The global chip shortage posed a unique challenge for our annual list of the most gift-worthy tech products—especially when it came to offbeat items. We still managed to find, in addition to our usual smartphone, speaker and gear recommendations, a useful UV-enabled, app-connected water pitcher and a sassy talking animatronic cat. We included a few splurges, too, like a colorful auto-following cargo robot that—for $1,850—will make you the talk of your Trader Joe’s.
