Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2016-05-06
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1,753 words · ~8 min read
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sh it's almost Christmas there's no time to explain take this let's
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go fresh books is the super simple invoicing solution that lets you get
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organized save time and get paid faster
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click now to try it for free so if you're anything like me you're not done
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shopping for Christmas but the local stores are crazy busy out of stock and
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full of boring crap so is there still any time to shop online I mean shipping
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times will never work out right wrong Amazon doesn't play around they don't
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claim shipping estimates they actually give you the date that it will be at
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your location by and they're still offering two-day shipping on a load of
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items we chose gifts based on cool stuff we found with fast shipping guaranteed
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and preferably also standout deal we sorted the ideas by intended recipient
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in with timestamps down below for your convenience I mean you're in a hurry
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right so initiate emergency gift guide suggestion sequence now are you shopping
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for a gamer edzel is our Mouse guy he suggested the steel series rival it's
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under 50 bucks and features a rubber side grip setup with a 3310 sensor for
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Pixel Perfect tracking someone need a keyboard g710 series is 32% off comes
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with free shipping and offers brown or Blue switches Lon did a video on it back
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in the day and I use it as my daily driver for work does your gamer prefer
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the couch maybe check out the steam controller it's quirky but actually rather cool check out my review up here
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this should enable your gamer person to play a wider variety of games on the
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coach which may enable more cuddles if you and your gamer person are into that
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are they not currently coach gaming but would like to check out the steam link
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this little device will enable them to use their gaming computer anywhere in
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the house that they can get a networking cable to also check out Linus's inh home
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streaming video here is your person interested in quality audio the HD 598
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special edition headphones are available at a pretty smoking deal of 40% off and
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free shipping the 598s are very well known and if you want a review check out
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Linus's video here more into speakers Well pulk audio has their well-reviewed
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TSI 100 bookshelf speakers either in cherry or black this one is a little
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sketchy because it's not shipped by Amazon but they do have fast estimated
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shipping options and at free shipping with a 51% discount it's hard to beat
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more into big home theater setups how about starting with a Sony receiver the
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Str Str dn850 receiver supports 7.2
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Channel setups with 4K video and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth it's also
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able to deliver 150 watts per Channel at 6 ohms which is pretty legit it also has
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free shipping and it's 40% off need some speakers for that receiver the Infiniti
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primis three-way floor standing speakers are 60 freaking 5% off making them quite
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cheap and they have free shipping these are the number one best seller in floor
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sanding speakers and are very highly rated for their price all right all
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right you need something simpler how about a Sono setup that's what lonus got
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for his parents you can check out that video here straightforward setup good
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sounding audio and multi-room audio streaming still quite expensive but
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convenience costs none of that really
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it's cool I got more are they into cooking what about a s cooker what the
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heck is that great question it's a Wi-Fi controlled Precision cooker that you
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clip onto a pot to control the temperature of the water inside really
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really accurately and then you clip a baggie filled with food on the other
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side of the pot and let it cook for a predetermined amount of time which you
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can get from the Anova app for your phone this results in incredibly good
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and Incredibly consistent results this has been a big thing for restaurants for
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a while and now you can do it at home want a handy gift what about a Dremel
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4000 it's a wicked price for 50% off in free shipping this thing is highly
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recommended by honestly every professional computer modder I've talked
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to about it and I would recommend it too is your person in a long-distance
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relationship with you or someone else are they trying to get into game streaming on Twitch or something check
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with the Logitech C920 it's currently 40% off has free shipping and I love it
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I use it all the time from my personal twitch stream twitch.tv/ lukor LFR but
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the audio is not really up to par in that case due to current discounts I'd
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recommend either the Audio Technica ATR 2500 or the at 2020 USB plus the 2020 is
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a legendary mic but a little pricey even at 47% off so the ATR 2500 May hopefully
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be able to fit into your budget a little bit better are they going to school or
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need a cheap laptop for some other reason the HP stream 11 isn't the
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fastest thing out there but at 200 bucks it's more than capable of note taking
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machine or let's be honest a glorified Facebook machine for while you're in
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class what about tech stuff to improve their house well their computer or other
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various ICS should probably be on a UPS
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the number one best seller in this department is from cyber power
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unfortunately the 1500 volt amp version has been selling a little bit too well
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so you won't be able to get it in time but the 1350 voltamp version can get to
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you before Christmas so you're good or there's the Google onhub router it's not
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on sale but this kind of gift item is for you and for them assuming that
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you're their personal it it's pretty damn good device as you can see here in
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my review but it also allows for remote diagnostic to make your life easier as
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well no already good on a rotor what about a smart thermostat The Nest third
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generation learning thermostat looks cool is easy to use and can help them
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save on their energy bill still nothing all right what about a freaking solar
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panel okay hear me out if they have a back shed or garage that they don't want
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to run power to because it's difficult and can be crazy expensive they can rig
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up this 100 wat 12volt panel to a deep cycle battery and power inverter listed
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in the frequently bought items below to get a pretty decent starter setup that
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should be able to handle their lights just fine okay okay back down to earth
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for a second what about everyday life improvements the ASUS Zen watch 2 is a
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great No Frills wearable that you can see Linus's review on up in the top
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right hand corner there's some issues with stock on a few models but never
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fear some are still available not their thing I already got one how about the
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tile generation 2 you can use these little guys to track your phone your
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keys or realistically almost anything else like your backpack or your car
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shopping for someone for forgetful maybe not a bad idea the batteries inside of
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phones are just universally horrible these days so basically anyone could use
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a boost now and then but most portable batteries have really sketchy reviews or
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are rather expensive for this I would suggest the Amazon Basics either 10,000
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or 16,100 Milah batteries too practical
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and boring shopping for someone who would be interested in some quirky desk
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stuff how about the yosu funny c-shaped
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magnetic levitation floating globe world map LED light whose name honestly speaks
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for itself still nothing you're killing
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me Smalls all right what about hiking gear or a bugout kit or emergency
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supplies or whatever still got to be Tech inspired so I'd recommend a
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combination of the cheero tough 9,000 Mah ip66 rated waterresistant dust proof
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shock resistant battery bank and maybe the X Dragon high efficiency 20 W solar
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panel charger so you can keep all of your devices ready to go in the case of
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emergency or even just for a long hike or camp
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out okay hopefully you guys found something in there that enticed you I
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think we covered quite a few bases good luck on getting it all shipped in time
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if you found this video useful be sure to give it a share and give it a thumbs
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up actually if you liked it as well if you lik a bunch of the stuff on here but
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are done shopping it also may be a good idea to share it to people who may be
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shopping for you you can get razors and other bathroom supplies shipped directly
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to your door for only a few bucks a month this is include stuff like Dr
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Carver's shave butter one wipe Charlie's and post shave moisturizer and they have
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a variety of razors all the way up to the six blade executive which doesn't
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have any need for vibrating handles and other crappy nonsense like that just
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highquality razors and other bathroom supplies right to your door once a month
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so go to dollarshaveclub.com to sign up if you're
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in the US Canada or Australia thanks for
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even consider supporting us directly by using our affiliate code to shop on
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Amazon buying a cool t-shirt like this one or with a direct monthly
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contribution through the Forum now that you're done doing all that kind of stuff you're probably wondering what to watch
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next so click the little button in the top right hand corner which you've probably been clicking a lot this video
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to see lonus and him covering some tech
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gifts that are for non- techies