5 New Gadgets That Can Make You More Efficient This Fall Gain more time to hit those deadlines.

1. A mouse made for humans.

Split keyboards get a lot of attention, but the Logitech Lift Vertical Ergonomic Mouse [$70; logitech.com] encourages working while maintaining your body's handshake-like alignment. Powered by a single AA battery that should last about two years, and connected by Bluetooth, the mouse includes software that makes it easy to customize the function of four out of its six buttons, and even lets you tweak the customizations based on the app you're using. Don't worry about the strange look; about 80% of users report adapting to it after about a day.