The holiday season is upon us, and you may or may not have bought all the gifts you need. In case you haven’t, it’s not too late—in fact, if you’re looking for a gift for a tech-lover in your life, there are plenty of great options—and they don’t have to break the bank.
There are plenty of great tech gifts out there that cost less than $100—and we’ve put together a list of the best of them. Here’s your guide to the best last-minute tech gifts under $100.
Amazon Echo Show 5
The Amazon Echo Show 5 takes the ultra-powerful Alexa and gives it a visual touch—allowing the device to show information like weather and enable features like video-chatting. When it’s not in use, the Echo Show 5 can show off information like the time and your photos.
Lenovo Smart Clock
The Echo Show 5 is a great device, but many prefer to stick within the Google ecosystem—and if that’s you, then the Lenovo Smart Clock may be the way to go instead. The device has Google Assistant built right into it, allowing you to use it to control things like smart-home devices and get information from the Web.
Beats X Headphones
Beats headphones are getting better and better, and the Beats X headphones are no exception to that rule. The headphones offer a portable design that means you can take them with you wherever you go, plus they sound great too—offering plenty of bass and a decent amount of detail in the high end.
Philips Hue Starter Kit
Philips makes some of the best smart lights out there, through the Philips Hue range. You can get a starter kit, which comes with the Philips Hue hub and three white smart bulbs, at an impressively low price. Hue lights work with Alexa, Google Assistant and HomeKit—so they should integrate with any smart home setup.
Fitbit Inspire HR
For those who want to take better control of their health and fitness, a Fitbit is an excellent way to go. The Fitbit Inspire HR offers the ability to track activity like steps, distance and so on—plus it can track heart rate, which can help give a better indication of overall health.
Roku Streaming Stick+
Roku’s line of streaming devices offer an inexpensive way to bring smart features to your older TV—and the Streaming Stick+ is a perfect example of that. The device supports 4K streaming and HDR, and allows you to download all your favorite streaming services, including Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and so on.
Amazon Echo Dot
The Amazon Echo Dot is the perfect inexpensive way to access Amazon’s ultra-powerful Alexa. The Echo Dot allows you to use your voice to control smart home devices, find out information from the Web, and so on—and it sounds pretty good too, making it a solid choice for listening to music.
Google Nest Mini
The Echo Dot is awesome, but if you want a Google-compatible device, then the Nest Mini is the way to go instead. The Google Nest Mini offers access to Google Assistant, which means it integrates perfectly with devices like an Android phone or other Google Assistant-powered devices.
Belkin WeMo Mini
Smart home switches essentially allow you to turn your older dumb devices into smart ones. The Belkin WeMo Mini integrates with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit, meaning you can control it with your voice. It’s pretty well-designed too.
Amazon Kindle
Last but not least is the Amazon Kindle, which is a great gift for the avid reader out there. The Kindle looks almost like real paper, thanks to its e-ink display, plus it can store hundreds of books at once. The result? You’ll never have nothing to read.
