The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by gifting the latest and greatest in tech toys? Whether you’re shopping for a tech-savvy teen, a gadget-loving friend, or even a young aspiring engineer, there’s a world of innovative toys to spark creativity, fun, and learning. In this round-up, we’ve curated some of the best Christmas tech toys that are sure to delight and inspire…
Price: £199.99
An AI-powered smart chess board with colour-coded coaching lights, and online connectivity through the dedicated app. GoChess Mini isn’t just about playing the game; it’s about improving skills, tracking progress, and connecting with other players. Offering three play modes, users can play GoChess Mini face-to-face with an opponent or alone in AI mode (with 32 levels of difficulty to choose from). Additionally, they can connect to popular chess platforms (Lichess and Chess.com) and play against people around the world or solve challenging puzzles and revisit historical games.
RRP: £69.99
The 4G Kiddo smartwatch is designed for children while also offering additional safety features, including location tracking and remote camera/microphone activation. Exciting to children and practical to parents, it’s an ideal alternative to a smartphone this Christmas. The watch is packed with exciting apps, including built-in games, calculator and alarm clock. The video calling function allows them to connect with you or friends in an instant, futuristic fashion.
Price: £59.99 (currently £34.99)
An advanced blaster with no mess or clean-up technology, meaning you can battle indoors or outdoors.. It comes with 10,000 water-based Gellets which are non-toxic, non-staining, non-irritating and pet safe. Bursting on impact, they provide safe and mess-free fun. SURGE has two blast modes – Single Shot for honing your precision and training, and Fully Automatic for dominating the competition.
Price: £59.99
The iconic Rubik’s cube reimagined, the GoCube is an app-enabled speed cube that allows anyone to learn how to solve the cube. This award-winning puzzle toy and dedicated app helps users to master the cube thanks to a fun and interactive step-by-step tutorial, tracking progress in real-time. Users can play and practise with multiple mini-games to choose from or battle with friends and other cubers online to get on the global leader board. Whether learning, improving, battling or playing, GoCube takes cubing to the next level.
Price: £79.99
The GoBalance Play, combined with its engaging and interactive games, makes exercising fun for the entire family. This smart wobble balance board, designed by physiotherapists, enhances motor skills, core strength, flexibility, coordination and concentration. Connecting to any Android or iOS device via Bluetooth, a free app offers interactive and challenging games such as snowboarding or mini golf, that make exercising enjoyable whilst helping to develop physical and mental abilities.