Tech Gifts for Non-techies Giveaway!

[MiracleM4n]

My Uncle who served in the military would love to get into Flight-Sim games, but cannot currently afford the Flight-Sticks. I would get him the following Flight-Sticks:

http://www.amazon.ca/Mad-Catz-Saitek-Flight-Throttle/dp/B00HHAIY72/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449158966&sr=8-1&keywords=x55+rhino

[KirbyTech]

A point and shoot camera for my dad to get back into taking pictures since he hates using my dlsr in auto and tends to mess it up often . 

 

http://www.amazon.ca/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Optical-Stabilized/dp/B00RKNND2W/ref=lp_3322602011_1_7?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1449159186&sr=1-7

I used amazon canada hope that is okay

[Chapski14]

I would like to get an Asus ZenPhone 2 for my Dad, as he still has a phone from Aldi...

http://goo.gl/0SFT9E 

[marciiii]

I would love to give my grandpa a new phone , because he owns an old samsung flip phone from 2005 or something like that.

I picked out an Huawei P8 Lite , because i think this a good smartphone to start with.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Huawei-P8-lite-Unlocked-Smartphone/dp/B00W3WTLCG/ref=sr_1_4?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1449159355&sr=1-4

 

Nice idea linus thanks for the giveaway!

[Etteface]

I'd like to gift myself the CM Storm QuickFire TK Brown Switches MK. I want it, cuz I still use this POS keyboard for $10. I am selfish.

http://www.amazon.com/CM-Storm-QuickFire-TK-Mechanical/dp/B00A378L10/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449159601&sr=8-1&keywords=quickfire+tk+brown

[timster01]

Logitech Harmony Ultimate Remote because everyone can use an easy to use remote and it works with sonos too.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BQ5RY1G/ref=ultimate?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&pf_rd_r=1Q8W8YRXWH3ZAFS1PWXN&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=2203348862&pf_rd_i=B00IAKLM54

[Furkell]

I would love to give my mom and dad a Nvidia Shield TV. They use the philips smart tv and is really slow and buggy. Also my brother and I could play some games

 

http://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-SHIELD-STREAMING-ADVANCED-GAMING-ANDROID/dp/B00U33Q940/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449157672&sr=8-1&keywords=shield+tv

[Deo]

I wanna give this http://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Personal-Network-Attached-Storage/dp/B00ITI058W/ref=sr_1_14?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449159670&sr=1-14&keywords=WD+my+cloud or this http://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Personal-Network-Attached-Storage/dp/B00ITI05CS/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449159670&sr=1-6&keywords=WD+my+cloud to my gf because she always manage to always fill up her storage and have gone through 2 failed drives already. Installing a new HDD into her laptop is too much for her either.

[TimeBandit]

I would like to get my cousin a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick.My cousin has a big interest in flight related games and simulators e.g Flight Simulator X and War Thunder.He has been using an Xbox 360 controller and i think he would really prefer to have a joystick.

 

Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick on Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Extreme-3D-Pro-Joystick-Windows/dp/B00009OY9U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449159077&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+3d+pro

 

Thank you for the giveaway and good luck to all!

[AlucardDante]

For my brother-in-law; I will buy a Chromecast Audio (yeah I know, cheap Sonos ^^)

 

Very easy to set up, and easy to connect.

 

His Denon audio system his very good but old, so it lacks connectivity.

 

And since we all have a Android, we will all be able to listen to what ever we want, when we want.

 

http://www.amazon.fr/Google-Chromecast-Audio-Syst%C3%A8me/dp/B015ZYG35G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449160016&sr=8-2&keywords=google+chromecast

[LiamApex]

lg watch urbane since my mum never answers the bloody phone ! 

 

She hasn't grasped the 'mobile' part of it just yet...

[zaboomafoo1212]

I'd get this graphics card for my brother who is building his first gaming computer.  

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GV-R939G1-GAMING-8GD-Gaming-Graphics/dp/B00ZGF3UAQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449160172&sr=1-3&keywords=AMD+390

[edwardyoung12]

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Obsidian-CC-9011022-WW-System-Cabinet/dp/B00B1R8JT0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449160234&sr=1-1&keywords=900d

900d for my dad as he is running his e-atx motherboard on a lump of wood (not even screwed down) and 6 hard drives that are plugged in and stacked on top of each other ether that or a u2412m

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-24-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B005JN9310/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449160499&sr=1-1&keywords=u2412m my dad has one but he is still running one 4:3 display and the other u2412m he has is in a box in my bedroom ready to be put on his desk

[BolivianGamer]

an ath m50x for my sister because she uses my old headphones some maxell ones

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50x-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B00HVLUR86

a blue snowball (normal) because my dad talks a lot through skype

and my mom a chromecast but theres no amazon link 

but am poor so am not gonna buy nothing

[eWalcacer]

Last month I gave my girlfriend a pair of Beyerdynamic's DT990 and a headphone amplifier, but she is back to her old crappy headphones because she didn't like the ammount of bass on the DT990s. I would like to give her a pair of DT880 then, since it doesn't have much bass and sounds more open. http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-880-Premium-600-Headphones/dp/B0024NK35S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449160786&sr=8-2&keywords=dt880

[jeb]

i work at a hifi store in norway cold hifi-kubben and this is a good product if you are loking fore a nother product other the sonos + i fink its a beter allinone specer the the play 1 forme sonos Denon HEOS 1 Wireless Speaker

 

http://www.amazon.com/Denon-HEOS-1-Wireless-Speaker/dp/B00W5EAZ0E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449160781&sr=8-1&keywords=heos

[BillyAshworth]

I'd ask for a Marantz NA6005 media player for my Dad, but it unfortunately costs $540 on Amazon.

