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Time Staffbuy Now — Every year, TIME’s editors and correspondents work conjointly to compose a collection of the most interesting and groundbreaking new products and innovations for the Best Inventions list. As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of 10 best items from the list under $100 that would make a perfect gift.
MyAir.0 OriMouse
A responsive mouse that folds down flat
After the pandemic forced him to work more flexibly between home, office. Additionally, the infinite spaces in between, Horace Lam began searching for a mouse that could keep up. Some were too slick—he’s dropped and broken two. Others felt too heavy. Therefore, lam, an inventor who has worked with Targus and Logitech, created the myAir.0 OriMouse. This weighs just 40 grams and charges via USB-C. Inert, the mouse sort of resembles a flattened origami frog. But magnetically snap its two legs together. Additionally, the mouse takes on a faceted shape that allows it to nestle comfortably in your palm. However, —Daniel Varghese
Buy Now: OriMouse collection on MyAir.0
Bandit Vanisher
No more sweat marks
Vanisher is a new sports performance fabric from Bandit that disperses and hides the appearance of sweat. Meanwhile, providing light compression and sun protection. —TIME Staff
Buy Now: Bandit Vanisher Collection on Bandit Running
LeapFrog LeapMove
Learning in motion
LeapFrog’s LeapMove console uses a built-in camera so kids can control offline motion-based educational games—involving reading, math, spelling. Additionally, problem-solving—with their bodies on your TV. —TIME Staff
Buy Now: LeapFrog LeapMove on Amazon
Nothing Ear 3a
Headphones that can save and share audio
The new Nothing Ear 3a headphones offer ample aesthetic appeal in an affordable package. But they impress for their unique capability to record and share what you’re listening to. Once you’ve paired the headphones and set up an account in the Nothing app, you can squeeze both earbuds to start taking an audio snapshot. This you can then replay, transcribe, or share with friends. Therefore, you can even adjust the recording window so that your snapshot includes audio played up to 30 seconds before you actually pressed the buds. Snapshots are under a minute, but the headphones can also record a phone call of up to an hour long. —Daniel Varghese
Buy Now: Nothing Ear 3a on Amazon
Maxell Wireless Cassette Player
Portable tapes for the modern age
Cassette tape legacy company Maxell has released a bluetooth-headset-compatible cassette player with a rechargeable battery that can support 11 hours of wireless playback. —TIME Staff
Buy Now: Maxell Wireless Cassette Player on Amazon
Twogather DA1 Camera
Live in the moment
DA1 is a screen-free camera with no connectivity, app, or storage that prints black-and-white photos on BPA-free thermal paper as “receipts of your memories.” —TIME Staff
Buy Now: DA1 Camera on DA1
Ringo Pro
Water bottle and phone stand
Ringo Pro is a water bottle with a built-in MagSafe-compatible mount, allowing it to be used as a portable hands-free tripod for a smartphone. —TIME Staff
Buy Now: Ringo Pro on Amazon
Brick
The ultimate screen time suppressant
At the ripe age of 23, TJ Driver decided his relationship to his phone needed to change. “It was getting in the way,” he says. He enlisted Zach Nasgowitz, a friend from his undergraduate computer science program, to create Brick, a productivity system that married the available app blocking capabilities of iOS software with a corporeal magnet that acts like a key. Therefore, if you want access to a blocked app while you’re “Bricked,” you have to tap your phone to the drab, concrete colored Brick, equipped with an NFC chip—often that’s all the friction needed to get you to do something other than doomscroll. The app is now also available on Android. —Daniel Varghese
Buy now: Brick on Amazon
Lumadrop Art Kit
Layered luminescence
Lumadrop’s unique art kit uses layered translucent film and reflective materials to create luminous, color-shifting compositions. —TIME Staff
Buy Now: Lumadrop Art Kit on Shopify
Rimiq Inflatiq
On-the-go air
This portable electric tire pump with auto shut-off can inflate tires, balls, bikes, as well as charge phones with 12V of emergency pass-through power. —TIME Staff
Buy Now: Rimiq Inflatiq on Amazon
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