Black Friday tech gift guide 2024

With Black Friday sales and Christmas 2024 on the way, many will be looking at tech gifts for friends and family.

These are just a few recommendations for what could be good gifts for Black Friday and Christmas for tech lovers.

JBL Soundgear Frames

Wearable tech that are also sunglasses, these light on your face stylish frames mixes both the best for your ears and also your eyes. Equipped with speakers on both of the arms, the audio glasses represent something that's more personal for you, but something which allows you to appreciate your surroundings as well. Everything's customisable as usual via the JBL app, meaning you can get the best of what you need.

GuliKit KK3 Max

Handheld controllers these days seem to be a dime a dozen, with most offering the basics to replace a general controller and do little else. But with the design resembling that of a Xbox controller, the Max is mainly designed with PC gaming in mind, but works equally as well with a Nintendo Switch. Lightweight and sleek in design, the controller is exceptionally easy to pair to a machine of choice. A simple depression of the pairing button and selection of settings on your device of choice and a few seconds later you're away.

JBL Clip 5

The Clip 5 is a speaker that looks like a padlock in some ways, but locks in decent sound while doing the basics. Its Bluetooth capability works well and quickly, and with a 12-hour battery life, this larger speaker certainly has the base level requirements more than ticked off. It's intended to be a static device to be listened to, but also one to be used on the go with sound quality being good. Slightly better is the JBL Go 4, a sturdy portable speaker that offers robust sound and a quality that's hard to deny.

Amazon Echo Show 5

This is the smallest Alexa-powered Echo smart display with a five-inch screen, making it perfect for the bedroom or kitchen. With a cheaper price and the option to add video into a compact display, the Amazon Echo Show 5's pristine screen is readable in night mode, and compact enough to sit anywhere you want in the house. It's the little things like the ability to show photos off while on standby in a slideshow that just gives it the edge over competitors - particularly when it comes to personalising the device and making it feel part of your home, rather than just a piece of tech that happens to live there.

Technics AZ80 Flagship Noise-Cancelling True Wireless Headphones

The Technics range's flagship earbuds are designed for all day comfort, and an easy fit in the ears. But it's the noise-cancelling aspects of the buds that make them an important purchase. With seven different tips included in the package and a sleek design, and an option to isolate sound for calls, these earbuds more than solidify their place in a crowded marketplace. 

Amazon Echo Spot

With the Amazon Echo Spot, the company's made a strong argument for the return of the bedside clock by piling more than just time-telling into a handy and compact device. With a speaker and crystal-clear display, the Echo Spot's place in the future is assured, and Amazon's swift kick up the backside of any other clock combinations is a welcome one. Whilst it can't play video or connect to the Ring doorbells, its speaker offers crisp clear audio that's more than enjoyable enough and also loud enough to neatly fill up the airspace of any bedroom.

Logitech Pro X Superlight 2 Dex

With its light feel and speed of response, the cumbersomely titled Pro X Superlight 2 Dex wireless gaming mouse is about one thing - ensuring that your continual use of this technology feels responsive and easy to use. Sleek and sophisticated in its design (although potentially a little chunkier looking than most of its ilk out there) the taller body gives it some height on a desk. But that's no bad thing given how you soon become used to the device around you and how natural it feels in the hand.