Ahh, Valentine’s Day – love it or hate it, it’s fast approaching. And if you’re in a relationship, that means you have two choices: make a quick acknowledgement (perhaps with a dinner out or a box of chocolates)… or take it as an excuse to offer something truly special to your special someone.
Here at GiddyUp, we like the second approach – and if your significant other is a tech geek like us, you’re in luck. We’ve put together 9 of our favorite geeky (yet still lovely) gifts for the gadget lover in your life below. Check ‘em out!
1. This digital photo frame automatically rotates through photos – allowing you to show off not one, but ALL of your favorite memories together!
Promising Review: “I’ve only had this for a day, but this is my second purchase of a Nix frame. The frame sets up quickly, not too many options to configure and so far is working nicely. The setup menu is simple and intuitive, and the pictures look great. I like that the stand can be used for either portrait or landscape, and that you can adjust the angle the frame stands at. I have mine changing every 3 minutes but you can set it up to change in seconds or hours or even days. Also I set the frames to turn off from midnight to 7am, but you can also set it to work on motion detection. They come with a remote that works okay, but really once you set this up you can just put the remote away. The frame knows the direction it is set up (portrait or landscape, which side is up or down) so it properly displays the photos. Normally I dont like stretching or filling a screen or background art, but in this can I used “fit” which zooms in on the photos to fill the frame since the dimensions of the screen may not be exactly the same as the photos you shot or scanned. It does a nice job and I’m really happy so far with the purchase.” – S. Siegel
Click HERE to get the NIX USB Digital Photo Frame
2. Have they always wanted a drone, but couldn’t justify the price? They’ll love the TELLO Mini Drone!
We can tell you from personal experience that these are a total blast to fly – they even have a feature where you can throw it in the air and it’ll “stick to the sky”. Perfect for taking next-level selfies on your romantic getaways!
Promising Review: “So I have owned a slew of cheap and high end drones. Everything from a Walmart Skyviper to a Cheerson nano. I have plenty of experience with DJI, own a Spark and Mavic Pro. This Tello, while not DJI, features some of the DJI tech and it resulted in a brilliant flying machine. It does auto take off, auto landing, palm landing, automatic flips, panoramic 360 shots, can circle a subject, go up and away automatically. Even has a mode where you just throw the drone and it catches itself in a hover perfectly. The camera quality is legit, and not laggy till you reach max range. It is incredibly stable for it’s size, almost flies itself, definitely hovers by itself perfectly. I used this outside in a breeze and the thing didn’t even float away from it’s hovering spot. If you nudge it with your hands; it corrects itself and flies immediately right to where it was hovering. Even if you nudge it to make it spin, it perfectly corrects itself. The controls are very very straight forward and easy to use through the app. It is extremely portable, so this is basically an awesome selfie drone you could bring with you anywhere, easily.” – Troy
Click HERE to get the TELLO Mini-Drone
3. Do they love the sensual, rejuvenating effects of essential oils? This digital oil diffuser is a MUST!
Promising Review: “The diffuser looks great with the wood grain and nicely decorated my room. It has two speed modes(high/low), both has put out good mist. The best part is its ability to program! I’m not a tech person but it’s really easy to set up, just make sure you wifi is 2.4g. Once I connected it with wifi, I’m surprised by the function of the APP. You can turn on/off the device, choose the high/low mist mode, change light color and brightness, set timer for the diffuser and more! I use the schedule function most often, now the device can turn on automatically an hour before my alarm rings instead of keep running for a whole night, so I can wake up in my favorite lavender scent. I highly recommend giving this one a try. You won’t regret it!” – Carol
Click HERE to get the Maxcio Essential Oil Diffuser
4. What’s better than sharing a cocktail together? Yup – sharing a cocktail made by your beloved, just for the two of you.
Finally, you can create your favorite cocktails from home – and it’s practically impossible to fail with the built-in scale. (And don’t forget to leave yourself a tip!)
Promising Review: “I bought this device as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend who is starting to get into mixology. Though I was a bit hesitant at the price at first, it was worth it at the end. He absolutely loves it! The measurement is accurate with many different recipes for him to try out. We have a lot of fun trying out new drinks. The item also delivered promptly and in perfect condition, without even a dent on the box. Props to the seller!” – Natasha
Click HERE to get the Perfect Drink PRO
5. Do you share fitness goals? You’ll BOTH love FitTrack – the smart scale that tracks 17 metrics, keeping you both “on track”!
