We’ve compiled a list of the best tech gifts for family and friends, and every item here can be had for under $50.
Echo Dot with Clock
This one even comes with an LED display that can show the time, outdoor temperature, or timers. It’s perhaps the best tech gift you can give to your nightstand (or someone else’s nightstand). Under $50, this is one of the best tech gifts you can provide since almost everybody knows what this is.
TaoTronics Wireless Earbuds
Bluetooth earphones used to cost a lot, but these days you don’t have to rob a bank to pay for one. Even truly wireless earphones like the TaoTronics Wireless Earbuds are available for under $50 and can be a great tech gift. They offer a modern music experience with Bluetooth 5.0 and an IPX7 splash-resistant rating. The company does not go overboard to claim high-quality audio performance. In their own words, the earphones offer “CD-like quality sound,” but customers have rated it rather highly. Battery life is rated at 5 hours of continuous playback with an extra 35hours using the case.
Mujjo Touchscreen Gloves for Winter
Smartphones today are completely touchscreen, but touchscreens are also present on laptops, refrigerators, smart displays, etc. These are capacitive touchscreens that react only to your fingers, though, not clothes. This makes using these in a cold winter night very difficult unless you take off your gloves. Mujjo Touchscreen Gloves were designed precisely to fit into your modern touchscreen centric life. The touchscreen gloves feature a 3M Thinsulate in a sandwich construction for better insulation. They’re windproof as well. The conductivity of the gloves is not limited either. You can use any fingers to touch the screen. This is the perfect tech gift under $50 for someone who lives in a colder environment, can’t handle winters well or for travelers.
Holife Handheld Vacuum Cordless Cleaner
This is an upgraded version of the Holife Cordless Handheld Vacuum cleaner above. Holife Upgraded Handheld Vacuum Cordless Cleaner features a 100W motor. This handheld vacuum cleaner can thoroughly clean dust, crumbs, pet hair, and even liquids from your carpets, offices, vehicles, etc. The 2200 mAh battery keeps this thing running for up to 30 minutes. The charging time is also the same at 3 to 4 hours. The three attachments let you easily clean debris in tight corners & spaces and hair or dirt on delicate surfaces & upholstery. The Liquid nozzle is for cleaning unexpected liquid spills. In case the vacuum cleaner overheats, it automatically shuts down to prevent any damage to the motor or other internal components. All those components together with the motor and the battery weigh up to 3.4 lbs.
AUKEY USB C Power Bank
The AUKEY USB C Power Bank looks more like a smartphone itself than a power bank. Where most power banks are thick and bulky, this one is thin and flat while still packing in a massive 20,000 mAh battery. This makes it the best tec gift for a traveler, and it costs under $50. For reference, it can charge your iPhone 8 up to 7.3 times, or a 9.7-inch iPad Pro 1.5 times, or a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 up to 4 times. The surface has been given a matte finish, which makes it fingerprint-resistant. There are three USB-A ports, a USB-C port, a micro USB port, and even a lightning port. So no matter what device you want to charge, you can plug it in. The power bank can provide a maximum output of 3A. There is a minimalist LED indicator to indicate the current battery level.
SanDisk 256GB USB-C Flash Drive
These days, even iPads support external storage and also feature USB C ports. USB C ports are also increasingly common on Android smartphones and all kinds of premium laptops. It makes sense to invest in a USB C flash drive. SanDisk is a well-reputed name in this space, and this SanDisk USB C flash drive offers 256GB of storage. It also features a USB A port on the other end, in case you need it. High-speed USB 3.1 allows read speeds of up to 150MB/s. SanDisk even has for Android devices that automatically backs up your files to the flash drive anytime it is connected. It will be hard to find a person in this generation who couldn’t always use an additional 256GB of portable storage. That’s why it’s another great tech gift and is under $50.
BLAVOR Solar Power Bank with Wireless Charger
Blavor Solar Power Bank is a wireless charger based on the Qi wireless charging standard. The solar power bank is built for outdoor use, though, and is IPX4 splash-proof, dustproof, and shockproof. There’s also a built-in flashlight and compass. Don’t worry, though, if the sun is not out yet because it can also be charged via traditional means, i.e., a charger with a micro USB and Type C inputs. With a 5V/2A charging, the 10,000 mAh can be recharged in about 6 hours. If you know someone who likes to travel a lot to places where charging a phone might not come easy, what could be a better tech gift for them under $50? Maybe the AUKEY USB C power bank, which is also listed down here.
Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote
Echo Wall Clock
Roku 4K Streaming Stick
Etekcity WiFi Smart Scale
Trying to lose weight? Everyone knows losing weight is pretty tough, but keeping track of it is no easy job either. The Etekcity WiFi Smart Scale is a rechargeable Bluetooth body fat scale. Once you install the VeSync app on your phone and connect the smart scale via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, your weight data is automatically synced to the app. With the VeSync app, you can sync your fitness data with Apple Health, Google Fit, and Fitbit too. Etekcity Body Scale also calculates Body Fat, Body Water, Muscle Mass, Bone Mass, Protein, BMR, Metabolic Age, Visceral Fat, Subcutaneous Fat, Fat-Free Body Weight, and BMI apart from your Weight. The maximum weight it can sustain is 400 lbs or 180kg. A single charge gives you almost six months of battery life.
