6 Best Tech Gifts from Oprah’s Favorite Things 2022

2022-11-03 14:52:14 By : Ms. Ivy Wang

From powering up your devices to hosting the best movie night, these gifts are sure to delight.

We have seen the future, and it’s full of new tech gadgets you’ll want to buy for yourself and everyone on your holiday gift list. Let’s just say if you and your friends want to feel like super-cool spies in a pair of sunglasses that can take and make calls on voice command, we’ve got the gift for you. (Spoiler: Check out Ray-Ban Stories below.)

Oprah’s Favorite Things includes items the tech savvy shopper will obsess over. Each of these were chosen because they provide a mix of function and fantasy. Been dreaming of a fast way to charge all your family’s devices at once, without worrying about multiple cables and plugs? We have just the gadget thing for you (plus, it’s portable)! Wishing you could give a VR device to a young person in your life that takes gaming and graphics to the next level without breaking the bank? Done! Looking for an easy way to schedule and manage all the goings on in your household? Welcome to your future—and to Oprah’s favorite tech gifts of 2022!

This combination smart board, TV monitor, interactive calendar, you-name-it-it-does-it 15.6-inch HD screen means that any household in need of organization has met its new secret weapon. Hang it unobtrusively on a common-space wall so that all can have access to it—with its sleek frame, it looks almost like a piece of art.

You can use it to display family calendars, write digital notes to one another, create to-do lists, and set up alerts. Home cooks can share recipes and shopping lists, and smart appliances and lighting can be synced and controlled easily. On quiet days, set family photos and children’s art uploaded from Amazon photos on a rotating display. And for those joyful moments when everyone is together, you can listen to your favorite music app or stream a show on the screen. With its voice and visual ID, the Echo Show makes it easy for even the littlest member of the family to feel connected.

Americans throw away approximately 350 million disposable lighters each year. But not you—here’s your chance to become more eco-friendly as you get ever more tech-savvy: The USB Lighter Company has created a lighter that is meant to last forever and is easily charged through a USB cable, so no batteries are wasted. Its long, narrow design makes it a breeze to light candles (especially those hard-to-reach, half-burnt ones deep down in the glass), gas ovens, and outdoor grills—and if a blackout catches you unaware, the LED flashlight located at the top will get you to your items safely. The Motli Light comes in 29 different colors, prints, and metallics, so you’re sure to find one to suit your style.

Ray-Ban is making long-held spy dreams come true with Stories, the brand’s first generation of smart glasses. These may look like the classic Wayfarer (which one famous spy is known to wear), but blocking out sun is the least they can do: They have a built-in microphone and speaker, so you can listen to music and answer calls; a built-in camera for taking photos and videos; and a tiny touch pad on the right-side temple for easy on-off control. Use the voice control activation so your hands are free to pick up the dry olive martini in front you. Available in a variety of colors and lens types, these Ray-Bans are the ultimate in wearable tech.

Brouk & Co’s vegan leather charging tray has the ability to quickly power your phone, earbuds, and Apple watch at once, making it highly giftable to, well, almost anyone. At 14 by 6 x 1.4 inches, it’s portable, whether you’re going far away from home or just setting up shop in a nearby café or workspace; it even comes with a travel pouch that’s so sleek it could double as a clutch. College students will love it for their dorm room, and since it comes in a variety of colors, there should be no problem finding one to match their surroundings and electronics perfectly.

Family movie night gets a serious upgrade with this tiny but powerful projector. Point the portable device at any blank wall—indoors or out—connect to whatever streaming apps you use to get your movies or TV shows, turn on 360-degree audio speakers that will fill the room with high-quality sound, and you have a home theater setup worthy of any screening room. The auto-leveling and auto-focus features will keep the images from ever going blurry, so all you have to do is sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the show. This is the tech gift your and your family—chosen or otherwise—are sure to love.

This virtual reality headset is so much fun, you may need to get more than one per household. That way, your teenager can play games with friends in other states while you take a fitness class from the comforts of your den. Quest 2 lets users team up with friends old and new, regardless of their location in the VR world. Available in both 128 GB and 256 GB, the Meta Quest 2 is also 10 percent lighter than the original Quest, making it easy to maneuver for both younger and older players—and putting it solidly in the “most incredible multigenerational household gift” category.

Want to see more of Oprah’s Favorite Things? You can shop the entire collection here.