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Posted in Hardware 2.0
on December 9, 2021
| Topic: Holiday Gifts
Tile Pro 2022 (2-pack)
Never lose keys again!
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Apple TV HD
Great choice for those deep in the Apple ecosystem
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Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 240
Emergency power without the gasoline generator
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Jackery SolarSaga 60W Solar Panel
Charge your devices using only the sun
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Philips Hue White and Color LED Smart Button Starter Kit
The perfect starter package for someone first setting up a “smart home”
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Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus tablet
A simple, yet immensely powerful tablet that offers a gateway to masses of content
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Amazon Fire TV Stick
One of the easiest ways to add streaming to a TV
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Backblaze
Rock solid backup made simple
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NOCO Boost HD GB70 Car Battery Jump Starter
Because car batteries do fail!
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Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus tablet
A simple, yet immensely powerful tablet that offers a gateway to masses of content
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This is a lot of power in a small format. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus tablet features an 8-inch HD display, comes with 32GB or 64GB storage options (and up to 1TB with microSD card), and is equipped with 3GB RAM. It also features all-day battery life and wireless charging, allowing for up to 12 hours of reading, browsing the web, watching videos, and listening to music.
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Amazon Fire TV Stick
One of the easiest ways to add streaming to a TV
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The latest release of Amazon’s best-selling streaming device is 50% more powerful than previous generation for fast streaming in Full HD. The Amazon Fire TV Stick includes Alexa Voice Remote with power and volume buttons.
Also: Best streaming devices: Your top media player options
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Backblaze
Rock solid backup made simple
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Backblaze is a powerful and reliable cloud storage service made easy. It’s the perfect gift for someone who either doesn’t feel there’s value in backing up their data (but would be devastated if they lost data) or who needs a simple solution that sits in the background and just works. The service goes for as little as $0.005 per gigabyte per month for data storage.
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NOCO Boost HD GB70 Car Battery Jump Starter
Because car batteries do fail!
Dead batteries still happen, and when they do, the NOCO Boost HD GB70 is the perfect tool to have to hand. This compact 2000-amp portable lithium car battery jump starter pack can deliver up to 40 jump starts on a single charge and can start gasoline engines up to 8 liters and diesel engines up to 6 liters.
It’s also very safe in use, and even if you do hook it up incorrectly, there won’t be any sparks or engine damage, which is always good!
But there’s more to this pact than a jump starter. The NOCO Boost HD GB70 is also a portable power bank, LED flashlight, and 12-volt portable power.
And since this is going to live in the trunk of a car and outdoors, it has been designed to the rugged and water-resistant enclosure rated at IP65.
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