Every year new technological products come out that nobody ever talks about. Not only the new iPhone or the new computer model with removable keyboard come out but many other types of gadgets and innovative and so useful accessories that we always end up wondering how we managed to be without. Since most of these accessories have a great variety of prices (from € 60 to € 300 and more) they also become excellent gifts for the tech-savvy, to amaze friends and family with products that no one yet has or can change everyday life. In this article we see the best hi-tech gift ideas to do at Christmas or for a birthday, for others or even for ourselves, which can be found on the Amazon online store.
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1) Voice assistants
By now the voice assistants have arrived and are depopulating also in Italy, who speak with a very natural voice (not too robotic as the old assistants), they use the Internet and artificial intelligence to be able to answer all our requests and questions, as well as to control the other hi-tech devices in our house.
The best voice assistants that we can place in any room of the house are Google Home and Amazon Echo with Alexa, available with various models:
- Google Nest Mini (€ 59)
- Google Home (€ 149)
- Amazon Echo Dot (€ 59)
- Amazon Echo (€ 99)
- Amazon Echo Flex (€ 19)
- Amazon Echo Plus (€ 149)
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Both types of assistant are easily configured and can interface with other Amazon or Google products or with other home automation devices (for example Philips Hue smart lights and TP-Link smart sockets ), so that you can control appliances and lighting via the voice or with personalized voice commands.
2) Nest Thermostat
Another very hi-tech device that we can give at Christmas or for some nerdy birthday is definitely the Nest, that is the intelligent thermostat able to connect to the Internet, so that we can plan the ignition of the boiler or air conditioner remotely, even when we are away from home.
It connects very easily to any type of gas boiler or air conditioning system (if in doubt we can get help from an electrician) and allows you to save a lot on energy consumption, by planning the start-up of the systems just before returning home or using commands vowels.
Perfectly compatible with Google Home, it supports voice commands and the special Nest Learning Thermostat system which "learns" from our needs and switches the systems on intelligently, according to the set temperatures or the external climate.
We can view the product from here -> Nest Thermostat (199 €).
3) iRobot Roomba 671
If we have to make a very useful gift to better manage the house, we can give an intelligent robot vacuum cleaner from Roomba, leader in the sector.
With this robot, cleaning will become decidedly simpler to carry out, thanks to the cleaning cycle programming system, the room mapping system to be able to clean every corner, the automatic detection of dust and debris (Dirt detect) and the WiFi connection, which allow you to control the robot through the specific app (and soon also with Alexa voice commands, i.e. with Amazon Echo). This robot works on battery power but we will never have to lift it from the ground to put it back on its charging base: it is able to find the base by itself and to charge, so as to be ready for the next cleaning cycle. In fact we will only have to empty it from time to time, then the rest of the cleaning will do it alone!
We can view the product from here -> iRobot Roomba 671 (€ 288).
4) Mesh networks
Another great technological novelty are Mesh networks, that is, advanced wireless networks able to connect devices at maximum speed from anywhere in the house, even those furthest from the modem. With Mesh networks we will no longer have to fear that the Wi-Fi signal will not reach our farthest room, since the special technology allows to optimize the signal and the transport of information to the maximum. Currently we can focus on both Google Wifi solutions and Netgear Orbi, both very good for managing the Mesh network. Let's see in detail the models available for both:
- Google Wifi (starting from 139 €)
- NETGEAR Orbi WiFi Mesh Router (143 €)
- NETGEAR Orbi Wifi Mesh, 1 router and 1 repeater (242 €)
- NETGEAR Orbi Wifi Mesh, 1 router and 2 repeaters (€ 279)
By choosing the right number of repeaters, we will be able to cover areas of up to 300 square meters, maintaining a very high connection speed anywhere on the network.
5) Smart camera system
You want to increase security at home "> Blink XT camera system (from € 113).
6) E-book Reader
Reading never goes out of style!
