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Ten tech gifts for the holidays
TIME picks the best consumer electronics from its annual inventions list for holiday shoppers.
In brief
TIME picks the best consumer electronics from its annual inventions list for holiday shoppers. TIME's editors selected ten consumer electronics from their Best Inventions list as holiday gift ideas for technology enthusiasts. Originally reported by TIME.
TIME's annual gift guide
TIME's editors and correspondents compile a Best Inventions list each year. As the holidays approach, the team selected ten consumer electronics from that list as perfect gifts for technology enthusiasts.
Clicks Power Keyboard
Clicks Technology makes a slide-out keyboard that snaps onto the magnetic back of most phones.
“make something that will feel so good [to use], even if you don't know why.”
Caligra Workbench
Caligra co-founder and CEO Grant Bisset developed Workbench, a minimalist operating system for users comfortable with terminal commands.
“Nothing flashes, nothing moves, nothing sells you things.”
XREAL Aura
XREAL Aura are lightweight extended reality glasses with a seventy-degree field of view, hand tracking, and spatial anchoring.
Plaud NotePin S
The Plaud NotePin S is a small device worn on a shirt or necklace that records and transcribes at a button press.Its app summarizes notes using templates.
“We are not lawyers, we are not engineers.”
Samsung Odyssey G8 G80HS
Samsung's thirty-two inch Odyssey G8 G80HS gaming monitor runs games at six K resolution and one hundred sixty-five hertz, then switches to three K at up to three hundred thirty hertz.
“The monitor adapts to the game, so the player doesn't have to compromise their gaming performance or experience.”
OhSnap Mcon
OhSnap's Mcon is a mobile game controller that attaches magnetically to a phone and pops out to reveal a full-size gamepad with thumbsticks, analog triggers, and fold-out grips.
Mark II
Mark II is a smart bookmark created by founder Eason Tang that highlights text and saves it in one app, letting readers take notes without picking up their phone.
“It's a lot smoother of a process.”
Fosi Audio MD3 MagDAC
Fosi Audio's MD3 MagDAC is a pocket-size digital-to-analog converter and amplifier that snaps onto a phone via MagSafe magnet.It upgrades audio quality for connected headphones or speakers.
Xteink X4 Pro
Xteink's X4 Pro is a pocket-sized e-reader small enough to carry and able to magnetically snap to a smartphone.It features a touchscreen, adjustable warm-and-cool front lighting, and a larger battery.
Apple iPhone Duo
Apple's iPhone Duo, released in October, is a foldable smartphone that unfolds to reveal a matte, light-deflecting surface with a barely-visible crease.
The one thing
TIME's editors selected ten consumer electronics from their Best Inventions list as holiday gift ideas for technology enthusiasts.
