Tech Gadgets To Gift Your Chronically Online Best Friend This Holiday Season
Everyone has that one friend who is glued to their phone, and will continue doing so even when we toast another year gone by.
Well, what better way to honor this companion than to simplify their chronically online life? Who knows? Maybe you could even introduce them to new ways to interact with the real and digital worlds.
If all this sounds like someone you love in your life, you should check out these 15 tech-inspired handpicked gifts for anyone who treasures their time spent on the net.
1. X Rocker Nemesis 2.1 Bluetooth Floor Gaming Chair: The ultimate gaming chair if you prefer to be seated on the floor instead of a chair
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It is no secret that the floor can be an oddly comfortable place to sit even when a perfectly good chair is waiting for us. This Bluetooth Floor Gaming Chair will be the answer to all your gaming needs.
Easily place this chair on the ground, and you’ll be ready to game the night away. As a bonus, the chair comes with its own 2.1 Bluetooth Audio System to immerse yourself into any world you travel through. Moreover, it can be folded and stored away when not in use!
2. KeySmart TaskPad Wireless Charging Mouse Pad: A bespoke mousepad doubling up as a charging station
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Are you working with limited desk space? No problem. This charging mouse pad removes the need for messy cables that clutter up your workspace.
This multi-purpose pad is made from smooth leather for easy tracking. It is also waterproof and offers firm padding for wrist support. Any device that supports wireless charging can be used with the TaskPad Charging Mouse Pad.
3. Virtual Laser Keyboard: A portable laser keyboard that turns any surface into a keyboard
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If you are constantly on the go, this Virtual Laser Keyboard might be a lifesaver as it can turn any surface into a full-sized keyboard, allowing anyone to work seamlessly from their phone or tablet without compromising productivity.
When activated, the keyboard is a portable projector that will project a laser down onto any surface, immediately turning it into a keyboard. It has a QWERTY layout and is Bluetooth and USB-compatible.
As an added bonus for the environment, its battery is fully rechargeable.
4. Apple Homepod Mini: A smart speaker fully equipped with Siri
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If you are a music and tech lover, the Apple HomePod Mini may be up your alley. The speaker provides 360-degree surround sound that promises to fill the entire room, making it perfect for any unplanned Christmas carol karaoke sessions this holiday season.
Plus, with Siri enabled, the speaker is bound to be the perfect at-home assistant that can answer all your pressing cooking questions and help turn lights on and off. In addition, each person’s voice can be recognized by Siri, giving everyone living under one roof together a personalized experience.
And if you’re feeling generous, you can get two HomePods and have them connect for the ultimate immersive listening experience.
5. Razer Basilisk V3 Pro Mouse: The perfect gaming companion in a grip
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This V3 Pro Mouse by quintessential gaming tech expert Razer is a customizable wireless and Bluetooth-enabled accessory with a tilt roller scroller and side snipe buttons. The sleek device is perfect for stealthy snipers on COD or even for someone who needs an easy time navigating around spreadsheets at work.
The V3 Pro also has RGB lights that glow around the edge of the mouse to brighten and add color to any gamer’s setup.
6. ANZU Smart Glasses: Intelligent eyewear that protects the eyes and delivers the best sound quality
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Image via Razer
Image via Razer
If you spend hours on end looking at a screen, protect your eyes with the Anzu Smart Glasses.
With the specs, Razer combines functionality and innovation, as it is not only a blue lens specs to protect one’s eyes, but it is also an open-ear speaker with 60ms low latency. This prevents any delays between movies and video games.
It also has a mic embedded so they can seamlessly transition into taking meetings. Anzu has touch controls on the sides of the glasses. With five hours of battery life, you will have a stress-free time while working hard or playing hard.
7. CircuitPet Build and Code Your Own Handheld Virtual Pet: Give the gift of pixelated-friendship
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Pets can be such a blessing in people’s lives. But when your life and work revolve around being online, it might be hard to dedicate yourself to something IRL. So what’s the next best option? A digital pet.
And not just any digital pet, one that you can build. CircuitPet takes the concept of the popular Tamagotchi pets and churns out a version that you can code yourself.
Once built, you will be in charge of its pixelated life and will need to feed, bathe, and entertain the little pets. You can take it everywhere, keep it on your desk to get you through long gaming stints, or accompany you as you burn the midnight oil.
8. Fitbit Luxe Fitness & Wellness Tracker: A tech device that could inspire one to head outdoors
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If you want to start heading outdoors to enjoy nature’s wonders and need help figuring out where to start, then the Fitbit Fitness Wellness & Tracker may be your best bet.
The Fitbit Luxe Fitness & Wellness Tracker has been designed to fit seamlessly with your wardrobes, making it a fashionable tech accessory. The watch can track heartbeat, steps, and even help manage stress. It can also monitor heart rate as one sleeps and has a 5-day battery life.