[invinciberry]

A AKG K701 for my girlfriend! She is still using a very old beats solo she got a long long time ago and always complaining the head band is not comfort for long time use. She mostly use the headphone on her digital piano.

 

http://www.amazon.com/AKG-701-Studio-Reference-Headphones/dp/B000EBBJ6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449161196&sr=8-1&keywords=k701

[benzzz51]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00VBUYHWU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1449159945&sr=8-1π=SX200_QL40&keywords=tv&dpPl=1&dpID=51v8-rl1uBL&ref=plSrch

This is good for my nan as she is still rocking the CRT tv.

[flowalex]

I would get my parents the Western Digital Mycloud EX2 since my parents have been using the same external hard drive for 10 years to back up the files and I think it would be a good idea since it would be easier to use than what our current solution is, moving the drive around to back up files.  Another reason is that the server where she is supposed to store her files at work isn't reliable and the FTP function might be helpful for whenever it goes down (at least once a week).

http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Network-Attached-Storage-WDBVKW0040JCH-NESN/dp/B00I2P82CS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449160780&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+my+cloud+ex2

[Vynlovanth]

A new Motorola Arris Surfboard SBG6782AC modem/gateway for my parents and brother who still lives with them. Here's the Amazon link for that.  $149.99 at the time I posted this.

 

They're relatively tech literate when it comes to figuring out options for watching TV, like a DVR or even newer offerings on their Amazon Fire TV box.  But they're still using an old DOCSIS 2.0 modem/gateway (think it's an Ubee) that only has wireless G!  My mom paid out of pocket so she wouldn't pay a monthly bill for leasing the modem but hasn't felt like upgrading and I don't think she really understands how great of an improvement they would have with a new modem/gateway/router setup.  Meanwhile they've moved away from using a desktop so much but my mom, step dad, and brother each have an iPad (think an Air, a 4th Gen, and a 1st gen my brother got as an early tablet adopter but that's about to get upgraded for Christmas to an Air 2) plus an iPhone and two Android phones.  All of these devices are capable of using Wireless N speeds and all but the oldest iPad can use AC which would be great since most of them are sitting in the living room where the wireless gateway would be located anyway.

 

Most of them stream video or music in the evening from YouTube, Amazon Music, or Prime Video, usually all of them doing something different while something is on the TV.  I know that they're saturating that poor modem's capabilities, and I know they're supposed to be getting at least 60Mbps down from the ISP (probably 100Mbps down now, they have an awesome cable ISP) but the modem can only get to 30Mbps.

 

Ideally I'd set them up with a separate modem and router configuration as I've had better experiences with external routers in terms of throughput and range.  Something like this Motorola Surfboard 6183 and a Netgear R7000 which would be compatible with their ISP and be just a few dollars under $300.  I assume for the giveaway it needs to only be one item purchase from Amazon though, and I'm sure my mom would appreciate not seeing external antennae sticking out of a box on their entertainment stand.

[Freakstyler]

I would definitly buy a Pebble Time Steel for my brother, Because he still has an iphone 4s as a daily driver(with a cracked screen ofc) and he will be upgrading to an android in the near future so it needs to be compatible with both IOS and Android. now the link is to the german amazon (neighboring country) because our Amazon only sells books and other random goodies.

http://www.amazon.de/Pebble-Steel-Smart-Watch-schwarz/dp/B011VB1XDE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449161979&sr=8-1&keywords=pebble+time+steel

 

Note: this is 299 euros which is a bit higher than 300 dollars so if the above one is too high this would be just as good

http://www.amazon.de/Pebble-Time-Smart-Watch-schwarz/dp/B0106IS5XY/ref=sr_1_1?s=telephone&ie=UTF8&qid=1449162355&sr=1-1&keywords=pebble+time

 

This would be such and amazing gift.

(Thank you Santa Sebastian and your bigger helpers)

 

 

[Juusto123]

I would like to give Nvidia Shield tablet to my mother as she has been complaining about not having a tablet and I want to give her a tablet that have great specs for the price.

[Henkedew]

We have a very unstable Wifi here in our home. While I am still rocking Ethernet for my products, and rarely use Wifi, the same can't be said for my family members, who are dependent on the wifi working properly. While it works 90% of the time, the 2,4GHz signal from our router is very unstable, while the 5GHz can only be accessed by some of our devices.

 

Therefore, I'd like to give my parents a new router, to help them enjoy their stuff more efficiently, and with my little brother getting into gaming again, he could gamestream with his Shield tablet.

 

http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-AC3200-Tri-Band-Router-DIR-890L/dp/B00PVD81MK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449162630&sr=1-1&keywords=dlink

 

Cheers!

[nvidiahotdog]

i would like to gift this nvidia shield tv to my mom and dad as my tv is not a smart tv. I remember my mom asks me to change the input of the tv everytime even though she knows how to. also because my family is heavily into the google ecosystem the shield would be easy for them to use.

http://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-SHIELD-Pro-STREAMING-ADVANCED-GAMING/dp/B00XO7AK1U/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1449162482&sr=1-3&keywords=nvidia+shield+tv

thanks a lot lmg .