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If you subscribe to the notion that a gift should be something that will bring the recipient joy, but that the recipient wouldn't buy for themselves, I'd say VR
by superuser2 10y ago
If you subscribe to the notion that a gift should be something that will bring the recipient joy, but that the recipient wouldn't buy for themselves, I'd say VR headsets, drones, and 3D printers.
If it's an Apple household with a pair of speakers somewhere, an Airplay target (Raspberry Pi or otherwise) is also pretty nice.
- thenomad 10y agoDrones are particularly good on the "bringing joy" front, and you can get very fun ones for a lot less than a VR headset. If you have the cash available, a Vive plus a computer powerful enough to run it is an incredible gift. But if your budget's a bit lower than that, a Hubsan x4 and a spare pack of rotors will cost about $50 and provide days of fun for a very wide range of people. It's one of those gifts that tends to spread through families - I know more than one which started buying a cheap quadcopter for the youngest generation, and ended up with the oldest generation and all the ones in the middle being equally enthusiastic (and often buying their own). They're also a lot of fun for a group, which is something that can't necessarily be said of a VR headset most of the time.