Christmas is right around the corner and you know what that means? Yep, the bank accounts start to deplete but the gifts whether for yourself, family, or friends will be plentiful. There are literally hundreds of gift options that will come to mind if you start making a list but nobody has time for making long lists so we’re going to help you out and suggest Top Five Things A Techie Should Own. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be a techie to want these. Just about every guy and girl will want the following items under their Christmas tree.
SONY PS4
My wife just got me a Limited Edition SONY PS4 ‘Destiny’ and I absolutely love it. I would have been just as happy with a regular version. Only problem is, I’m not even a gamer. Regardless, I’m going to make sure it gets used as much as possible. The PS4 includes 500GB of storage space but can also be expanded with internal hard drives. You will also get one DualShock 4 Wireless Controller, an AC Power Cable, HDMI Cable, USB 2.0 Cable, and a Mono Wired Headset. And of course you can’t forget about the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Plus which gives you access to free games, online multiplayer, and much more. You can also stream music, movies, TV, and sports on Netflix, shop on Amazon, and have access to a slew of Entertainment Apps. The Sony PS4 has a starting price of $385.
Satechi USB Portable Humidifier
Just like a dehumidifier removes moisture from the air, the Satechi USB Portable Humidifier is the perfect little gadget to provide a soothing environment for your home, office, or even hotel room when traveling. The gadget is simple to operate and all you need to do is simply fill an empty glass or bottle with purified water, place the humidifier into the opening of the container with the filter submerged in the water, and plug the humidifier into a USB port. And you are done! You could get a more fancy humidifier but sometimes the simple and affordable ones are the best way to go. To turn the humidifier off, simply unplug or wait for it to auto-shutdown after eight hours of operation.
Smart Glider
Back to the future? More like welcome to the future! The future of awesome transposition that is. I think the Smart Glider Hoverboard is one of the most innovative and exciting inventions for personal transportation to be released in a long while. There are many great advantages to having one. First, they are awesome to ride and need little effort to maneuver around. Next, its definitely way easier than riding a skateboard or bike which exhausts a lot of energy. With the Hoverboard, all you need to do is lean forward in the direction of travel to get where you need to be. Its really that simple. The board has built-in technology that helps keep you upright and balanced. The only setback that I can see is that you need to charge your Hoverboard for round 2 hours before it gets fully charged, this will be a problem if you want to do spontaneous riding. I wouldn’t recommend the Hoverboard for long distances as 2 hours of charge will get you around 15 miles of travel at 10mph an hour. All in all I predict that the Hoverboard is soon to become much more popular and mainstream as this new invention is way too cool to pass up. The Smart Glider is available for £399.95.
EspressGo Portable – Single Serve Coffee
So picture this, you are running late for work on a day that you absolutely cannot be late, you jump in the car and head off for the 40 min in peak hour traffic praying to god that there are no unusual disturbances or accidents that would slow things down on the road. You come to your first red light and then you start to …..wait for it….make coffee! Yes you read right. There is a single use coffee machine that you can just plug in to your 12V car socket and all you need to do is add water and a coffee pod and you are seconds away from delicious tasting, convenient, get to work on time, coffee. The suitably named EspressGo was the 2013 winner of the coffee innovation award in Germany and its not hard to understand why. The EspressGo is available for $199.