Logitech Stereo Gaming Headset with Mic
Gaming headphones have a type, or rather stereotype, that most of them fit into. You can tell the Logitech 81-000541 G230 is a gaming headset by simply looking at it. That can be a good or bad thing, depending on who you ask. But gaming headphones have to be comfortable. The Logitech Stereo Gaming Headset features soft and durable cloth earpads with a lightweight design. The headphone frequency response ranges from 20Hz to 20KHz, while the microphone response ranges from 50Hz to 20KHz. The microphone folds away when not needed and acts as a noise-canceling mic too.
Digital Photo Frame 8″
We love keeping our best memories framed and in places where they’re always visible. But why use one frame for one photo? When everything is going digital, maybe your photo frame should too. The BSIMB Digital Picture Frame is a display that acts as a photo frame for your digital photos. It’s the best tech gift for anyone, be it your parents, your grandparents, relatives, or just friends. The 8-inch display has a resolution of 1024 x768 pixels and is a TFT liquid crystal panel with a low-consumption LED-backlit. A built-in motion sensor can automatically turn off the screen when no one is around, although this feature is off by default. This is an offline device, although it can display a clock, calendar, reminder, etc.
Anker 49.5W PowerDrive Speed
The Anker Car Charger is a dual-port adapter with a USB Type C 30W port for MacBooks and laptops. The other port is a USB Type-A 19.5W port for old iOS and Android devices. You can still use the 30W port to charge your iPhones or Androids, though. Anker Power Driver can charge almost anything that charges via USB A or USB C ports. The Power Delivery technology allows the 30W port to charge a MacBook 2016 from 0 to 100% in 2 hours and 30 minutes. Similarly, the USB-A port is laced with Anker’s own Power 2.0 tech, which allows it to charge devices at full speed. The adapter is built to be compact and therefore has a size smaller than the length of a credit card.
Sena Leather Apple Watch Travel Charging Case
Sena Leather Watch Travel Charging Case for Apple Watch is not quite what it sounds like. It’s not a case that you put your Apple Watch in to charge it. It is rather a case to hold the charging cable. The cable can easily fold around inside the case, and the connector can pop out from the top of the case. This lets you simply keep your Apple watch on the case to charge it while the other end of the cable is connected to a power supply. The charging case can hold a 38mm, 40mm, 42mm, or 44mm watch. The case is wrapped in European leather and trimmed with polished gunmetal. It may not sound like the most useful tech gift, but it is certainly as luxury an Apple Watch owner who travels a lot will enjoy.
Godefa Cell Phone Camera Lens Kit
Smartphones have tiny camera lenses compared to dedicated cameras like DSLRs or Mirrorless cameras. Yet, thanks to amazing software post-processing, they can take remarkable photos. The only limitation is the size of the camera lenses. Gofella cellphone camera lens kit aims to rectify that problem to an extent. The kit comes with a tripod as well as a shutter remote, and an 18X telephoto zoom lens, 0.63X wide-angle lens & 15X macro lens, 198°fisheye lens, six kaleidoscope lens, and CPL filter lens. For someone quite serious about smartphone photography, there couldn’t be a better tech gift than the Gofella smartphone camera lens kit.
BESTEK Smart WiFi Power Strip
BESTEK Smart WiFi Power Strip does have a smart design. Instead of a linear or circular design, BESTEK opts for a cube design with three outlets on three sides, two smart USB A ports (0 – 2.4A) on the top side, a cable on one side, and the base on the bottom side. So instead of taking up a lot of space like a traditional power strip, BESTEK’s smart WiFi Power Strip only takes up space for a single socket. That’s not the only smart thing about it, of course. Besteck Smart Plug can be remotely turned on or off via the BESTEK Home app, Alexa, or Google Assistant. The base holds the strip in place and can also stick to walls, the underside of a desk, etc. pretty securely. It does have safety features built-in to protect your devices. If you know someone who could use a smart plug, this gift is well under $50.
Nutale Nut3 Smart Tracker Key Finder
The Nutale Nut3 Smart Tracker Key Finder is more than just a key finder. It is based on the same concept as Tiles, which, if you didn’t know, is a Bluetooth tracker. You tie it up with something you tend to misplace often, and it will ring when you need to, kind of like how you usually find your phone when you misplace it. It also records the last detected location of your things on the map so you can get there and find them using the Bluetooth tracker. This makes for the best tech gift for someone who misplaces things a lot, especially keys. For under $50, you get to gift a pack of two trackers with a range of 10-20 meters indoors and 30-50 meters outdoors. Best Gifts 2019 This ends our list of the best tech gifts under $50 that you can give to your friends and family. We have tried to cover a wide range of products for all kinds of people from those who travel a lot to those who misplace things. Hopefully, we were able to help you find something you like. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
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