Fitbit also allows users to set fitness goals and scores that will be tracked through its app so that you can turn getting fit into a game.
9. Philips SmartSleep Light Therapy Lamp: Turn into an early riser with this sunrise clock
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Christmas is just a week before New Years, and with that comes a list of resolutions that often go undone throughout the year. Well, this year, make it a point to help yourself stay true to your resolution of getting better quality sleep by bringing sunshine into your life.
The Philips SmartSleep Light Therapy Lamp is an alarm clock with a unique twist. Instead of a loud ringing to wake one up, the clock will naturally begin to brighten slowly in tandem with the actual sun.
And what better gift to give yourself or someone else than a beautiful sunrise to wake up to each morning?
10. AeroGarden - Harvest Elite Slim with Heirloom Salad Greens Seed Pod Kit: Grow a garden right on your desk
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If you love staying in their tech cave and despise being outside, why not bring nature indoors? The AeroGarden is a miniature planter that will add a splash of green to your desk.
The mini garden grows up to six heirloom salad plants under LED light. The Harvest Elite Slim is thin in design and adapts to grow heights of up to 12”. Its automatic timer ensures that the lights turn on and off at precisely the proper times, and the digital display and illuminated push button controls let you know when to add water and plant food.
And on the rare occasion you journey out into the unknown, you can turn on ‘Vacation Mode’, which transforms the planter into a self-sustaining garden.
11. Ember - Temperature Control Smart Mug²: Say goodbye to room temperature coffee, and say hello to an all-day-long steaming cup of joe
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If there was one thing technology did right, it was to find a way to make our lives easier. And nothing gets easier than a self-warming mug of coffee.
The Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug keeps it warm and lets coffee-loving tech addicts choose the right temperature to set their drink of choice at, and the mug will maintain it for them.
When the mug is kept on its coaster, it can be kept hot—or the perfect amount of warm—all day long. And off of its chargeable coaster, the mug has an internal battery that will keep liquids heated up for up to 80 minutes before being charged again.
The only downside, it can’t be chucked into the dishwasher when finished. Bummer.
12. Dyson Lightcycle Desk Task Light: Shine a light on productivity with this natural light lamp simulator
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Image via Dyson
Subjecting our eyes to harsh blue light day in and day out is not healthy for us. Especially if you have evolved into a pseudo-tech-obsessed vampire.
Dyson’s Lightcycle is a lamp that simulates natural sunshine and reduces eye strain as we work. In addition, Lightcycle is an excellent option for those looking to correct their circadian rhythms and reduce the effects of blue light. The lamp can adjust and adapt to the intensity and color of daylight wherever you are in the world. It also adjusts to different surroundings, utilizing its ambient glow sensor to keep your room at just the right amount of brightness.
It can also be adjusted to suit your age, task, or sleep requirements through an app. And with Dyson’s Heat Pipe technology, it can last up to 60 years. So while it might be pricy, think about how you will never have to buy another lamp ever again!
13. The Freestyle: This projector can turn any surface into an immersive experience for movie lovers and gamers on the go
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Are you a cinephile who’s constantly on the go? This holiday season, turn your wintery evenings into a cinematic spectacle with The Freestyle, a compact portable projector that’s just like a miniature cinema in your back pocket.
The projector has a 180-degree tilt and is programmed to auto-focus, adjust to whichever angle it is at, and deliver crisp quality in full HD.
You can even hook it up to a phone to access different streaming apps or use its 360-degree speaker function to jam out with friends and family as we gather around this Christmas.
14. Razer Blue Screen: Turn any plain background into professional or cinematic backdrops
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If you are a budding Twitch streamer, this one’s for you. Razer’s Blue Screen is a collapsable 94-inch screen that gives an incredibly realistic experience for all your fans.
All you need to do to set it up is press a button and pull it up to your desired height. Once you’re done, you can retract it and store it for the next stream. Razer notes that a blue screen trumps green ones as it has less color spill, feathering, and is wrinkle-free.
The screen is also perfect for aspiring filmmakers or people who are now working from home full-time and can’t be bothered keeping their rooms clean all the time for meetings.
15. Xbox Adaptive Controller: Because gaming is for everyone, no matter their mobility
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The Xbox Adaptive Controller gives control to those with limited mobility by removing traditional controllers’ harsh curves and handles and instead laying them flat in a panel. So if you or your loved one has given up on gaming due to their condition, get back into it with this adaptive controller.
The panel consists of a joystick, buttons, and touchpads that can be formatted to fit each person’s needs. Then, hook it up to their Xbox Accessories app to customize and remap buttons further.
The Adaptive Controller was created with the help of the AbleGamers Foundation, The Cerebral Palsy Foundation, SpecialEffect, Warfighter Engaged, and members of different communities. And as this is the season of giving, nothing spreads love more than making gaming accessible to everyone out there.
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