Kick off your holiday shopping with these 12 tech gift ideas on Amazon

Published Dec 4, 2024 6:11 am ET


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This week, Amazon has trotted out some great deals on a wide range of tech items, from headphones to laptops, robot vacuums and smart watches. Whether you’re looking for just the right stocking stuffer for a friend or seeking out a solid piece of tech for just the right price, you’ll find it in Amazon’s holiday inventory.

We’ve gathered up a dozen of our favorite tech gift ideas on Amazon, taking into account overall value as well as the quality and reliability of the manufacturer, not to mention high ratings by Amazon users. Get a head start on a perfect holiday tech gift with an item from this list!

1. The newest version of Amazon’s Fire Stick comes with Alexa voice remote capabilities as well as access to thousands of streaming channels.

>> Buy the Amazon Fire TV Stick HD for $34.99 on Amazon

2. Don’t settle for lesser-quality sound from your headphones — the Beats Studio Pro gives you spatial sound, advanced noise canceling and transparent audio modes.

>> Buy the Beats Studio Pro Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones for $199.99 (43% off) on Amazon

3. The Shark AI Ultra Voice Control Robot Vacuum truly does everything by itself, from mapping the rooms it cleans with LIDAR to emptying out the dirt and debris it collects.

>> Buy the Shark AI Ultra Voice Control Robot Vacuum for $399.99 (33% off) on Amazon

4. For gaming sessions that go on and on, we recommend the HyperX gaming headset, which can operate up to 300 hours on a single charge and stays comfortable on your head thanks to memory foam padding.

>> Buy the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Gaming Headset for PC for $125.99 (37% off) on Amazon

5. Speaking of gaming, give yourself a full immersive experience with Samsung’s curved gaming monitor, which features a 240 Hz refresh rate for instantaneous response times as well as vivid HDR resolution.

>> Buy the SAMSUNG 49″ Odyssey G93SC Series OLED Curved Gaming Monitor for $949.99 (41% off) on Amazon

6. A powerful M3 processor, an HDR display, AI apps and 20-hour battery life power the impressive Microsoft Surface laptop.

>> Buy the Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024) for $1,499 (25% off) on Amazon

7. Get a large HDR-ready TV, Alexa home assistant functionality and smart apps to access all your favorite movies and shows all in one package with the Amazon Fire TV 50″ smart TV.

>> Buy the Amazon Fire TV 50″ 4-Series 4K UHD Smart TV for $279.99 (38% off) on Amazon

8. The value-priced Lenovo V15 G2 Laptop offers hefty RAM (16 GB) and memory (1 TB), plus a spacious 15.6-inch display in a lightweight yet sturdy package.

>> Buy the Lenovo V15 G2 Laptop for $349 (26% off) on Amazon

9. This gaming-ready Samsung tablet features impressive Dolby Atmos sound and 14-hour battery life, and also comes with an S-pen for drawing and note-taking.

>> Buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4″ 64GB WiFi Android Tablet for $199.99 (28% off) on Amazon

10. Waterproof and dustproof, this small speaker projects big sound using dual bass radiators, and you can link it up to other JBL speakers for stereo sound.

>> Buy the JBL CHARGE 5 Portable Waterproof (IP67) Bluetooth Speaker for $179.95 on Amazon

11. Lock down your home security with this Ring camera, which has a 140-degree field of view, night vision, 3D motion detection and automated lighting to help guide visitors (or detect intruders).

>> Buy the Ring Spotlight Cam Pro for $229.99 on Amazon

12. Not only does the Google Pixel Watch 2 help you stay fit with Fitbit body monitoring apps, but it also makes a style statement with its rounded silver aluminum case.

>> Buy the Google Pixel Watch 2 for $244.48 on Amazon

Ho Lin

Ho Lin

Author

Ho Lin is a content writer at McClatchy. He has over two decades of experience in content strategy, creation, and development, ranging from subjects such as anime and manga to military benefits, job search advice and AI evaluation. Ho is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and holds a M.A. in Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins University. Ho also writes both fiction and non-fiction; his books include China Girl and Bond Movies: A Retrospective.

Kayleigh Drake

Kayleigh Drake

Editor MCCLATCHY COMMERCE

Kayleigh Drake is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy. She’s based in Birmingham, Alabama, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kayleigh has written and edited content for numerous publications, with a particular focus on the food, kitchen, home and lifestyle verticals. When she’s not fulfilling her editorial duties, she loves record shopping, playing guitar, baking and buying entirely too many plants.