57 Best Tech Gifts That Will Impress Anyone in Your Life
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Even for the impossible-to-shop-for person, the latest tech gadgets always double as great gifts to family, friends, or coworkers. Why? Because no matter what their interests are, there's always something out there that's perfectly tailored to what they love. We can almost guarantee that no one will scoff when gifted a pair of high-quality earbuds, a new backpack for their favorite gear, or new Apple accessories to make the most out of their shiny new iPad or MacBook.
To discover the finest and most up-to-date tech gifts for you, we're constantly keeping an eye out for the latest gadgets to hit the market. The products we handpicked range from affordable impulse buys to big-ticket options like portable laptops and gaming consoles. With more than a decade of experience in testing consumer tech products, I can personally vouch for every suggestion in this guide. I'd happily use these products myself or use them to treat someone to a gift I know they'll love.
So, whether you want to go big and splurge on an item or are looking to spend less than $50 on a new gadget, you'll find the perfect tech gift for your dad, your brother, your friend, and more in our carefully curated gift guide.
Students and avid note-takers you care about will undoubtedly be impressed by the Rocketbook smart notebook. Available in many colors, the reasonably priced product will allow them to take notes the old-school way, then scan them for easy sharing or cloud storage. We like that its reusable pages are easy to clean via a bundled microfiber cloth, too.
Other key features of the Rocketbook include dot grid page styles and an included Pilot Frixion pen.
The sleek PureVis water bottle by LARQ — the maker of our favorite pitcher — is a surprisingly high-tech gift, thanks to an onboard UV-C light. The nontoxic technology will allow users to seamlessly sanitize the bottle’s interior, as well as the water inside it. The process takes only a minute to complete.
Available in several colors, the bottle has an insulated design, which allows it to keep the liquids hot for up to 12 hours and cold for up to 24 hours. The rechargeable battery of its sanitizer can last up to a month between charges.
The HP Sprocket Select compact photo printer is one of the best tech gifts you can get for the Instagrammers in your life. The stylish gadget is capable of printing 2.3 x 3.4-inch photos on water- and tear-resistant paper.
Users can edit their photos before printing through Sprocket's mobile app. There's even an option to interact with the prints in augmented reality.
The Holy Stone HS280 drone is a perfect tech gift for aerial photography beginners. It can capture Full HD video from a robust range, and it packs an impressive set of flight and camera controls. Users can tap into the foldable gadget’s stellar capabilities via a bundled remote control, using their smartphone as a viewfinder.
According to its maker, the HS280 can fly for up to 15 minutes between battery swaps. Its retail package includes two batteries, a controller, additional propellers and propeller guards with a screwdriver to help change them and a storage case.
GoPro's latest HERO12 Black action camera is a great gift for adventure enthusiasts. It's sleek, compact, durable (can go up to 33 feet underwater without a housing), easy to operate, and more feature-packed than competitors.
The HERO12 Black can capture insanely sharp, instantly shareable 5.3K video and 27MP still images and stream their follies live in Full HD. It doubles as an awesome webcam, too.
Skylight Smart Digital Picture Frame
This beautiful digital frame by Skylight is a great tech gift, allowing recipients to view and interact with their cherished photos on a high-quality 10-inch touchscreen. The highly-rated gadget has an easy-to-use companion app and Wi-Fi connectivity, so uploading photos is effortless. Impressively, you can create a unique email address to send photos to appear instantly on the frame — an amazing gesture that your family will love.
Another thing we love about Skylight is its gift mode, which allows you to preload images before handing the frame to the recipient.
One of the best tech gifts in its price range, the Amazon Echo Show 8 is a cool smart display with a built-in camera and speaker.
The Alexa-powered gadget will allow its owner to make video calls with other Amazon Echo users, control connected home products with their voice, or simply use it as an awesome smart alarm clock.
This magnetic battery by Anker is a thoughtful gift for new iPhone users, especially those who are rocking a member of the iPhone 15 family. With a 5,000 mAh battery pack, the snap-on accessory will easily add an extra day of use to any iPhone iteration. And thanks to a built-in stand, it is perfect for streaming video or just using the iPhone in Standby Mode.
Anker offers the 622 battery in several colors — black, white, blue, green, and purple. To make it a full-on gift set, consider adding a matching cable and wall charger from the same maker.
The DraftPour dispenser by Fizzics will improve the recipient's beer ritual, thanks to nifty micro-foam tech. The latter will enhance the brew's flavor by creating create nitro-style micro foam. It can accommodate bottles and cans.
We like the dispenser's sleek design and versatile power options. You can use a USB charger or a duo of AA batteries.
