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2021 Tech Gifts for Everyone on Your List

2021 Tech Gifts for Everyone on Your List

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IoT For All

- Last Updated: December 2, 2024

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IoT For All

- Last Updated: December 2, 2024

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The holiday shopping season is in full swing. We've spent the last several months testing new tech products to help make your shopping experience easier. Everything we have been testing is listed here with our thoughts on each device. Sit back, let us show you perfect gifts for everyone on your list, and enjoy your holiday season!

Drop that pack of socks! These tech gifts will help you find something for everyone on your list!

Pets & Family


CatGenie A.I.: The Worldā€™s First Cat Box That Flushes Away Cat Waste

CatGenie has replaced cat litter with reusable, washable granules that never need changing because they are washed and dried after each use. Simply set up the CatGenie A.I. and say goodbye to the disgusting, smelly, and environmentally unfriendly mess of cat litter for good.

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CatGenie A.I. Cat Box

Our Impressions

ā€œThe CateGenie is a really cool piece of tech that is deceptively simple to set up and start using. I was worried my historically finicky cats would be reluctant to use it, but all-around itā€™s made my household very happy.ā€ -- Fumiko

Where to Buy: Website
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Fi Series 2: GPS Enabled Dog Collar With Smartphone App

This is the answer for dog owners looking to track their dogs' whereabouts and monitor key health data such as activity and sleep from their phones. The product has fantastic battery life (3 months), is waterproof, and offers a variety of colors and sizes for all types of dogs.

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FI Series 2 Dog Collar

Our Impressions

ā€œThe Fi collar was extremely simple to set up. I have a large, energetic, 10-month-old German Shepherd, so being able to track that sheā€™s getting the right amount of activity is pretty critical to us. I also really enjoy being able to remotely track her location, activity, and sleep when sheā€™s staying with friends or family members for peace of mind.ā€

Where to buy: Website


Sabit Pet E-Tag: Smart Dog Tag To Monitor Your Dog From Anywhere

Dog owners can easily track and monitor the location of their dogs via their smartphones. This does require a subscription plan to continuously monitor your pet's activity.

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Our Impressions

Our Impressions: ā€œWe had the opportunity to speak with the creators of this product, and we loved their enthusiasm and vision for the product. Their use of different connectivity technologies helps make this a great option for helping monitor your pet anywhere. It has great battery life, is waterproof, and allows you to create a virtual fence -- definitely worth checking out as you look for the best way to track your dog inside and outside.ā€ -- Hannah

Where to buy: Website


Wayzn: The Smart Sliding Door Opener for Dogs

Any dog owner (or pet owner for that matter) with a sliding glass door that is looking to make letting their pets in and out of the house easier will love Wazyn. This DIY solution is quite simple to install and integrates with Alexa. It comes equipped with built-in sensors, a mobile app, and a camera to provide an easier way to give your pets freedom to move in and out of the house.

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Wayzn Smart Door Opener

Our Impressions

ā€œBefore getting the Wayzn, I didnā€™t realize how often I needed to stop what I was doing to let our dog in and out of the yard, but now I constantly find myself using Alexa or the Wayzn mobile app to open the back door even if we're home with our pup. I wish we had this when we were first potty training her, but Iā€™m happy sheā€™s able to have total freedom to go outside whenever she needs to now.ā€ --Dani

Where to Buy: Ā Website


Tile Pro: Their Most Powerful Tracker Yet

Android or Apple devices users who are looking to better keep track of their things can connect to this device. Tile offers a wide range of different devices to track anything you can slip their sleek little devices into or onto

Tile Pro

Tile Pro

Our Impressions

ā€œIā€™m a new Tile user, but always known them to be a leader in the space from day one. Their new offering has an impressive design and is simple to get set up, not to mention a super friend interface on their app. Its range is even more impressive (400 ft), and the fact that it can integrate with voice assistants is just the perfect cherry on top.ā€ -- Ryan

Where to buy: Website


TickTalk 4: The Safe Smartwatch That Keeps Kids Connected to Their Families

It comes loaded with features similar to an adult smartwatch but designed responsibly for children ages 5-12. There is no internet, no social media, and all messages are encrypted end-to-end. This is perfect for families looking for a safe smartphone alternative that focuses on privacy and transparency.

TickTalk 4

TickTalk 4

Our Impressions

ā€œWhat a cool product! It has free music streaming, activity tracking, photo/video capabilities, video calling, the list goes on, all packaged in a great device that keeps parents in control. Using this smartwatch was a breeze, our testing shows us just how tech-savvy kids are these days. The more we dug into the feature set, the more impressed we were with the design and ability to include so much in a single device, while keeping privacy and security front and center.ā€ -- Ryan

Where to buy: Amazon


XGO2: The Smartwatch to Keep Kids Physically Active and Safe

Parents who are looking for a safe way to introduce children ages 4-10 to digital life while working to find a balance between screen time and physical activity will find what they're looking for here.

