Looking to impress that loved on who always has the newest gadgets? Excite the tech-obsessive in your life with one of these cutting-edge toys for work and play. And if you're in the market for gifts for the modern man or the culture enthusiast, check out our other holiday guides.
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Quarantine taught us all to break free of the traditional office, and with this top-tier mobile router powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System, you can turn nearly any beautiful vista into a dream job locale. The unlocked device is 5G compatible and works best on AT&T and T-Mobile networks. Explore the world around you and stay connected while doing it, so you can share your experience with others. $699.99
The latest smart glasses benefit from the world-class design of one of the world’s leading eyewear brands. These Ray-Bans can capture the most important, thrilling and hilarious moments of your life from your point of view, with built-in integration to post on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat and more. Ray-Ban Stories also lets you take calls and listen to music with a built-in speaker system, and they come in more than 20 hip styles. $299
Take your home movies up a notch and bring an air of professionalism to your vacation clips with this pro-grade video grip for smartphones. Built to fit all makes and models, the Shoulderpod G2 pairs well with mics, lights and extra battery attachments. It’s made from reinforced composite polymers, so it can take on whatever adventure you’ve got planned. This is a great gift for any journalists, content creators or digital marketers in your life. $69.90
Teams are spread across the country now more than ever, and that means a lot of your best ideas get shared on a static screen, which robs us a bit of our ability to connect. The team behind Meeting Owl Pro won’t let that stand, bringing a more dynamic, friendly and just-plain humanizing video conference experience. Built with a 360-degree camera, mic and speaker, this cute little creature offers a panoramic view of everyone in the room, and it's motion and voice-activated so you never miss what someone has to say. It's the closest thing you can get to turning your head and joining in from afar. $999
A cutting-edge monitor designed to take gaming to the next level, the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 puts you in the middle of the action with a 49” 1000R curved screen The Quantum Matrix HDR2000 panel boasts a 240hz refresh rate that will raise the hair on your arms as you whirl through your favorite fantasies. If the gamer in your life never comes out of their room again, at least you’ll know they’re having the time of their lives. $2,499.99
If you’ve yet to experience the thrill of Oculus Quest VR, now is your best chance. Thanks to a partnership with Facebook, the Oculus Quest 2 has become the most comfortable, affordable and playable VR headset on the market. Explore distant lands from your couch, get up and break a sweat with VR workouts, or scare the living daylights out of yourself with a horror adventure game. You can fly through space, binge your favorite streaming shows, meet with friends, play table-tennis with someone on the other side of the world and more. Yes, you can even play Beat Saber. $299
Can’t find the motivation to go to the gym? Stay home and bring the gym to any room in your house with The Mirror’s cutting-edge fitness technology. From the trusted active brand Lululemon, The Mirror’s sci-fi design turns an otherwise standard long mirror into an interactive surface ready to stream live or on-demand fitness classes and personal training sessions to your home. Pair with the recently-launched smart weights, and you’ve got a full-body workout. $995
Feeling blue? Bath yourself in every shade from midnight sky to aquamarine with these eye-catching and mood-shifting Color Ambiance smart lights from Philips. The trusted bulb company’s Hue line is the standard in smart light technology, and this starter kit comes with everything you need to get started, including white and color-changing bulbs. Choose from a variety of preset color combinations, or create your own magical aesthetic from your phone. No need to get up from the couch to turn these on and off. They can even be set to timers. $189.99
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