17 Gifts for the Techie Who Has Everything
17 Gifts for the Techie Who Has Everything
Lego iPad Case
This quirky BrickCase from SmallWorks ($39.99) lets you tack Lego pieces onto your iPad cover. It comes in a variety of colors and is also available for the iPhone.
Infomotion 94Fifty Smart Sensor Basketball
This Bluetooth basketball
($299.95), which is exclusive to Apple, helps you improve your game by
measuring muscle activity, letting you can understand your playing
strengths and weaknesses. It works alongside an accompanying app to provide basic feedback and adjusts as your skill level changes. 
Maker's Mark USB
Give a fun, quirky USB flash drive to the tech geek in your life like this whiskey-inspired USB.
Prices vary based on capacity: $20 for 4G, $25 for 8GB, $32 for 16GB
and $40 for 32GB. Also available in brands such as Jack Daniels.
ChargeCard iPhone Charger
This credit card-sized iPhone charger
($25) fits in your wallet and plugs into your computer, so you'll never
be without easy access to battery life again. The charger is compatible
with the iPhone 5, 5S, 5C and new iPad Air.
iAcoustic S Gramophone
A quirky speaker from Shapeways ($22.95) amplifies sound from your mobile device.
Google Chromecast
Google's Chromecast
dongle is perfect for those that spend hours in front of the TV screen.
It plugs into any HDTV to stream online videos and music, controlled
from your tablet or smartphone. The $35 HDMI device, which debuted this
summer, currently supports Vimeo, Redbox Instant, Netflix, YouTube,
Pandora, Hulu Plus and HBO Go.
Pebble Smartwatch
The Pebble smartwatch
($149.99) began as a wildly successful Kickstarter project, and after
raising more than $10 million, it became a full-fledged product with
more than 250,000 devices sold to date. The Pebble received overwhelmingly positive reviews out of the gate. Its handiest features include syncing apps and taking calls right from your wrist.
Scroogled Gear
If you're team Microsoft, or just anti-Google in general, you have your choice of some clever Scroogled
gear, a term coined by the Redmond, Wash.-based software company. The
products, which range from hats to t-shirts ($11.99) to mugs ($7.95),
poke fun at Google's infamous collection of personal data on its users. 
Anki Drive
Anki Drive
($199), a racecar gaming experience that briefly took center stage
during Apple's keynote presentation at the Worldwide Developer's
Conference in June, allows users to race intelligent cars around a
printed track using an app. As a user steers the vehicle, he can launch
special effects, send virtual ammo and hold up shields against opponents
as he would in a video game. 
Hashtag Earrings
These $35 silver hashtag earrings make great stocking stuffers for the Twitter obsessed.
Kindle Gift Card
Make a reader's day with an Amazon gift card
from the Kindle store. You can design your own by adding a personal
note and any value between $0.15 and $2,000. Gift cards can be delivered
via email, Facebook or printed at home.
Philips Hue Smart Lighting
Philips' new Hue BR30 downlight lamps
($199.95) let you control a room's lighting through your smartphone or
tablet. The lamps use 80% less power than traditional lightbulbs and
gives you control over the colors and brightness. Couch potatoes,
rejoice. 
Flower Power
The high-tech Flower Power tool
($59.99) is easy to use for even the most challenged of green thumbs.
The first smart wireless plant sensor is equipped with Bluetooth Smart
technology that connects to a mobile device to prevent you from killing
your plants, trees, flowers or vegetables. Flower Power's knowledge base
comes from its botany library of 6,000 species and gives you
instructions on the best care.
Spotify Gift Cards
For the friend or family member who is always wearing a pair of headphones, Spotify gift cards (available in increments of $10, $30, $60 and so on) will be particularly well received. These are available through retailers like CVS and Target and can be redeemed for Spotify Unlimited ($4.99 a month) or Spotify Premium ($9.99 a month), which features ad-free listening on desktop and all of your mobile devices and ability to listen to your music "offline." Unfortunately, you can't buy gift cards via the website if based in the United StatesiPhone Wristlet
iPhone wristlets (prices vary) by designers like Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, Michael Kors and Tory Burch can double as a wallet. 
Portable Pulse Speaker
The Pulse speaker ($99) piggybacks
onto an iPhone case for easy carrying and can be plucked off and clipped
onto a nearby surface. For example, if you want to talk hands-free with
high-quality audio while driving, clip the small speaker onto the car
visor or seat belt. Voila: easy chatting without a headset. 
Keyboard Decals
Keyboard decals, like this one from Etsy store Tloveskin for $12.99, adds personality to any computer system.
When shopping for the tech-obsessed this holiday season, you'll likely consider the obvious: a new Xbox One console or a new iPad Air. But if you dig a little deeper, many other unexpected products will make even the techiest techie geek out.
When shopping for the tech-obsessed this holiday season, you'll likely consider the obvious: a new Xbox One console or a new iPad Air. But if you dig a little deeper, many other unexpected products will make even the techiest techie geek out.
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From a Lego-inspired tablet case and a Maker's Mark USB drive to a connected basketball to a Pebble smartwatch, the options this year are wide-ranging and innovative. Here's a look at our picks for top tech gifts.
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