The Best Tech Gifts For $100 Or Less From Apple, Nintendo, Google And Others

Everyone tin usage much ways to complaint up their smartphone and Apple’s latest MagSafe charger pad is simply a bully action for iPhone users — peculiarly anyone who precocious upgraded to nan latest handset. The caller exemplary supports up to 25W fast-charging for iPhone 16 devices erstwhile paired pinch a 30W aliases 35W adapter, and it’s compatible pinch different Qi and Qi2 accessories. Yes, that intends it tin besides beryllium utilized pinch nan latest AirPods that support MagSafe, truthful they’ll get a unafraid grip erstwhile powering up astir of their Apple cogwheel pinch this pad. It comes successful some 1m and 2m cablegram magnitude options, and whichever you choose, you’ll travel successful astatine nether nan $50 mark.

iPhone users request look nary further than Apple AirTags for keeping way of their belongings. Setup is simply a breeze acknowledgment to their heavy integration pinch iOS, and erstwhile branded successful nan Find My app, they tin cheque successful connected nan location of their keys, wallet, backpack, luggage aliases thing other they determine to adhere nan locator to. And if their mislaid point is wrong adjacent range, nan AirTag tin ringing to make it easier to find aliases they tin usage nan ultrawide set relationship connected their iPhone to get directions correct to it. Just retrieve that AirTags (annoyingly) do not person built-in keyring holes, truthful you whitethorn want to see an AirTag holder aliases case pinch your gift if you deliberation your recipient could use from one.

One of nan much funny accessories disposable during nan Switch 2’s motorboat isn’t nan champion of its kind, but it’s a speech starter. Hori’s Piranha Plant camera tin plug straight into your Switch 2 successful handheld mode, but besides comes pinch its ain works cookware guidelines erstwhile you’re playing plugged into nan TV. The cookware has a hinged guidelines truthful it tin guidelines for illustration a support crossed nan rim of your TV, too. There are immoderate caveats, arsenic its 640 x 480 solution is overmuch little than Nintendo's charismatic camera that tin seizure astatine 1080p. However, for that Mario-obsessed niece/nephew, they mightiness not announcement – aliases care. Oh, and successful a beautiful creation flourish, you tin screen nan camera by closing its rima erstwhile you want much privacy. — Mat Smith, UK Bureau Chief

Ok, while not a functioning portion of technology, this new Lego set makes a delightful gift for immoderate tech person successful your life. They'll get a nostalgia travel erstwhile building this 421-piece exemplary of that GameBoy they had erstwhile they were kids, which is complete pinch pressable A and B buttons, + power pad and prime and commencement buttons. Included successful nan group are ceramic replicas of Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Mario Land crippled paks, positive a Nintendo commencement surface that makes nan completed portion astatine slightest look playable.

The caller Google TV Streamer takes everything awesome astir nan original Chromecast and ups nan ante. The wedge-shaped set-top box supports 4K video pinch HDR, HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, positive Dolby Digital and Atmos audio. And it goes without saying that each of nan awesome streaming services are supported here, too, truthful your giftee tin usage it to binge-watch Netflix, Max, Disney+ aliases nan newest YouTube transmission they’ve subscribed to. The Android TV interface is 1 of nan easiest to use, and successful our testing, we recovered it to beryllium nan astir equal-opportunity TV OS erstwhile it comes to recommendations for caller contented to watch (whereas others, for illustration Fire TV devices from Amazon, thin to favour nan genitor company’s content). All of this is packaged pinch a useful distant that makes navigating nan UI ace simple, and if your recipient ever loses their remote, they tin push a fastener connected nan backmost of nan streamer to make it ringing truthful they tin (hopefully) find it.

A Nest camera makes a bully gift for Google Assistant fans, but besides anyone other who has yet to dive into nan world of location security. The indoor cam is peculiarly useful because it will fto them support an oculus connected nan wrong of their location erstwhile they’re astatine work, connected picnic aliases different occupied. This camera is smart capable to admit people, pets and vehicles, truthful they tin usage it to show their furry friends aliases constituent it retired a model to spot who’s pulling up their driveway erstwhile they’re not astatine home. It tin nonstop mobility alerts to their phone, and it supports 2K video signaling and two-way audio.

Samsung fans person their reply to nan AirTags successful nan company’s SmartTag 2. We see it to beryllium nan best Bluetooth tracker for Samsung smartphones, and it has 1 of our favourite designs of immoderate tracker. The oval-shaped fob has a ample keyring spread built in, but Samsung besides sells tiny holders that person a keychain connected them arsenic good successful lawsuit you deliberation your giftee would for illustration it. Once group up, this instrumentality will support way of their belongings successful nan SmartThings Find app, and it’ll alert them if they time off their items down astatine a java shop aliases room erstwhile they get excessively acold retired of range.

This Samsung wireless charger will springiness them abstraction to powerfulness up their Galaxy handset and either a compatible Galaxy Watch aliases brace of wireless earbuds. It supports up to 15W of powerfulness for accelerated charging, and its slim, compact creation will make it easy for them to find a spot for it connected their nightstand aliases their work-from-home desk. It besides has a built-in LED parameter ray that will alteration colors to fto them cognize erstwhile their devices are still powering up and erstwhile they’re fresh to go.

Sony’s XB100 portable speaker packs a punch for specified a mini device, making it a awesome gift (stocking stuffer even?) for almost anyone. It provides beardown sound pinch heavy bass, and it includes a sound diffusion processor for a much expansive profile. Its diminutive creation has an IP67 rating, making it dust- and waterproof, and its built successful strap makes it moreover much portable. Along pinch its 16 hours of artillery life, your giftee will beryllium capable to usage this speaker successful each different situations, for agelong stretches of time, acknowledgment to its built-in mic that allows it to double arsenic a speakerphone.

Sony has truthful galore coagulated products successful nan headphone and earbud space, and nan WF-C510 are immoderate of nan newest (and immoderate of nan astir affordable). These $60 wireless earbuds travel successful 3 colors, person an IPX4 water-resistance standing and up to 11 hours of listening clip connected a azygous charge. While they don’t person progressive sound cancelation, they do person transparency mode, which will make it easier for them to deterioration nan buds each time moreover weaving successful and retired of conversations. Top that disconnected pinch multipoint Bluetooth connectivity and you person a brace of earbuds that battalion a batch of worth into a small, inexpensive package.