Gift Guides

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A drone, bluetooth speaker, rumpl blanket, kindle arranged in a pattern
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The Popular Science Holiday Gift Guide

By Brandt Ranj, Stan Horaczek, Tony Ware, Amanda Reed

The best productivity presents for home and office
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The best productivity presents for home and office in 2025

By Brandt Ranj

The best kitchen gifts on a plain white background.
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The best kitchen upgrades for the everyday cook in 2025

By Sara Chodosh, Brandt Ranj

The best gifts for travelers on a plain white background.
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The best gifts for travelers

By Brandt Ranj

A lineup of the best father's day gifts on a white background
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The best last-minute Father’s Day gifts that say, “Thanks, Dad!”

By Amanda Reed, Brandt Ranj, Stan Horaczek

A lineup of the best Mother's Day gifts on a white background
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Last-minute gifts for Mom to make up for all the times you didn’t say ‘Thank you’

By Amanda Reed

The best turntable accessories of 2024 on a plain white background.
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The best turntable accessories for Record Store Day 2024

By Brandt Ranj

A lineup of Valentine's Day gifts on a white background with a heart border.
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The best last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts to spread the love

By Amanda Reed, Brandt Ranj

Valentine's Day gift guide items in an array
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14 Valentine’s Day gifts that you’ll want to use in bed

By Stan Horaczek, Amanda Reed, Brandt Ranj

Best audiophile gifts sliced header
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Last-minute gifts for the audiophile in your orbit

By Tony Ware

Last Minute gifts for 2023 including the Ninja Creami, the Leatherman Multitool, the Fellow kettle, and the GoPro HERO11 Black Mini action camera
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50+ last-minute gifts to get everyone on your list ready

By Brandt Ranj, Amanda Reed

The best cannabis gifts on a plain background
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The best cannabis accessories to celebrate the holiblaze

By Amanda Reed

Four different video game gifts on a plain background
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The best gifts to get your friends into gaming

By Brandt Ranj

The hottest gifts to buy for the friend who’s always cold
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The hottest gifts for that friend who is always cold

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The best camping gifts
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Two-dozen great gifts for camping (and glamping)

By Brandt Ranj

A top row of red Craftman cordless drills, a second row of screwdrivers by Klein Tools, a third row of circular saws by DeWalt, and a fourth row of the Ryobi Multi Tool.
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The best gifts for DIYers

By Bob Beacham, Brandt Ranj, Jen McCaffery, Tony Carrick

Three rows of the best gifts for cyclists, with the Wahoo indoor trainer on top, followed by a Garmin bike light, and a Kryptonite bike lock.
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The best gifts for cyclists from Garmin, Wahoo, Peloton, and more

By Abby Ferguson, Jen McCaffery

Three rows of the best gifts for grandparents: The book, Grandma and Me in the Kitchen, the Apple Watch Series 8, and the Kindle Paperwhite.
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Here are 20+ of the best gifts for grandparents

By Alyssa Konermann, Jen McCaffery

A selection of sustainable gifts, featuring a stack of Coyuchi towels, steel watering cans, and Jackery solar generators
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Sustainable gift guide: 20+ gifts that keep on giving

By Jen McCaffery, Quinn Gawronski, Stan Horaczek

Four rows of repeated gifts for new plant parents: a pink cactus humidifer, bonsai scissors, a green ZZ plants in a white pot, and green and white plant lover socks.
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20+ gifts to help your new plant parent friends grow their love of plants

By Helen Bradshaw