Mechanical keyboards, rubber ducks and a strong opinion about tabs. Gifts for the desk they spend nine hours at, and the brain that won't switch off after.
12 gifts, each checked on its own product page
Photo: AdafruitAdafruit
A ruler that knows the difference between SOIC and TSSOP. Stocking stuffer, nerd-certified.
A 6-inch gold-plated circuit-board ruler printed with common surface-mount package sizes, a font size guide and trace references.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: EmberEmber
For anyone whose coffee always goes cold because somebody needed them. Now the coffee waits.
A heated smart mug that keeps a drink at a set temperature, adjusted on the mug or in the app, with a sliding lid and a dishwasher-safe body.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: Flipper DevicesFlipper Devices
A toy-shaped gadget with a cyber-dolphin on the screen. They will spend the holidays reading the radio chatter of their own home.
A pocket-sized, open-source multi-tool for exploring radio protocols, access control systems and hardware; a microSD card is needed and not included.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: iFixitiFixit
For the person everyone calls when a laptop dies. Now they can actually open it.
iFixit's starter kit of essential tools for repairing electronics.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: iFixitiFixit
Every pentalobe, Torx and tri-wing screw in the house, finally outnumbered.
A precision screwdriver kit with a 4 mm aluminum handle, magnetic bit socket, swivel top and 64 bits, including security bits.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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A tiny festive flourish for the Escape key. The only holiday sweater their keyboard will ever wear.
A single aluminum alloy artisan keycap with a Christmas design, sold without a keyboard.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: KeychronKeychron
Nine hours a day at a keyboard deserves something heavier than a laptop deck. Every key remappable, every macro theirs.
A full-metal 75% wireless mechanical keyboard with a knob, hot-swappable switches, QMK/VIA remapping and 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth or wired connections.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: AdafruitRaspberry Pi
A whole computer hiding in a keyboard. Hand it over and watch the weekend vanish into a home-server project.
A Raspberry Pi computer built into a compact keyboard, with a quad-core 64-bit Arm processor and dual 4K display output; this listing is the computer only.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: UgmonkToyo Steel
Resistors, SD cards, spare keycaps: the tidy little tin every maker desk is missing.
A small stackable steel box from Japan with a flat hinged lid that snaps shut, stamped from a single piece of steel without sharp seams.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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A focus timer with no notifications and no app. Flip it, do one thing, ship it.
A 15-minute hourglass in amber glass with white sand, about 5.4 inches tall.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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For the person with 400 browser tabs open: three things on a card, done by Friday.
A paper card system for to-do lists with 15 task cards, 15 dot-grid cards and a solid aluminum stand that holds them on the desk.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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The one desk upgrade that looks better after a year of late-night deploys.
An 8 by 10 inch full-grain leather mousepad with burnished edges and rounded corners that develops a patina with use.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.