BenQ ScreenBar LED Monitor Light Bar

A desk lamp next to a monitor is a bad deal: it eats desk space and bounces glare straight off the screen into your eyes. The BenQ ScreenBar solves both problems by perching on top of the monitor with a counterweighted clamp, no screws or adhesive, and casting its light asymmetrically so it illuminates your keyboard and notes without throwing a single reflection onto the display. It fits screens from 0.4 to 1.2 inches thick, including curved and ultrawide panels, and draws power from a USB port.

The light itself is the flicker-free, low-blue-light kind with a color accuracy rating of CRI above 95, covering a 23.6 by 11.8 inch stretch of desk at 500 lux. A built-in sensor auto-dims it to match the room, and touch controls sweep the color temperature from warm 2700K to cool 6500K. This is the gift for the late-night gamer, coder, or student who sits in a dark room lit only by their monitor. Their eyes have been begging for this without them knowing it exists.