Selecting and buying Christmas gift for family, friends and acquaintances is one of the trickiest tasks of all. When it comes to buying tech gifts, we usually got us thinking which gadget is the hottest this season, which gadgets are highly praised and recommended, which gadgets strike a balance between cool looks and cool set of features. Are you still thinking which tech gifts are value for money and gift-worthy? Well, stop thinking and simply pick your choice.
We have got our hands dirty in doing thorough research and narrowed down a handful of brilliant Christmas gift ideas. Here you will find award winning and most popular gadgets of 2013.
- Apple iPad Air
Apple iPad Air, the new kid in the Cupertino, is winning rounds of applause from gadget lovers and tech experts. This new iPad fels light on hand and boasts sleek design with brilliant 9.7-inch Retina display. Major features of Apple iPad Air to make it an ideal Christmas gift option are 64-bit A7 chip, 12-hours of battery life on a single charge, inclusion of new iMovie for editing video, and also iLife and iWork apps.
- Sony PlayStation 4
Sony PlayStation 4 is the dream console of avid gamers. It comes loaded with eight x86-64 core processors, 1.84 TFLOPS graphics processor, GDDR5 8GB memory, support for optical drives such as Blu-ray Disc and DVD disc, Super-Speed USB and Aux, and also support for Ethernet, Bluetooth, HDMI and Digital Output. Other reasons why we included Sony PlayStation 4 into our list of Christmas gift ideas include built-in touchpad optimized for new modes of games, Dualshock 4 controller, a Share button for flaunting scores and Remote Play capability.
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 takes on the legacy of the phablet with a slightly larger 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, an enhanced S Pen and more new range of software enhancements and more power under its hood. You can choose between a Snapdragon 800 and Exynos 5420 chipsets, between 32GB and 64GB onboard storage. It features a 3GB RAM, 13 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash, and Android OS v4.3 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI. If you are planning to select this as a Christmas gift, then, the recipient would surely thank you for its smart set of features and functionalities such as Smart pause, Smart gestures, Smart stay, Smart scroll, Smart volume and Adapt Sound features, remote control functionality, built-in thermometer, and its plethora of shooting capabilities such as Dual still and video recording, still capture with sound and drama shot. Need to say more?
- Google Chromecast
If you are looking for smart gift within shoestring budget, then don’t feel so pressed; we have got something for you – Google Chromecast. A perfect Christmas gift idea for entertainment connoisseurs, this small gadget lets users enjoy movies and programs on their HDTV using any media service they want whether Netflix, Hulu Plus, HBO GO, YouTube, its own Google Play Movies and Google Play Music, and Chrome. Plus Google Chromecast will also free from huddle of using (or finding) a remote since they can use their Android smartphone or tablet, or iPhone or iPad. Users get total control in playback, tuning volume and streaming content using this device. Besides, it is easy to use and start: plug the device to the TV, connect to Wi-Fi and now, press a button to send videos and movies from mobile device to the TV.
- Bose SoundLink Mini
The SoundLink Mini Bluetooth by Bose delivers full-bodied sound with no loss. For an audiophile, there could be no better Christmas gift idea than Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth speaker. Once you connect the speaker to your tablet or Smartphone or any other Bluetooth-enabled device, you are ready to use it for listening to music, play videos or games, anywhere you go. Weighing just 1.5 pound, it feels light on the hand that it is easy to carry. Its low-center gravity will never make you tip it over! Once you charge its rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it offers seven hours of playtime and even longer as the charging dock enables playing music as it charges the device.
Are not these five gadgets drool-worthy Christmas gift for any gadget lover? Let us know if you want to know about any other tech gifts – we are ready to help you.