[00:01] streamer this holiday season, first of all, I'm sorry. We're extremely picky, mildly chaotic, and we definitely definitely don't need another game in So, that's what this list is for. I'm going to help you buy something that
[00:13] they will actually use because almost everything on this list is something I've used every day for the last couple months. They're going to love it.
[00:25] a Christmas gift because if I want something, I just buy it for myself. It's a It's a gamer thing. That's what we do. Nobody bought us the right thing ourselves. But that's why this video exists. I've got a solid list of kind of
[00:38] unique, underappreciated gamer gifts that I absolutely love. And I've categories. We've got the under $50, which I've got quite a few of. We've got the nice gifts, which can go up to maybe $2 $300. And then I got a couple bougie
[00:53] gifts that really say I love you or I feel really guilty about something and I is full of good gifts and not the obvious ones. Like, I'm not going to say PS5. And also important, there's only one sponsored item on this list. The
[01:07] rest of them I bought myself. So, let's get started. The first one is $15, and but then doesn't want to get crumbs everywhere, which is I feel like that's chopsticks are by a company called Snaptive, and they hook around your
[01:21] you're using a mouse or a controller, and then you can feed your face between moments of action. No more Dorito fingers ever. This is a no-brainer. It's a subtle gift that says, "I love you, but please stop Dorito dusting the
[01:35] like the laziest one on the list, but it's near the front because it's gamer. A gift card. I meant it when I said our PCs are full of games that we've bought and then never touched. Don't add to that list. Just get your
[01:49] gamer a Steam gift card, a Nintendo gift card, an Amazon gift card, and let them get exactly what they want. Just make sure they say thank you when it comes in. And even better, when they choose the thing, let them explain it to you.
[02:01] number one on this list. Let them explain why they bought the thing that they bought. You will thank me for that. Or or really hate me for that. It could be either one. Number three, this tiny little Bluetooth controller is $25. It's
[02:16] portable. It's light. You can throw it in a bag and it'll be fine. And it makes every retro game feel like it's magically aged backwards. This one in I heard a lot of great things and I can stand by them. Sure, the buttons feel a
[02:29] little bit cheap, but it's $25 and it's got two analog sticks that I haven't had enough that if they rage throw it against the wall, it's not the end of with this is it's not compatible with the Switch 2. So, if you're looking for
[02:41] something a little bit beefier and maybe a little bit more compatible, this is the 8bit do Ultimate. Actually, this is the Ultimate 2. The Ultimate original got great reviews and the Ultimate 2 is also awesome. It's got Hall effect
[02:54] on the back to change to hair trigger mode, and four custom buttons on the on the controller itself. No software needed. On top of that, it just feels solid. And I got this for like $55. Technically, it's outside the $50
[03:10] there anyway cuz it's so close. Let me talk to you about something I've loved don't mean replaced it. I mean I have it in four different places, and it is my side table phone charger. This is the only charger that I can find that
[03:25] charges everything. It's MagSafe Chi 2 for your phone. It's got an Apple Watch And it has two extra ports on the side with the built-in 65 watt GAN charger. I no longer have to reach under my side table to plug in my laptop charger. I
[03:39] can plug it right into my phone charger. I I I can't go back to whatever I did at the same time. And if you have a beefier laptop, maybe you edit videos in bed on a MacBook Pro, they have a 100 watt version also with an extra port.
