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Wired lists the best gifts for the techie in your life

Wired's annual shopping guide collects the gadgets tech enthusiasts say they want this holiday season, and it opens with a rule about gifts; shop early.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This Morning
Published 6:11 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWired has its holiday gift guide for the techie in your life, and the first rule is don't buy someone a gift you wouldn't want for yourself.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBest rule ever. I want everything on this list, so I'm basically the perfect person to shop for.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat rule means every gift is a present to the buyer, and the person unwrapping it just has to hold it for you.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo I get my mom a gaming chair with a cupholder. She'll love it, and I'll sit in it.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYour mother can't reach the cupholder from the couch.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, what do you want, Dr. Byte? Name one gadget.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA quiet room, and I'd like it delivered before this show writes me another segment with you in it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentClearly you need some better help picking gifts, because I'm obviously nailing it.

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