Some people will welcome the latest little electronic gadget as a fashion accessory, while others will think of how they can make it work for them in their everyday lives. A certain type of individual, however, won't care about anything except how cool it is, even if it's otherwise ugly and useless.
Watchyamacallits, doohickeys and thingamabobs: we've got them all here. Some are really handy to own, others are specialized tools and a few are really just for playing with. Regardless, everything you'll find here has a guaranteed coolness rating of at least 850 milliwows, so fellow geeks are sure to be impressed.
One of life’s most petty frustrations has to be looking for your phone or TV remote after you’ve carelessly thrown a sweater over it. Even the most scatterbrained and messy person can now easily locate their stuff.
Good security doesn’t need to be expensive. A camera like this combines multiple functions in one package and, since it uses wi-fi rather than a wired connection, can be placed wherever you need it.
This simple, stylish box will make a good gift for someone who’s perpetually disorganized. Instead of leaving devices to charge on top of a rat’s nest of cables, they can sit tidily on their own special perch.
While digital photos are convenient, pictures on paper still have their charm. This pint-sized but highly capable gadget allows you to print out quality snaps wherever you are, either to give away or store where it can’t get deleted.
While you can probably do your everyday job without learning C++, knowing how to code at least a little makes life a lot easier. At a minimum, understanding how computers think is crucial to using them effectively. This gift comes standard with this kid-friendly robot.
The Vector recognizes individual people, responds to voice commands and is simply adorable all round. It’s not really a full-functioned AI, though, and seems somewhat limited in what it can do for such an expensive product.
Have you ever thought of automating your swearing? These fine people obviously have. There’s no need to limit yourself to words not allowed on a child-friendly website like All the Stuff, though: you can get this gadget to play any sound you want.
If you regularly handle financial or legal documents, travel abroad or just have a healthy level of paranoia regarding digital security, you may want one of these in your laptop bag. Instead of software encryption, data is secured using a biometric fingerprint reader.
This little robot engages as many of your pet’s senses as possible: sight, hearing, tactile sensations and even smell and taste. To accomplish the latter, it actually dispenses treats in pellet form by itself.
Getting into an accident is bad enough, but legal or insurance trouble afterwards can add to the pain. Using a dashcam such as this affordable ApeMan camera, can gather evidence for you when you need to worry about more important things.
The perfect gift for joggers, commuters and podcast addicts, this beanie lets you stay warm while listening to audio streamed from your phone. There are cheaper lookalikes available, but it’s worthwhile paying a little more for quality in this case.
Although not just for Star Wars fans, they will appreciate it the most. This is the closest you can get to actually having your own R2 today. No R2D2 toys have managed to capture the personality unique to this particular astromech droid. That is, until now!
Whether you just need to see the keyboard in dim conditions or don’t want to disturb your wive while watching television, this little gadget can be a life saver in many situations.
If you have a specific kind of relationship with someone in your office, this diabolical phantom keystroker might be everything that you’ve been waiting for.
Small enough to carry in your pocket, this remote sends out coded infrared pulses that almost all televisions on the market interpret as “shut up and go to sleep”. Imagine the fun and power this gives you!
This is a must-have item in settings where sensitive information is handled. How does it fit in as a gift? People don’t always realize how important their work is, but with this detector you can both remind them and help them out in one fell swoop.
This keyboard is made of soft plastic, which makes it easy to pack up and shove into a backpack or laptop bag. We like this model because you can use your normal typing action and the buttons are easy to depress.
This little fan draws its power from your computer and displays the time while keeping you comfortable, with LED lights strobing to display the clockface. That’s cool in two ways!
Unlike most stud finders, this in-wall detector uses radio-frequency sensors and displays its output on your smartphone, making it much easier to find framing studs, wiring, and pipes inside walls.
Something for homeowners who value safety. With this 5-in-1 smartlock you can open the door by either entering a numerical passcode, placing your finger against the biometric reader, or using the associated app over Bluetooth.
This is mainly for painters and other creative people. With this little gadget you can use your smartphone to match a color to one of 28,000 commercially available paint colors.
Anybody can make a cool sound with a theremin, but playing a melody well is quite a trick. This is what makes this particular model the one we like best.
With 12x (fixed) zoom and a large 55mm lens for better light gathering, the most useful feature of this monocular telescope is the clip-on phone holder. This allows you to take high-quality pictures at a distance.
For the gearhead without a pre-installed display. This head-up car display is using five colors, making it much easier to keep an eye on your speed and other factors without having to specifically focus on them.
This car diagnosis device is a little doohickey which simply plugs into the computer port of your dashboard where it interprets all codes for you. Perfect for mechanics and car nuts.
Physically, this laser projection keyboard is a little box that projects light. The result is an easy-to-use mobile keyboard that also happens to look really cool.
This is for security guards, suspicious people, or even, dare we say it, someone really nosy. The GPS tracker is mainly for cars, but it’s also discreet enough to place inside your luggage, under a vehicle seat, or even in a pocket.
In our opinion, this is a more unique gift than a regular drone. And unlike quad drones, the BionicBird doesn’t frighten nearby birds. The flight motion looks completely natural. Leonardo da Vinci would’ve been proud.
This product will not be useful for everyone, but it will be an invaluable gadget for mechanics, building inspectors, or anything like that. They can snake the device through pipes, behind walls, or deep into machinery’s innards.
Our first thought about this movable camera robot was that calling it a security device was a little absurd. We were wrong, though. It’s pretty capable.
There are various techniques to deal with stress, but what if you don’t even know where to start? That’s where this stress management tracker comes in. The perfect gift for workaholics who tend to forget about their health.
Want to transmit your interest in meditation to someone? With Muse 2, even those who are simply not good at meditation the first, third or thirtieth time, will be convinced. The device will remind them to relax when they’re veering off course.