For Stockings
For the fashion conscious giftee on your list. This is a stylish leather tassel with a hidden iPhone/iPad charging cable. The tassel can be attached to a handbag or keyring so you always have a charging cable with you.
Speaking of phone chargers, check out these festive LED Christmas light charger cables.
My headphones are always getting tangled in the bottom of my work bag. For the music enthusiast or podcast listener in your life, an earphone organizer might be a really useful and inexpensive gift.
For Kids
Give your kids an intro to learning how circuits and electricity work with a fun board game. The goal is to arrange the pieces to form a path and light up the beacons on the challenge card.
This toy won the 2016 award for Innovative Toy of the Year. The MeccaNoid is a personal robot that your child can build, program and play with. When assembled, the robot is 4 feet tall and has thousands of pre-programmed phrases and voice recognition.
Kids can create their own clothing designs and share with an app. The kit comes with a 62-page design book, colored pencils, markers and a case. Complete challenges, earn rewards and unlock new features in the app.
For Teens
Teens are notoriously sleepy and sometimes hard to get out of bed in the morning. Try Clocky, an alarm clock that rolls away from you as the alarm goes off and continues to beep until caught, forcing the user to get out of bed to turn off the alarm. Clocky can also jump from a 3-foot tall nightstand.
For Adults
Electric toothbrushes have been around for a while, but this Bluetooth brush is able to connect with a smartphone app to give you feedback on your brushing habits, like if you are brushing too hard. It also tracks when you brush and motivates you with achievements you can earn within the app by brushing frequently.
By lighting this camp stove, the heat generates a small amount of electricity, which allows you to charge or power a USB device. A rechargeable battery stores excess energy for charging things later.
From their website, "This smart shower head lights up the water spray with different colors depending on the amount of water used," changing from green to red when you are using beyond 10.5 gallons. Of course, no smart device would be complete without its own app to adjust the colors, threshold, and monitor how much money you are saving by conserving water.
If there is one downside to being able to take and store endless photos on our smartphones, it is the hassle of having to get to a computer or store and print them out. The Fujifilm Instax camera is great for those who want to have a hard copy of a photo, instantly, without the fuss. Just like a digital version of the old Polaroid cameras that were once quite popular.
The air tends to be quite dry in the wintertime, leaving many of us with stuffy noses or dry skin. Humidifiers can be an essential item to have on hand, and this USB model allows you to take it on the go, use at your computer or even in your car.
For Pets
Load the Furbo with dog treats and use an app on your smartphone to have the Furbo release a treat. The device also has a barking sensor to alert you via the app when it senses your dog barking. The app allows you to transmit your voice through the Furbo's built in speakers.
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