The 16 Best Gadget Gifts Under $50

A great gift for the binge-watcher in your life, the Roku is the best media streamer out there, able to handle nearly every service on the market. And if they have a fancy TV, this thing can handle 4K resolution.

Don’t discount the utility of a waterproof speaker — not only is it nice for the pool or beach, but you can also use it in the kitchen without worrying so much about an accidental spill sending your dinner party into silence.

This phone case will attach to any surface – mirrors, kitchen cabinets, you name it — so you never have to stop scrolling through Instagram. Perfect for selfie-loving millennials.

The ideal gift for the lazy dude in your life, this will take someone from three-day-weekend beard back to five o’clock shadow in about 60 seconds, without shaving cream or electric-razor burn.

Society6 has a wide range of phone cases featuring an ever-changing array of bold designs from independent artists around the world. (Bonus: Every purchase puts money back into the hands of the original artist.)

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An electrical plug may isn’t the most exciting thing to unwrap as a holiday gift, but the iHome Control Smart Plug should still get anyone amped. Use this to turn anything you can plug in into a smart device — perfect for floor lamps, fans, space heaters, or other things people tend to forget to turn off (or want to start running before they get home). Setup is simple enough you won’t need to play tech support, even if you’re giving it to someone not so tech savvy.

Know someone who has an obsessively well-curated ‘gram? This (very Instagrammable) calendar is generated from their posted photos. It’s a personal gift that’s surprisingly easy to order.

For anyone still carrying their MacBook naked like a heathen, bring them into the modern era by giving them something cute and simple to carry their laptop in instead, like this MacBook sleeve.

Perfect for cord-cutters and college students, this pocket-sized projector connects to your phone or computer to turn any night into movie night.

For that chronic selfie-taker in your life, this phone case will bathe pics in flattering light. It’s also one of Kim Kardashian’s favorite selfie accessories, so …

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Know someone who might benefit from a little Alexa in their life? The Dot is the Echo in a smaller package, which makes it great for the bedroom (think: smart alarm clock). It’ll also tie to any sound system either via Bluetooth or 3.5 mm audio cable.

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The Google Home has a couple of things going for it over Amazon’s Alexa — for one, it’s better at answering random questions like “Who’s won the most daytime Emmy awards?” (Ellen DeGeneres with 29), but if you’ve given your life over to Gmail and Google Docs, it’s a surprisingly agile home companion. This is just like the Google Home smart speaker, but mini! How adorable.

For those sleepyheads who can’t get out of bed to save their lives. This alarm clock simulates the rising sun to provide a more natural, holistic wake-up routine.