Top 10 Christmas Gadgets for Moms

It’ Christmastime!  Every year, Christmas seems to sneak up on us faster.  Our Top 10 Christmas Gadgets for Moms is one of our favorite articles to publish.  We love looking all year long for fun, innovative, and relevant products that make your life as a mom easier.  Most of these products, you’ve probably never knew existed, but we think you should know about them!

We’ve listed products here that track your weight, dance movements, sickness, missing items, even your very presence!  We are super excited about this hears Top 10 Christmas Gadgets for Moms and think you will be too.  Now, onto the list!

Withings Smart Body Analyzer Scale

The Withings Smart Body Analyzer is a great scale to have in the household.  It can track the weight of up to 8 people in the family and displays their trends on the Withings App.  But it does more than measures weight, it accurately tracks body fat, body mass index, and even your heart rate!  Yes, that’s right, your heart rate, just by standing on the scale!

Using the Withings app, you can enter in your weight goal and it will remind you of your goal and how far you have to go.  The app coaches you and gives you information to help you persevere.  

But wait, there’s more!  The scale connects to your phone via WiFi.  So the scale can also access the Internet to get the latest weather.  So every morning when you step onto the scale, you’ll know what the high and low is for the day!  Let me tell you, this is such a handy feature!  Getting dressed for the day just became easier.

You can purchase the Withings Smart Body Analyzer at Walmart.com for $131.56 plus free shipping.

Tile

 You’re going to love Tile!  If you’re constantly misplacing your keys, your phone, tablet, child’s favorite toy, car in a busy parking lot, or if you’d just would love to be able to track where your luggage is going, Tile is the perfect, inexpensive gift!  Tile works with GPS to help you find an item’s location.  But often times, we lose things in the house, like our keys.

Tile can even even help you find things in your house.  It uses Bluetooth to connect your phone to the Tile.  So if you left your keys under your coat in the kitchen, once your phone is within Bluetooth range (20-100 feet, dependent upon if walls are in the way), the Tile on your keys will ring!

We placed Tile on my son’s favorite stuffed animal (which he loses 2-3 times a day in our house) and Tile has saved us 20 minutes a day since we don’t need to search for his Cowy anymore!  For more ideas, see our review on Tile.

Just Dance 2016  

Just Dance 2016 just came out, and it’s better than ever!  We have friends who LOVE to dance to Just Dance when they come over.  In fact, when we have parties, Just Dance is always a hit.  The problem is, in the past, only 4 people have been tracked when it comes to scoring.  Fortunately, we have more dance with us anyways, but everyone would like to be scored, ideally.

Just Dance 2016 makes it possible for all dancers to be tracked, just by downloading the free Just Dance Controller, available in the Android Play and Apple iTunes markets.  Your console camera is not needed, just a phone with the Just Dance App.  So everyone dancing with their phone will get their own score.  It’s quite brilliant.

Just Dance 2016 songs include Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk, Meghan Trainor’s All About the Bass, and even You’re the One that I want, from the Grease movie!  Just Dance is a great way to have fun with your kids, friends, and burn some Christmas calories all at the same time!

Just Dance 2016 is available on Xbox One, PS4, and the Wii U from Walmart for $43.20 plus shipping.  

Kinsa Thermometer

Wouldn’t be great to track temperatures in the family, just like you can track weight?  With Kinsa you can!  The new Kinsa Smart Ear Thermometer connects through WiFi to the Kinsa app on your phone (Apple/Android) so you can track the temperatures of everyone in the family.  You can also include notes about the sickness and easily click on common symptoms associated with illness to keep track of what is going on.

Use this information to share with other family members, caregivers, or doctors.  We have been using the Kinsa thermometer for over a year now and it helps to remember who was sick when…and how often.

You can buy the Kinsa Ear Thermometer directly through Kinsa for $59.99 plus free shipping.

Samsung Note 5

The new Samsung Note 5 has arrived!  It’s all metal casing and beautiful Super AMOLED screen is mesmerizing.  Why the Note 5 over others?  The picture quality is amazing, the detail is crisp and chockful of deep colors.  The Note 5 does well taking pictures from far away, like on stage at a concert.  See WellConnectedMom on Instagram to see some of the beautiful pics we’ve taken with the Note 5.

The Note 5 has many amazing features, like the split screen.  Cut your time in half by accessing two apps at once.  Copy information from an email right into your calendar easily.  But my favorite part of the Note 5, is how it got its name.  Enclosed in the phone itself is a built-in stylus.  Pop the stylus out and you can hand write notes, which is helpful when writing down phone numbers, writing over documents, or creating diagrams or artwork.

But you can also take handwritten notes which convert to typed text.  Every week I take notes at my bible study by writing out the notes on my phone.  Immediately, after each word, the type is converted.  Now let me tell you, my handwriting isn’t the best…in fact…a quarter of the time I can’t even read it!  But the Samsung Note 5 can!  Which I had one of these in college!

The Samsung Note 5 is available through the major carriers, ranging from $250 to nearly $800 dependent upon contract incentives.

