We have a selection of tech and non-tech; well, even the "non-tech" items are pretty high-tech, with clever designs and colourful options. There's sure to be a few things on here for all kinds of Mums in your life:
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For the chef Mum it's hard to go past the Vitamix Explorian E310 blender and personal cup adapter. Make decadent chocolate mousse, dips for a romantic picnic, frozen cocktails, a smoothie bowl - or anything the heart desires. It's a blender Mum will cherish for years to come, making it easy to enjoy healthy, whole foods with ten variable speeds that refine every texture with culinary precision. Pair it with the new Vitamix personal cup adapter offering two 600mL cups for perfect portion sizes. Create dressings, sauces, dips, spreads, frozen desserts, and much, much more.
Of course, you don't have to be in the kitchen to cook. Another great choice for Mum is the Ooni pizza over range, such as the Ooni Koda 12 gas-powered oven (pictured), or the Ooni Karu 12G multi-fuel pizza oven. Both are great choices that can be set up in the backyard. They can heat up to 500 degrees Celsius within 15 minutes, cooking a freshly made 12" pizza within 60 seconds. The Karu 12G has extra capabilities such as a glass door to help keep an eye on your pizza without losing heat, along with a handle that stays cool no matter what's going on inside. You can use wood or charcoal instead of gas, in this model, but the unit is built to prevent soot and ash buildup on the glass door.
Get Mum an Ooni; you know she'd love to sit in the backyard with you, sitting back and enjoying home-made pizzas with a delightful authentic taste from your choice of fuel.
If 12" or 15" pizzas aren't enough, then stay tuned - Ooni has announced a 24" pizza oven is coming out later this year.
When it comes to helping Mum express her most creative side, you simply can't go past Cricut. It's the Thermomix of crafts. The Cricut Joy Xtra helps Mum put her DIY dreams to life, whipping out matching shirts, custom shoes, heartfelt cards, sentimental decor and much, much more. For the more experienced crafter, the Cricut Maker 3 offers even more capability and material support. Check out iTWire's other Cricut stories here.
Who says comfy shoes have to break the bank? Amazon bestseller Nortiv8's running tennis sneakers are perfect for outdoor adventures, and come in both men and women's matching styles. My wife has been enjoying a set of mint green-pink Nortiv 8's cloud walker women's athleisure sneakers, and finds them amazingly comfortable, yet sturdy and robust for all-day wear and activity. They provide energy-return and stability, have a thick EVA foam midsole for cushioned comfort, enhanced by an X-shaped TPU torsion plate, lightweight and breathable 3D mesh fabric upper, and a non-slip rubber outside. Be confident in your stride whether casual walk or intense workout. Pricing starts at a crazy $US 34.49.
There are a wide range of other options from Nortiv8 - all of which are durable, comfortable, aesthetic, and yet remarkably affordable. Check out the Nimbus running sneakers. designed to keep women moving with ease and comfort, or the Air Plush athletic sneakers for the multitasking always-on-the-go Mum. Or, look at the Soft Cloud and Cloud Harmony range for more options that provide comfort and style.
Hot on the market and sure to be a hit with Mum and the whole family is the Skylight Calendar, which provides an amazing digital frame with border that will look right at home hanging on your wall, or standing on your mantlepiece. It's aesthetically pleasing and while at first glance you might think it's a regular photo frame, it's a high-tech family organiser that doubles as an animated slide show of all your precious memories.
Skylight has released the Calendar in Australia for the first time, and you can score a $US 20 discount with iTWire's special code - purchase from Skylight onlineSkylight online and enter discount code FRIEND-QS4DWVQ.
Keep the whole family in the know, managing events, chores, and other important plans, all in one place. You can synchronise with multiple calendars from Outlook, Gmail, and other sources. You can manage events on the device itself or through the free Skylight smartphone app. Touch the screen to select an event, mark off chores completed, and perform all kinds of actions.
And, when it's not showing your calendar, it can be a classy photo frame too. Upload precious memories to the Skylight via the app or via email, and allow others in the family to do so too.
We have our Skylight Calendar behind the dinner table and it's become a central hub for what's on in the week, as well as the all-important question, "what's for dinner?"
Check out Skylight - both the Skylight Calendar, as well as the Skylight Frame for photo display only - from the Skylight store as well as Amazon.
Help Mum document the family's adventures and growth with these awesome Nikon Z fc camera options. These lightweight, compact cameras come in a number of different colourways, including silver-based coral pink, crimson red, and black-based Bordeaux red. As well as photos, they take 4K video, have a flip-out vlogger screen for live-streaming, eye-detection, and more.
At the end of the day, help Mum put her feet up or travel in comfort. It may sound unusual, but Mum will be delighted by the smart TORRAS COOLiFY Cyber neck air conditioner. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like - wrap the COOLiFY Cyber around Mum's neck and let it keep her immersively cool during hot days, and comfortably warm when it's colder. The unit has three different speeds and seven air outlets, sending air flowing from multiple directions with awareness, and guiding air flows away from the ears for maximum comfort. Imagine Mum being able to sit back and relax when she comes home or after a long day. Or while commuting to work, watching weekend sports, or slaving away over a hot stove for a busy family gathering.
iTWire has tested this one for ourselves and we were delighted with how robust, yet lightweight, it felt, and by how well it worked. It's no sillier to wear than any neck cushion or neck massager but offers smart app control to personalise the temperature effortlessly, bringing widespread cooling over your entire neck, along with rapid multi-directional immersion. It's ergonomically engineered, and contains a 600mAh large battery with speedy 20W fast charging technology.
It includes three aluminium cooling (or heating) plates with 366 pieces of cooling particles, with a range of 14,975 square millimetres. It does not restrain your head or neck in any way and fits comfortably as you go about your business.
You can find it on Amazon here for $US 279; this is a gift so novel you can be sure Mum hasn't thought of it, and nobody else has beaten you to it. What's more, between 8 May and 15 May 2024 you can score 10% off with the Amazon voucher code MDCYBER10.
Additionally, to recognise and observe World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April 2024, TORRAS launched an innovative campaign in Dallas. Prior to the event, each participant represented a $1 donation from TORRAS to the global autism organisation Best Buddies. At this event, TORRAS acknowledged the relationship between autism and temperature sensation disorder and showcased how COOLiFY Cyber serves as a personal temperature management system that can bring relief to those experiencing this.
