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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> There's no upper limit on the price of a graduation gift -- which is why things can get expensive quickly, especially for someone heading to more than one graduation party. Thankfully, there are plenty of great gifts you can snag in the in $51 to $100 range. We've collected some of our favorites below. All of these have been fully reviewed or anecdotally tested by CNET editors. <br><br>Note that these products and services are independently chosen by our editors. CNET may get a share of the revenue if you buy anything featured on our site. <br><br>Belkin Wemo Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug ($25)<br>Best smart plug<br>Tyler Lizenby/CNET Smart home tech is a big, hairy market with lots of niches to get lost in. We like the Belkin Wemo Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug because it's an easy way to get into home automation. Its benefits are easy to understand (lets you automate a lamp or a fan or anything else you can plug into it), and because it works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit, it keeps every major avenue open if your grad wants to explore smart home tech further. At $30 or less, it's also very low-risk. Read Belkin Wemo Mini review. <br><br>See at Amazon Anker SoundCore Liberty Air ($80)<br>Best truly wireless headphones under $100<br>Sarah Tew/CNET AirPods and other name-brand truly wireless headphones cost $160 and up. But we found the Anker SoundCore Liberty Air earbuds to [https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=deliver%20solid deliver solid] sound quality at half that price. This model also offers better noise isolation than the AirPods, and it's available in black in addition to white. Read Anker SoundCore Liberty Air review. <br><br>See at Amazon UE Wonderboom ($70 at Amazon)<br>Superb waterproof wireless speaker<br>Sarah Tew/CNET I'd say the JBL Clip 3 is arguably the best travel-friendly wireless speaker, and it's currently sold for as little as $40. But if you want something to gift something a bit beefier, the UE Wonderboom is a great choice. It's available in about a dozen fun colors, it really can float -- and it sounds great, too. It's sold for [https://maxiweb.id/jasa-pembuatan-website-semarang-maxi-web-design/ jasa pembuatan website semarang] around $70 at Amazon and elsewhere. Read UE Wonderboom review. <br><br>See at Amazon Google Nest Hub ($99)<br>The best smart display<br>Juan Garzon/CNET There are plenty of great Alexa-powered Echo products, but in this price range, we're loving the Google Nest Hub (formerly known as the Home Hub). The smart display gives you instant access to a world of answers whenever you say, "Hey, Google," and the device's lack of a camera makes us feel better about having it in the bedroom. Note that Google just introduced a larger 10-inch version of this product with a camera called the Nest Hub Max, but that will run you $230. Read Google Nest Hub review. <br><br>See at Walmart Kindle Paperwhite (often on sale for $90)<br>Best e-reader<br>Sarah Tew/CNET Yes, the Kindle app is available for free on phones and tablets. But if you're buying for a book lover, the Kindle Paperwhite beats a phone app because it offers distraction-free reading. Other ways the Paperwhite beats a phone: It's readable in full sunlight or in a darkened bedroom, it's fully waterproof and its battery lasts days or weeks, not just a few hours. The Paperwhite normally retails for $130, but it's often on sale for $90, which is why we're including it here. Read Kindle Paperwhite review. <br><br>See at Amazon Amazfit Bip ($80 or less)<br>Best smartwatch under $100<br>Sarah Tew/CNET The Fitbit Versa Lite, Galaxy Watch Active and Apple Watch Series 3 cost $159 and up. But if you want to gift a smartwatch with a sub-$100 budget, the Amazfit Bip is your best bet. Despite the low price, it's got an always-on display, water resistance, heart rate tracking and -- most importantly -- battery life that blows away the Apple Watch. Read Amazfit Bip review. <br><br>See at Amazon Fitbit Inspire HR ($99.99)<br>Best Fitbit under $100<br>Érika García/CNET Fitbit has several fitness trackers under $200: the $180 Versa, the $160 Versa Lite and the $120 Charge 3. But in this price category, the new-for-2019 Inspire HR comes in at the $100 price point. The HR is so named because it has always-on heart rate monitoring, and its battery should last up to five days. If you want the name brand cachet and superior smartphone apps, the Fitbit is a good trade-up from the Amazfit mentioned above. Read our Fitbit Versa Lite vs. Inspire HR vs. Charge 3 comparison. <br><br>See at Amazon Roku Streaming Stick Plus ($60)<br>Best video streamer under $100<br>Sarah Tew/CNET Netflix, HBO, Hulu and every other streaming video service under the sun -- Roku has it all. This $60 HDMI stick delivers all those channels at up to 4K resolution, and the included remote controls the TV's power and volume, too. It's a great gift for grads who almost certainly don't want a traditional cable package in their first apartment. Read Roku Streaming Stick Plus review. <br><br>See at Amazon Gloomhaven board game (around $95 on sale)<br>Nerdiest board game under $100<br>Andrew Gebhart/CNET Gloomhaven is a card-based dungeon crawler with a choose-your-own-adventure vibe. It started as a Kickstarter campaign in 2015 and has become a huge hit in tabletop gaming circles, despite the $140 asking price (it weighs 22 pounds and has hundreds of tiles, cards and gamepieces). If you're buying for a seriously geeky gamer who's ready to move beyond videogames, Gloomhaven is a great choice -- especially if and when you can find it on sale for under $100. The best tabletop and board game gifts for analog gamers. <br><br>See at Amazon Read More<br><br>These are our 15 favorite gifts for grads in 2019<br><br>14 great graduation gifts for under $50<br><br>9 great graduation gifts under $100<br><br>Best gifts for grads from $100 to $250<br><br>Best streaming boxes and TVs for your grad<br><br>Laptop, PC and tablet gifts for grads<br><br>Best phones to gift to your grad<br><br>Best headphones for grads<br><br>Best wireless speakers and audio for grads<br><br>Best gifts for grads looking to stay fit<br><br>Gifts for the graduating gamer<br><br>Gifts for foodie grads<br><br>The best graduation gifts for a first apartment<br><br>The Cheapskate's top gift picks for grads<br><br>Nine automotive gift ideas for your graduate<br>Best laptops for college students: We've got an affordable laptop for every student.<br><br>Best live TV streaming services: Ditch your cable company but keep the live channels and DVR.<br><br>Grads Tech Gift Guide<br>reading • 9 great graduation gifts under $100 <br>Oct 6 • Best college laptops for 2019 <br>Sep 6 • Dorm TVs and more: Best back-to-school streaming boxes and TVs <br>Aug 23 • 11 great gadgets that can smarten up a dumb dorm room <br>Jun 23 • The Apple Watch is still on sale starting at $199 at Amazon and Walmart <br>• See All <br>Comments Media Streamers Fitbit Nest Belkin Amazon Bluetooth Google Roku Apple
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