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Moving to a new home is a stressful time in everyone's life. Fortunately, modern technology is here to make the other aspects a little more convenient and enjoyable. If you know someone who has just moved or is about to move home, why not surprise them with one of the best tech housewarming gifts?

Everyone they know will buy them candles, crackers, wine, cheese, and house plants. It's all nice, but a bit clichéd and boring. If you want to surprise, delight, and offer something that will last a few meals, a tech housewarming gift is a great way to do it. Here are some of the best tech housewarming gifts you can buy today.

Tea and pasta in minutes

Bella Pro series kettle

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Bella Pro Series – Pro Series 1.7L Electric Tea Maker / Kettle – Stainless Steel

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Moving often means that you won't have instant access to all of your most important devices and gadgets, and that you fiddle around with new, pre-installed devices. A good quality kettle can be lifesaving in these situations, giving loved ones the chance to have a hot cup of tea (green, black or white) or a steaming bowl of pasta in just a few minutes.

This model from the Bella Pro series has several important settings for preparing the perfect cup of tea for every taste and even keeps a pot warm in case your loved ones don't drink it right away. With another day to unpack, your friends will love the quick access to caffeine with a kettle.

Protect property and the people in it

Google Nest Protect 2nd generation

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Google – Nest Protect Smart 2nd Generation Smoke / Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Battery)

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Smoke alarms are no fun part of protecting your home, but they are immensely important. Modern options also offer a lot more than their traditional stupid counterparts. The second edition of Google Nest Protect detects both smoke and carbon monoxide, tests itself regularly, and can connect to a smartphone – ideal for turning it off when someone has just burned their toast.

As with most other smart devices, Nest Protect has its own smart app for nuanced mobile control, and its built-in voice alarm system can give a softer warning just before the clamor starts. It can even connect to the rest of a Nest home network and help alert owners in different rooms in the house if it detects smoke elsewhere.

Get gaming instantly

Oculus Quest 2

The Oculus Quest 2 makes virtual reality easier than ever thanks to inside-out tracking and integrated processing. If your loved ones have not yet had the opportunity to unpack their gaming PC or console, they can use them to play in any available space.

VR is also a great communication medium. If they've moved a long way and you miss them, a Quest 2 allows you to exist in the same virtual space or experience 3D video calls in a way that gets almost as close to you as if you were with them in person. It's an extravagant gift, but a wonderful gift that will be loved for many years to come.

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A fun way to eradicate pests

Bug-a-salt salt gun

If your darling moves to an area with nearby wetlands and is inundated by wasps or hornets as soon as they unpack them, there are countless ways to keep the pests at bay. The funnest thing, however, is with the Bug-a-Salt-Salt cannon. It takes normal table salt and fires a shotgun burst of moisture-wicking grains at living things.

It is up to a meter away, non-toxic and does not require batteries. A single load of table salt is enough for around 50 shots, and all you need to do to get it ready is pull the cocking mechanism. For those with pets and younger children, it has a built-in safety lock and tap that is difficult for children to operate.

Who needs a TV?

PVO mini projector

While your friends are waiting for their TV to arrive or for a tall and strong person to mount one on the wall for them, help them stay up to date on all of their favorite shows with this housewarming gift idea. A mini projector is compact, practical and can provide a great picture in a dark room, no matter where it is lit.

This PVO projector is compatible with a wide variety of inputs, from smartphones to DVD players, laptops or game consoles. Connect it to a streaming stick like a Chromecast or Apple TV and your friends can even stream their phone to it. It's an affordable and easy way to enjoy TV and movies without having to set up a large TV, making this one of the best housewarming gifts you can buy.

Gardening in its simplest form

Indoor hydroponics herb grower

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Smart Hydroponics Indoor Herb Garden Starter Kit with LED Grow Light

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Regardless of whether your friends or family move into a spacious house or a cozy apartment, everyone has space for a small hydroponic garden. This smart indoor herb garden is a great housewarming gift idea for anyone who wants a green thumb that never gets dirty.

As a self-contained hydroponic system, this herb garden has no soil pollution and no watering is required. Thanks to the LED lights, you can put it almost anywhere with a power source and it will grow – no sunlight required. The lights are also on a height-adjustable stand so you can easily lift them up as the plants or herbs grow to make room for more and larger plants.

Beautify every room with unusual lighting

Nanoleaf canvas

There's no better time to explore fancy lighting options than when you're moving into a new home for the first time. While your loved ones are unpacking, you can give them one of the best housewarming gifts: a Nanoleaf canvas lighting array. As a pioneer in custom RGB lighting, Nanoleaf is developing some of the most exciting alternative lighting arrays on the market, and the Canvas Starter Kit could be the best yet.

With nine light panels to arrange, customize and link with their smartphone, your friends will love to transform their new living room, bedroom, kitchen or any other room into a funky light show with the accompanying app. It can be set to be volume sensitive to bounce to the beat of the music or touch responsive so kids can have fun typing to create all sorts of beautiful patterns.

Let pets explore the new garden without fear

Whistle Go GPS tracking collar

Moving to a new home is exciting, but it can be terrifying for pet owners. Without knowing the ins and outs of a new garden, letting a furry friend run free presents many potential problems. A GPS collar is a great initiation gift idea because it means that no matter which small hole your pet winds through, it can easily be found again.

The Whistle Go is a compact collar with powerful GPS tracking that sends real-time notifications and live tracking updates straight to the owner's phone. It also includes step tracking and basic health information about the animal and has a battery that lasts for several days so it doesn't have to be constantly charged.

Help keep the new pad clean

iRobot Roomba e5

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iRobot – Roomba e5 WiFi-Connected Robot Vacuum Cleaner – Charcoal

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Whether you want to help clean up after the previous owners or help the new ones keep it that way, a robot hoover like the iRobot Roomba e5 is one of the best housewarming gifts you can buy. It's compact, self-contained, and cleans all types of floors, from carpets to hardwood to laminate, decently.

The smart app and sensors help Roomba adjust to your friends' schedule so it can tidy up after everyone has gone to bed or when they are at work. It can also learn habits and target the messier parts of a new home to make sure the floors are kept free of dust and dirt – even when there is an excessive amount of pet hair.

Stay in touch with friends and greet couriers digitally

Ring Video Doorbell and Echo Show Bundle

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Ring Video Doorbell (Satin Nickel) Bundle with Echo Show 5 (Charcoal)

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Help your newly relocated friends or family stay in touch more easily with the Echo Show, a smart speaker with a built-in screen that lets you dial other Alexa-equipped devices for quick and convenient video calls. It's also a handy device for reading recipes, watching videos, or listening to music.

It also works very well with the included Ring Video doorbell as you can stream directly from the doorbell so you can easily see who is at the door. Whether you are talking to a courier about dropping off your package or greeting friends with your voice before you walk to the door, this combination adds convenience and an additional level of security to any home.

source https://seapointrealtors.com/2021/08/09/10-tech-gifts-for-new-homeowners-that-anyone-can-appreciate/


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