If you’re traveling to (or live in) an area where high-speed internet isn’t easy to find — but essential for your work — this little gadget from Aluratek is great. It’s a portable wireless USB cellular router that lets you create your own personal WiFi HotSpot anywhere you get a 3G cellular signal. Set up is crazy-simple: Just insert your 3G USB cellular modem into the router, and you have an instant network for several users to surf simultaneously. No electricity? No problem: A built-in lithium ion battery gives you up to four hours of power.

$83, at eWorldSale.com.

This clever little vase looks like those ubiquitous zippered plastic bags, but it’s actually made of glass. Fill it with your favorite candies, use it to catch coins on your bureau or paperclips in the office, or see if it holds water before you pour in the goldfish your child won at the fair.

$20 at Uncommon Goods.

If you’re a Mac user, you know that easy-to-find accessories like webcams don’t always work with your computer. This HP webcam (model KQ245AA#ABA) is of the new generation, with UVC “plug-and-play” capabilities that allow it to work with Macs as easily as it does with PCs. The 2 megapixel camera has an autofocus sensor, 5x digital zoom, can make cools videos and take still pictures, has a built-in microphone, and offers easy, “instant” chat, video, and photo buttons. Best of all, though, it’s affordable — and it works on my Mac.

$69.99 at Best Buy.

I love my iPhone, but I can’t hook it into my car’s ancient audio system and listen to my own music as I drive. The Jupiter Jack is intended to be a speakerphone, but it works equally well to transmit tunes from your iPod via your car’s stereo system. Plug it into the headphone jack on your phone or MP3 player (it comes with six adapters that work with most gadgets), turn it on, and tune your radio to the frequency specified on the jack. It comes through loud and clear, for the most part (honestly, it does pick up a little interference from time to time), and a little fuzziness is a small price to play in order to hear what you want, when you want, on the road.

$9.99 at Best Buy.

If you’re trying to save money by bringing your lunch to work, it’s worth tucking a few of these noodle bowls from Simply Asia in your desk drawer, for the days when you don’t have time to put together a brown bag at home. At about 420 calories, 5 grams of fat, and 14 grams of protien per bowlful, they’re not too bad for you (the peanut butter you usually rely on has about 100 calories, 8 grams of fat, and 3.5 grams of protien per tablespoon), and they come in flavors like soy ginger, sesame teriyaki, spicy Kung Pao, roasted peanut, so you won’t get bored with the same old, same old. They’re also shelf-stable, self-contained (they even come with their own fork!), and microwavable, so they can be ready in next to no time.

$2.50-$3.50 each at most grocery stores and at World Pantry, and $21.90 or less for a six pack at Amazon.com.

We all know that paperclips have a kazillion uses, but this one — 10 times larger than average and made out of heat-treated steel — hangs on your wall and holds your coat, scarf, purse, or even your magazines or files.

$12.99 each at ThinkGeek.

This handy little hub is a practical work of art. It’s compatible with all USB drives, has four ports, and provides up to 480 Mbps data transfer speed. Use it to connect a mouse or a portable hard drive to your laptop — or as a conversation starter on a business trip.

$8.99 (usually $19.99) plus free shipping at Buy.com.

OK, I’ll say upfront that these are NOT for every office — you have to work in one where there is some sense of humor. A colleague recently brought these in and lots of fun and funny moments have been had. Work + funny moments = more bearable work.

$16 at UrbanOutfitters.com

This sleek unit keeps your keys handy by literally holding on to them. No hooks to handle, and no more hunting around in a junk drawer for that lone luggage or bike-lock key or the spare to your neighbor’s house — just slide a single key into the holding slot and let the rest of the bunch hang.

$28 at Chiasso.

Look, we all know the goal is to work less, but the reality is that sometimes we need to bust out the computer at home or on the go. You may as well be comfortable, you know?

Today’s featured Target Daily Deal is this ingenious Laptop Buddy portable laptop table. It’s got a cup holder and a separate side platform for your mouse, even. And today only, it’s marked down to just $28.99—plus the Daily Deals always ship for free.

What are you waiting for? If you have to work on the go, at least you should have a nice little ergonomic setup to make it a little more tolerable.