Laptop docking stations are a useful workspace addition.

They can connect a laptop to a monitor, the wired office network and other IT infrastructures with just one cable. And docking stations support easy charging too. The USB ports on the front are perfect for charging other technology, like phones and tablets. The problem is, existing laptop docking stations on the market take up space. And look messy. Making those USB ports accessible means keeping the docking station on the desk, with cables leading to the monitors and the office network wires trailing across the workspace. In an ideal world, the laptop dock could be integrated on to a monitor arm and hidden under the desk, while keeping the USB ports accessible. And so we started designing Ondo.