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30 Tech Gifts Under $100

By Kate Pruitt (from Design Sponge) on November 22, 2011

I started rounding up my holiday gifts ideas last week with great tech gadgets under $50, and this week I'm going to focus on a items with a slightly higher price point, for those that have something larger or more luxurious in mind, or a bigger budget to work with. But I've also included a few more items under $50 because, well, there are so many great ones out there, and the dollar amount doesn't matter as much as the high quality form and function of the item.

I'm a big believer in giving gifts that are fun + frivolous, plain + practical, or a little bit of both. Someone on your list may be in desperate need of a new printer or set of speakers, or maybe they're always complaining about having to charge their phone or how they lose their remotes. Giving a great tech gift that solves these issues might be more more appreciated than, say, a fun karaoke app or a pretty new phone case. But only you know the attitude of your recipients, so browse the list below and I'm sure you'll find something for everyone. Good luck!

Which kind of gift recipient are you? Do you like fun, silly gifts, or more practical presents that you use everyday? I'd love to know!

1. Dude suede bag pouch, $28
2. Jensen wood turntable, $88
3. Nike + sportsband, $59
4. Lomography Sardina analogue camera, $60
5. The F-Stop watch, $35
6. Soulo digital wireless mic + karaoke app, $100
7. Twelve South "Book Book" case for MacBook Air, $80
8. Lomokino Super 35mm movie maker, $99
9. Jawbone Up wristband + health tracker app, $99
10. Audio-Technica compact speaker, $80

1. Kate Spade Fairmount stripe laptop case, $60
2. Sprocket Rocket camera, $90
3. La Mer collection vintage oversize watch, $88
4. Mumabi Tablet case, $58
5. Enchanted Woods iPhone dock, $98
6. MUJI walnut alarm clock, $49
7. Eskuche rose gold headphones, $70
8. Diane von Furstenberg small box, $68
9. Marc by Marc Jacobs Panther iPhone 4 cover, $35
10. iEagle foldable wireless keyboard, $100

1. Grid-It MacBook Air case, $54
2. Mophie Juice Pack Air battery case for iPhone battery, $80
3. Epson Stylus small all-in-one printer, $100
4. Stenoflex darkroom-in-a-box, $50
5. Sennheiser HD-280 Pro headphones, $80
6. Jason Deng wireless travel speaker, $65
7. Audio-Technica turntable, $72
8. Kindle reader w/ wifi, $79
9. Apple TV, $99
10. Beacon universal remote system for iOs devices, $70

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Design*Sponge is a daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney. Launched in August of 2004, Design*Sponge features store and product reviews, sale and contest announcements, new designer profiles, trend forecasting and store/studio tours. In addition, Design*Sponge features a unique section dedicated to covering student design, national and international design shows. The site is updated constantly throughout the day (with an average of 6-10 posts a day), and attracts a core group of devoted readers. Design*Sponge currently has over 60,000 daily readers. As a Contributing Editor at Design Sponge, artist Kate Pruitt shares DIY projects each Wednesday. Kate lives in Oakland, California and has a background in art/art history and recently left her job creating window displays to pursue her own work full time. Growing up in New Hampshire, Kate spent a lot of time building machines out of paper and scotch tape, and thus discovered her first DIY impulses.

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