Serious Insights 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
The “Last Minute” Edition
Updated: December 21, 2023
An expansive list of potential gift items drawn from current reviews and products in our evaluation queue.
We spend all year, from CES to Black Friday, from Mobile World Congress to Chanuka and Christmas, evaluating all types of technology. Our gift guide includes products we have reviewed and a few still in the queue. This guide will be updated until the end of 2023.
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Work From Home
Road Warriors
ESR Rebound 360 for iPad 12.9
A combination of an iPad case and a removeable stand and cover held in place by magnets.
$37/Amazon
Toys and Collectibles
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Star Trek Shuttle Advent Calendar
Twelve nights of high-quality Trek treasures in a collectible 1701-D shuttle box.
$150/Insight Editions/Review
Little People Collector Star Trek Special Edition Set
Just look at the picture. Too cute! We purchased ours as a 2023 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive from Entertainment Earth.
$25/Amazon
Stocking Stuffers
Ecofriendly
Seagate Ultra Touch HDD
Our featured Earth Day selection. A solid USB-C Seagate HDD housed in a 30% post-consumer recycled housing and 100% recyclable packaging.
Also worth a look: LaCie Mobile Drive Secure: A Beautiful Way to Backup Your Data. 25% post-consumer aluminum and plastic.
Targus Ecosmart keyboard
A light harvesting keyboard made of 85% Global Consumer Recycled (GRS)-certified post-consumer recycled plastic. Connects to 3 devices. Supports Chrome OS, Windows, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and Android.
$116/Amazon
JBL CLip 4 Eco
My latest shower companion for listening to Podcasts from Neil deGrasse Tyson on Star Talk and Shakespeare Unlimited from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Replaced the Clip 3 that was still going strong. Now made with recycled materials and delivered in plastic-free packing.
Fun and Games
Casetify Spider-Man iPad 12.9 Case
Well, it’s a Spider-Man case for an iPad 12.9. Supports magnetic Apple Pencil and instant on cover magnets. Extra bumpers on the corners.
$82/CASETiFY
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Star Wars Firecuda 1TB Lightsaber™ Collection SSD
Light up your Kyber crystal everytime you hunt for Sith Lords. 1TB NVMe™ SSD. 3 heat sinks let you choose the light or the dark. Transfer speeds up to 7GB/s. The Force is strong with this one. From Seagate.
$155/Amazon
Books and Media
Barbie
The movie of the year comes to Blu-ray and digital with a lot of fun extras. Digital code included.
Blue Beetle
I really enjoyed this movie. A lot more heart than many of the recent superhero outings. Blu-ray with a digital code.
$35/Amazon/Prime Video
Babylon 5: The Complete Series
New Dec. 5, 2023. 110 origiinal episodes fully remastered. On Blu-Ray™ for the first time. Great introduction for new fans, and a must have for Babylon 5 fans from the original run and reruns.
$135/Amazon
B5 Cast. Warner Bros. Discovery
