--- title: Holiday Gift-giving Guide For the Techies on Your List description: Holiday Gift-giving Guide For the Techies on Your List image: https://blog.tech901.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture1-300x154-1.png --- [![TECH901-reverse](https://blog.tech901.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Brand%20Logos/TECH901-reverse.png?width=3900&height=1200&name=TECH901-reverse.png "TECH901-reverse")](https://www.tech901.org) ## The Router ![](https://blog.tech901.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture1-300x154-1.png) # Holiday Gift-giving Guide For the Techies on Your List Published by [Jenny Carmichael](https://blog.tech901.org/en-us/author/jenny-carmichael) on 12/11/15, 10:23 AM ## **$50 and under** ## GoldieBlox Toys goldieblox.com [![Picture1](https://blog.tech901.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture1-300x154-1.png?width=600&height=308&name=Picture1-300x154-1.png)](https://blog.tech901.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture1-3.png) The difference between the number of male and female engineers worldwide is significant (86% are males, while only 14% are females).  Many researchers point out that the disparity is related to simple exposure -- typically, boys are given toys that encourage logic, building and construction, while girls are given toys that are not. GoldieBlox is a company that wants to change these statistics and even the playing field.  As the brainchild of Debbie Sterling, a mechanical engineer, GoldieBlox has a mission of “disrupting the pink aisle,” and introducing girls to the joy of engineering. For that reason, the building sets have been given a seal of approval from great organizations like Techbridge, Girls Who Code, Black Girls Code, and the Society of Women Engineers. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz7g4qy0l9M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz7g4qy0l9M)   ## The TrackR [thetrackr.com](https://thetrackr.com/) [![Picture2](https://blog.tech901.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture2-300x153-1.png?width=600&height=306&name=Picture2-300x153-1.png)](https://blog.tech901.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture2-3.png) Using a crowd GPS network, TrackR helps you find whatever item you’ve attached it to via GPS updates on your Android device or iPhone. It also works as a distance indicator and phone finder, and will ring your phone even if it is on silent. Made of anodized aluminum, this coin-sized device attaches to phones, keys, pets and more, and is an excellent gift for the techie in your life who loses items easily.  It can be purchased directly from the company’s [website](http://thetrackr.com) and is available in four different colors.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJIE1qPhML8   ## **$100-$200**   ## Darkside [sphero.com/darkside](http://www.sphero.com/darkside) [![Picture3](https://blog.tech901.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture3-300x161-1.png?width=300&height=161&name=Picture3-300x161-1.png)](https://blog.tech901.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture3-3.png) With speeds of up to 14 mph and Bluetooth connectivity up to 100 feet, the Darkside is the newest app-enabled robot from the company that brought us the Ollie.  Waterproof and shock-resistant, this device offers hours of entertainment with onboard intelligence that tracks distance, airtime, color preferences, trick combos, and more.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRR5fxcXZxU   ## Polaroid Zip [polaroid.com/zip-instant](http://www.polaroid.com/zip-instant) [![Picture4](https://blog.tech901.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture4-300x300-1.png?width=300&height=300&name=Picture4-300x300-1.png)](https://blog.tech901.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture4-2.png) The Polaroid Zip is only slightly bigger than a deck of cards but can print photos directly from your iOS or Android device.  Weighing barely over 6 ounces, the mobile printer connects to your smartphone to immediately print 2x3 borderless prints. With a built-in battery that lasts for approximately 25 prints, the portable printer can be recharged through a micro-USB port.   It holds 10 sheets of paper at a time and uses Polaroid’s Zink printing technology, with zero-ink, heat-activated printing. A pack of 100 sheets of the paper will cost around $25 and each print is smudge-free because it doesn’t use ink. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1DLJY72-3Y Tags: [Uncategorized](https://blog.tech901.org/en-us/topic/uncategorized) [Back to Blog](https://blog.tech901.org/en-us) ## Related Articles ## [Boys & Girls Club of Memphis Hosts Free Classes for High School Students to Get Started in an IT Career](https://blog.tech901.org/en-us/boys-girls-club-of-memphis-hosts-free-classes-for-high-school-students-to-get-started-in-an-it-career) Memphis-area young adults have been given a rare opportunity this November to get a head start in a... 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