Shameless promotion: I did the MacVoices Gift Guide this year and offered up some fun items. I have done it for a few years now, and I always try to pick some things that are a bit less obvious (and less expensive!) but still fun.
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And you don't have to watch the video, each page has links out to what we all picked so just skip to the bottom. ๐ There's one there that I'm going to repeat here, and it's the Heroclip because I love mine so much and I just keep finding ways to use mine aside from my initial purpose of hanging my purse on the side of the table when I'm out somewhere and don't want to just stick it on the chair behind me.
I think the perfect gift is something someone wants/needs, but wouldn't buy for themselves. Since tech is where I live, and that's not the case for most of my recipients, I can make some strategic quality of life updates that aren't expensive and generally don't require a lot of tech support ๐ Examples:
- Wireless phone chargers to save messing with cables! TwelveSouth built a qi charger into a picture frame which is super cool looking. Or upgrade someone to a MagSafe puck or puck with a stand/base for the place they charge most often.
- Longer/sturdier/convertible cables for charging things that aren't wireless yet, or a higher powered wall plug to charge things faster than that iPhone 5s wall wart they're still using.
- Cable wraps to keep things organized. Somebody near you makes them, hashtag Buy Local.
- These come in different sizes and I have the medium for the tiny miscellaneous items I need to wrangle around my desk (microSD cards, SIM ejector, tiny adapters, etc).
- I have these barrettes and I love them! They hold my hair back and I can use them to cut the tape on Amazon boxes. They've held up for years, don't get tape goo on them, and the TSA hasn't cared once in all the years I've worn them through airport security. These are my favorites until Leatherman starts making EDC hair clips.
I am very excited to see other ideas!
