Gadgets get your home office in order
If back-to-school shopping has provided the inspiration to get your own desk in order, youre in luck. A bevy of clever home office innovations are hitting the market to make Mom and Dads work space more efficient and fun. One of our favorites: OXOs new MagTacks, which are two-piece magnetized pushpins. The pointed base goes into the wall, and a colored cap can hold a photo, note or other small object without poking a hole. $6.99 for an eight-pack. (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)
Umbras new Doodlebook frames a 4-by-6-inch photo with a pad of paper. Jot phone messages or simply sketch away when you should be doing real work. Its $20 at Plushpod in Los Angeles; (866) 758-7430. (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)
The Sanctuary charging dock by Bluelounge has built-in cables for an iPod, Blackberry, Palm Pilot and phones from Nokia, LG or Samsung 1,500 mobile devices in all. But the best feature ... (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)
... is that all those cords are hidden by a velvety false bottom in the case, leaving a sleek, uncluttered place to store not only your electronic lifelines but also your keys, wallet and pocket change. The Sanctuary is $140 at A+R in Silver Lake, (323) 913-9558, and Venice, (310) 392-9128. (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)
