56 Best Tech Gifts for Anyone You Know

Glasses that can take photos or videos, play music into your ears, and read you a street sign in a different language—weird, but the nerd in your life will enjoy them.

There’s no shortage of portable projectors on the market, but the issue with most of them is user interface. Xgimi fixed this by actually licensing Google TV for the MoGo 3 Pro. The result is a portable projector that just works seamlessly. Netflix, Disney, Max—it’s all there with simple log-in processes.

This is a great one for parents of young kids. Anywhere they end up, they can put together a movie night.

If they’re a note-taker, doodler, or just love to write everything down by hand, this is the perfect gift. It’s a notebook and smart pen combo that sends everything you write to the cloud. Helps keep digital notes and sketches organized and easy to return to.

Meater’s newest smart thermometer is our pick for the at-home chef in your life. We’ve written about it at length, but essentially it offers a ridiculous amount of precision when baking, grilling, or cooking on the stovetop.

If you have a teen in the family, get them this little HP printer that will turn any phone-camera picture into a Polaroid. Kids are already into everything analog, but hopefully this will really kick-start an obsession with physical media.

FirePit+ is a battery-charged, wood- and charcoal-burning firepit that is controlled by an app and completely portable. Because nothing beats hanging out around a campfire, especially a superefficient one, on a chilly night.

The strangest, most useful piece of tech on this list. It’s a smart mug that will keep their drink at a precise temperature for hours at a time. No more microwaving coffees.

These might not be ideal for your brother who swam collegiately. But for your husband who swims laps at the YMCA for low-impact cardio? Oh baby, this is as good as it gets. The Form Smart Swim 2 coaches on a whole load of things, but the most useful aspect is that it can beam split times in front of them as they’re swimming. No more “Feels like a bad split; I should speed up.” They can know exactly where they’re pacing.

This is the ultimate tech-enabled golfing gift. Even if it’s cold out, you can still make par from the comfort of your home.

What will they do with a 27-inch touch-screen TV on wheels? Well, there’s a lot. It can be a recipe book in the kitchen. It can be a YouTube how-to screen in the garage. Use it to watch an at-home workout video. At the foot of the bed, it’s the perfect size for a weeknight binge. It can do a little bit of everything.

Here’s a gift idea, the Esquire Gadget Award–winning mattress attachment that gives them the best sleep of their life and records better data than any wearable ever could. The Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra will cool them off to go to bed, adjust them for snoring in the middle of the night, and warm them up so they can wake up at their desired time. It’s the most futuristic item on this list.

You don’t need a complicated PC rig to get into virtual reality gaming anymore. VR is here for the masses with the Meta Quest 3S. It’s got a solid library and you can even connect it to your PC and use for SteamVR if you know what you’re doing.

For handheld PC gaming, it’s either this Steam Deck or the new Asus ROG Ally X we reviewed back in August. I’d recommend the Steam Deck OLED to most folks still. SteamOS makes it easy to boot up your library and get everything up and running quick. It’s super ergonomic for a PC handheld, with a balanced weight that means I can play Hades for hours without my hand cramping up.

The tablets that reMarkable makes aren’t like the tablets you’ve used. They’re not connected to the Internet, but they can export any type of document to a computer. These are tools for computer workers who want to lock in without constant Slack notifications but still have all the benefits of a modern tablet. We love them.

Hidden among all the other Apple releases was, in our opinion, one of the company’s best releases in a long, long time. The AirPods 4 added noise cancellation to Apple’s lowest-tier earbud, and it’s a master class. If they don’t like the gummy ear tips that come on most high-end earbuds, or if they just want something no-nonsense for working out, Apple’s new AirPods 4 are a great pick this year.

We’ve written plenty about this thing, but it boils down to this: It’s a bedside charger and catchall that looks nicer than any other tech item. The saddle leather gives it a classy look. If they have an iPhone and a messy bedside table, this is a solid option.

We love when Apple makes small devices and the new 2024 iPad Mini update is no exception. It’s incredible. Perfect for in flight entertainment when your Steam Deck won’t fit in your backpack.

Our favorite headphones of 2024 were these Dyson ones. They look totally unique, they’re incredibly comfortable, and the sound is as good as that of any other consumer-focused headphones.