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Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Tech Edition 2016
M
other’s Day is coming
up soon and if you’re
like me, you’re thinking
that mom, grandma and your wife
are tired of getting flowers and
massage gift certificates each year.
It’s 2016 and that
means the women in
your life will appreci-
ate getting technol-
ogy gifts just as
much as your dad on
Father’s Day.
From tablets and
fitness tracking
watches to smart
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home appliances
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and high-quality
headphones, there are so many
impressive tech gadgets to choose
from this year for Mother’s Day.
Mom might not be craving a drone
yet, but she’d appreciate a security
camera.
Most of these products are easy
to use right out of the box so you
won’t have to spend a lot of time
helping mom with the setup or
teaching her how to use them.
Whether you’re shopping for an
elderly mother this Mother’s Day
or you want to show your wife how
much you appreciate all she does
for your kids, you can’t go wrong
with any of these cool tech prod-
ucts — and, of course, you’ll find
yourself wanting to borrow them,
too!
Here’s a rundown of some qual-
ity tech products Mom will appre-
ciate this Mother’s Day.
Onanoff iPad Air Sound Cover - Imagine Mom’s frustration
when she’s in her kitchen trying to follow a recipe on YouTube,
but the sound of the hand mixer makes it impossible to hear
the chef give the next instruction. Onanoff’s Sound Cover solves
that problem. It is a unique iPad Air smart cover with built-in
flat NXT stereo speakers, offering powerful and high-quality
sound, boosting the iPad’s volume by up to 400 percent. www.
onanoff.com On sale for $129.99
Blink Security Cameras - Blink is a completely wireless, battery-
operated system that delivers instant monitoring from any loca-
tion through the Blink app. More homeowners are turning to
security cameras to protect and monitor their homes, and the
majority of these rely on more than one camera. Blink is afford-
able and it’s easy to add more cameras. Blink is ideal for a new
mom looking for cameras to keep an eye on the baby or for an
elderly mother you want to keep safe. www.blinkforhome.com
5-camera system $299 (add cameras $60)
LivSecure Home Security System - This is
the best do-it-yourself home security kit on
the market because it offers 24/7 monitoring
services in addition to being easy to install.
The kit comes with an easy-to-use control
panel, door/window sensors, a motion sensor,
a smoke detector and a key fob. LivSecure
uses Alarm.com for mobile monitoring, which
means you can keep track of your home’s
security all day and night with your phone
or tablet. If you want Mom to feel safe, give
her the gift of security. Use code MOMSDAY
for free equipment. www.livsecure.com Prices
vary based on plan and equipment.
Magellan MiVue 658 DashCam - Dashboard cameras haven’t been
as popular in America as in other countries, but that’s beginning to
change. Magellan’s MiVue 658 allows drivers to conveniently view the
time stamp and GPS location stamp on 1080p HD video playback for
post-accident analysis. A free MiVue companion smartphone app is
available to download. www.magellangps.com $249.99
Rachio Sprinkler Control - You
can give your mother the nicest,
most meaningful Mother’s Day
greeting card, but she’ll really
feel appreciated when you give
her Rachio this year. Rachio is a
smart sprinkler controller that
will make mom’s life much easier
this summer. Rachio automati-
cally creates a watering sched-
ule to make the lawn look great
and saves more of that precious
resource for the environment. www.rachio.com $199.99 (8 zones);
249.99 (16 zones)
Fitbit Blaze - The most impor-
tant thing to remember about
Fitbit watches is that they are
meant for fitness and not as
a substitute for a smartwatch
like the Apple Watch. Blaze is
quite similar to previous Fitbit
models but boasts a much bet-
ter battery life and can act like
a traditional watch. Fitbit Blaze
will fetch incoming call notifications and display SMS text alerts and
calendar reminders. A nice addition is the ability to control music from
the watch. www.fitbit.com $200
Tivo Bolt - If your mother loves watching TV, she’ll really love the
Tivo Bolt. Tivo’s been around for many years, but the company hasn’t
rested on its laurels. The Bolt simply crushes the competition with so
many great features like the ability to completely skip commercials
with the click of one button, a QuickMode to binge watch shows in a
hurry and an enormous hard drive to save more TV shows and movies
than she’ll ever have time to watch. www.tivo.com $299.99 (MSRP)
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