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\nHere at Backblaze we have a lot of folks who are all about technology. With the holiday season fast approaching, you might have all of your gift buying already finished \u2014 but if not, we put together a list of things that the employees here at Backblaze<\/a> are pretty excited about giving (and\/or receiving) this year.<\/p>\n

Smart Homes:<\/h3>\n

It’s no secret that having a smart home is the new hotness, and many of the items below can be used to turbocharge your home’s ascent into the future:<\/p>\n

Raspberry Pi
\nThe holidays are all about eating pie \u2014 well why not get a pie of a different type for the DIY fan in your life!
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\nWyze Cam<\/a>
\nAn inexpensive way to keep a close eye on all your favorite people\u2026and intruders!
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\nSnooz<\/a>
\nHave trouble falling asleep? Try this portable white noise machine. Also great for the office!
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\nAmazon Echo Dot<\/a>
\nNeed a cheap way to keep track of your schedule or play music? The Echo Dot is a great entry into the smart home of your dreams!
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\nGoogle Wifi<\/a>
\nThese little fellows make it easy to Wifi-ify your entire home, even if it’s larger than the average shoe box here in Silicon Valley. Google Wifi acts as a mesh router and seamlessly covers your whole dwelling. Have a mansion? Buy more!
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\nGoogle Home<\/a>
\nLike the Amazon Echo Dot, this is the Google variant. It’s more expensive (similar to the Amazon Echo) but has better sound quality and is tied into the Google ecosystem.
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\nNest Thermostat<\/a>
\nThis is a smart thermostat. What better way to score points with the in-laws than installing one of these bad boys in their home \u2014 and then making it freezing cold randomly in the middle of winter from the comfort of your couch!
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Wearables:<\/h3>\n

Homes aren’t the only things that should be smart. Your body should also get the chance to be all that it can be:<\/p>\n

Apple AirPods<\/a>
\nYou’ve seen these all over the place, and the truth is they do a pretty good job of making sounds appear in your ears.
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\nBose SoundLink Wireless Headphones<\/a>
\nIf you like over-the-ear headphones, these noise canceling ones work great, are wireless and lovely. There’s no better way to ignore people this holiday season!
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\nGarmin Fenix 5 Watch<\/a>
\nThis watch is all about fitness. If you enjoy fitness. This watch is the fitness watch for your fitness needs.
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\nApple Watch<\/a>
\nThe Apple Watch is a wonderful gadget that will light up any movie theater this holiday season.
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\nNokia Steel Health Watch
\nIf you’re into mixing analogue and digital, this is a pretty neat little gadget.
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\nFossil Smart Watch<\/a>
\nThis stylish watch is a pretty neat way to dip your toe into smartwatches and activity trackers.
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\nPebble Time Steel Smart Watch<\/a>
\nSome people call this the greatest smartwatch of all time. Those people might be named Yev<\/a>. This watch is great at sending you notifications from your phone, and not needing to be charged every day. Bellissimo!
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Random Goods:<\/h3>\n

A few of the holiday gift suggestions that we got were a bit off-kilter, but we do have a lot of interesting folks in the office. Hopefully, you might find some of these as interesting as they do:<\/p>\n

Wireless Qi Charger<\/a>
\nWireless chargers are pretty great in that you don’t have to deal with dongles. There are even kits to make your electronics “wirelessly chargeable” which is pretty great!
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\nSelf-Heating Coffee Mug<\/a>
\nLove coffee? Hate lukewarm coffee? What if your coffee cup heated itself? Brilliant!
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\nYeast Stirrer<\/a>
\nYeast. It makes beer. And bread! Sometimes you need to stir it. What cooler way to stir your yeast than with this industrial stirrer?
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\nToto Washlet
\nThis one is self explanatory. You know the old rhyme: happy butts, everyone’s happy!
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Good luck out there this holiday season!<\/p>\n

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