This holiday season, Americans will spend millions buying all the newest gadgets the tech industry has to offer. Clothes, toys, books, and candy are always popular gifts. However, it is the new video game systems, smart phones, computers, and other modern marvels that are most coveted, and in all likelihood carry the biggest price tag.

Using third-party tech product review sites and Google’s Keyword Planner, 24/7 Wall St. has identified the tech products projected to fly off the shelves this holiday shopping season.

Most of the tech gadgets that will find their way into real and digital shopping carts this year fall into one of several categories: smartphones, cameras, laptops, personal computers, and video game systems. These categories have represented the lion’s share of must-have tech gifts for years. That being said, a surprising number of relatively new technologies — including home automation technology, drones, smartwatches, and virtual reality platforms — are likely to be popular this shopping season.

The usual tech companies continue to dominate the coveted-gift landscape. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Samsung alone manufacture more than half the products on this list. Still, relative newcomers like item locator marker Tile, thermostat manufacturer ecobee, and smart lock maker August Home, and others are also on the list alongside those juggernauts.

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50. The Frame
> Company: Samsung
> Product type: Television
> Expected price: $1,997.99

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49. Galaxy Tab E
> Company: Samsung
> Product type: Tablet
> Expected price: $117.99

48. Switch Joy-Con Controllers
> Company: Nintendo
> Product type: Video game controller
> Expected price: $79.99

47. SmartThings Smart Home Hub
> Company: Samsung
> Product type: Home smart device manager
> Expected price: $49.00

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46. Samsung Galaxy Tab A
> Company: Samsung
> Product type: Tablet
> Expected price: $182.61

45. August Smart Lock
> Company: August Home
> Product type: Smart lock
> Expected price: $149.00

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44. ecobee4
> Company: ecobee
> Product type: Thermostat
> Expected price: $323.00

43. Tile Mate
> Company: Tile
> Product type: Item locator
> Expected price: $24.99

42. Roku Express
> Company: Roku
> Product type: Digital streaming device
> Expected price: $29.99

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41. Paperwhite
> Company: Kindle
> Product type: E-reader
> Expected price: $119.99

40. Airpods
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Headphones
> Expected price: $189.00

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39. EOS Rebel T6
> Company: Canon
> Product type: Digital camera
> Expected price: $357.98

38. 2DS XL
> Company: Nintendo
> Product type: Portable video game system
> Expected price: $149.99

37. Fenix 5
> Company: Garmin
> Product type: Smart watch
> Expected price: $499.99

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36. JBL Flip 4
> Company: JBL
> Product type: Portable speaker
> Expected price: $82.00

35. D7500 DSLR Camera
> Company: Nikon
> Product type: Digital camera
> Expected price: $1,246.95

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34. 3DS XL
> Company: Nintendo
> Product type: Portable video game system
> Expected price: $199.99

33. Instax mini 9
> Company: Fujifilm
> Product type: Digital camera
> Expected price: $59.95

32. Sonos One
> Company: Sonos
> Product type: Smart speaker
> Expected price: $199.00

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31. Quietcomfort 35
> Company: Bose
> Product type: Headphones
> Expected price: $329.00

30. Kindle Oasis
> Company: Amazon
> Product type: E-reader
> Expected price: $359.99

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29. iPhone 8 Plus
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Smartphone
> Expected price: $909.90

28. BeatsX
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Headphones
> Expected price: $109.00

27. HERO6
> Company: GoPro
> Product type: Camera
> Expected price: $498.00

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26. Soundlink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II
> Company: Bose
> Product type: Portable speaker
> Expected price: $179.00

25. Surface Pro 4
> Company: Microsoft
> Product type: Tablet/laptop
> Expected price: $729.95

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24. Spark
> Company: DJI
> Product type: Drone
> Expected price: $441.49

23. Spectre x360
> Company: HP
> Product type: Laptop
> Expected price: $1,563.99

22. Playstation 4 Pro
> Company: Sony
> Product type: Video game system
> Expected price: $398.00

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21. Alta
> Company: Fitbit
> Product type: Smart Watch
> Expected price: $128.95

20. Roku Streaming Stick
> Company: Roku
> Product type: Digital streaming device
> Expected price: $35.38

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19. Apple TV 4k
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Television
> Expected price: $00.00

18. Google Wifi System
> Company: Google
> Product type: Wi-fi router
> Expected price: $279.00

17. Google Home Mini
> Company: Google
> Product type: Smart speaker
> Expected price: $00.00

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16. Oculus Rift + Touch Virtual Reality System
> Company: Oculus
> Product type: Virtual reality headset
> Expected price: $399.00

15. Moto G5 Plus
> Company: Lenovo Motorola
> Product type: Smartphone
> Expected price: $299.99

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14. Ionic
> Company: Fitbit
> Product type: Smart watch
> Expected price: $298.99

13. Pixel 2 XL
> Company: Google
> Product type: Smartphone
> Expected price: $999.99

12. iPad Pro
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Tablet
> Expected price: $480.33

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11. Galaxy Note8
> Company: Samsung
> Product type: Smartphone
> Expected price: $949.97

10. Apple Watch Series 3
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Smart watch
> Expected price: $435.50

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9. Google Home
> Company: Google
> Product type: Smart speaker
> Expected price: $00.00

8. iPhone X
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Smartphone
> Expected price: $1,389.99

7. Macbook Pro
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Laptop
> Expected price: $1,858.00

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6. Pixel 2
> Company: Google
> Product type: Smartphone
> Expected price: $893.50

5. iPhone SE
> Company: Apple
> Product type: Smartphone
> Expected price: $270.50

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4. Galaxy S8
> Company: Samsung
> Product type: Smartphone
> Expected price: $724.99

3. Xbox One S
> Company: Microsoft
> Product type: Video game system
> Expected price: $239.00

2. Switch
> Company: Nintendo
> Product type: Video game system
> Expected price: $299.00

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1. Xbox One X
> Company: Microsoft
> Product type: Video game system
> Expected price: $499.00

Detailed Findings & Methodology

While smartphones like the iPhone have been around for years, an increasingly large range of tech products are now marketed as smart. What the word “smart” means depends on the technology, but it usually includes a variety of additional functions beyond the item’s main purpose and often an ability to communicate with other devices.

This year’s list of popular tech products suggests that everything from televisions to speakers to even door locks increasingly incorporate smart technologies that allow them to interface with users and other products. The word smart is used in the names or descriptions of well over half of the products on this list.

24/7 Wall St. reviewed a number of third-party sources, as well as Amazon.com’s section of items commonly bought as gifts to identify hundreds of tech gifts projected to be popular this holiday season. Using Google’s Keyword Planner, we narrowed the list to the items projected to be the most popular search terms from November 11 through December 25.

Items included on this list were selected based exclusively on this methodology. This article includes affiliate links, and 24/7 Wall St. may get a share of the revenue from sales.

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