Top 25: Best Tech Gifts for 2017 Festive Season

Talking of tech, we already have a glimpse of end-of-year celebrations in form of Gearbest 11.11 sales and massive Black Friday discounts , but the real festive season is just closing in with the start of the last month of the year, December. I’ve compiled a list of the best tech gifts under$100 that you can get for loved ones this Christmas.

Even if you’re not religious, you sure do celebrate the New Year, so these tech gifts aren’t out of place. They are cheap and you don’t have to drill a hole in your pocket to get them, and there’s even a bonus list at the end of the article for those who would like to go all out and get something snazzy and expensive for their loved ones.

Top Tech Gifts under $100 for Christmas 2017

1. Smartphone holders

Smartphone/ Tablet holders make it easy and convenient to use your smartphones while doing other things. You can clip them to a surface and adjust them to any angle of your choice, and most of them can be expanded to accommodate larger devices like tablets.

Perfect for: Those who love to use their smartphones while doing other things.

2. Drones

Drones are one of the most exciting tech gadgets available today as they are very easy and fun to fly about. They give you the impression of a messenger you can send on errands to wherever you want, and the flyer gets some of the satisfaction of being a pilot who can control his aircraft however he wants.

High-end drones are as expensive as they are sophisticated, but there are some that give you a reasonable measure of quality at a low price.

3. Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets

Like drones, VR headsets are the rave of the moment in the tech world as they allow you to transport yourself virtually to a world you only used to imagine. Give your loved ones an alternale reality experience this festive season by gifting them with one of these sizzly gadgets.

VR Headsets can be very expensive based on how powerfully they can operate and the components that are bundled with them, but you can get pretty cheap ones from Xiaomi, Excelvan, Shinecon and others on Gearbest.

4. Smartphone Projectors

Instead of taking that loved one out to the cinema every time the urge to share a movie with them comes, simply get a smartphone projector and set up a cinema in your own room, complete with popcorn and drinks. A smartphone projector is not expensive and would be a perfect gift for that movie-lover in your life.

5. Power bank

Many activities go down during festive periods like this, and these often leave our smartphones very low with no nearby socket to plug them in. Hence, a portable power bank is one of the best gadgets you can use to gift a smartphone user this holiday.

Xiaomi Powerbanks are one of the best in the market, and you can do a loved one a favour by getting them one.

6. Charging Docks

Charging Docks offer you a way to keep your smartphone upright while charging, and while this does not have an effect on how fast or good the charging is carried out, it can be useful for other purposes, and could be a cool feature for you.

7. Laptop Vacuum Cleaner

Help a loved one carry a clean keyboard into the new year by getting them one of these cheap vacuum cleaners for laptops. They derive their power via USB, and so can be used independent of power supply.

8. Digital Photo Frame

Photo frames are a common sites in various homes during the festive period, but the tech world we live in sees most of our special moments stored in our smartphone galleries. Digital photo frames help you display your smartphone pictures in a physical frame, and you can even scroll to and fro with the use of a remote control.

9. Selfie Remote

Selfies will be shot in abundance during the festive period, and a selfie remotes makes it more fun and productive shooting selfies.

10. Water-resistant (shower) Speaker

Some of us like to jam up to music wherever we go, and the bathroom is not an exception. A water-resistant speaker is a great gift idea for loved ones during this festive period, as it gives them the luxury of playing audio at high volumes even in the shower.

Some of these are even equipped with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, so you don’t have to bring your smartphone near your bathroom at all.

11. Bluetooth Tracking Tag

It’s quite easy to miss something in all the excitement associated with the festive season, and you can help loved ones easily track their valuable items by gifting them with Bluetooth-enabled tags.

They are inexpensive and allow you to track items like smartphones, wallets and keys with your phone via Bluetooth.

12. Laptop Stand

Techies like to work on their laptops from home, and you can help that techie relative of yours to be comfortable at work by gifting them with a laptop stand this holiday period.

Some of these also come with cooling mechanisms and pad to reduce the heat while making you comfortable with your laptops.

13. Earphones

Gone are the days when getting a quality earphone device for an optimum audio experience was an activity for the rich. Give that music-savvy loved one a brand new earphone experience with durable devices like the Xiaomi Original In-ear earphones .

14. Selfie Light

Help your loved ones take brighter selfies in poorly-lit environments this festive season with these inexpensive selfie light accessories.

15. 3D Printing Pen

3D Printing is one of the most interesting recent tech innovations,and you can introduce that curious loved one of yours by getting them an inexpensive smart 3D printing pen from the numerous ones availablein the market.

16. Smartwatch with GPS

These are available in abundance in the market, and they come with GPS functionality which makes it easier for parents to keep track of the whereabouts of their children.

17. Mini Photo Printer

Did you can print pictures taken on your smartphones and tablets on-the-go with a mini photo printer? Chances are, that photo-freak loved one of yours doesn’t too. Suprise them with one this holiday.

18. Smart Weight Scale

Food and goodies will be flowing around in abundance during this period, and you can help a loved one keep tabs on their weight by gifting them with a smart weight scale. They are digital and smart, offering numerous functions to make the process even more fun.

19. Smart Bulb

Other than light up the home environment, smart bulbs make it easier to control lighting in homes by integrating with mobile apps that allow you switch them on and off remotely.

20. TV Box

If you’re a regular reader of this site, you’ll see that we don’t joke with TV Boxes, because they’re very useful accessories. The best one I can recommend is the Xiaomi Mi TV Box which supports Google Cast.

21. Cash Cannon

This is more on the playful side, but it’s a worthy tech gift for the festive season. The Cash Cannon, also called the Electric Novelty Money Gun sprays loads of cash, useful for events and parties.

22. Rubik’s cube

The holidays don’t have to be all fun and play; you can get a loved one prepared for the coming school session with the Rubik’s cube.

Top tech gifts above $100

There’s nothing wrong with spending much on a gift for a loved one, especially if that person is in aspecial category of loved ones.

23. Laptop

At the moment, nothing would excite me more than a brand new laptop to start the new year, and it’s the same for many of your loved ones. Give that special someone a delightful start to 2018 by getting them laptops like the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro .

24. Smartphone

Next to laptops, smartphones are one of the best tech gifts you can give to someone. There are many high-end smartphones you can get at a good price; get the best Xiaomi smartphone deals here .

25. Cameras

Even though smartphones do most of our photography these days, some people want the professional output that comes with standalone cameras. Some not-very-expensive cameras you can gift your loved ones with this holiday include the SJCam SJ6 Legend and ThiEye T5e .