Mother's Day gift ideas 2022: 10 gifts for tech-savvy moms
The best tech gifts for mom that you can buy online
Mother's Day 2022 is less than a month away (Sunday, May 8, to be exact), and if you're looking for the perfect gift for a tech-savvy mom, then you're in luck. Our team has scoured the web to find the ten best Mother's Day gift ideas you can find online.
Whether she's a whiz in the kitchen, loves to cozy up with a book, or entertain at home, we've got a device or gizmo that will make her smile from ear to ear. Our Mother's Day gifts ideas include a wide range of prices, so there's a gadget for you, whatever your budget. You'll also find today's best Mother's day sales from retailers like Amazon, Target, and Nordstrom, so you can not only score a gift for mom but also save money (something we know mom would approve of).
See our Mother's Day gift ideas below, and keep in mind, that while we're still weeks away, some of the gadgets we've listed are in high demand, so we recommend placing your order as soon as possible to avoid any delays.
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1. Apple Watch 7
For the mom that's on the go
Apple's latest and greatest smartwatch, the Apple Watch 7, is the perfect gift for the mom that's always on the go and needs to stay connected. The feature-packed smartwatch features a 70% brighter Always-On display, faster charging, and 20% more screen area, making it easier to use and read. The design also got a refresh with softer and more rounded edges and new sizes of 41mm and 45mm. The Apple Watch 7 still includes all the nifty features of the Series 6 smartwatch, such as blood oxygen monitoring, an ECG app, and activity tracking.
2. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
For the mom that loves to read
If you’ve got a mom who’s an avid reader, the Kindle Paperwhite is a gift she’s sure to enjoy. Even on the base 8GB version, this e-reader can store thousands of books that she can read on a wonderful 6.8-inch glare-free display that imitates the look of real paper. It’s waterproof, so mom can relax in the bath or by the pool with her favorite stories, while the built-in light will minimize screen glare when she’s reading in bright sunlight. Font sizes are easily adjusted too, and with a battery life that lasts weeks, she’ll be able to read comfortably for long periods of time.
3. Apple Airtag
For the mom that loses her keys
Does your mom often find herself searching for her keys before heading out the door? Then you might want to get her an Apple Air Tag. The Apple AirTag is a Bluetooth location tracking device that pairs with your iPhone. Just attach the AirTag to anything you don't want to want to lose, and your iPhone will locate the item with Precision Finding technology. If you've misplaced an item farther away, Apple's Find My network will help track down your AirTag through millions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices around the world.
4. Echo Show 8
For the mom that loves to stay connected
Smart displays are truly useful, and they don’t even need to be connected to other smart devices to make the best use of them – and the Echo Show 8 is one of the best you can get your mom. It makes for a great digital photo frame with family memories automatically cycling through chosen albums, or your mom can ask for any specific photo simply by saying, “Hey Alexa, show my pictures from Christmas,” and they’ll appear. But it’s not just there to sit and look pretty – this nifty device puts Amazon Alexa at her fingertips, so she can get hands-free help around the house, including following step-by-step recipes if she loves to cook or make video calls.
5. Apple AirPods Pro
For the mom that needs premium earbuds
Give mom the gift of convenience and silence with the best-selling AirPods Pro. The truly wireless earbuds feature Apple's powerful H1 chip, which offers voice control with Siri so you can get directions, skip songs, and make calls completely hands-free. The wireless earbuds now include Active Noise Cancellation to block out unwanted noise, and the Transparency mode allows you to let outside noise in when you need it. The sweat-resistant AirPods also come with new silicon tips in three different sizes to provide a more comfortable and secure fit.
6. Dyson Supersonic
For the mom that loves a salon blowout
Our moms are beautiful women who deserve to look their best, and this premium tool will give her that fresh-from-the-salon feeling at home. The Dyson Supersonic dries hair without using extreme heat and has intelligent heat control that works to protect hair from heat damage, helping preserve that natural shine. It comes with a number of attachments to suit various hair types, so whether your mom has thick, curly tresses or super-fine, straight hair, there’s an attachment to help her style it.
7. Nespresso Vertuo Next
For the coffee-loving mom
Spoil mom with her very own espresso machine at home. The Vertuo Next is a pod machine that’s convenient, easy to use, and serves up delicious, creamy espresso in a variety of fancy flavors. She won’t be grinding coffee beans with this sleek system, just simply pop the pod into place, and the machine gets to work with the press of a button, reading the pod’s built-in barcode automatically to tailor its blending technique to fill the order. Its compact size will save mum from taking up valuable countertop space too.
8. Fitbit Luxe
For the mom that wants a stylish fitness tracker
Would your mother love the benefits of health and activity tracking without feeling like she's wearing a big watch on her wrist? Then the Fitbit Luxe is a near-perfect fitness wearable with a super-slim attractive design, so it looks and feels like jewelry instead of a feature-packed activity tracker. The Fitbit Luxe tracks calories burned, workouts, all-day activity and offers 24/7 heart rate monitoring. The activity tracker also helps track sleep, menstruation, and stress with on-wrist guided breathing sessions and provides up to five days of battery life.
9. Instant Pot Duo Plus
For the mom that loves to cook
Does your mom fancy herself as an excellent home cook? Then she could really make use of the Instant Pot Duo Plus in the kitchen. It’s one kitchen appliance that works as a pressure cooker, a slow cooker, and a rice cooker – not to mention a steamer, a sauté pan, sous vide, sterilizer, and a yogurt maker. That’s filling the job of several different appliances, freeing up valuable space on the kitchen counter. The Instant Pot also comes with a recipe book that your mom can try out, or you can too if you’d like to pamper her with a delicious meal on Mother’s Day.
10. Apple iPad
For the mom that has everything
If you're really wanting to splurge on mom, then a tablet is the way to go and Apple's 2021 iPad is the perfect companion for the mom that likes to browse the web, read, and watch content on the go. The 10.2-inch iPad includes Apple's powerful A13 Bionic chip and packs 64GB of storage, which allows you to store plenty of movies and download apps and games. You're also getting a 10.2-inch Retina display, support for the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard, and an all-day battery life.
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Mackenzie Frazier is the deals editor in the US for TechRadar at Future plc. She's been sharing deal advice for Future for the past six years and loves finding products that consumers want at the best possible price. She's had 11 years of experience working in e-commerce and loves being a mom to her two little boys.