Work from home has come a long way. While office spaces facilitated many technologies and tools which we haven’t really given much thought about, working from home makes you realize the value of some of the gadgets we used every day to communicate.

A typical office would’ve had a conference phone (those triangle shaped ones) that have a multi-microphone configuration and quality amplified audio output, allowing a group on people in a meeting room to comfortably communicate with a remote party, and have a clear audio conversation.

Some offices may take this a step further and have a video conferencing configuration that also relays visual data from the conference room and vice versa, paired with a quality audio configuration… fancy stuff, however in most cases underutilized.

While most modern laptops have quality audio features, if you are like me with a multi-monitor configuration in your home office, you probably don’t want to disconnect your laptop and take it with you to the kitchen to refill your water bottle, only so you don’t miss out on key ongoing conversations.

well, you may also use your ear-pods to get some freedom of motion, however you may encounter audio quality issues the further you go from your laptop, as ear-pod Bluetooth reception has limited range capabilities.

This is were devices like the Anker PowerConf S3 portable conference speaker come in play.

As I researched for the most suitable conferencing gadget that suits my needs, this was the best fitting! A very portable device, with a respectable battery life, long range Bluetooth, multi-microphone configuration (with directional sense illustrated by lights which is pretty cool), double-talk support, and a very clear and loud speakerphone, to have the freedom of motion, yet crystal clear conference calls.

The Anker PowerConf S3 is also capable of pairing with more than one device at a time (i.e. with your laptop and your smart phone), and, if desired, can be connected via USB instead of Bluetooth. There are many other models made by Anker with varying features and price tags, available on Anker’s Products page.

I’ve been using this device for my daily casual work and personal calls, and it has been a great experience, with an impressive signal strength, covering end to end of the house, paired with an enjoyable audio quality.

Highly recommended, and I’m sure the higher spec’d models are even better!