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Men, regardless of age, love electronic gadgets. In this article, we will give you an idea of how you impress your man by giving him a special gift.
Regardless of the type of occasion, you’re looking to make a high-tech gift at a low price?
Consumer electronics is often synonymous with high prices. Smartphones are sold for several hundred dollars, while TVs cost several thousand. However, there are many devices and gadgets that can be obtained for a small fee. This is the whole purpose of this guide, which can prove very useful in the run-up to the holiday season.
The list we offer is very heterogeneous and should give you gift ideas, that the person you want to make happy has a profile of “nerd”, amassed all kinds of high-tech gadgets, or has specific needs in nomadism. There’s even something to delight retrogaming enthusiasts, with a mini arcade and a famous electronic game.
And if you really can’t find shoes at your feet, we have a joker to offer you, at the end of the article, with some suggestions that we consider relevant.
- TRIBE Star Wars Darth Vader USB key
There are heaps of USB sticks and many have a pretty all-around design. But some models stand out, tapping into pop culture. This is the case of this Tribe USB stick dressed as Darth Vader.
On the technical side, the key includes 16GB of storage space and uses a USB 2.0 standard, a little dated, unfortunately. Tribe offers models other than Darth Vader, such as Yoda, R2D2, Chewbacca, C3PO, or BB-8. Warning: not all designs are offered with the same storage spaces (there are also 8 or 32GB). The price will also vary depending on the size of the USB stick and the look you have chosen for your Christmas gift.
- Sony MDR-ZX310
Find a correct headset for less than 50 dollars, mission impossible? Not for the Sony MDR-ZX310. For this price range, the product is distinguished by both a neat look and a satisfying sound.
It’s certainly not quite the kind of headset that the most demanding music lovers will be rushing to, but Sony’s MDR-ZX310R model still has a few assets up its sleeve. In addition to a rather elegant design and without excess (it is also available with a blue, black, or white finish), the headset delivers an honorable sound for this price range. And that’s the bottom line.
- Portable Speaker
The Anker SoundCore is a mini-speaker that promises fifteen hours of streaming after a full charge. It can be connected via Bluetooth, auxiliary cable, or receive a micro SD card depending on where your music is (for example on Spotify or Deezer, via your smartphone). Its small dimensions do not prevent it from delivering a relatively powerful sound, given its size.
A portable speaker can be a good solution to sound a room, without having to ruin yourself. It is the ideal companion for holidays, as it does not take up space in the bag and can be used in accommodation that is not particularly equipped. The range of the signal via Bluetooth is 20 meters and an automatic reconnection with the last device used is planned.
- Tile Mate
The Tile Mate is an electronic device that clings to keys, fits into a bag, or slips into a wallet. Once paired with the smartphone and its app, this Bluetooth tracker rings to signal the location of the lost object associated with it. The opposite way is possible: press the tracker to trigger the mobile’s ringtone, even in silent mode.
The announced range is 45 meters between the Tile Mate and a smartphone. These are the optimal conditions: depending on the environment, the Bluetooth signal may be less extensive. However, the app includes a history of the last known location, which can help find an object potentially off the radar. The gadget uses a button battery to work.
- Smartphone goals
Smartphones are now capable of taking very successful photographs. However, some effects are best achievable with a specific goal. AMIR’s 9-in-1 kit features nine different lenses to hang on a smartphone: two wide-angle lenses, two macro lenses, a fisheye lens, a telephoto lens, a CPL lens, a Starburst lens, and a kaleidoscope lens.
- Raspberry Pi Zero WH
Do you have a very nerd close friend in your entourage? Is he remarkably resourceful with computers? Maybe a single-card nanocomputer would be able to brighten up its Christmas.
The Raspberry Pi Zero WH stands out from the Raspberry Pi Zero W due to the presence of a 40-pin GPIO connector already welded on the map. For the rest, the features do not change: a Broadcom BCM2835 chip at 1 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, a mini-HDMI port, a Micro USB On-The-Go port, another for power, Bluetooth 4.1 compatibility, Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n LAN)
- Emtec PowerPouch
Manufacturers all promise that their smartphones last more than a day. To no longer have to worry about mobile life, an external battery is a solution. In addition, it does not take up much space.
Do you hear your uncle regularly pestering against the still too low battery life of his smartphone? Maybe it’s time to offer an external battery, which also acts as a pouch to protect the mobile while charging. This is what Emtec’s Power Pouch offers. Its capacity is 5000 mAh, which allows it to ensure without worry several recharges. A musket is also available.
- Mini arcade terminal
You bought a PlayStation 4 last year from your toddler and he keeps expressing his interest in the latest AAA titles of the console? So be teased and show him the video games of the 80s, with this mini arcade terminal dedicated to Pac-Man. Sounds, controls, and gameplay are original. And if he ever finds the game too childish, he already tries to master the miniature controls!
- Tamagotchi
They were all the rage in the late 1990s. The Tamagotchis, a forgotten time, are making a comeback, especially among the thirty-somethings who knew this time.
People who grew up in the 1990s certainly remember the Tamagotchis, those electronic toys where you had to look after a small virtual creature. Fallen into oblivion in the following years, these little gadgets have been experiencing a revival of interest for some time. Enough to make a friend fall back in adolescence or to show your children what you were playing when you were younger!
- Google Play gift card
Sometimes you have to know how to leave your hand: if you don’t know what to buy, a gift card can be a good alternative.
