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8 holiday tech gifts for people you secretly hate (yes, seriously)
TechRepublic ^ | November 27, 2019 | By James Sanders

Posted on 11/28/2019 8:28:38 AM PST by Swordmaker

If talking politics at Thanksgiving is not enough to get you removed from the guest list for holidays in December, here's some gift ideas that will ensure you won't get invited back next year.

Ever find yourself in a position to need to buy a gift for someone you just don't like? Perhaps an in-law, or obstinate niece or nephew? Or, just looking to avoid terrible gifts? TechRepublic assembled the worst possible gift ideas—products that you can give to people that serve as the holiday equivalent of "Here, it's your problem now." In other words, the digital equivalent of buying a drum set for your nephew to irritate your brother.

1. Wired 3.5mm headphones

2. Android tablets

3. The wrong smart assistant device (or, realistically, any)

4. The Facebook Portal

5. Basically any Fitbit or WearOS smartwatch

6. Apple Watch for Android users

7. Expired Chromebooks

8. The Xbox One X All-Digital Edition

(Excerpt) Read more at techrepublic.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: apple; applefanboy; applefest; christmas; christmasgifts; gifts; humor; technology
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To: Swordmaker

Make that: burned in channel guide map


21 posted on 11/28/2019 8:57:42 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: Swordmaker

22 posted on 11/28/2019 9:02:53 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true..)
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To: Swordmaker

A stone polisher.

Noisy, runs 24/7.

Good for a boy.

Parents lose mind.

Return to store.


23 posted on 11/28/2019 9:04:20 AM PST by Eddie01 (Where is Hunter Hiden? What is Hunter Hiden?)
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To: TexasGator

For when the Internet goes down which seems to be frequent. Then switch to old school.


24 posted on 11/28/2019 9:06:54 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: gibsonguy
Good one, does it come with a burned channel guide map?

Isn’t that required? Along with burned out pixels. . .

25 posted on 11/28/2019 9:07:44 AM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplophobe bigot!)
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To: Swordmaker

You can also give their children drums, toy trumpets, water guns, or kittens.


26 posted on 11/28/2019 9:10:24 AM PST by Savage Beast ( The curse of intelligence: having to watch the morons try everything that obviously won't work.)
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To: conservative98

And now that it’s owned by Google, they’ll have even more info about you..

.bonus!!!


27 posted on 11/28/2019 9:14:03 AM PST by gnickgnack2 ( Another bad day for Trump, he only got seven major things accomplished .)
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To: Swordmaker

VHS tapes or
Audio Cassettes,
Oh Yes!


28 posted on 11/28/2019 9:16:40 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

Yep, anything not Apple is hateful. Wow, talk about cults.


29 posted on 11/28/2019 9:16:50 AM PST by CodeToad
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To: dhs12345

“For when the Internet goes down which seems to be frequent. Then switch to old school.”

4K UHD BluRay is NOT old school.


30 posted on 11/28/2019 9:17:42 AM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Swordmaker

I was given an i-pad after complementing someones. Turned out that although it looked contemporary it was too old and wouldn’t accept installs or upgrades. Thanks!


31 posted on 11/28/2019 9:24:37 AM PST by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: Swordmaker; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ...
Holiday gift ideas ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to Swordmaker for the ping!

32 posted on 11/28/2019 9:33:41 AM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: CodeToad; perfect_rovian_storm

FR’s mission is to reduce govt largess, not advocate for a single corporation. The Apple-fest threads will always be antithetical on FR.


33 posted on 11/28/2019 9:34:02 AM PST by HonkyTonkMan
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To: Swordmaker

How about a VHS tape rewinder?


34 posted on 11/28/2019 9:34:36 AM PST by Atticus
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To: HonkyTonkMan

“The Apple-fest threads will always be antithetical on FR.”

Yep. Detraction.


35 posted on 11/28/2019 9:37:15 AM PST by CodeToad
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To: ZOOKER

I have a couple of quad videotapes.

Someone could use them as weights.

They are 60 minute ones.


36 posted on 11/28/2019 9:50:36 AM PST by wally_bert (Your methods were a little incomplete, you too for that matter.)
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To: rockrr
16GB ipads
38 posted on 11/28/2019 9:53:37 AM PST by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: Swordmaker

How about this oldie from early in the web history;

http://origamiboulder.com/


39 posted on 11/28/2019 9:55:02 AM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: Big Red Badger

Add 8-track player


40 posted on 11/28/2019 9:57:25 AM PST by HangnJudge (Kipling was right about Humanity)
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