product: M4 Flat-Panel Monitor Arm
manufacturer: Humanscale
web: humanscale.com

Known for its ergonomic office products, Humanscale has come out with an adjustable arm that allows users to easily customize the height, angle, depth, and viewing position of their flat-panel monitor. Minimizing risk of repetitive-strain injury, the arm can be adjusted 7 inches up or down from a seated position. The die-cast aluminum arm has a small footprint and stays clear of other desk items. It can be mounted by clamp and grommet to the desktop or by fixed or adjustable wall mounts. The design is significant for its minimal bounce; a counterbalance adjustment allows monitors weighing between 5 pounds and 20 pounds to remain still.

product: Ad One
manufacturer: Vitra
web: vitra.com

Ad One is a modular system of tables, storage components, and accessories designed by Italian architect Antonio Citterio. The basic table measures 71 inches by 35-1/2 inches and is supported by a perimetric, structural-steel frame system that allows the same four legs to support up to six tables connected. Storage units can sit below or on the tables, while elevated storage units with net fabric-backed screens can face toward or away from the desk. Complementary fabric-covered screens can slide between tables, while central screens can hold office accessories. Cabinet backs and screens come in light orange, light green, yellow, cold gray, or white.

product: Babble
manufacturer: Sonare Technologies
web: hermanmiller.com, sonaretechnologies.com

Created by a division of Herman Miller, Babble is a "sound-management tool" that provides voice confidentiality and security of information in open-plan work environments. Workers cannot be heard beyond their cubicles because the phonemes of their voice are rearranged. A desktop device, Babble connects to the telephone and sends the user's voice out in multiplied and "babbled" form through speakers in the work area. It achieves confidentiality without distracting the user of the device, while those nearby hear what sounds like an indiscernible, low-volume group conversation.

product: Duo
manufacturer: Steelcase
web: steelcase.com

Duo is designed for pairs of people that spend much of their day working together, but also need space to work independently. Through movable components, the workstations support dyadic work by providing quick access to materials and power while also affording privacy and interaction. The portfolio includes: tall storage, which doubles as a transaction surface between two workstations; an overhead unit that provides shared storage yet does not hinder sight lines necessary for communication; and a slim unit that allows another shared surface suitable for paper piling.

product: Menu
manufacturer: Gunlocke
web: gunlocke.com

Menu is a flexible furniture system with a wide range of design, material, and size options. It includes three edge profiles, 10 worksurface shapes, and bookcases with overall heights of either 68 inches or 81 inches that can be combined to form custom work stations. Four veneers, Three Form plastics, and four paint color options are available. Designed to accommodate limited budgets, a Menu order can include solid wood drawers for a CEO’s office and steel drawers with wood veneer fronts for a junior workstation.