Celestron · Tech & Gadgets
Origin Intelligent Home Observatory
A telescope that finds and photographs galaxies by itself. A personality, boxed.
$1,000+
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Gifts for the boyfriend who has everything
"He has everything" almost never means he has everything. It means he buys his own things, so the obvious categories are already covered and the obvious upgrade is insulting. The way through is lateral: buy him a hobby he has not started, or the best possible version of something he owns a mediocre version of.
Everything on this page fails the practicality test on purpose. That is what makes it a gift rather than a supply run.
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Buy him a new hobby
The highest-scoring gift for a man with everything is a category he has never entered. These three each come with a whole new Saturday attached.
Technics · Audio & Hi-Fi
SL-1200G Direct Drive Turntable
The turntable. Gives his record collection a reason to exist.
$1,000+
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The best version of a thing he already has a bad version of
He owns headphones. He owns a wallet. He owns cologne. He does not own these.
For the man who buys his own things
Massage guns, pellet smokers and pocket cinema cameras. Categories he has not entered yet.
DJI · Tech & Gadgets
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Traveler Set
The current generation with the travel kit. For the boyfriend who films everything anyway.
$500–$1,000
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Theragun · Tech & Gadgets
Theragun Prime 6th Gen Deep Tissue Massage Gun
The full-size Theragun. Reaches a back properly, which the mini does not.
$250–$500
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Traeger · Tech & Gadgets
Traeger Ranger Portable Wood Pellet Grill
A pellet smoker small enough for a tailgate. Real smoke, no fire-tending.
$250–$500
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DJI · Tech & Gadgets
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Vlogging Camera, 1-inch Sensor
A gimbal camera that fits in a pocket. Holiday footage stops looking like phone footage.
$250–$500
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Pit Boss · Tech & Gadgets
Pit Boss 440 Mahogany Wood Pellet Grill
440 square inches and a flame broiler for searing. This is the one that becomes a personality.
$250–$500
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Audio-Technica · Tech & Gadgets
Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB Direct-Drive Turntable
A real direct-drive deck, and it digitises the records he already owns.
$250–$500
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Celestron · Tech & Gadgets
Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ Refractor Telescope
Saturn's rings on a clear night, from a back garden. Hard to already own, impossible to be indifferent to.
$100–$250
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Pit Boss · Tech & Gadgets
Pit Boss 150 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
A real pellet smoker for two hundred. Small enough for a terrace, serious enough for a brisket.
$100–$250
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Chef iQ · Tech & Gadgets
Chef iQ Sense Wireless Meat Thermometer, 4 Probes
Four ultra-thin probes and no trailing wires through the oven door. Ends the arguing about doneness.
$100–$250
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Vortex · Tech & Gadgets
Vortex Crossfire HD 10x42 Binoculars
HD glass with an unconditional lifetime warranty. Vortex replace them even if he drops them off a boat.
$100–$250
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Celestron · Tech & Gadgets
Celestron Nature DX 10x42 Waterproof Binoculars
Waterproof and nitrogen-purged, so they do not fog on a cold morning. Built for birds and boats.
$100–$250
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Ambient · Tech & Gadgets
Ambient Weather WS-2902 Wi-Fi Smart Weather Station
His own weather, measured in his own garden, instead of a forecast for the county.
$100–$250
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Aura · Tech & Gadgets
Aura Carver 10-Inch Digital Picture Frame
You load it before you wrap it, so the gift is the photographs rather than the screen.
$100–$250
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The · Tech & Gadgets
The Cold Pod 85-Gallon Cold Plunge Tub with Cover
A hundred and fifty dollars to find out whether he actually meant it about cold plunges.
$100–$250
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RENPHO · Tech & Gadgets
RENPHO Thermacool Massage Gun with Heat and Cold
Heat and cold heads at a quarter of Theragun money. Thirty thousand people rate it.
Under $100
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Traeger · Tech & Gadgets
Traeger Signature Blend Hardwood Pellets
Twenty dollars, and the thing every pellet-grill owner runs out of at the worst moment.
Under $100
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Apexstone · Tech & Gadgets
Apexstone Stainless Espresso Knock Box
The unglamorous piece every home espresso setup is missing. Fifteen dollars, used twice a day.
Under $100
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Anova · Tech & Gadgets
Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker Nano 2.0
Sixty-eight dollars and steak stops being a gamble. The gateway drug of kitchen equipment.
Under $100
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Greater Goods · Tech & Gadgets
Greater Goods Sous Vide Cooker, 1100W
No app, no WiFi, no account. Dials and a display, which some men strongly prefer.
Under $100
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For the Boyfriend Who Has Everything FAQ
What do you buy a man who buys everything for himself?
Something adjacent to an interest he already has but has not gone deep on. If he likes coffee, buy the grinder rather than another bag of beans. If he likes films, buy the projector rather than a boxset. The gift should open a door, not restock a shelf.
Is it worth buying an experience instead?
Sometimes — but experiences are forgotten and objects are not. The strongest version is an object that creates repeated experiences: a telescope, a turntable, a fire pit, a pizza oven.
What is the most-saved pick on this board?
The Technics SL-1200G turntable. It is the most famous turntable ever made, and it gives a record collection that has been playing through inadequate equipment a reason to exist.