PLAY IT AGAIN, GOOGLE
Needing your hands-free jokes/puns aside, Google Home works with a wide range of music services to set the mood and remind you to do things. You might also be cooking, Google Home can read out recipes to help even the most junior of chefs. Could it be the perfect Valentine’s Day device?
$99 / store.google.com
OBLIGATORY DESIGNER SEX ITEM
Possibly the most beautiful sex item, the Crescendo is the world’s first body-adapting 6-motor smart vibrator. For men and women, this puppy charges wirelessly and thanks to the MysteryVibe app you’ll be able to experience custom vibrations thanks to the sensual playlists. Available in multiple colours.
$179 / mysteryvibe.com
DON’T FORGET YOUR MEMORIES
What’s more romantic than seeing all the happy (and crazy) memories you’ve made? Safe in the cloud, your images are regularly rotated and can be updated by either of you by simply sending an email to a unique address. Sit back and let this digital photo frame help you reminisce.
$199.99 / Nixplay Iris
Sometimes things just don’t cut it – here are some not hardware gifts that will put a smile on loved ones faces.
SET THE MOOD WITH MUSIC…BUT KEEP IT GOING PAST FEB 14…
Give the gift of music and make a playlist for your loved one with some of the 45 million songs on Apple Music’s Family Plan. Exclusive content, programmes and interviews with the biggest stars of today and tomorrow are included. Pair it with headphones for the ultimate music lover bundle.
$14.99 (per month) / apple.com
GIN, CHOCOLATE, CANDLE, FLOWERS… HELLO, GOOD BOOKS!
Perfect for the gin and flower lover in your life, The Eden Gift set features a tuberose, almondy mimosa and rich amber Miller Harris scented candle (185g), Prestat Pink Marc de Champagne Truffles (175g) and a rhubarb gin from Warner Edwards (70cl). Best of all, each product is packed full of hand-selected soft foliages.
$208 (£150) / hayfordandrhodes.co.uk
LITTLE SCREEN OR BIG SCREEN…IT’S TIME TO CURL UP AND WATCH SOMETHING GOOD.
Whether you stay in or go out and see the latest Hollywood has – in its infinite wisdom – seen fit to greenlight, movies are a staple part of Valentine’s Day. Both offering monthly or yearly options, Netflix and MoviePass are great options for the film-lovers or home-bodies.
$9.99 and up / Netflix/MoviePass
TAKE SOME TIME OFF
Cleaning sucks. There’s no way around it. It’s a necessary evil and one that many would gladly see gone. It would be easy to recommend you buy a Roomba or a Dyson vacuum but you might want to work out how much a cleaning service would cost and how much time it would save you to do other things or just be together. Handy.com, Taskrabbit.com or Getmaid.com or any of the other services available are waiting for your call.
$Various/£Various
HONOURABLE MENTIONS: Can you go wrong with chocolates by Guylian ($18.28/12-pack)? Enjoy a bramble? How about your own personal bramble cocktail case? ($264/£189.99). Budding writer? Cheques to send? Happily sign your life away with this Cog Pen Gift Set (available blue, silver and brass) from Tom Dixon ($135). Watches are a favourite on Valentine’s Day, Nokia Health’s White and Rose Gold one that measures your loved one’s heart rate but won’t make them look like a robot ($179.95). Pornhub also has a ‘collection‘ out for men with Anne Summers so there’s that too ($318/£230). Print out your memories with the Red HP Sprocket Photo Printer up to 5 x 7.6 cm (2 x 3-inch) snapshots or stickers for your loved ones ($129.99/£119.99).
