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15 Tech Gift Ideas for 2015 2015年15个科技礼物点子

Not sure what gift to get your loved one? Think technology!

Consider these fun and useful tech gift ideas. You do not have to be a high-tech1 expert to get excited about these gifts.

You may even find something special for yourself!

Note that all of the websites mentioned below offer international shipping2. There may be additional shipping costs.

Mini Laptop Riser

If your loved one uses a laptop, you can make their computer time more enjoyable with a Mini Laptop Riser. Lift the base of the laptop off the desk at an angle to make typing easier.

You can bend the riser to the shape and height that works best for you. The riser is lightweight, so you can bring it with you when your away from your work station.

The Mini Laptop Riser is available from Etsy for $10.95. The device comes in a number of colors.

You can give one away and keep one for yourself!

Cablox Cable Organizer

If you have a problem with wires getting twisted or tied together, consider the Cablox Cable Organizer. These squares have a sticky side so you can connect them to almost any surface.

Put your cables through the pieces of plastic to prevent tangles4.

Google Cardboard

You can spend a lot of money getting a virtual reality viewer, and see life-like images. Or you can spend just a little money and get Google Cardboard. This viewer works with larger cell phones, letting you see the world in three dimensions with 360 degree views in all directions.

Many apps work with Google Cardboard and many of these programs are free. You can watch videos, play games and see the world in an amazing virtual reality.

Google Cardboard is available in many designs, beginning at $20, on the Google Cardboard page. You can also get one for under $2 on eBay.

If you like homemade gifts, you can even make one yourself using the directions given by Google on its Cardboard page.

Levitating5 Construction Blocks

Build a castle in the air with the Hoverkraft Levitating Construction Challenge. Part game, part toy, part educational tool, the challenge helps you understand the idea of balance while having fun.

Organize your building blocks on a floating platform while keeping it balanced. The platform floats over a magnetic base. If the blocks become unbalanced, the surface will tilt6 to one side and the blocks fall.

This game is designed for one to eight players, ages 8 and up.

The Hoverkraft Levitating Construction Challenge is available for $29.99 from ThinkGeek.

Mini Quadcopter

Would you like to have a flying toy, but lack space to fly one? Consider a Mini Quadcopter that is small enough to fit inside your hand.

This Mini Quadcopter can be controlled to fly in any direction with its remote control. You can set the controls for your skill level.

Battery Cell Phone Charger

The Easy ACC 20000mAh battery lets you add electricity to four different devices at once. This battery has four ports for charging and is powerful enough to charge tablet computers as well as telephones.

You can charge this battery two times as fast with two cords for charging. You can fully7 charge the battery in six hours, according to the seller.

You can also use this power supply to light a room with its flashlight.

The Easy ACC battery is available from Amazon for $35.99.

Easy Twist Outlet8 Adapter

The Easy-Twist Outlet Adapter can make the most of any outlet around the world. This adapter lets you plug in up to four USB devices.

It also has different plugs that twist into place so you can use it in 150 countries around the world.

Tablet Paintbrush

Using a finger on a tablet may not be good enough to make a true work of art. Be creative by using the Tablet Paintbrush.

This paintbrush has actual bristles10 just like a real paintbrush. So you can create artwork in different styles using apps on your tablet.

The other end of the paintbrush has a rubber tip that lets you write or draw.

The Tablet Paintbrush works on mobile devices, such as an iPad, iPhone, Samsung tablets, Kindle11 Fire, Nexus12, and more.

Indoor Snowfall Light

Get into the spirit of the holiday season in your home with the Indoor Snowfall Light. 

The light shows snowflake shapes in your room to give you the feeling of a winter snowfall. You can control the speed of the snowfall, unlike the real weather.

The Indoor Snowfall Light is available from Sharper Image for $59.99.

Selfie Toaster

The Selfie Toaster creates an image on the piece of toast so you can smile at yourself every morning.

The Selfie Toaster is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $69.95.

Sidewinding Circular Skates

Who said you have to skate forward? Sidewinding Circular Skates let you move sideways, like a skateboard but with skates.

Amazon Echo

Give the knowledge of the world with the Amazon Echo.

The device can answer questions, tell you about weather conditions, tell jokes, play music and more.

The Echo also acts as a Bluetooth speaker so you can connect your phone and listen to your favorite songs.

The Echo is available from Amazon for $179.

Apple Watch

If your loved one has an iPhone, consider the Apple Watch as a gift. This watch lets you send and receive phone calls and texts.

You can also use apps to see the latest weather conditions, control your music, get directions on a map and much more.

The Apple Watch is available from Apple for prices beginning at $349.

Arcade13 Mini Roadster Simulator

Get a jump-start on teaching your children to drive with the Arcade Mini Roadster Simulator.

A 48 cm video screen shows games while the car moves up and down, and side-to-side while the games are played. The car even moves as the game hits bumps.

Your child can use the steering14 wheel and pedals just like a real car. There's even a jump button to avoid things in the road, unlike most real cars.

On second thought, this may not be the best teacher for actual driving!

The Arcade Mini Roadster is for children ages 4 through 12 and is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $6,900.

Solar Velomobile

Finally, make your travels even more fun with the Solar Velomobile. This is powered both by the sun and your pedaling.

Solar VelomobileSolar Velomobile

You can travel at speeds up to 32 kmh on solar battery power and up to 48 kmh if you add pedal power.