Bonus: It looks super sleek in the bathroom (or wherever you put it).
Promising Review: “This is the most amazing, detailed scale!! I cannot say how much I love this, I could talk about it all day. The app was super easy to install and setup. The scale connected automatically once the app was setup and my Bluetooth was on. The detailed report this provides is amazing. It helps you see the areas of your health that you need to focus on improving the most. I had no idea where my body was in the healthy fat range, and this tells me exactly where I am and where I should be. My other favorite feature is the option to record and track multiple users weights and health stats! Plus the ability to weigh an infant. If you’re looking to buy a scale that provides detailed health reports and is easy to use, you’ve found it! This scale is incredible!” – Elizabeth
6. Is your lover a music lover? It’s hard to beat SkullCandy’s latest earbud offering!
Promising Review: “The sound quality on these is UNBELIEVABLE!!! I ordered and returned two other types of earbuds from other companies and their sound was horrible. These have a deep rich, true stereo sound quality to them that is unsurpassed by anything I’ve listened to so far. Absolutely LOVE THEM!!! Would like them to have better noise cancelling though and a longer battery life. But, will forgo that for the amazing sound.” – Amie B.
Click HERE to get the SkullCandy Sesh Earbuds
7. If they grew up on video games in the 90s or 2000s, they’ll be shocked that you knew to get them this.
Note: The person writing this article wants this really, really badly. Us gamers are total suckers for nostalgia…
Promising Review: “This thing is awesome. I got the original PS One for Christmas many years ago, and here it is again! The negative reviews on this thing are WAY WAY INACCURATE. You can change the settings on these games by pressing the select+triangle button on the controller during the playstation load screen. You can change the game from the European version to the US version, you can load as many games as you want to the console using a USB thumb drive. Sony made this thing open source so you could hack it up however you want. Don’t listen to these people crying and whining about how bad it sucks, because it doesn’t. This thing is awesome! I like the game list it came with, lots of stuff I never played. It has been really awesome to add my favorites Resident Evil 2, NFL Gameday, Gran Turismo with a simple USB thumb drive.
Trust me, it’s awesome. Totally worth it. There is a TON of videos on youtube on how to do all this stuff I have mentioned above.
ENJOY!!!!!” – Curtis R. Westpfahl
Click HERE to get the PlayStation Classic
8. Do they suffer from chronic pain? This drug-free nanotech patch is a world’s first – and it could very well change their life.
Promising Review: “I received your product yesterday and immediately started using it. It took me about 3 minutes before I found a good spot on my upper back. The pain went away within seconds. I have been suffering from daily muscle spasms and tightening that was so painful. This would happen daily when I walked for more than a couple of minutes and when I would lie down to sleep. This has gone on for over 4 years . MRI’s , Xrays, chiropractor, massage therapy, orthopedist. I have tried everything and still ..pain. I know that your product isn’t fixing the issue, but it has (so far) given me amazing relief from the daily pain that I’ve been feeling. I have told several people about this product and I have no doubt that they will be ordering from you. Thank you so much for developing this amazing technology and delivering it at a reasonable price!!” – Michael L.
9. Last but not least, a way to keep your four-legged friend happily fed while you’re away – so you and yours can extend date night as long as you like.
Hey, our pets deserve some Valentine’s love too, right? (By the way – this thing works great for both dogs and cats.)
Promising Review: “My husband and I needed to find a solution to prevent our cat from waking us up at 4:30 in the morning for her breakfast. We were very happy to find this automatic pet feeder! We haven’t been using it all that long but so far, it’s been great for us… The price we paid was AMAZING! If this feeder continues to work this well for a long time, it will be such a good investment for us. Plus, it means we get a little more sleep! I highly recommend this pet feeder to anyone with a pet who wakes them up earlier than they want to be up!
***Update 09/02/2016 – We have had this pet feeder for well over a year now and it’s still working great. We switched our cat from two meals a day to four smaller meals and this feeder accommodates our needs perfectly. I was easily able to switch the times so our cat’s food is ready in six-hour increments. The feeder has been durable even with our curious twin toddlers poking at it and it’s still in great shape. I still highly recommend this feeder.” – Kristin B.
Click HERE to get the PetSafe 5 Meal Pet Feeder