Google Stadia - Tech Gift for Best Friend Who is a Gamer

If you have a friend who is a gamer, Google Stadia is one of this gifts they're sure to adore. You can spring for the actual $99 device, or go even further and pay for the full year subscription, which is $9.99 a month. Stadia is definitely a blast, letting your pal play games anywhere they want, is pretty great. The games are fun, well-rendered, hook you quickly, and we had really good experiences in terms of resolution on our TV and frankly our Chrome browser too. The entire set up for Google Stadia is $99 — and that includes one month free access to games, with pricing $9.99 a month after that. This is a fun option for families (especially parents) particularly as a budget entertainment option at home — and a great treat for the holidays.

Buy at Best Buy - $99.99

Yeedi Vac Pro 2

Helping your best friend clean their house while they're out with you — how is that not the best gift you can give? That's the promise of the yeedi vac 2 pro robot vacuum, a new smart home 2-in-1robot vacuum that is designed to handle both vacuuming and mopping. At $499.99 this is a splurgy gift, we get it. But it's amazing at picking up dirt and dog hair, and other debris. Even more fun? It pairs with Alexa, so your pal can just ask Amazon's smart assistant to start cleaning up even as they walk out the door to meet you.

Buy on Amazon - $499.99

Jabra Elite 45h wireless headphones

While earbuds are great for working out and commuting, headphones are your working friend. They typically block out noise more efficiently, and are often a visual signal: I'm working, let me concentrate. The $100 Jabra Elite 45h wireless headphones are perfect — they're small, and covered with a thick memory foam cushion, which makes them comfortable, even after wearing them for hours. They stay linked to two different devices at the same time, and you can even hear your own voice as you speak.

Buy on Amazon

Sonos Beam (2nd Gen) - Perfect Soundbar for your Best Friend

The Sonos Beam's (Gen 2) appeal is for those who lean towards the Sonos brand. There are certainly cheaper sound bars on the market (we've had one.) But what's nice about Sonos if that if you buy one, the next Sonos speaker will work with it as well. You can then build — easily — a surround sound experience. The $449 Sonos Beam (Gen 2) has a nice matte finish, with a cloth covering on the outside, giving it a heavy and substantial feel. Sound is good — full and bright. Dialog is far more clear, bass is bigger, sound is richer, plus you can connect to Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. With everyone spending as much time as they are at home, this is a gift any best friend is sure to love.

Buy Sonos Beam (Gen 2) - $449

Withings Scanwatch is a good smartwatch gift for your best friend.

The $280 Withings ScanWatch is the latest health- and fitness-focused hybrid smartwatch from French technology firm Withings. Ever since its first watch, the Activité, arrived back in 2014, Withings has earned a reputation for selling high-quality hybrid watches that are as smart as they are stylish.

The latest model builds on that reputation, combining an attractive 316L stainless steel case and optional leather straps, with advanced fitness and sleep tracking, plus constant heart rate monitoring, an ECG function, and the ability to measure SpO2. In short it makes for an excellent fitness wearable — and something classy as well. Perfect for your best pal to wear on their next night out with you.

Buy on Best Buy - $299.99

Aura Frames

Digital frames allow people to rotate through photographs — many of them, in fact. And today, with social distancing needed for families and friends, being able to see the people we love is even more important than ever. The Aura Carver is a digital frame that not only stores digital images you upload yourself, but allows others to send photographs to the device as well, from wherever they may be. The $149 frame has a chunky, architecturally cool looking back, images are beautifully lit, and the frame itself is clean and well-designed. It's lovely way to keep your best friend close.

Buy on Amazon - $149

The MeatStick X Set, A Wireless Meat Thermometer with Bluetooth for your Best Friend who Likes to Cook

For friends who like to cook, we have a great gift idea, The MeatStick. This smart colling device is a Wireless Meat Thermometer that monitors the meat’s internal and ambient temperatures throughout the cook via smartphone app. The MeatStick can help your friend the cook remove the guesswork and achieve perfect meat doneness every time you come over for dinner. We are testing this special smart device and really like how it works.

The MeatStick can take ambient temp up to 572F and internal temp up to 212F and has an unlimited range with your home Wi-Fi network. Its batteries will last for 24+ hours and it works on not only on a grill / smoker, but can be used in sous-vide, deep fryer, air fryer, and be cleaned in a dishwasher.

The MeatStick comes in a variety of sets which are based on the Wi-Fi range. For limited range, The Meatstick set is only $69.99. For 260 ft range, there is the Meatstick X set which costs $99.99, Next is The MeatStick Xtender set which has a range of 300 feet, comes with a Wi-Fi extender and costs also $99.99. Lastly there is the Wi-Fi Bridge set which has unlimited Wi-Fi range and comes with two MeatSticks, a Wi-Fi bridge, charger and Case. This set costs $199.99 and is available on the company website, Amazon and Walmart.

Buy on Amazon

Skullcandy Sesh Evo Earbuds

Packed with Tile trackers, the $50 Skullcandy Sesh Evo can make calls, play music and podcasts while you're out running, and they're solid value at just $50, holding a 24-hour charge. Plus they're lightweight, and can slip into a pocket, connecting to your pal's iOS or Android device via Bluetooth, and also connect to Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri. You can also pick them up in mint green, red, black and a sky blue, with a color option sure to appeal to one of your friends.

Buy on Amazon - only $29.99 starting November 20th

Afloia Smart Air Purifier

All parents should have a smart air purifier, especially for the family room. A good smart air purifier to consider is Afloia Smart Air Purifier. We recently tested this smart air purifier and really liked how it kept our large family’s air clean. It comes with a H13 True HEPA filter and can easily keep the air clean in rooms up to 1,500 square feet. It has a 4-stage purification system which filters out 99.9% of particles as small as 0.3 microns in the air. The Afloia smart air purifier works with Amazon Alexa enabled devices and has a UV lamp. It costs $219.99 and is available on Amazon.

Read our full review of Afoia Smart Air Purifier here.