2021 Holiday Gift Guide

Each year we put together a list of products that we believe could find a solution for anyone on your gift list. Robot kit? Check. Screwdriver set? Check. Oscilloscope? Check. We even have RC cars and wireless speakers. Seriously, especially if you are already placing an order at DigiKey, you’re going to want to check this out and add some cool gift ideas to your cart.

As I mentioned, there is literally something for any of a broad range of people here (everyone perhaps?), from required expertise to price, it’s all here.

1. The remote control truck. Aside from the very low price point, the mecanum wheels turn the cool meter up a notch on this truck, enabling it to drift left or right, which is a unique feature from standard RC cars.

2. A fully open-source DIY robot kit with a 3D printed body. The Otto DIY robot kit contains everything you need to get started. From fully detailed documentation to all the physical hardware that’s necessary to assemble, this kit would be a fun, educational gift.

3. Looking for a more complex open-source robotics kit? Look no further than the Bittle Kit. This fully-assembled kit is compatible with multiple programming environments for user selection.

4. Have a gardener in your life? This grow kit will allow them to grow their favorite plants all year long.

5. Weather fanatics will swoon at this easy-to-use weather station kit.

6. Speakers and headphones you say? Yup, we’ve got ‘em.

7. Feeling nostalgic? Who wouldn’t love this Nixie Tube Clock Kit?

8. Have a soldering or assembly project? Choose between a highly popular soldering station, a hot air/soldering station combo, or a toaster oven/reflow control board to create your own SMD soldering solution.

9. How about other assembly tools? This deluxe tool kit contains so many goodies for someone setting up their lab area, or perhaps a budding engineer. Maybe all you need is a screwdriver set, or an electric screwdriver set (and no, I don’t mean a drill)?

10. What about learning a new technology? We’ve got Bluetooth kits, sensor kits, IoT kits, Pocketbeagle Grove Kits, and more.

11. Into Edge Computing? Definitely check out the Odyssey Blue: Quad Core Celeron J4125 Windows 10 Mini PC. The specs on this thing will have you adding to cart before you realize what’s happened.

12. O-scopes are one of those things you don’t always NEED, but when you do need it, you’ll be wishing you had preemptively purchased one. Here are a couple of options to choose from on two ends of the spectrum - 20MHz and 200MHz.

13. Need a high-power Bluetooth amplifier for an upcoming project?

14. Take a look at this funky yet functional wireless charger.

15. Who isn’t taking videos with their cell phones these days? Add this video fill-light to your wishlist to really ramp up the quality of the videos you shoot.

Still didn’t see anything you need for yourself or anyone on your list? There are plenty of other quality products listed down below. Go ahead and peruse through these, and hopefully, DigiKey can be your one-stop shop to ease your holiday shopping this year!