Avoid panic buying Christmas gifts for the techie in your life - here are 27 presents we guarantee they won't return

We don’t mean to stress you out, but there are officially less than two weeks to go until Christmas. True, we’ve been in the festive spirit of things already for quite a while now – it has been a very welcome distraction from another “C’ word that’s dominated the majority of 2020, after all. But despite all our yuletide cheer, we aren't quite on top of all our Christmas shopping... just yet.

It may be because we’ve been distracted by finding the best stockings for our own gifts (#guilty) or have been spending time trying to create an Instagrammable festive at home cinema experience.. Or maybe it’s just because some people are so tricky to buy for. Beauty junkies, sisters and even teens we’ve got covered - but what about tech lovers?

43 last-minute beauty gifts at the top of our editors' wishlists

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If someone special in your life geeks out over the newest iPhone launch or a software update on their Playstation, chances are they’re very clued up on everything tech-related – so that means it's extra hard to find just the right gift that’ll surprise and excite them. So we’ve done the research, and rounded up the very best tech gifts for this Christmas.

It might seem an obvious choice but Apple’s new iPad will go down a treat with its significantly improved processing powers – perfect for the #WFH days 2021 is bound to bring. For Zoom calls, gaming nights and listening to music at whatever volume they choose, these brightly coloured Bose headphones will get a lot of use in 2021 - and then balance out all the extra screen time that we’re all inevitably giving in to, with blue light blocking glasses to protect your loved one's peepers from the harmful lights emitted from our devices.