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Finding the perfect gift for someone who only<\/em> likes tech stuff can be a challenge. Partially because the best tech gifts tend to be inherently expensive. If you’re buying someone new technology for Christmas this year, it has the potential to be the only <\/em>gift that truly gets them excited while also blowing a massive hole in your budget.<\/p>\nThere are exceptions to this, of course. Plenty of high-quality tech and gaming accessories are surprisingly affordable and<\/em> practical. If you’re looking for ideas of what to get the tech nerd in your life this year, we’ve rounded up 10 gifts we love and recommend buying in 2025 to help get you started.<\/p>\n1. Ecoflow Rapid Pro Power Bank<\/h2>\n\n
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“I have to travel for work a lot, and I\u2019m usually hauling a backpack full of tech wherever I go, so I need an awesome battery bank to keep things running when I\u2019m on the road. For the past year it\u2019s been this Ecoflow Rapid Pro power bank. Not only does it have enough juice to charge both my laptop and my Xbox Ally X at the same time, but the pogo pins on the bottom go with this cool little charging station \u2013 which unfortunately costs extra \u2013 which makes charging it a breeze. It also has a handy built-in USB-C cable, so I don\u2019t have to dig through my backpack just to dig out an inevitably tangled cable.” – Jackie Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n2. Analogue3D<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“This is the ultimate Nintendo 64. Preorders sold out almost instantly when it was first announced way back, and the first restock has already come and gone. Maybe, just maybe, there’ll be another one and you can grab it. Whoever gets one of these will be as happy as the original Nintendo 64 kid from the home video that springs up this time of year on social media.<\/p>\n
This isn’t an emulator: it’s a field-programmable gate array. What does that mean, exactly? Too complicated to get into now, but essentially this IS a Nintendo 64, it’s not emulating it. It’s an actual piece of futuristic technology that lets you play your N64 games on modern TVs in 4K. If you manage to score an Analogue3D this year, you will be the Hero of the Holidays. Four-player GoldenEye never looked so good.” – Seth Macy<\/strong><\/p>\n3. PNY Duo Link V3 Flash Drive (256GB)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“Everyone needs a flash drive, and the PNY Duo Link is by far my favorite \u2013 and I\u2019ve used hundreds of the things. The one I carry around has 2TB of capacity, which is more than enough for transferring basically any kind of data. It also has both a USB-A and a USB-C connection, on either side of the drive, which means I can plug it into whichever device I\u2019m using at the time. The best part, though, is the rotating metal cover, which I\u2019m always finding myself fiddling with.” – Jackie Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n4. Meta Quest 3<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“The Quest 3 continues Meta\u2019s legacy of offering a cost-effective headset that doesn\u2019t require an expensive gaming PC, but can still benefit from one if you have it. That\u2019s a unique feature that sets it apart from almost every other VR headset out there, other than its own predecessors. The Quest 3 goes even further by offering us a ticket to mixed-reality gaming with a full-color passthrough mode that\u2019s sharp enough to read things in the world around you, the lightest and most precisely tracked controllers available, and more. The sheer amount of upgrades are well worth the $200 generational price increase. For everyone else who is willing to splurge, the Quest 3 sets the new standard for VR and mixed reality gaming.” – Eric Song<\/strong> via IGN’s review<\/p>\n5. CRKD Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controller<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“Remember Guitar Hero and Rock Band? Well, while there hasn\u2019t been a new entry in either franchise in years, games like Clone Hero and YARG are reviving the genre, especially on PC. Plus, after buying Harmonix in 2021, Epic Games built a rock-band-like Rhythm game into Fortnite, which will let you use a guitar controller like this to jam out. Even after reviewing this CRKD guitar controller, I still can\u2019t put it down.” – Jackie Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n6. Mechanism Gaming Pillow<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“I\u2019ve reviewed basically every PC gaming handheld that\u2019s come out over the last couple of years, and so when I say I spend a lot of time cuddled up playing games on them, I\u2019m not exaggerating. The one downside to PC handhelds, though, is that they\u2019re quite a bit heavier than something like the Nintendo Switch 2, which I typically address by just stacking up some pillows and propping up the device that way. But the Mechanism Gaming Pillow takes that idea to another level, with a metal arm attached to what\u2019s essentially a bean-bag pillow. It definitely looks silly, but attaching it to a heavy handheld like the Lenovo Legion Go makes it way easier on your wrists, especially for longer gaming sessions. The company also sells attachments for a wide range of different devices, which you can swap out at will \u2013 so it\u2019s not just<\/em> for your handheld.” – Jackie Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n
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