ASUS ZenPad 8.0

Looking for an affordable tablet that packs a lot of punch?  The ASUS ZenPad 8.0 offers an amazing 2K  display, Tru2Life sharpness optimization for incredibly sharp pictures, a lightning fast Intel processor (allowing for incredible multi-tasking, smooth video playback, quick web surfing, and great gaming experiences), and HD Premium sound from dual front facing speakers.

And with a 5MP rear camera and pixel-merging technology, the ASUS ZenPad has the ability to capture up to 400% brighter photos at night…without the need for a flash!

Great for browsing ad sales, working on emails, binging on Netflix, or chilling with Candy Crush, the ASUS ZenPad 8.0 gives you a lot of value for little money.

The ASUS ZenPad 8.0 is available at Amazon for $169 plus free shipping.

Zuli Prescence

There are many “smart home” options on the market today, including smart plugs. Standard smart plugs offer the ability to turn your lamps and appliances on/off.  You can even create a schedule of when you want your lights to turn on or off.  Sometimes you can also track your energy usage. The Zuli Smartplug does all of these things, but it also takes smartplugs to a new level by offering something called “Zuli Prescence”. 

The Presence feature uses your Bluetooth connection, along with a set of 3 Zuli Smart plugs to determine where you are in your home.  It can sense (as long as you have your phone with you) which plug you are closest to and can automatically turn on your lights when you enter a room.  Zuli Presence learns and adapts to your preferences.   Zuli Smartplugs run on select apple devices.  Check compatibility with your phone before you purchase.

Purchase the  Zuli Presence pack for $159.99 + Shipping and Handling, directly from the Zuli website.

SCOTTeVest Chloe Hoodie

Now the SCOTTeVest Chloe Hoodie is one cool jacket!  The Chloe is a lightweight comfy microfleece jacket, lined with a plush warm lining in the hood, cuffs, and pockets, giving a luxurious warm feeling.  Too often I have bought fleece-lined jackets that look so cozy, until I get home and find the fleece is only on the back, it’s not anywhere near the hands or in the pockets.

But the SCOTTeVest Chloe Hoodie does not disappoint!  But why is it on our top 10 Gadgets for Moms list?  Because this Chloe Hoodie is hiding 14 pockets to keep your gadgets close by and undetected.  Finally, you have a place to carry your point-and-shoot camera, your phone, any phone chargers, your keys, sunglasses, even your tablet!  

The Chloe Hoodie is amazingly handy.  It even has a built-in framework so you can string your earbuds within the jacket, easy to plug into both ears and your phone, which can be tucked in the pocket nearby.  You would think with all of your gadgets tucked in nearby, you’d look like a bulky mess, but the Chloe has an amazing way of hiding the bulk.  The Chloe is one of my favorite lightweight jackets.

Buy the Chloe Hoodie (and lots of other jacket options) directly from SCOTTeVest’s website for $99 plus $10 shipping, and is available in 3 colors, black, purple, and dark green.

Hypercell PowerHub 7 Multi-Charger Dock

Every family should have a Hypercell PowerHub 7 Multi-Charger Dock.  It’s such a handy way to charge (and keep track of) your phones, tablets, and eReaders.  Every device gets its own slot.  And the slots are big enough to accommodate for cases!  You can even attach bigger devices, like a PS Vita or Nintendo 3DS and take out a plastic divider, if you need the space.  As long as the item uses a charging cord with a USB plug, you’re good, doesn’t matter if it’s an Apple, Samsung, LG, Microsoft device, to plug into the PowerHub 7!

When you begin to accumulate a number of phones and tablets among family members, sometimes things tend to get misplaced (like an eReader or tablet) and it’s not noticed that it’s missing until many days later.  If you require that everyone charges their devices in your centralized charging system overnight, you can identify missing devices much sooner.

The Hypcercell PowerHub 7 automatically adjusts power flow dependent upon the needs of your device and provides short-circuit and overcharge protection as well.  All 7 devices charge at the same time.

The Hypercell PowerHub 7 Mulit-Charger Dock sells for $75.29 at Amazon including free shipping.

AM Screen Cleaners

The eos of screen cleaners, we love these fun AM Screen Cleaners, available in multiple colors!  The screen cleaner spray is wrapped in a microfiber outer wrapping to make cleaning your laptop, PC, tablet, and phone a breeze.  In fact, AM Lab even makes a larger product called BLAST, so you clean off those smudgy fingerprints your children left on your TV too!

Our favorite is the MIST.  It’s just the right size for your purse to wipe down your phone each day to keep germs away.  The MIST also comes in a variety pack, so you can give each of your children a MIST to keep their tablets/phones clean, or, give them away this Christmas as presents, they’re convenient, colorful, and effective!

One MIST sells for $12.99 on the AM Lab website, or get a MIST variety 5-pack for $50 and save a little money.

Well, what did you think?  Did you find an item or 2 (or 3, 4, or 5!) that you liked?  Looking for some more great ideas?  See our Top Christmas Gadgets for Moms for 2014 for more!  Looking for something for your kids?  We’ve got ideas for them too!  See our Top 10 Christmas Gadgets for Kids 2015.

*  We have been given product samples (at our request) to facilitate our Gadget Gift List.  All opinions are our own.