Where to buy:
Apple store, store.apple.com and various retailers. Medium: Make it easy to type on your tablet with a keyboard. Take advantage of the Valley’s sunshine with Logitech’s Wireless Solar Keyboard 760. And if you’re inside, no worries — any light will power the keyboard. Fully charged, the battery works for about three months, according to the company. One button lets you toggle among your iPhone, iPad and iPad. $80. Where to buy: Various retailers. Low: Give a tablet or iPad personality with an artistic case. Caseables has a selection of series of cases that feature artwork by artists including Bianca Green and Joy StClaire. Choices include StClaire’s “Hooray for Cupcakes,” perfect for those on your list with a sweet tooth, and Green’s “Follow the Sky,” an eyecatching geometric design. Or create a customized design for the recipient. iPad, iPad Air and iPad mini cases are $49.90 and tablet cases are $44.90. Where to buy: caseable.com/shop/ tablet-cases, caseable.com/shop/ ipad-cases.
TVs
High: Get the ultimate viewing experience with Samsung’s OLED (model KN55S9C). It’s curved, it has brilliant color and contrast, and high-speed motion is nearly blurfree. You even can watch two shows at the same time. The television, which has a 55-inch screen, has a floating display, which gives it an artistic look. $9,000. Where to buy: Samsung.com and various retailers. Medium: The Samsung 32-inch Class LED 4003 Series (model UN32EH4003F) is an affordable alternative to higher-end TVs. It has a surround-sound feature that optimizes audio from connected devices and a color enhancer for vibrant colors. It’s Energy Starcompliant and has 720p resolution. $280. Where to buy: Various retailers. Low: Expand your streaming entertainment capability with Roku 3, a player that plugs into your television and your high-speed Internet service to bring you more than 1,000 channels of movies, sports, TV shows, music, games and services including Netflix and Hulu Plus. It has a 1080p support and there’s a built-in headphone jack for private listening. $100. Where to buy: Various retailers, roku.com.
Laptops
High: Is it a tablet or a laptop? The Sony Vaio Flip PC 15 is a laptop that can convert into a tablet. Its 15.5inch display provides plenty of viewing space. Choose from three versions: The Vaio Flip 15 has 4GB of RAM and starts at $799; one 15A has 8GB and starts at $1,249; and a second 15A has 16GB and starts at $1,800. Where to buy: Various retailers. Medium: Thin and light, the Acer C720 Chromebook, the latest in the Chromebook line, is faster than previous models. It has a battery life of 8.5 hours and an 11.6-inch display. And it’s pocketbook-friendly at $250. Where to buy: Various retailers. Low: Tired of seeing your friends carrying sterile-looking laptops? Give them colorful cases. Vera Bradley’s Neoprene laptop cases are bright and stylish. Choose from seven prints, including Heather, a flowery-paisley pattern in purple, teal, green and magenta, and Canterberry Magenta, an ornate geometric pattern in black, gray, white and magenta. $54. Where to buy: Vera Bradley stores, verabradley.com.