10 awesome (and not-so-expensive) tech gifts for all kinds of moms

It is not necessary for a person – let alone a mother – to be geek so he deserves a technological gift. Today, for better or worse, few remain on the fringes of digital advancements, and receiving a modern or innovative gift can be empowering for those who have already accumulated a few decades and don’t want to feel like life is leaving them behind. .

But we already know that not all technologies are good, either because they are of poor quality or because they can complicate life instead of making it easier. If you want to give her something Technology your mom, here is a list of products tested and approved by our team, all easy to use, with very good performance and, above all, at reasonable prices.

The offer of smart band -or smart bracelets- continues to grow, so it is not so easy to find a reliable and practical one. The one that, in our experience, fulfills both conditions —excellent performance and an affordable price— is the Xiaomi Mi Band, a very intuitive bracelet to use, with a powerful battery —lasts up to 14 days— and lots of utilities, ranging from telling time to counting steps, monitoring sleep, checking heart rate, controlling music and mobile phone camera and getting statistics of our exercise. Its simple design can look good on any mom’s wrist.

If there is more budget – much more – you can switch from the bracelet to the connected watch. What is the difference? In the case of the Samsung Galaxy Watch4, the latest in its series and the best to hit the market last year, it’s quite large. It is a device that not only complements but can also replace the mobile phone in some respects. You can connect to the Internet and therefore you can receive or send messages without having to depend on the phone. It has GPS included, so for sports Outside is able to collect all information independently. It is elegant, light and its bracelets are interchangeable, so it can adapt to all styles and all wrists.

On sale are these excellent Sennheiser headphones, some of the best you can find at this price. They are wireless, comfortable, with wonderful sound and a good microphone, ideal for enjoying music but above all for working and using in video calls. They are big, yes, against the fashion of the little ones listeners, but it guarantees more durability, more battery and a better audio experience. Regular price: 69,990.

It is true that giving away electrical appliances is risky today: however useful, necessary or innovative the appliance may be, it can offend sensibilities by linking the mother figure to household chores. Either way, if the mom on duty is good at frying or cooks more for fun than obligation, this air fryer should be received with open arms and clear counters. It’s one of the most comfortable and user-friendly of its kind we’ve had to try, with impeccable results – crispy fries and tasty empanadas – and a very practical format. It also defrosts, makes yogurt and bakes.

Mom needs to renew the mobile phone but you have a limited budget? A great option to upgrade and prepare for the 5G future without going into debt for several years is the Samsung Galaxy A32, a simple phone that doesn’t have much sophistication, but is able to connect to new networks. We include it among the best smart phones 5G for less than $400,000, because despite its cheap price, it has a large 6.5-inch AMOLED screen, with a 120Hz refresh rate, a good processor, a good camera and a solid battery .

Keeping the phone charged is one of the major postmodern challenges. The old technique of leaving it plugged in overnight doesn’t always last long enough for the battery, and factory and standard chargers are often too slow. If your mom drives a lot and is addicted to her cell phone—or uses it a lot for work—a charger like this—which has five ports for plugging in various devices—will always get her out of trouble and keep her connected flawlessly. Warning: he can now call or text you much more frequently than before.

A classic Mother’s Day gift is a television: it’s big, it’s often in six figures, and mums will remind their offspring every time they turn it on or sit in front of it, which in some cases , can be a good part of the day, every day. You can’t go wrong with a gift like this. The problem is that today the offer is great and not always good: how do you know that a smart TV will work well? What to do to not spend more? Alejandro Alaluf, our screen specialist, tested this Ultra HD LED from the Caixun brand and found it to be “completely reliable when it comes to delivering a very high definition audiovisual experience at a low price. “. In other words, for this value it will be impossible to find better.

For AV moms who work with large digital files, need to back up heavy projects, or simply suffer from Virtual Diogenes and accumulate too much music, movies, or whatever, a good external hard drive will come to you as a godsend. sky. Even more so if it is beautiful and safe like the LaCie Rugged, which are characterized by their reliability —its components guarantee many years of use—as well as by its resistance, capable of withstanding falls of up to 3 meters, the pressure of a car as well as the spillage of liquids. In other words, perfect for moms with restless babies.

And if she’s a gifted mom for reading, here’s an unbeatable gift. Well, maybe a few fine books by your favorite authors can top it, but an electronic reader – or e-reader – is hardly a match. Less if it is a Kindle, the pioneer device of these technologies, whose Touch 8 GB model is ideal for constant and simple readers. Its battery lasts several weeks, it has a front light for reading in the dark, and it has a capacity of 8 GB, which is equivalent to about 4,000 books. Nothing bad.

moms player they can also have their gift. A new console will slip out of most pockets, but a retro piece of jewelry can be a nice gesture to satisfy your gamer side. This is an official Nintendo small device a sort of horizontal Gameboy that brings together three games from The Legend of Zelda saga: the first two —The Legend of Zelda Yes Link’s Adventureboth original for the NES console—, and the Gameboy version, Link’s Awakening. It is charged via USB and when not in use it can also function as a clock.

*Prices for products in this item are current as of April 29, 2022. Values ​​and availability may change.