Gifts for Dads and Grads with Trisha Hershberger

For outdoor fun this summer, the Soundboks Go portable bluetooth speaker honestly blows me away. It’s half the size of Soundboks typical party speakers, but is absolutely massive on sound, capable of up to 121 decibels with no distortion for up to 40 hours. It pairs with other Soundboks Go speakers too so put one in each corner of your yard, sync em up and you are ready to rock. Click here to learn more.

For your Dad or Grad the first wave of AI-capable laptops were sold at premium prices, but Acer is making them more affordable, accessible and eco-friendly with its Aspire 14 AI. Although it's priced at only $879.99. on Amazon its advanced AI Technology is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 5 processor, NPU, and Copilot+ for boosting productivity and creativity. For collaboration anywhere, it's lightweight, has up to 22 hours of battery life and it has a 180-degree hinge that lets it lie flat for easy sharing. Click here to learn more.

You may have seen super long lines outside of your local Game Stop, Best Buy, Target or Walmart last week- well the Nintendo Switch 2 is here and it is the talk of the town. The new gaming console is Nintendo’s first new console generation in 8 years and I have to say the new magnetic Joy-Con 2 controls are living up to the hype so far in my testing. You can use them for motion controls for a more immersive Cyberpunk 2077 or even as a mouse on any flat surface to play the way you want to - even your pant legs. If you can think of new places I should test them let me know! Click here to learn more.

Finally, if you find yourself looking down at screens and get that creak in your neck - some people call it tech neck - and you want to enjoy your phone, or Switch or laptop content in a big way, then you may want to take a look at the XREAL One AR glasses. They look like regular glasses but are packed with tech to give you a 147” 4k spatial screen in your pocket. There’s built in sound by Bose, 3 levels of dimming if you are looking for a sunglasses or home theatre feel and are available with prescription frames as well. Great for entertainment and travel for sure. Think of them like earbuds but for the visuals instead of the audio if that makes sense. Click here to learn more.