bunker needs more doctors and engineers?

One of the special features of the Evodesk standing gaming desk is the EvoGuard coating. While this finish is smooth to the touch, it actually has thousands of microscopic light-reflecting points for advanced mouse tracking. And in The Division, gamers are raving about the shooting feel and accuracy. You wouldn’t want a clunky mouse or over-the-hill mouse pad to throw off your skills?

Check out why an Evodesk standing gaming desk could make you feel like a member of The Division,  and for a great summary of all the reasons why this game is making people do this dance…

check out this video from Boomslangg. Just a heads up, there are some violent game-play images.

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