Here are a few last-minute gifts you can still grab in time for the holidays

All of these devices, from the affordable to the pricey, make for great gifts while you can still get them.

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Has December slipped by and left you with little time to finish your holiday shopping? I’m not here to judge you for waiting until the last minute (we’ve all been there, after all). Instead, I’ll do you one better by helping you find a variety of gift ideas that should still arrive in time to be wrapped and tucked under the tree before Christmas.

There’s a wide swath of excellent gifts you can still nab — some of which may even be on sale — including smart home accessories, tablets, wearables, and headphones. Everything here is tech or tech-adjacent stuff that The Verge has tested or vouched for, so you can rest assured you’re not compromising on quality for the sake of timeliness. And if you need additional ideas, be sure to check out our various holiday gift guides, which are filled with unique and fun presents to gift any dad, mom, kid, or gamer in your life.

Note: many products listed here sold by Amazon require a Prime account to arrive before Christmas. That said, other retailers may offer timely free shipping without the need for a paid subscription.

Headphones and earbuds

• Sometimes you just can’t beat a classic. Apple’s wired EarPods are on sale at Amazon for around $15 in the Lightning configuration or for around $18 in the 3.5mm and newer USB-C configs — and all three should arrive in time to be the perfect stocking stuffer. Using wired earbuds in the year 2023 may sound a little backward, but the microphone on these bad boys absolutely trounces the mics on most Bluetooth earbuds.

• The Sony WH-1000XM5, one of the best pairs of noise-canceling headphones you can get, are available for around $328 ($71 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. The overhead cans support high-quality audio codecs like LDAC and feature multipoint Bluetooth connectivity, allowing you to pair them with multiple devices at once. Read our review.

• If someone you know loves Olivia Rodrigo (or the color violet) and wants some comfy noise-canceling earbuds this holiday, the Sony LinkBuds S x Olivia Rodrigo are on sale for around $178 ($21 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. Though, frankly, you can get the same earbuds in some plain and simple colors for as low as $128, also at Amazon and Best Buy.

Smart home tech

• A Philips Hue starter kit containing three bulbs, a Hue Bridge, and a smart button is on sale at Amazon for $134.99 ($35 off), arriving well in time for Christmas. With these 1,100-lumen bulbs, you can light most rooms and set them to all kinds of festive colors. Read our guide on getting started with smart lighting.

• The seven-panel Nanoleaf Elements starter kit is on sale at Best Buy for $169.99 ($80 off). Nanoleaf’s wooden, hexagonal lighting panels can bring a unique accent to any wall in your home. When their white LEDs are turned off, you just see that sleek wood look, as opposed to other Nanoleaf lights that are devoid of life when off.

Wearables and smartwatches

• Not only is time running out to get an Apple Watch Series 9 or Ultra 2 before Christmas but also you won’t be able to buy one from Apple at all come December 21st at 3PM ET due to an ongoing patent dispute. Thankfully, for now, you can still get the 41mm Series 9 for around $329 ($70 off) at Amazon, Target, and Walmart. The Ultra 2, meanwhile, is selling for as low as $699 ($100 off) in select colors at Amazon or for $749 at Best Buy.

• If all you’re looking for in a wearable is some simple fitness tracking without getting caught up in Apple’s walled garden, the Amazfit Band 7 is a perfect fit. It’s selling for $44.99 ($5 off) at Amazon (exclusively for Prime subscribers) or for its regular price of $49.99 at Best Buy.

Tablets and e-readers

• Want to gift a new iPad for the least amount of money possible? The older ninth-gen iPad is still a perfectly fine tablet that’s currently on sale at Best Buy, Target, and Walmart in the 64GB configuration starting at $249 ($80 off), its second-best price to date.

• Amazon’s entry-level Kindle from 2022 is a very good e-reader with a high-res display and USB-C charging for just $99.99, and it makes a great gift that’ll arrive in time for Christmas if you order it from Amazon, Best Buy, or Target. Read our review.

Streaming

• The Apple TV 4K is one of the best streaming devices you can get, one that’s available at B&H Photo for $124.99 ($5 off) or its regular price of $129.99 at Target and Best Buy. The compact streamer has a fast A15 Bionic chip for lots of performance headroom as well as 64GB of built-in storage. Read our review.
• Roku’s Streaming Stick 4K is a dead-simple device for streaming TV shows and movies with Dolby Vision, and you can get it in time for Christmas at Amazon, Walmart, or Best Buy for around $39 ($10 off). Read our review.

Laptops and computer accessories

• The Elgato Stream Deck MK. 2, a macro controller that’s a Verge favorite among many of our multitasking staffers, is down to $129.99 ($20 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. The macro pad features 15 fully customizable LCD keys, which come in handy for carrying out everyday computing needs and controlling Twitch / YouTube streams.

• The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro is available at Best Buy before Christmas for $1,799.99. The midrange gaming laptop offers a great mix of affordability and power, as the 16-inch machine is packed with an Intel 13th Gen Core i7 processor, an RTX 4070 GPU, a 1TB SSD, and 16GB of RAM. Read our gaming laptop buying guide.

• The Keychron V1 wired mechanical keyboard is available at Amazon for $74.99 with either red linear switches, brown tactile switches, or blue clicky switches. Some of these hot-swappable keyboards are low in inventory at Amazon, but each of them should arrive in time for Christmas. Keychron’s V1 is a perfect gateway into mechanical keyboards, with a compact but easy to get used to 75 percent layout, hot-swappable switches, and VIA support that allows you to do all kinds of tinkering. Read our mechanical keyboard buying guide.

Games and gaming accessories

• The standard Xbox Wireless Controller is great for either an Xbox Series X or Series S as well as a PC or laptop. Right now, you can get it in time for Christmas in a variety of colors for around $45 ($15 off) at Target.

• In need of a super affordable protective case for a Nintendo Switch? The Game Traveler Deluxe Travel Case from RDS Industries is on sale for just $9.99 ($10 off) at Amazon and Target, and it arrives in time to slip into a stocking. Okay, maybe a jumbo-size stocking?

Extras and favorites

• A single AirTag is down to $23.99 (about $5 off) at Amazon and Best Buy; they’re also available at Best Buy in a four-pack for $78.99 ($21 off). Apple’s handy location trackers are great for helping locate personal items like keys or luggage, and they’re affordable enough that they make for great stocking stuffers. Read our review.
• The Slice Micro Ceramic Blade safety cutter is an indispensable tool for someone opening lots of packages, and it’s just $5.99 ($1 off) at Amazon. It can be one of those nifty “I never knew how much I needed this” type of gifts.

• If you know an iPhone user with a MagSafe-compatible phone, the Belkin BoostCharge Pro with MagSafe is available for $22.99 ($27 off) at Amazon or $29.99 direct from Belkin. The compact charger outputs 15W of wireless power and features a handy little kickstand — not to mention a lengthy cable that’s over six feet.

• Wordle The Party Game makes an excellent gift for any fan of the popular New York Times game. You can get the tabletop card game, which accommodates up to four players, for $9.97 (about $10 off) at Walmart.