Top Electronics To Put On Your Holiday Wish List

Top Electronics To Put On Your Holiday Wish List Photo Via: http://www.androidguys.com If you don’t have one of these bad boys already, this is definitely something you will want to put on your list. It comes with a six, seven or eight inch display in high definition, as well as Wi-Fi and from eight to 32 GB of storage. The bigger the display and the more GB of storage you ask for, the more expensive the gift becomes, but the average price is about $229. So if you frequently use e-books for class, or just love to read in general, this is absolutely an item you’ll want on your wish list. 2. Nest Learning Thermostat: Photo Via: http://i.ytimg.com While this idea isn’t as fun as some of the others, there really isn’t anything as cool, or as practical. If you live with roommates and no one can ever seem to agree on a temperature for the apartment, this is the perfect gift for you. The Nest Learning Thermostat is the ultimate money saver: it will remember the temperature you like and program itself, and while you’re away, it will turn itself off to save energy. At about $250, this product practically pays for itself. Plus, you can’t really put a price on never fighting over the thermostat again, am I right? 3. GoPro Hero3+: Photo Via: http://www9.pcmag.com For those of you that love to take pictures, and are also always up for adventure, this is one of those items you have to have. The GoPro Hero3+ is a GoPro camera that you can put on your dashboard, helmet and really anything else you could think of and get a beautiful picture every time. While this is on the more expensive end at about $400, this is the perfect item to put on your wish list if you have always wanted a GoPro camera but have never had one. 4. Portable Power Bank and Car Jump Starter: Photo Via: http://ecx.images-amazon.com For any of you with a car, this is an item you didn’t even know you wanted until right now. This is basically a portable, external battery that has charging adapters for any electronics you may need to charge, i.e. laptops or cellphones. However, that’s not all this item does: it also has jumper cables in case you ever need to jump start your car. Plus, it’s portable, so it fits right into your glove box, backpack or purse. This item is about $100 on Amazon, and it’s yet another practical item that any car owner should have. 5. Fire TV Stick: Photo Via: http://fm.cnbc.com For those of you like me that have an obsession with cinema and television, this is something you will want to ask for this holiday season. The Fire TV Stick is a streaming media HDMI stick that plugs into your TV. It has Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video, music, games, etc. It prides itself on having voice searching that “actually works” and being extremely easy to use. All you do is plug it in to your TV, connect to the internet and enjoy hundreds of options of movies, TV shows, games, etc. The Fire TV Stick is about $40 on Amazon. 6. NETGEAR N300 Wi-Fi Router with External Antennas: Photo Via: http://i.ebayimg.com Living at school comes with its hardships, including terrible internet connection. While you’re at school, you want to be able to connect to your Wi-Fi without trouble, especially for classes with online assignments. Well, no longer will you want to throw your router out the window. The NETGEAR N300 Wi-Fi Router provides Wi-Fi for medium-sized homes, which makes it perfect for apartment living. Plus, setup is supposed to be extremely easy, even for those that aren’t tech-savvy. The product runs about $25 on Amazon. 7. The Fitbit Flex: Photo Via: http://static0.fitbit.com By now you have undoubtedly heard of the Fitbit. You wear it on your wrist and it tracks the amount you walk, the calories you burn and how long you are active during the day. As a college student walking to classes everyday, it would be interesting to know just how far you walk and how many calories you burn. Plus, it tracks your sleep schedule to let you know how often you wake up in the night. And it even has an alarm built in that will wake you up, but no one else. This is perfect for roommates that have early classes and don’t want to wake their roommates up with their phone alarm. The Fitbit runs about $100 on Amazon. So no need to keep racking your brain for anything big you might be missing; this electronics list should have you covered for the holiday season. Happy Holidays!