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XGO2 Smartwatch

Our Impressions

ā€œGreat price point, we love the gamification element, where kids earn Xplora Coins for every 1k steps they take. These Coins can be redeemed on their Goplay platform for a wide variety of popular games. The GPS tracking and ability for kids to receive pre-approved calls, text messages, and emojis, really makes this a smartwatch worth exploring for younger children.ā€ -- Ryan

Where to buy: Website


Nixplay Smart Photo Frame Touch: The Frame to Connect Friends and Family

Looking to digitally display photos and videos from friends and family in your home or at your place of work? Look no further!

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Nixplay Smart Photo Frame

Our Impressions

ā€œGreat product, easy to set up and add loved ones to more easily share (and display) photos and videos privately. Nixplay has a membership option to increase storage space, video clip length, among other benefits to consider (not a requirement for use). I have a previous version that my parents love using, so definitely worth considering for the holiday season.ā€ -- Ryan

Where to buy:Ā Website


Ozobot Evo for Home: Bluetooth-Enabled Coding Robot for Teaching STEAM

Children ages 5+ will have a blast with this at home or in the classroom while learning to build STEAM skills. The robot can easily be guided by parents, making it easier than ever for children to learn basic coding concepts and build their own programs.

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Ozobot Evo

Our Impressions

ā€œSuper cool little coding robot intuitively designed to be a great starting point for learning to code. It was easy to get started, and we could see how this is not just a tool for simple coding concepts, but also one that integrates with Googleā€™s Blockly to expand the learning and creative potential by giving children the opportunity to create a wide range of programs using OzoBlockly.ā€ -- Ryan

Where to buy:Ā Website


Artie Max: The Code-to-Draw Robot for Kids

Children ages 8+ who are interested in learning how to code will have a blast with this simple, easy-to-use tool. Children can learn five different coding languages (Blocky, Snap!, JavaScript, Python, and C++) securely while creating colorful works of art.

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Artie Max Robot

Our Impressions

ā€œArtie Max was super easy to use and a perfect fit for the children we tested it with, who were already fascinated with technology and art. The robotā€™s personality was a great fit to help keep the children entertained and learning at the same time, not always an easy thing to do. We wish we had this in school when we were in STEM classes.ā€ -- Ryan

Where to buy:Ā Amazon


Smart Teddy: The Parent-Designed Toy to Teach Good Habits In a Fun New Way

Parents of younger children (ages 3+) looking for a new, creative way to help interact with their children and promote positive, healthy activities and habits will love Smart Teddy.

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Smart Teddy

Our Impressions

Definitely a unique approach to early childhood education. Once you set up the Smart Teddy, itā€™s quite easy to use and tailor towards the activities and habits you are looking to help your children with. Assuming the child builds a good relationship with the Smart Teddy, we can definitely see how this could fit in with parents' efforts to help children learn.ā€ -- Ryan

Where to buy:Ā Amazon


Smart Home & Office


Vibe Smart Board: A Powerful (and Fun) Tool to Help Your Team Collaborate Like Never Before

This smartboard is perfect for any office sessions where teams are looking for a better way to brainstorm, present to clients, and improve virtual training sessions. You get everything from video conferencing capabilities to applications (Youtube, Chrome, etc.), combined with an endless number of writing canvases. So, if youā€™re like us and have multiple people in your office constantly sharing the whiteboard and taking photos of their ideas before they are erased then youā€™ll love the ability to create multiple user profiles on Vibe so you can save and revisit your work at any time.

Vibe Smartboard

Vibe Smartboard

Our Impressions

ā€œWe are consistently ā€˜wowedā€™ by products that come through our door, but this one may take the cake. From setup to logging in the first time, the process could not have been easier. The screenā€™s responsiveness was fantastic and the feel was even better than we expected. Weā€™ve all used whiteboards around the office, but this is like having unlimited whiteboards all in one place, something I promise you will be worth the investment if youā€™re looking for a better, cleaner, and more feature-rich way to collaborate with your team and/or present to clients.ā€ -- Ryan

(Bonus: We plan to make some really exciting content for our audience with the Vibe Smart Board, so stay tuned!)

Where to Buy: Website
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WiFi Everywhereā„¢ Powerline 1200 av2 Wireless Kit: Use Your Existing Electrical Outlets to Expand Your Wireless Network

Perfect for anyone looking to get better coverage of their wireless network within a certain location. You donā€™t have to be tech-savvy to get it working, which is a huge plus.

WiFi Everywhereā„¢ Powerline 1200 AV2 Wireless Kit

WiFi Everywhereā„¢ Powerline 1200 AV2 Wireless Kit

Our Impressions

ā€œThe setup couldnā€™t have been easier. We installed this in our office and immediately witnessed the benefits. Definitely worth exploring if you need to create or expand your wireless network in your home, especially for those hard to reach places.ā€ -- Ryan

Where to Buy: Website $149.99 $142.99 | Amazon $119.99 | Tiger Direct $129.99 | Walā€‘Mart $129.99


Canary View: The Perfect Indoor HD Security Camera and Surveillance Solution

Get this for anyone looking for a simple to set up indoor HD camera while also avoiding the upfront cost for video equipment; the Canary comes to you free of charge when you sign up for one of the most affordable premium services of any home security camera for $9.99/mo.

Canary View

Canary View

Our Impressions

ā€œGreat camera if youā€™re okay with paying a monthly subscription. The camera is easy to set up, great quality all around. Definitely worth lookin

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