72 Genius Tech Gifts for Anyone You Know (2024)

Finding the latest and greatest tech gifts is a serious undertaking. I review this stuff for a living, so I'll let you know what they actually want. We're all touching tech every second of every day. We've got tech in our hands, tech over our eyes, tech in our homes, tech on our kitchen counters, and tech in our bedrooms. Even our paper notebooks are tech enabled. Hell, we're using tech to wake us up instead of the sun. If you're not as savvy as the person you're buying for, don't worry. Like I said, they pay me to do it full-time.

Try scrolling Amazon's tech section for a few minutes; it's stupid. Another pair of wireless earbuds and a portable charger are not standout gifts, unless they're a need. To really wow the loved one you're buying a gift for, you gotta dig. An under-desk treadmill, a smart home device, a revolutionary tablet, a WiFi-enabled charcoal grill—this is the stuff that's going to blow their minds. For other suggestions, though, I found the 72 best tech gifts for anyone on your list. New blockbuster tech to ol' reliable house tech and everything in between. This is what they want.

These headphones are powered 100 percent by light, be it sunlight or lightbulb light. The future is now.

Traditionally, we've had a hard-line stance that adults should not own colorful LED lights. But the Philips Hue collection can connect to music or TV, and it displays in tasteful, muted shades.... We'll allow this one.

Glasses that can take photo or video, 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.

Another pick from our gadget awards, this speaker sounds just as good as it looks.

Buy them this smart TV that packs up into a suitcase.

One of the smartest health wearables—and that's saying something—to be released in recent years, this ring accurately tracks heart rate, sleep cycles, and activity, then provides insight and guidance based on what it tracks. Considering how discreet it is, that's quite a feat of engineering.

A paper-white tablet that'll do everything your iPad does. It's one of our favorite products of the year.

They can use these XR glasses to project iPhone games in the park or TV shows on the ceiling.

Not even those of us who spend a lot of hours driving know what the heck is happening all the time—who's behind us, what hit us, etc. Garmin's dashcam will take care of that—day and night—while looking virtually unnoticeable and giving results through an easy-to-understand app.

Movie nights are getting an upgrade.

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.

The latest iteration of TAG Heuer smartwatches—yes, smartwatches by TAG Heuer—comes in all of its Swiss mechanical glory. It's an indispensable tracker of all things in the busy fitness hustle: running, cycling, swimming, fitness, golf, wellness, and more.

For some real space-age recovery, though, compression massaging is what they need. They'll feel like an elite athlete, which will lead them to train like an elite athlete, which will get them in elite-athlete shape.

A lot of kitchen tech falls into the category of cool, not useful. But the Nutr? It's the most useful thing they can have in their kitchen. No more expensive alternative milks and creamers with fake additives.

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

Apple's best-in-class headphones. You want a pair. They want a pair. Just about everyone wants a pair.

A little suitcase-sized grill that can do everything from burgers to veggies to whole trout. Perfect for the tailgater or outdoorsperson.

This wireless thermometer, designed for professional kitchens, takes incredibly accurate readings in two seconds. Anyone serious about cooking meat can use it to achieve grilling perfection.