The Best Mother's Day Gift Ideas for Tech-Loving Moms (2025)

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Show the matriarch in your life how much you love her with these gadgets and services that will bring her joy and comfort.

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Mother's Day is coming soon! The holiday—Sunday, May 11, to be exact—is a big deal for the country's economy: Americans spent around$33.5 billion last yearon Mother's Day gifts. That's a huge cash outlay, but the nation's moms deserve nothing but the very best!

If you're stuck on what to get Mom this year, you're in luck. We turned to the expert analysts and editors here at PCMag who are moms and/or have moms to uncover what they're buying this year. The suggestions include products across the tech spectrum, from tiny, inexpensive tracking tag charms to full-size home gym equipment. We've reviewed many of the products here, and most have earned accolades from our staff.

Fantastic suggestions abound for mothers and mother figures who love gadgets (and even ones who aren't so tech-savvy). Read on for our expertly curated list of gift ideas.

For Birder Moms

Bird Buddy Smart Feeder Pro

Smart bird feeders are all the rage with the ornithology set. The Bird Buddy Smart Feeder Pro is our top pick if your mom wants a better way to see her feathered friends. She can view them on her phone—even when she’s not home—and the device takes 2K vertical video and 5MP stills of the fliers. The camera is designed for the feeder—not just a repurposed security cam—which is a considerable step up from the competition.

$299.00 Save $80.00 $219.00 Amazon

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For Organized Moms

Skylight Calendar

When it comes to organization, some families opt for the whiteboard-in-the-kitchen approach, while others use digital apps. Skylight Calendar combines the best of both worlds. It’s a wall-mountable smart touch-screen calendar and chore chart display with10-, 15-, and 27-inch options. The device syncs with mobile devices and services like Google Calendar, iCloud Calendar, Outlook, Cozi, and Yahoo so that no one will miss an appointment ever again.

Available at SkyLight Frames

For On the Go Moms

Apple Watch SE

The second generation of the budget-minded Apple Watch SE has essential safety features for moms, including Fall Detection, irregular heart rate and rhythm notifications, car Crash Detection, and Emergency SOS to easily call 911 via the watch face. Plus, it's an excellent, lightweight digital timepiece that can utilize hundreds of apps, lasts 18 hours per charge, and at $249 MSRP is much more reasonably priced than the Apple Watch Series 10 or Ultra 2.

$239.17 Amazon

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For Traveling Moms

Satechi Qi2 Trio Wireless Charging Pad

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’ll 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, it collapses down for travel and comes with chargers for overseas use.

$99.99 Save $12.87 $87.12 Amazon

For Bibliophile Moms

Amazon Kindle Scribe (2024)

Do Mom or Grandma like to scribble in the margins of their books? If they agree it's time to go digital, the best ebook reader option for them is the Kindle Scribe, whose e-ink screen lets the user jot down handwritten notes. Of course, the device has access to the full library of books on Amazon that are available for Kindle.

$399.99 Amazon

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For Music-Loving Moms

Apple AirPods Pro 2

The highest-end earbuds you can get from Apple, the Pro 2s offer everything you could want: wireless charging, excellent sound quality, and top-notch noise cancellation that will help Mom tune out the many distractions around her. If she loses them, she can locate them easily using the Find My app. If you’re buying for someone older, guess what? They can act as a hearing aid.

$249.00 Save $80.00 $169.00 Amazon

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For Toy-Loving Moms

Lego Botanicals

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.

$59.99 Save $12.00 $47.99 Walmart

For Cold-as-Ice Moms

Ecozy Smart Nugget Ice Maker

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 as quiet as a ninja. It’s an Editors’ Choice for smart appliances because it responds to voice controls and offers push notifications.

$231.71 Amazon

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For AI-Curious Moms

ChatGPT Plus Subscription

If you think your mom might get along with generative AI, there’s no more mature platform than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The AI will remember what she's told it, which any mother will appreciate. If she's a creative sort, she can make full-on artwork. Unfortunately, you can’t order her a ChatGPT gift subscription, so you'll have to sign her up the next time you visit.

Available at ChatGPT

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For Spit-and-Polish Moms

Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni

Orderly mothers ought to love this $1,300 cleaning robot. The Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni does it all: It vacuums with increased suction, mops with a self-cleaning roller, lifts itself over hurdles, empties itself, and lasts for two hours on a charge. It’s a top-of-the-line cleaner that gives Mom a nice break.

Available at Amazon

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For Stylish Moms

Kate Spade New York AirTag Charm Keychain

Stylish enough to affix to any bag or keychain, this Kate Spade charm (which comes in various designs, not just hearts) holds something within: an Apple AirTag (which you must purchase separately). It's the perfect gift for a mom with high-end taste and a tendency to lose her stuff.

$39.99 Amazon

For Healthy Moms

Rabbit Air A3 Air Purifier

The Rabbit Air A3 is the most stylish air purifier out there. It’s also powerful, with a six-stage filtration system that refreshes a 1,000+ square foot room by pushing through 8,560 cubic feet of air in 30 minutes. It’s so pretty that Mom may actually want to hang the device on the wall rather than stick it in a corner.

$749.95 Amazon

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For Walking Moms

King Smith WalkingPad X21 Treadmill

Is your mother a casual walker who doesn’t necessarily care for the great outdoors? Or does she live in an area with extreme weather that prevents her from getting outside? The King Smith WalkingPad X21 is a compact smart treadmill that ensures she’s getting her steps in and tracks them on her devices. When it’s time to relax, the X21 folds up for easy storage.

$999.00 Amazon

Read The Full Review King Smith WalkingPad X21 Treadmill Review

For Caffeinated Moms

xBloom Studio

One of our Best of the Year products in 2024, this smart kitchen appliance gives you the flavor of manually made coffee without the labor. It will weigh your beans, grind them up, and brew the coffee 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.

$499.00 Amazon

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For Flowery Moms

Bouqs Flower Subscription

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 monthly for direct delivery with free shipping.

Available at The Bouqs

For Security-Conscious Moms

Proton Pass

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.

Available at Proton

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For Crafty Moms

Cricut Maker 4

The Cricut Maker 4 is the ultimate gift if Mom's crafting requires cutting. Capable of working with more than 300 materials—everything from cardstock to leather—all it requires is a design created in the free Design Space app. There’s an entire ecosystem of Cricut add-ons, such as special blades, scorers, and tips, so she’ll never run out of craft options. (For more, read our review of the Cricut Maker 3.)

$399.00 Amazon

For Missing Out Moms

Aura Aspen

If your mom or grandma is not close by, share photos you’ve captured on your phone with them, no matter the location, via a digital picture frame you set up. The Aura Aspen is our new favorite, an Editor’s Choice with a 12-inch, 1,600-by-1,200-pixel LCD screen and anti-glare that makes pictures pop. The cloud storage of photographs is unlimited, and there’s no subscription cost. If the price is too steep, consider the 9-inch Aura Mason for $199.

Available at Aura Frames

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