This is the U Board, a 5mm thick glass topped shelf for use with your computer keyboard to give your workspace an extra dimension. The shelf can take a load of 15 kilograms, it has a cup holder that can be located on the left or right and there are three USB 2.0 ports to top it all off. The cup holder actually makes sense if you’re using a wired mouse as it lifts the cup up and out of the way. Now as far as I can make out from the translation this is actually available outside of Japan. Price is �5,040 (about US$50).

Your work space in a simple, easy to use board-from USB port. SUKKIRI design and is perfect for any PC. The easiest way to improve is to organize your work space. I bet U – BOARD will feel at your fingertips.

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