This feature-rich battery pack by Anker is a thoughtful gift option for on-the-go gearheads who carry multiple gadgets. The product's 200-watt maximum charging capacity allows it to simultaneously power up two laptops via USB-C without skimping on charging speed. Of course, the battery is also perfect for charging laptops, tablets, and, thanks to USB-A port, countless small gadgets.
A built-in color screen will allow recipients to marvel at the device's charging speed in real-time. You can order the Prime 20K PowerBank with black or golden housing.
COURANT Catch:3 Wireless Charging Station and Valet Tray
The Catch:3 wireless charging station by Courant is a stylish and useful tech gift option that will make a lasting impression. It will allow recipients to power up their smartphone and other everyday gadgets like wireless earbuds in style. In addition, the product's integrated valet tray will help them organize small gadgets and other everyday items like keys, jewelry, and glasses, to name a few.
The charging mat has a stylish Italian leather cover. Other key features of the Catch:3 include a built-in USB-A port for charging more gadgets and a bundled USB-C cable and adapter.
The Tidbyt Smart LED display is an awesome gift that combines retro charms with modern functionality to brighten the recipient’s day. The gadget can display relevant information like weather, upcoming calendar appointments, and live scores from their favorite sports, among many other bits, on an old-school screen with clearly visible dots.
You can order the Tidbyt with a beautiful solid walnut or beech enclosure. The gadget has a companion app that makes setting it up and customizing its screen a breeze.
The redesigned PlayStation 5 slim gaming console is a superb gift option for gamers, whether they are newbies or longtime platform users. The new iteration of the gaming rig is noticeably smaller and considerably more elegant than the original while delivering the same industry-leading power and in-game haptics.
Spending less than $500 will get you a digital edition of the console without a disc drive. The latter is available as an add-on accessory. Of course, a PS5 slim version with an integrated disc drive is also available. Best of all, every PlayStation 5 is in stock and ready to ship.
The Beats Studio Buds + are our favorite true wireless earbuds for most consumers and a great tech gift for anyone who needs a new set. The super tiny buds are equally easy to pair with both an iPhone and Android phone and capable of delivering the brand's signature sound with excellent noise cancellation.
The Studio Buds + can last up to a rather amazing 9 hours between trips to their USB-C charging case. The accessory holds a trio of additional charges.
Apple’s refreshed AirPods Pro with a USB-C case are a no-brainer tech gift for Apple users. The true wireless earphones will treat them to iconic design, impeccable comfort, amazing sound with spatial audio compatibility, adaptive noise cancellation, and up to six hours of battery life.
In addition to rocking a versatile USB-C connector, the earbuds’ case is also compatible with MagSafe chargers. Like all Apple products, the AirPods Pro are backed by an amazing selection of accessories, including protective cases.
Beats Studio Pro Wireless Headphones
These are the perfect gift for your loved one who prefers wireless headphones over earbuds. The Beats Studio Pro headphones offer up to 40 hours of listening on a single charge, filter background noise during calls, and provide top-tier audio thanks to Active Noise Cancellation technology.
Bose SoundLink Flex Wateproof Portable Speaker
The Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth speaker is a great tech gift for any music enthusiast. It is incredibly elegant, plenty durable with an IP67 rating for water resistance (it can even float!), and capable of blasting signature Bose sound with excellent quality for up to 12 hours between battery charges.
Bose offers the SoundLink Flex in black, white, blue, and red. Each speaker has a cool fabric strap.
Is there someone in your life who feels like they can never keep their herb garden alive? This nifty smart garden will solve that problem for them.
The kit includes the planter base with a built-in water reservoir that holds a month's worth of water, an LED lamp to make sure the plants are getting enough light, and some basil starter pods so the recipient can start growing their indoor herb garden pronto.
More: Click & Grow's Self-Sustaining Smart Planter Produces Healthy Sprouts Without the Stress
SAMSUNG The Frame Smart 4K TV
Samsung’s The Frame 4K TV is a splurgeworthy tech gift that, in addition to elevating the recipient’s home-entertainment game, will also improve their home decor. As its name suggests, the product looks like a picture frame with swappable bezels. It can showcase over 1,000 classic and modern works of art when not in use.
Of course, The Frame also offers excellent picture quality and a feature-rich smart platform with access to all streaming services. It’s available with up to an 85-inch display panel.
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 is a great gift for anyone who needs a new compact PC, especially students. A follow-up to an excellent product, it has a timelessly beautiful design, a 12.4-inch touchscreen, a sleek all-metal build, stellar hardware specs, and reliable performance — all at a reasonable price.
Microsoft offers the Surface Laptop Go 3 with 128 or 256GB and up to 16GB of RAM. You can order the notebook in platinum, sandstone, and blue colors.
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