A smart speaker with Alexa
Amazon Echo, $99.99, available at Amazon
The new Echo is the best smart speaker you can give as a gift this holiday season. Alexa can answer all your giftee's questions, play music, and control any smart home devices.
A pair of wireless earbuds
A fitness tracker
Fitbit Inspire HR, $99, available at Amazon
Fitbit's affordable Inspire HR tracker has no shortage of useful features to track your giftee's fitness metrics. The tracker has a heart rate monitor that helps improve the accuracy of tracking calorie burn, resting heart rate, and heart rate zones.
A Philips Hut smart lighting starter kit
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A PopSocket grip
PopSocket Grip, $10 and up, available at PopSocket
PopSockets Grips stick to the back of your phone and can expand whenever you need a grip or a stand. Use one to take photos, text, hold a large device, watch movies, and video chat with ease and comfort. Many cost less than $10 and they come in a variety of colors and patterns to fit your personality.
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Otterbox case, $50 and up, available at Otterbox
Otterbox cases are built to protect phones and withstand a lot of drops, but that doesn't mean the brands' cases are ugly. In fact, Otterbox has tons of super fun cases with Star Wars, Disney, Pixar, and Marvel characters on them as well as some stylish designs.
A smart display
Amazon Echo Show 5, $89.99, available at Amazon
The Echo Show 5 is an affordable smart display that has Alexa built-in. Your giftee can watch recipes and videos on it, see the time at a glance, and ask Alexa questions. It can also play music and control smart home devices.
A fun case for the Echo Show
A cleaning kit for your phone
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A waterproof phone case
Lifeproof Fré Case, $50-$90, available at Amazon
The Lifeproof Fré iPhone case is perfect for people who love to be in or near the water all the time and for those who always drop their phone in some kind of liquid. This case is fully submersible in water that's up to 6.6 feet (2 meters) deep for 1 hour. It's also fully sealed with its built-in screen protector and port covers, so it's safe from the elements.
A custom-designed iPhone case
A durable, weighted iPhone charging cable
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A sleek leather iPhone case
A set of screen protectors
InvisibleShield Screen Protectors, $39.99 and up, available at Zagg
Smartphone and tablet screens are fairly fragile and often shatter or get scratched, so it's a good idea to gift the klutz you love a screen protector from InvisibleShield. The brand makes excellent screen protectors that offer special features like blue light blocking and privacy shielding in addition to protecting your screen.
An Echo Dot
Echo Dot, $49.99, available at Amazon
The new Echo Dot is a great way to incorporate a smart assistant into any home without spending a ton of money. Amazon improved the sound quality, too, so now it's better than ever. Alexa can do everything from answer questions, play games, and play music, to control smart home devices.
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An instant camera
Fujifilm Instax Mini 9, $49.95, available at Amazon
Instant cameras are the perfect gift for shutterbugs who wish they'd lived during the age of the Polaroid. Fujifilm's Intax Mini 9 comes in cute colors and takes fun, retro pictures that are printed right after they're taken.
A light for better smartphone photography
Lume Cube Air, $69.95, available at Amazon
Any smartphone shutterbug will love having the Lume Cube Air in their mobile photography kit. The little light helps illuminate the subject of a photo when the lighting is subpar.
An iPhone USB memory stick
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A set of Tile trackers
2 Tile Mate Trackers with Replaceable Battery and 2 Tile Slim Trackers, $45.98, available at Amazon
Tile trackers are one of the most practical tech gifts you can give. This pack comes with two Tile Slims, which are thin enough to slip into a back or wallet, and two Tile Mate's, which have loops, so they can fit onto key rings. Once they're paired with your giftee's phone, the trackers will send them a notification when it's lost contact with the tracker, and show them its last known location on a map.
Basically, you're giving four people in your life the gift of being able to digitally retrace their steps.
A temperature-controlled mug
Ember Temperature Control Ceramic Mug, $71.95, available at Amazon
It seems like everything is high-tech these days and a lot of it seems pointless, but this is not one of those things. Ember's smart mug can keep your loved one's drink at the perfect temperature so that they never burn their tongue again. It uses a smart heating coaster and an app to help you decide how hot you want your drink to be every time.
The Fire HD tablet
Fire HD 8, $79.99, available at Amazon
You don't have to spend a lot to get a great tablet, and the Fire HD 8 proves that. This 8-inch tablet has a 1,280 x 800-pixel screen, 16GB of storage built in, and room for expansion via a Micro SD card slot.
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A high-end, clip-on smartphone lens kit
A 4K media streamer with HDR
Roku Ultra, $88, available at Amazon
The Roku Ultra is the best media streaming device with its easy-to-use interface, 4K video streaming, voice control, and simple remote. It can transform your so-called dumb TV into a smart one that plays shows and movies from Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now, Prime Video, and other streaming services.
A record player
Audio Technica Turntable, $99, available at Amazon
Whether you're shopping for someone who's getting into vinyl for the first time, or wants to resurrect a collection they haven't touched in years, they'll need a turntable. Audio Technica's has a built-in preamp, so they'll be able to plug it into any pair of powered speakers or stereo receiver, drop the needle, and enjoy.
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Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet, $99.99, available at Amazon
Kids love tablets, but they can also be destructive fiends when it comes to tech. Luckily, Amazon's Kids Edition of the Fire 7 tablet is here to save the day with its protective case, warranty against damage, and tons of kid-friendly content.