Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and for the tech savvy moms and wives out there, we’ve rounded up the best gift ideas for the special day. With huge discounts up for grabs on these popular devices, it’s going to be a good idea to push forward with any purchases as soon as possible — not only to secure the savings, but also to make sure that your Mother’s Day gifts will arrive on time. We’ve got something for everyone, so read on if you need help finding that perfect gift.
The Garmin Lily 2 doesn’t look like other smartwatches because of its hidden display a unique patterned lens. To wake up the screen, just give it a tap or turn your wrist. The wearable device, which offers a battery life of up to five days from a single charge, can monitor important health metrics such as heart rate, step count, stress levels, and menstrual cycles. If you’re interested, the Garmin Lily 2 is $50 off following a 20% discount.
The Polaroid Go Gen 2 Everything Box includes the second-generation Polaroid Go instant camera and Polaroid Go film, so your mom or wife can start capturing moments right away. The Polaroid Go Gen 2 is the smallest instant camera in the world, but it offers a large aperture range, a precise light sensor, and a selfie mirror to make it possible to take selfies. The bundle is on sale at 10% off, for a reduction of $10.
The Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian collaboration brings custom colors to the wireless headphones, which offer active noise cancellation, a comfortable and secure fit, and head-tracked spatial audio. The Beats Studio Pro also come with voice-targeting microphones so you’ll be heard loud and clear during phone calls, on-device controls, and a battery that can last up to 40 hours on a single charge. The wireless headphones are 51% off for a $180 discount.
Tap into the capabilities of Amazon’s Alexa with the Amazon Echo Show 5, a smart display powered by the digital assistant. It features a 5.5-inch screen for making video calls, streaming shows, and viewing connected security cameras. The device also offers clear and loud audio, and you can use it to control your other smart home devices such as smart lights and smart thermostats. The Amazon Echo Show 5 is on sale at 28% off, for a $25 discount.
Giving a scale as a gift is always a little risky — you don’t want it taken the wrong way — but the Wyze Scale X does so much more than take your weight. It can also determine your body fat percentage, heart rate, and metabolic age, among a total of 13 biometrics. It features a premium design with full-surface glass sensors, it has a battery life of up to 22 months, and it stores all the information on the Wyze Scale X app. You can currently get it with a 26% discount, which translates to savings of $9. But save this gift for a mom who has already expressed interested in tracking her health.
Watch shows and movies on a screen as large as 250 inches with the Dr. J Professional HD projector, which you can get with a 56% discount for savings of $100. You’ll be able to send content to the projector either through a Wi-Fi connection or an HDMI cable, then you can connect speakers using Bluetooth. The projector has a lamp life of 60,000 hours, and it offers precise focus and keystone correction functions to make it feel like you’ve brought the theater into your home.
Arlo is a fixture in our list of the best home security cameras because of devices like the Arlo Essential 2K. As you can guess from its name, it takes footage at 2K resolution, and with a wide field of view of 130 degrees. The security camera also offers night vision and two-way audio, and you’ll be able to access live video streaming through the Arlo app. Give your mom or wife the gift of peace of mind with the Arlo Essential 2K, which is 63% off for a $50 discount.
The Garmin Lily 2 doesn’t look like other smartwatches because of its hidden display a unique patterned lens. To wake up the screen, just give it a tap or turn your wrist. The wearable device, which offers a battery life of up to five days from a single charge, can monitor important health metrics such as heart rate, step count, stress levels, and menstrual cycles. If you’re interested, the Garmin Lily 2 is $50 off following a 20% discount.
Moms and wives who love to take photos and record videos will love the Sony ZV-1F Vlog camera, which features a large 1-inch sensor with a wide-angle 20mm lens. Its Eye AF technology recognizes human faces and eyes and makes sure that they’ll always be in focus, and it has Creative Style presets that can instantly enhance a photo’s contrast, sharpness. clarity, and highlights. The Sony ZV-1F Vlog camera is 20% off right now, for savings of $100.
For mothers and sives who have high standards for coffee, the Breville Barista Express is an excellent gift. It’s an all-in-one espresso machine with an integrated grinder, so you can go from beans to coffee in less than a minute. It uses the optimal water pressure and temperature to evenly draw out the flavor from the ground coffee beans and extract the espresso, and it also has a powerful steam wand if you want to try your hand at latte art. You can get the Breville Barista Express with a $150 discount, or 21% off.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.
Samsung’s scandal over its Game Optimizing Service, or GOS, has returned with a bill attached. South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has tentatively fined the company 20.1 billion won, or about $15.1 million, over gaming claims made for the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S22, and Tab S8.
The regulator says Samsung promoted the devices as gaming powerhouses without disclosing that GOS placed preset CPU and GPU limits on certain demanding games. Samsung disputes that conclusion, calling GOS a legitimate way to manage heat.
Apple's next cheaper iPhone could get a brand-new processor while keeping its most stubborn display compromise. Digital Chat Station tips the iPhone 18e for a 2027 release with a 2nm A20 chip and a 6.12-inch OLED screen still limited to 60Hz.
The rumored camera setup includes a single 48MP rear camera and a possible 24MP selfie camera. There's new hardware to consider, but buyers hoping Apple would extend that upgrade generosity to smoother scrolling could be disappointed.