18 Last-Minute Tech Gifts to Help You Win Mother's Day

Does Mom tend to run hot? Get her this high-tech, portable personal fan from Dyson. The brand has stepped up with a sleek, five-speed, bladeless device that moves air at 55 miles per hour. It comes in three colors with a two-tone design. It can be worn around the neck or propped up on a stand for desk use. Best of all, the HushJet Mini is affordable (at least for a Dyson product).

Last year, we recommended the Bird Buddy Smart Feeder Pro. This year, Bird Buddy has a new feeder, meant for hummingbirds, that uses the same camera to capture 5-megapixel images and 2K video, with super-sharp close-up focus across a wide field of view. Naturally, it will also record at a high frame rate so you can slow down high-speed action.

Apple's new laptop line is both inexpensive and festive (it comes in Indigo, Blush, Citrus, and Silver). Neo also delivers a surprising amount of power using only the A18 Pro processor (plus a Neural Engine for AI) and 8GB of RAM. If Mom needs real desktop computing power in a 13-inch mobile footprint this Mother’s Day, the only question left is: What color Neo?

When it comes to ebook readers, maybe Mom doesn’t need anything fancy—just a straight-up monochrome E Ink screen. The best option is this version of Amazon’s top-of-the-line 7-inch ereader, which features a self-adjusting light positioned toward the screen, not your eyes. It also has 32GB of storage (enough to hold 15,000-plus text-only ebooks), wireless charging, and best of all, no ads on the screen.

Does your mother have style, but no time to shop? With Stitch Fix, she can consult an online stylist about what she likes and what works for her, and then each month she’ll get a box full of clothes to try on. She (or maybe you!) will only pay for what she keeps. If she likes all five items in a shipment, the total purchase is 25% off. Send her a Stitch Fix gift card by email to get her started. 

Whoever said never buy a woman a cleaning product as a gift didn’t consider the amazing robots on the market today. The Deebot X8 Pro Omni, one of our Best Products of the Year, builds on its predecessors' success with improved vacuum suction and a roller mop that's better than the disk pads we're used to. The mop extends out the side for better edge cleaning, plus it washes the roller as it cleans the floor.

The C35 is an affordable indoor or outdoor security camera that comes in white or black, mounts easily to any metal surface using magnets, and offers Color Night Vision, 180-day battery life, microSD card video event storage, and the option to add a solar panel (sold separately). The 130-degree field of view is shot in full HD at 15 frames per second. Best of all, there's no subscription required.

CookUnity is our top pick for prepared meal services. The brand offers a wide variety of selections well-suited to busy lifestyles. Mom can get from four to 16 meals delivered weekly, including vegetarian and pescatarian options. CookUnity even offers extras like breakfast items and drinks. You can get her a gift card worth $5 to $500 to cover the costs. 

We give the AirPods Pro 3 rare 5-star rating. With the exception of user-adjustable EQ controls, they have it all: exceptional sound and great noise cancellation, plus some features you don’t always get from earbuds, like long battery life and a built-in heart rate monitor. Plus, the live translation capability will put Mom on equal linguistic footing almost anywhere she travels.

If your mom wants more up-to-date pics of you (and your kids and pets), a digital photo frame is a must, as it offers instant access to new shots. The Skylight Frame can be fed new images via an app on your phone or by sending them to an email address you set up. The frame stores up to 8,000 pictures and will keep showing them at 1,280 x 800, even if the internet goes down. For extra, the device will play videos and support multiple photo albums. 

Flowers are a tried-and-true Mother's Day gift, but they tend to wither up and die within a week. Mom can enjoy these Lego flower arrangements forever—and the kids in your life will love them, too. Kits range from $8.39 to $59.89, and options include an orchid, bamboo, succulents, cherry blossoms, wildflowers, and even a bonsai tree.

When it comes to musical subscription services, there are many options, including Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify, which are just three of our Editors’ Choice picks. For incredibly easy listening for mom, I lean toward Pandora. Its free tier (with ads) works great on mobile and smart TVs, providing “internet radio” stations based on your music picks. Pandora Plus ($4.99 per month) or Premium ($10.99 per month) play exactly what you like on demand; the latter includes playlists.

Google’s Fitbit Charge 6 remains our top-rated Editors’ Choice fitness tracker, period. If all that Mom requires is tracking of the day’s activities and her overall health status, the Charge 6 will handle it—and it can go a week on a charge. All Fitbit hardware now works with the Google Health ecosystem and uses AI to analyze data. If your mother needs a smartwatch with all the bells and whistles, consider getting her an Apple Watch Series 11 instead.

Show mom you care by helping her fend off scammers and spammers. Proton Pass is PCMag's Editors' Choice because it will mask her email address, create unique logins for apps and online accounts, store passkeys, and generate multi-factor authentication codes. It's also easy to use. Spring for the $12.99 monthly Proton Unlimited subscription to get her an encrypted email inbox, cloud storage, and access to the top-rated Proton VPN.

While plenty of charging stations exist that simultaneously power up a MagSafe-compatible iPhone, an Apple Watch, and AirPods, few look as cool as the Satechi Qi2 Trio. With 15W power, it will charge things up fast. It's easy to put an iPhone in Standby mode, where the landscape screen turns into a dimmed alarm clock face. Plus, the device collapses down for travel and comes with chargers for overseas use.

For moms who enjoy an ice-cold beverage now and again, the Ecozy Smart Nugget will be a life changer. This smart appliance sits on the counter and does nothing all day except crank out the cubes. It can make up to 35 pounds of ice daily and is super-quiet. It’s an Editors’ Choice for smart appliances in part because it responds to voice controls and offers push notifications.

This smart kitchen appliance delivers the flavor of handcrafted coffee without the labor. It will weigh your beans, grind them up, and brew the beverage for you. The result, made with precision water temperature control, is among the best from a drip coffee maker. And there's a handy smartphone app to adjust how it brews. 

We get it. You're a traditionalist. The latest gizmos (or Lego flowers) won't do for your mother. In that case, we heartily recommend a subscription to get flowers and plants delivered directly from one of the many sustainable farms that partner with Bouqs. Prices start at $49 per month for direct delivery with free shipping.