Working from home is a common practice for many of us these days, and while that’s very welcome indeed for a number of reasons, it does mean productivity nerds like myself get to have fun with new accessories to take our home office setup to another level.

Enter Elgato, the company perhaps best known for the Stream Deck, and an array of products that can help you look better, sound better, and even get more done.

Let’s Talk About Deck, Baby

We’ve already written in depth about the Stream Deck lineup (not to be confused with Valve’s excellent handheld PC).

The more recent Stream Deck + adds a touch strip and dials, and is ideal for editing music or video, while the Stream Deck Neo is super small but includes touch points, 8 keys, and an infobar, too.

If you thought the Stream Deck was just for becoming a content creator, think again. Whether you’re on PC or Mac, I recommend looking into them - they’re able to help you get your work done more swiftly. Plus, I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t just very fun to have more buttons to press, especially with the sheer amount of customization available.

Better yet, some models are discounted right now at Amazon. The 15-key Stream Deck is £109.99, down from £139.99, while the huge 32-key Stream Deck XL is £194.99 instead of £229.99.

Sound Your Best…

You can always tell which colleague or party member has the cheap headset, but Elgato’s Wave 3 mic could be the difference between clear comms and elimination.

Available standalone or with a mic arm, it’s easy to connect and move out of the way until you need it, with excellent quality for calls, gaming, recording podcasts or even making music.

Elgato’s sister brand, Corsair, offers a series of headphones for serious gamers, too. The Corsair VOID v2 is our pick of the bunch, with wireless capabilities across multiple platforms, 70 hours of battery life, and excellent audio quality to give a competitive edge.

…and Look It, Too

Lighting makes all the difference on a video call, and Elgato isn’t short of options for lighting up your desk, or even most of your room.

The Key Light Air is the go-to for many, offering up to 2100 lumens of brightness and working perfectly with a companion app or the Stream Deck, and the Key Light improves on that with even more brightness at 2800 Lumens.

Finally, the Key Light Nano is a much smaller option that can perch just about anywhere - ideal for laptop users.

Work In Comfort

As someone on the wrong side of 35, let me tell you that sitting in a chair all day isn’t as good on your back and joints as you may expect.

Thankfully, Elgato has a chair option that eschews the gaming/streamer look and just offers a nice, comfortable place to sit for hours.

The Elgato Embrace has a mesh back, 4D armrests, and has adjustable lumbar support, too. Add to that a 3D headrest, and you’ve got a seat you can love.

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He's a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife's dismay.