The holiday season is here, and you know what that means: gift purchases. Virtually every site on the internet will be posting some sort of listicle with gift suggestions for your loved ones. But what about the people you hate, or just want to annoy? What do you get for them?
For your hate-buying pleasure, we present the worst tech gifts of 2016. Spend wisely!
1. Stikbox selfie stick phone case
Do you know someone so vain that they carry a selfie stick with them literally everywhere they go? Help them cut down on baggage with the Stikbox, a selfie stick that folds into itself and forms a phone case. The Stikbox case looks deeply ugly and adds more than a half-inch of thickness to the phone, but that’s a small price to pay for having a selfie stick on hand everywhere you go. You know, if that’s something you’re vain enough to need.
Available via: Stikbox’s website (shop currently down).
MSRP: US$36-$48
2. Bruno smart trash can
The Bruno smart trash can is a brilliant gift for any person on your list you’d like to torture while making it look like you’re doing them a kindness. At first, they’ll think the Bruno is great. It has a vacuum that can suck up dust from the floor, and it comes with an app that reminds them to take the garbage out on trash day.
But the Bruno is insidious! Its smart features only work with Bruno bags, which cost way more than regular kitchen trash bags and are only available online. Instead of picking up new bags cheaply and conveniently at the grocery store, your unwitting victim will be forced to buy them through Bruno’s mobile app. Then, of course, they’ll also be forced to charge their trash can regularly to keep its smart functions powered.
Sure, it’ll cost you a pretty penny to purchase. But just imagine your enemies frantically waving their hands at the Bruno to activate its “hands-free” lid before realizing that it’s out of battery, then opening it and discovering that it’s also out of bags and needs another expensive, days-away refill. The Bruno smart trash can is a punishment disguised as a convenience – the perfect gift for someone you want to annoy for years and years to come.
Available via: Bruno’s website (preorder).
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4. Inupathy
5. Flatev
6. Smartress
7. Oombrella
8. Belty Good Vibes
9. June Intelligent Oven
10. Ampy Move
11. Samsung Galaxy Note 7
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