Have a geeky friend and wondering what to buy for him this Christmas? Look no further as I have found 6 great gift ideas that are either very cool, very useful, very entertaining, or all at the same time!
Stigo
If your friend is of the type who loves electric hoverboards and unicycles (to be honest, who doesn't?), he will surely love this. Stigo is the world's lightest foldable electric scooter and has a top speed of 25 km/h. Since launch, Stigo has received a lot of exposure over the internet due to its pure design and amazing performance. This beautiful electric scooter with seat is as large as a golf trolley when folded and can be carried into any sort of public transport or indoor facility. And you can fold and unfold it in less than 2 minutes! A full charge takes about 3.5 hours of charging and once fully charged, the Stigo has a range of 20 to 40 km.
Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard
It is tough to find a good portable keyboard that's small enough to conveniently fit in a bag/purse yet has keys large enough to allow for easy typing. If you think the same way, you will definitely like this new Bluetooth portable keyboard from Microsoft. The keyboard can be folded into a convenient size than can pretty much fit into anything. It is compatible with iPad, iPhone, Android phones and all Windows products.
Quad Lock Bike Mount
The Quad Lock bike mount could be a great gift for your cyclist friend on a budget. This mounting system fashionably locks your phone on top of your handle bar, and comes with a small poncho-looking weather resistant cover to save your phone during rain or even a storm. Needless to say, your phone also gets a cool cover that protects it even when you are not using the bike mount.
Arccos Driver Tracking System
Dad loves golfing? The Arccos Driver Tracking System could be one geeky gift he will readily love. The tracking system uses GPS and Bluetooth technology to prospect shots from a bird's eye view of the course he is on. The app also enables networking with other golfers by sharing shots and drive records and joining tournaments. The tracker provides great data and feedback that is sure to improve anyone's game. The Arccos Driver Tracking System works with iPhone and Android devices.
Amazon Echo
How about a portable speaker that also doubles as a virtual assistant? Amazon Echo is a smart speaker that can take voice commands. It can play your music, help you shop on Amazon, control your smart home devices, and answer your queries. You could also add multiple user accounts to Echo so it knows whose music to play or whose account to shop through based on the voice. It can interact with many other smart devices and third party apps and people have been constantly coming up with unique ways the Echo could be put to use.
If the Echo at $179.99 sounds expensive to you, you would be happy to know that they have a much smaller version called Echo dot (costs $59.99) which can do all the things that the Echo can do, except for having a smaller and weaker speaker within.
Tetris Stackable LED Desk Lamp
The last one on the list, but probably the coolest one nonetheless. This incredible lamp is made of movable Tetris pieces which light when you put them together. Having bought one myself, I can assure you that people find it very tough to keep their hands away from it when they see it for the first time. Really worth every penny of the $49.99 it costs.