[03:53] the pricing around this is kind of crazy. Anyway, the smaller one is listed at $100, but I think I got it at 50 and I've seen it at like 20 on Amazon. So, search around. And for the last one on this list, streamers love absolutely
[04:08] anything that has their name on it. A custom LED gamer tag to sit behind them upgrades their ego. Again, I'm sorry. This one also slightly misses the mark first category under $60. That would have made a lot more sense. Let's jump
[04:22] talking about some nicer gifts. And let's start by talking about some webcams. This webcam right now that I'm actually using is called the Obs Me 2. And it's this tiny little thing, but it shoots in 4K 30 super high quality
[04:37] image. And it's only $129. Except right now for Black Friday, it's 28% off, which brings it down to about $95. HubSpot is also the sponsor of this thing is awesome. It's teenytiny. It comes in three different colors with a
[04:51] magnetic stand. And that magnetic stand actually allows you to mount it either horizontally or vertically. And when you rotate the camera itself, your video feed in your software also automatically rotates. Vertical streaming is picking
[05:03] up steam. And the meat, too, it makes it a little bit easier. It's got a premium just looks good right out of the box. In fact, I haven't tweaked this image at even looks good in low light. So, if you like gaming or streaming with the lights
[05:17] down low, well, there you go. It's also got some AI features like AI reframing. the center of the frame. And you can activate that just by using gestures in refframing isn't your thing, you want one of those little webcams that have
[05:31] know, move around like this. Well, what a convenient segue to start talking about the Obsot Tiny 2 Lite. This thing has the exact same camera built into it as the Meat 2. So, same high quality 4K 30 image, but it's got two little motors
[05:45] 30 image, but it's got two little motors built into it. That's fun. It lets it do it's very good. By the way, I've tried juking this thing. Can't do it. But dope, even if you don't like the like following you around feature, is that
[06:01] you can set presets on these things. So, for example, you've got one camera angle sitting down. You got another camera angle that points at the middle of your then you got a third camera angle for when you're thinking about the political
[06:14] and economic state of the world right now. Anyway, swap between these three camera angles using hotkeys. Now, you've got Autofocus on these webcams is also very good. It uses the same phase detect
[06:27] autofocus technology that my big boy camera uses. So, if you're looking for a good deal on a good webcam right now, I'll put a link to both of these webcams sure you use the code that's down there or that's on the screen right now, you
[06:41] on Amazon. It's going to give you the full discount, which is 33% off the Tiny 2 Lite and 28% off [music] the Meat 2. Let's go to the next thing. When gamers get into their mid to late30s, they start to yearn for a simpler time with
[06:55] simpler games. These retro little handheld emulators are awesome. They're also everywhere. You'll see them all over Tik Tok shop if you search it once. biggest names in the space is Amberick. They've got some hits and some misses,
[07:09] get a reliable product. And last year, my wife bought me this one. This is kind it can go up to, I think, some GameCube games on here, and it was $199. But they have some that go down to close to the $50 category if you want something
[07:24] designs. They got a new slider design that's got some pretty good reviews. But what I can tell you is this is the most used game system I have because I play it with my four-year-old every single night before we go to bed. But here's a
[07:36] pro tip for you. If you're getting this for a gamer significant other, pick up a it with a couple games before you give it to them. If my wife had given this to me for Christmas and handed me the SD card and said, "Hey, I put five games on
[07:50] here that we can play together." We'd have a third kid. Use that power that just has everything, here's something that's more gaming adjacent. Bamboo Lab's cheapest printer, the A1 Mini, is downright amazing, especially
[08:05] for the price. It does everything their big printers do, just smaller. And right now, it's 33% off at $200 instead of $300. So, if your gamer is anything like me and is a huge tinkerer, they're going to love this. It is crazy how cheap it
[08:17] is, but I also understand it because it is a gateway drug. I apologize in advance because if you get this for them in a year, their setup might look a little bit more like that and that is not $200. We also can't forget Black
[08:30] this price category. I reached out to a looking for a deal, I've got a lightning of my list there is the Stream Deck Plus at $160, down from 200. The Mic Arm Pro,
[08:44] which is awesome I'm using right now, which is 22% off down to $140. And the prompter, one of my favorite Elgato devices ever, is 33% off from $300 down to $200. My favorite USB microphone, the Beacon Mic, which is usually pretty
[08:58] Beacon Mic, which is usually pretty pricey, is 23% off down to $270. A Media their capture cards right now. And the Roland Bridgecast 1, one of my favorite streamers that I actually worked on an update with them. Video on that probably
[09:12] showing on the screen right now. That's 25% off right now down to $150. Roland devices on sale right now, too. Look, I said I had some bougie gifts, and I do, going to spend a lot of money, it's usually going to be on something real,
[09:26] real particular. So, one of these is just an insane value that I feel like you should know about. Maybe it'll help one of you. And the other one is [music] I it's like my new favorite thing. The first one is a camera. The
[09:39] thing. The first one is a camera. The Lumix S5 Mark II is, in my opinion, the best valued camera you can buy for a YouTuber or I'd say priced low enough for even an aspiring YouTuber because right now it's only $1,500. And I know
[09:52] that sounds crazy, but I used to shoot all my videos on a Sony FX3, which is about $4,000. And 2 and a half years ago, I switched to Lumix and I've shot every video since then on this $1,500 camera. It's full-frame. It shoots in 6K
[10:07] shoots taller, allowing you to crop for vertical content much easier. So, if creator and you're looking to get him a real big boy camera without spending three grand, this is by far the best choice. The other bougie gift is a
[10:22] little bit cheaper. It's $600, but it's something I've used every day since it's Prompter XL. If you're not familiar with it, it's a teleprompter that works like it for reading scripts on my videos. I use it for having face-toface Zoom calls
[10:36] And it's big enough that I can just normally use it as a second monitor. And when I stream, I can put my Twitch chat right on there to look at my audience list. Hope it was helpful. If something was especially cool to you, please put
[10:50] knowledgeable people coming here for this video know which one might be the haven't already. And as always, I'll see you in the next one. Happy streaming.