Technology

With Christmas Day less than a week away it’s crunch time for anyone who hasn’t already made a list and checked it twice. If you still have a few outstanding gifts to get for friends or family, or a Secret Santa gift to pick up for someone at work, have no fear—there’s no shortage of unique gifts you can download or email in an instant. No shipping times, no checkout lines, and no mall parking lots required.

From Feliz Navidad to Silent Night, it’s not quite Christmas until you’ve filled your home with your favourite holiday hits or fired up one of Spotify’s official Christmas playlists.

“Ok Google, what’s the hottest must-have piece of tech to stash under the Christmas tree this year?”

If jolly ole’ Clark Griswold taught us anything over the decades it’s the importance of proper household illumination, especially during the holidays. But you don’t need to spend half your Christmas vacation climbing all over your house and stapling 25,000 lights to your roof to spread the holiday cheer. All you need is a few Philips Hue smart lights. No ladders, no wiring, no staple guns, and no snide remarks from the in-laws about how “the little lights… they aren’t twinkling”.