Leave it parked in the sun or plug it into a wall outlet to charge it. You can travel up to 72 km on a charge or 177 km if you pedal.

You can carry up to 159 kg in the back of the vehicle.

Words in This Story

tech – n. informal : technology— often used before another noun

mini – adj. a very small version of something

laptop – n. a small computer that is designed to be easily carried

cable – n. a group of wires, glass fibers16, etc., covered in plastic or rubber and used to carry electricity or electrical signals

tangle3 – v. to become or cause (something) to become twisted together

sticky – adj. having a substance (such as glue or honey) on it that things easily attach to : covered in a substance that things stick to

viewer - n. a device that is used to look at photographs

cardboard - n. a stiff and thick kind of paper that is used especially for making boxes

virtual reality - n. an artificial world that consists of images and sounds created by a computer and that is affected17 by the actions of a person who is experiencing it

levitate18 - v. to rise or make (something) rise into the air in a way that appears to be magical

construction - n. the act or process of building something

platform - n. a usually raised structure that has a flat surface where people or machines do work

quadcopter - n. an unmanned helicopter having four rotors

remote control -n. a small device that is used to operate electronic equipment (such as a television) from a distance by using electronic signals

battery - n. a device that is placed inside a machine (such as a clock, toy, or car) to supply it with electricity

outlet - n. a device in a wall into which an electric cord can be plugged in order to provide electricity for a lamp, television, etc.

adapter - n. a device that is used to connect two pieces of equipment that were not designed to be connected

bristle9 - n. a short, stiff hair, fiber15, etc.

indoor - adj. done, living, located, or used inside a building

selfie - n. a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media

toaster - n. an electrical device used for toasting bread

skate – n. a kind of shoe with blades or wheels on the bottom that allow you to glide19 or roll on a surface

solar- adj. of or relating to the sun

pedal – n. a flat piece of metal, rubber, etc., that you push with your foot to make a machine move, work, or stop


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1 high-tech high-tech     
adj.高科技的
参考例句:
  • The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展,这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
  • The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
2 shipping WESyg     
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
参考例句:
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of £5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
3 tangle yIQzn     
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱
参考例句:
  • I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
  • If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你,我就不跟他们争吵。
4 tangles 10e8ecf716bf751c5077f8b603b10006     
(使)缠结, (使)乱作一团( tangle的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Long hair tangles easily. 长头发容易打结。
  • Tangles like this still interrupted their intercourse. 像这类纠缠不清的误会仍然妨碍着他们的交情。
5 levitating 4e075770f0f97cc8716fee3f684c4b3f     
v.(使)升空,(使)漂浮( levitate的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • It will not mean things like levitating objects and reading others minds. 你将开始明白掌握力量的真正意义。 来自互联网
  • As the pole rotates the balls spin out levitating higher the faster the system spins. 柱子旋转的时候,这两个球也会转起来,这个系统转得越快,它们飞得越高。 来自互联网
6 tilt aG3y0     
v.(使)倾侧;(使)倾斜;n.倾侧;倾斜
参考例句:
  • She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
  • The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平,有点儿歪.
7 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
8 outlet ZJFxG     
n.出口/路;销路;批发商店;通风口;发泄
参考例句:
  • The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
  • Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。
9 bristle gs1zo     
v.(毛发)直立,气势汹汹,发怒;n.硬毛发
参考例句:
  • It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles.它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。
  • He bristled with indignation at the suggestion that he was racist.有人暗示他是个种族主义者,他对此十分恼火。
10 bristles d40df625d0ab9008a3936dbd866fa2ec     
短而硬的毛发,刷子毛( bristle的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • the bristles on his chin 他下巴上的胡楂子
  • This job bristles with difficulties. 这项工作困难重重。
11 kindle n2Gxu     
v.点燃,着火
参考例句:
  • This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
  • A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。
12 nexus vvHyq     
n.联系;关系
参考例句:
  • Shared ambition is the vital nexus between them.共同的志向是把他们联结在一起的重要纽带。
  • Either way,the nexus between the consumer and consumer prices is important.无论那个方面,消费者与消费价格之间的关系是至关重要的。
13 arcade yvHzi     
n.拱廊;(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道
参考例句:
  • At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候,拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
  • In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场,你可以发现许多的纪念品。
14 steering 3hRzbi     
n.操舵装置
参考例句:
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
  • Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
15 fiber NzAye     
n.纤维,纤维质
参考例句:
  • The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
  • The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。
16 fibers 421d63991f1d1fc8826d6e71d5e15f53     
光纤( fiber的名词复数 ); (织物的)质地; 纤维,纤维物质
参考例句:
  • Thesolution of collagen-PVA was wet spined with the sodium sulfate as coagulant and collagen-PVA composite fibers were prepared. 在此基础上,以硫酸钠为凝固剂,对胶原-PVA共混溶液进行湿法纺丝,制备了胶原-PVA复合纤维。
  • Sympathetic fibers are distributed to all regions of the heart. 交感神经纤维分布于心脏的所有部分。
17 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
18 levitate w3MyD     
v.升在空中
参考例句:
  • I often dream that I can levitate.我经常梦想我能够飞起来在空中飘浮。
  • The guru claimed that he could levitate.这位宗教领袖声称他能够浮在空中。
19 glide 2gExT     
n./v.溜,滑行;(时间)消逝
参考例句:
  • We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着,眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
  • So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞,宛如滑翔。

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