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Nanoleaf Canvas 9-Square
Starter Kit ($229.99)
Like the Light Panels, Nanoleaf’s
Canvas lights are compatible
with HomeKit. In addition to re-
sponding to sound, the Canvas
Panels react to touch. The higher
price point includes interactive
games that you can play by
pressing the light panels, like
Whack-a-Mole or Memory. The
9-Square Canvas Starter Kit cov-
ers a good amount of wall space
and can be arranged in a lot of
creative ways. Because you
control the lights with HomeKit,
you can decide when playtime
is over and shut the lights off for
the night.


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UncommonGoods Banana
Phone ($39.99)
The Banana Phone is great for
the nature geek. The company
donates one percent of all Ba-
nana Phone-generated revenue
to fund gorilla conservation in
the Democratic Republic of the
Congo. For animal lovers who
like being goofy, the Banana
Phone is a good way to go.
The reception is clear, and the
pairing is fast and simple. Plus,
the tagline is “The First Phone
with Appeal,” so you’ll be sav-
ing gorillas while giving the gift
of a fantastic pun.

Sphero Bolt ($149.99)
Is your young geekling showing an interest in programming or robotics?
The Sphero Bolt is an educational toy that teaches basic Java script skills
while providing immediate feedback and satisfaction in the form of ball-
shaped robot. There are learning modules to follow, but there’s also the
option to create unique programs by trial and error. It’s small and might
not be great around excitable dogs. I found it worked best in an enclosed
space far away from stairs and feet, but as far as your geek is concerned,
this little robot will be the perfect fi rst step in their mad-science laboratory.

Nanoleaf Light Panels 9-Square Starter Kit
($119.99)
These futuristic lights are a wonderful gift for
music lovers and smart light enthusiasts. The
smart lights are compatible with HomeKit; you
can program them to turn on or off on a sched-
ule, set the brightness, and choose the color
with your iPhone. You can also select from a
variety of “scenes,” or pre-programmed light
shows. Audiophiles will geek out over the Light
Panels from Nanoleaf. The Starter Kit includes
a Rhythm adapter that makes your light panels
react to ambient sound, or you can isolate out
sounds of footsteps and chatter by playing mu-
sic through the Rhythm’s audio jack.

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