Meta Ray-Ban Smart Wayfarer

Glasses that can take photos or videos, 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.

Xgimi MoGo 3 Pro

There's no shortage of portable projectors on the market, but the issue with most of them is user interface. Xgimi fixed this by actually licensing Google TV for the MoGo 3 Pro. The result is a portable projector that just works seamlessly. Netflix, Disney, Max—it's all there with simple log-in processes.

This is a great one for parents of young kids. Anywhere they end up, they can put together a movie night.

reMarkable Paper Pro

The tablets that reMarkable makes aren't like the tablets you've used. They're not connected to the Internet, but they can export any type of document to a computer. These are tools for computer workers who want to lock in without constant Slack notifications but still have all the benefits of a modern tablet.

Additionally, it doesn't look that revolutionary, but reMarkable has actually reinvented the wheel here by adding color to an e-paper tablet. It's a wildly complicated feat and opens up a whole new world for the company's work tablets.

Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra

Here's a gift idea, the Esquire Gadget Award–winning mattress attachment that gives them the best sleep of their life and records better data than any wearable ever could. The Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra will cool them off to go to bed, adjust them for snoring in the middle of the night, and warm them up so they can wake up at their desired time. It's the most futuristic item on this list.

HP Sprocket Smartphone 2"x3" Printer

If you have a teen in the family, get them this little HP printer that will turn any phone-camera picture into a Polaroid. Kids are already into everything analog, but hopefully this will really kick-start an obsession with physical media.

Light Phone II

Sometimes the best tech gift is one that's meant to keep them unplugged. Light is a tech company making our favorite "dumb" phones. These are meant to do the bare essentials like call, text, and give map directions. No Instagram, no TikTok, no additively colorful screen. Give this to someone who wants, or needs, to unplug a bit.

Therabody SleepMask

Everybody knows somebody who has sleep troubles. For that person, get them the brand-new Therabody SleepMask. It blocks out 100 percent of the light and gently vibrates them to sleep.

SimPure Y10C

If they're obsessive about purifying their water, this is the endgame. A SimPure countertop dispenser is more convenient than any fridge jug, and it's better at filtration than any fridge filter.

LG StandbyME

What will they do with a 27-inch touch-screen TV on wheels? Well, there's a lot. It can be a recipe book in the kitchen. It can be a YouTube how-to screen in the garage. Use it to watch an at-home workout video. At the foot of the bed, it's the perfect size for a weeknight binge. It can do a little bit of everything.

Meater 2 Plus

Meater's newest smart thermometer is our pick for the at-home chef in your life. We've written about it at length, but essentially it offers a ridiculous amount of precision when baking, grilling, or cooking on the stovetop.

Philips Hue Signe Floor Lamp

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.

Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug

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.

Courant MAG:3

We've written plenty about this thing, but it boils down to this: It's a bedside charger and catchall that looks nicer than any other tech item. The saddle leather gives it a classy look. If they have an iPhone and a messy bedside table, this is a solid option.

Rapsodo Mobile Launch Monitor

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

Kodak Pixpro WPZ2

Maybe it's just my friends, but I'm seeing two trends on Instagram. First, everyone is into digital cameras now. They're easier to use than film but a nice alternative to overly upscaled phone-camera photos. Second, everyone is getting outside more.

If this sounds like anyone on your list, a rugged Kodak Pixpro is a fun little gift. They can take it on the slopes, on white-water-rafting trips, wherever. It's damn near unbreakable and great for point-and-shoot amateur photographers.

Rocco The Super Smart Fridge

This smart fridge was all over my Instagram ads, and I was really getting influenced. (Careful: If you click this link, you might get put in the same boat.) Then I tried one out for a review and realized I'd been hooked. This drinks fridge lets you control everything from your phone, shows what you have stocked, and, most importantly, looks incredible. If they live in an apartment or have a little drinks cave in the house, this is a phenomenal gift.

Form Smart Swim 2 Goggles

These might not be ideal for your brother who swam collegiately. But for your husband who swims laps at the YMCA for low-impact cardio? Oh baby, this is as good as it gets. The Form Smart Swim 2 coaches on a whole load of things, but the most useful aspect is that it can beam split times in front of them as they're swimming. No more "Feels like a bad split; I should speed up." They can know exactly where they're pacing.

Garmin Dash Cam Mini

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.

Meta Quest 3

The thinking was that the new Nintendo console might be this year's must-have gaming gift, but it's looking like it'll be a 2025 release. In that vacuum, the new Meta Quest 3 has become the must-have device.

Meta is starting to get into a VR-gaming groove. With the Quest 3, it looks like we're finally entering the future of gaming that we were all promised.

Tushy Warm Water Spa Bidet

A warm-water bidet, though ... that's definitely tech. A weird thing to gift? Yeah, maybe. But when you consider how drastically it will improve their life, the social faux pas doesn't seem so bad.