The TechGuySmartBuy Holiday Gift Guide 2025

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While 2025 may or may not have been a favorable year, especially with the price of just about everything increasing, paychecks stay the same. However, the show must go on, as the holiday season is already upon us, and your loved ones will still want a gift of sorts. We have 28 hand-picked and thoroughly tested items for you to choose from, depending on your budget. If you need gifts for Android or iPhone users, gamers, those who prefer not to wear a smartwatch, or individuals looking to be more effective in the kitchen, we have your loved ones covered.

Field Notes Notebook

Always the best idea for the friend or family member who loves to write down every idea, sketch, and more, using a pen/pencil and paper. These mini notebooks come in a 3-pack and come in a variety of colors and pages.

OXO Kitchen/Herb Scissors

These extra-sharp blades are good enough to cut fat off of chicken or pork for meal prep, and they’re sharp enough to replace your pizza cutter with—all while being easy to clean by separating the blades.

GE Cync Smart Light Bulbs

These great and affordable smart light bulbs are a great upgrade to your at-home lighting. With these, you gain access to voice control, programming your lights to turn on and off at scheduled times, and the option to change colors.

Thermos Icon Food Jar

In search of a Thermos with serious insulation? The Icon Food jars are crafted from stainless steel, vacuum insulation with pressure relief, and a collapsible stainless steel spoon to check off every box.

Nomadix Original Towel

This multi-purpose towel covers a multitude of scenarios, as it’s super absorbent, quick-drying, and sand/pet-hair/funk resistant. Making it ideal for travel, the beach, yoga, indoor water parks, and more.

Statik State Power Bank

This 5,000 mAh power bank offers 15W wireless and 18W USB-C charging speeds while also staying cooler and offering a longer lifespan than others. Statik will replace it if anything happens to it within its two-year warranty.

Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator

This is the perfect gift for the tinkerer or aspiring beatmaker/producer. The Pocket Operators are small enough to carry everywhere while being powerful enough to sample, sequence, or use as a drum machine to create the newest sound.

Donkey Kong Bananza

If you’re picking up a Switch 2, this Donkey Kong title is an easy must-have. Nintendo provides a fun-smashing time playing Bananza, as the majority of the time, you’ll break environments, but you’ll have time to use them for bosses as well.

Logitech MX Master 4

This is the best mouse for getting things done, and it keeps getting better. Its latest update adds haptic feedback, better connectivity, and improved ergonomics.

Oura 4 Smart Ring

Despite its robust features attached to its subscription plan, the Oura 4 is easily one of the most accurate smart rings for measuring your heart rate, body temperature, and sleep activity.

Dreo Combi Fryer

Dreo’s top-tier air fryer might just be the last one you need to buy. It’s easy to clean, as it offers a 4.3-inch LCD screen combined with a probe and app-based cooking to handle everything from veggies to steak to ribs to more.

HoverAir X1 Pro

HoverAir has been picking up DJI’s slack in offering legit competition in the drone space with fast, accurate tracking, excellent 4K video quality, and ease of use—all within a compact, pocketable size.

Leapfrog LeapMove

This will get your younger children off the phone or tablet and get them moving. The LeapMove offers 25 motion-based games created to help them learn math and spelling while getting them active in the process.

Google TV Streamer 4K

Google’s recent streaming box is designed for 4K streaming, with access to nearly every app, and the power of Gemini is steadily being integrated into it.

Nex Playground

The Playground is a controller-free console that continues what the Xbox Kinect started with motion-tracking games, ideal for the entire family: young and old.

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo’s latest console is exactly what everyone asked for: the Switch with the power of a PS5 or Xbox Series X console, and executed properly, albeit at a higher expense.

Pixel Buds 2a

Google’s new budget earbuds mirror its high-end Pixel Buds Pro 2 with their design, ANC, and long battery life, and add a replaceable battery to their charging case.

AirPods Pro 3

The newest premium earbuds from Apple are now mildly smaller than their predecessor, with improved ANC, and they can now measure heart rate and offer live voice translation.

Sony WH-1000XM6

Sony’s latest flagship headphones are still the de facto standard for noise-canceling headphones, offering powerful sound—but now with fully rotating cups, which were missing from the XM5s.

Ray-Ban Meta 2

The 2nd-gen Ray-Bans keep all of the things that worked for them: 12MP photos, short video clips, music, and GPS navigation. However, it beefed up its battery life to truly use them all day without needing a charge.

iPhone 17

Apple’s newest base model iPhone offers an impressive camera for photos and videos, a long-lasting battery, a new 18MP selfie camera, a powerful chip, and, for the first time, a 120Hz display.

Pixel 10

Google’s latest entry-level Pixel offers a sharp 120Hz OLED display, AI smarts, all-day battery life, Qi wireless charging, and, for the first time, a triple rear camera setup, which is typically reserved for Pro models.

Galaxy S25 Ultra

This is Samsung’s best smartphone, equipped with a fast chip, a best-in-class 6.9-inch display, stylus support, versatile cameras capable of superb video, and useful AI features.

Pixel 10 Pro Fold

This is the only foldable that offers an IP68 rating, Qi2 magnets, and excellent photo quality (mostly). It also provides a suite of useful AI features, a gearless hinge, and an all-day battery.

Remarkable Paper Pro Move

This pocket-friendly color E-Ink 7.3-inch device serves as a digital notebook with a stylus for those who prefer to read, take notes, draw, and stay productive while on the go.

iPad Air

Apple’s mid-tier tablet is the perfect in-between solution for everyday and pro-level use—from consuming media to gaming to drawing to editing videos. It also comes in 11-inch and 13-inch size options.

Libernovo Omni

This might be the last office chair you need to buy. It’s an ergonomic chair with a footstool and a built-in massage feature, which can recline and adjust to your spine with ease. However, the sum of these features comes at a premium.

M5 MacBook Pro

The MacBook Pro is a must-have staple for entrepreneurs, creatives, or those who dabble in both spaces. The latest M5-powered, 14-inch laptop brings more power while retaining its all-day battery life.

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