If we want to combine the passion for reading with a modern device capable of reading e-books without any problem and with a dedicated store, it is certainly worth focusing on the Kindle Paperwhite, the best device of its kind. With this reader we can read books on the touch screen with an enviable quality, read at night thanks to the backlight, connect to Wi-Fi to immediately buy new books on Amazon or send them to us from the PC via the dedicated email address, save over 1, 000 books in the internal memory or take advantage of the cloud space offered by Amazon to keep books already read.
We can view the Kindle Paperwhite from here -> E-book Reader (109 €).
7) Bluetooth turntable
In the 21st century, a device more than 60 years old may come back into fashion "> Bluetooth turntable (169 €).
8) Smart TV soundbar
To amaze an audiophile, we can also focus on an Sono soundbar, namely the Sonos Beam. With this we will not have a simple soundbar, but a complete playback system with direct integration with Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, Deezer, any Bluetooth smartphone and even hard drives connected to the network, generating comfortable automatic playlists from all services. It integrates very well with other Sonos products, so as to recreate 5.1 or 7.1 systems all connected via wireless and supports various sources via cable (from Smart TV to Sky decoder, via TV Boxes and Apple TV devices). It also offers voice command support through Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant (also integrated with Amazon Echo). Really indispensable for a sound enthusiast, even if the price is really very high.
We can view the product from here -> Sonos Beam Soundbar TV (400 €).
9) Amazon Fire tablet (80 Euro)
The Amazon Fire is a gift that can not be appreciated, because it is a real tablet complete with all functions, sold at a bargain price, perfect for surfing the internet, listening to music, watching movies and playing games. It certainly has its limits, first of all the fact that Amazon is completely branded so much that it does not even have access to the Google Play store (even if there is the possibility of installing it).
10) Google Chromecast or Chromecast Audio .
As described in two different articles, these devices, not for sale on Amazon for commercial reasons, are used to transmit video and audio streams on external devices. Precisely, the Chromecast is used to transmit videos and movies from PC or mobile phone to TV (by connecting to the HDMI port) while the second transforms every old stereo system so that you can play music from your PC or mobile phone, always wireless.
11) Amazon Fire TV Stick (60 Euros)
While the Chromecast works as a transmitter and can be more complicated to configure, the Amazon stick is like a mini pc to be added to the TV, which works immediately and brings apps like NetFlix and Youtube to every TV, even if not smart.
12) A robot or drone controlled by a mobile phone
On Amazon there is a variety of toys for adults that ensure safe fun and amazement, including Drones, remote controlled machines, helicopters and other types of mechanical robots the choice is really wide to make the perfect gift to our friend "Hi Tech" (even if not They are cheap).
13) Tracker bracelets
The fitness tracker bracelet is perhaps the most fashionable product of the year, not an expensive impractical smartwatch, but a bracelet that is also nice to look at (depending on the model chosen) that tracks physical activities of all kinds. It is therefore not only an appreciable gadget for those who do constant sports, but also for those who want to measure performance in a soccer or tennis match or just to calculate their steps or hours of sleep. In the choice of the bracelet to buy or to give away there are many alternatives and models, with prices ranging from 20 Euros to 100 Euros.
To recommend the best, cheapest and easiest from just 25 Euros, we point out the Mi Band 4 to which I have dedicated an article.
If you want to spend more and have a nicer, more advanced and more powerful fitness watch then you can buy the Fitbit Charge 3
14) Electric scooter
The electric scooter is a great gift for anyone, useful for making short trips in the neighborhood or for taking children to school, without having to take the car, easy to carry around, foldable and suitable for everyone because it is not dangerous. The electric scooter costs between 200 and 500 Euros and there are various models on sale, among which the Xiaomi one, on sale on Amazon, is excellent.
15) TV Box
If you want to make a technological gift that is more expensive and better than Amazon's Prime Stick, you can buy one of the best Android TV Boxes that allow you to watch movies and videos streamed from the internet on every TV, not just those of subscriptions such as Netflix, but also from free sites that don't have applications.
To finish, I point out that Amazon has created a page of technology gift ideas with different special categories all to browse through to discover the most innovative and useful products.
