10 Gifts for the Tech-Savvy People on Your List

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Everything is smart now. Toilets are smart. Skillets are smart. Hairbrushes, too. Which means you've got to be even smarter about buying gifts for your tech-savvy friends and family. There are so many useful, innovative, and really cool products out there to make our lives a little easier, and here are 10 that can help cement your status as a tech gift-giving master.

1. Tile PRO GPS tracker; $32

This little dynamo is perfect for the tech fan who also keeps losing their keys. This Bluetooth tracker has a 400-foot range, doesn't mind the water, and can make a silent phone ring. Plus, even if your loved one's purse or camera is farther than 400 feet away, they can rely on the app and the Tile community to help find it. It's a small wonder that makes their smart stuff even smarter.

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2. Sengled Smart Colored bulbs; $60

Why have one color of light in a home when you can have 16 million? This complete pack of connected LED light bulbs has everything a tech-lover needs to bring a giant rainbow to any room (that includes white that goes from candlelight to full daylight). Users just have to hook the lights up to their Wi-Fi network and sync with the Sengled app to control and schedule them remotely. Connect with Alexa or Google Assistant and the colored lights can also be operated through voice commands.

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3. Fire Tablet; $150

You really can't go wrong with this versatile tablet. The Fire HD 10 has a 1080p Full HD display with a 2.0 GHz octa-core processor to move quickly while the user is reading, surfing the web, or streaming movies. This is ideal for someone who travels a lot, needs their recipes easy to read in the kitchen, or has children who can benefit from having their own user profile.

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4. Smart Mug; $130

For a smart device that can be washed in the sink, look no further than this clever coffee mug that stays at the exact temperature you want it by resting on its charging coaster. Perfect for coffee obsessives, the battery life on this smart mug gives users an hour and a half to sip the perfect cuppa, and the coaster automatically senses when to go into sleep mode. And, as is the case for most of the tech on this list, the whole thing can be controlled and monitored on a phone app.

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5. Fire TV Cube; $120

What the Fire Tablet does for affordable, portable streaming, the Fire TV Cube does for streaming all your favorites—from Hulu to HBO to Disney+—on your big screen. Plus, no more losing your remote. When paired with Alexa, the device can control a TV with voice commands, so saying "Alexa, play Schitt's Creek on Netflix" will bring all the sitcom escapism anyone can ever desire.

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6. Oral-B Smart toothbrush; $122

If there's one thing everyone could be smarter about, it's oral hygiene. The benefit of this smart toothbrush from Oral-B is that it tracks your usage over time and helps you focus on the spots that need the most attention. The six different modes (Daily Clean, Gum Care, Sensitive, Whitening, Deep Clean, and Tongue Cleaner) power through up to 800 brush movements per second, so your mouth can feel dentist-level clean every day.

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7. Home Theater Projector; $100

For the film buff in your life that could use a little upgrade, this high-powered projector can reach a display size of up to 170 inches. It's perfect for the newest Bond movie or a rewatch of Lady Bird. Since you can connect it to your phone (app-free) and major consoles, you can also put photos, streaming TV, and your favorite games on any wall in your home. Best of all, it only weighs a whopping two pounds.

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8. Apple Watch Series 3; $179

It makes and takes calls, loads texts and Twitter, and tracks fitness. It even tells time! Pretty incredible for a watch. The Apple Watch Series 3 is a big improvement over the first generation, comes with Bluetooth, and will work for the triathlete in your life who wants to go from the trail run to the lap swim without having to take off their call-making time-teller.

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9. Smarter water bottle; $60

If you're looking for a gift to give alongside the smart coffee mug, this BPA-free travel water bottle is a real winner, especially since it will start glowing to remind users to stay hydrated. It comes with a free tracking app to keep an eye on long-term hydration health, and you can buy these for the whole family and set up a friendly competition to see who can drink the most water during the day.

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10. Rocketbook Smart notebook; $37

This is so cool. The Rocketbook Fusion is a reusable notebook so the note-takers in your life can stop wasting paper. With 42 pages and seven different page styles, it can be used for sketching, making grocery lists, and writing notes before sending them to Dropbox, Google Drive, or any other cloud-based storage site. This is ideal for someone who needs the convenience of saving what they write but still wants the nostalgic feel of pen and paper.

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