What’s Hot This Holiday with Mario Armstrong

Toss the guesswork—the hottest holiday gifts of the season are here! Finding the perfect gift can feel like a mission, but this year, you can skip the stress. Award-winning Digital Lifestyle Expert Mario Armstrong and IntheNews.tv partnered with several brands to share some top picks to ensure you have a joyous and gadget-filled season with what’s hot this holiday! His highlights include revolutionary music systems, nostalgic digital holiday countdowns, practical language learning, collectible action figures, and advanced, hands-free robotic home cleaning as this season’s essential gifts. Get ready to discover the gifts everyone will be talking about, whether you’re shopping for the tech-obsessed adult or the curious kid.

For the aspiring musician on your list, give the gift of musical transformation with a revolutionary piano learning system that combines visual guidance, intelligent listening, and personalized instruction.

ROLI Piano System

The world’s first piano learning system that sees and hears you play. Meet the ROLI Piano System, the most advanced and enjoyable way to learn piano. Combining the ROLI Piano, Airwave, and ROLI Learn app, it listens, watches, and responds as you play — giving real-time feedback on what and how you’re playing. Glowing keys guide your fingers, while video lessons from real teachers and 1,000+ songs make practice fun. Airwave, powered by ROLI Vision AI, tracks your hands to improve technique and timing. It’s like having a personal piano coach by your side.

Peanuts Digital Advent Calendar 2025

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Peanuts® this year, American Greetings has partnered with the iconic brand to create an all-new Peanuts Digital Advent Calendar to provide fans of all ages with an interactive experience featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. Fans can countdown to Christmas from December 1 to 25 and unlock daily surprises and exclusive animated Peanuts content, while immersing themselves in a Peanuts world full of games, puzzles and more. The Peanuts Digital Advent Calendar 2025 is a fun and affordable way to make holiday memories for the whole family.

Rosetta Stone

For over 30 years, Rosetta Stone has helped more than 50 million people speak new languages. Their research-backed Dynamic Immersion method taps into your brain’s innate ability to learn, so you feel comfortable with everyday communication. You’ll start speaking your new language right away—during your very first lesson! And bite-sized lessons make progressing easy, even if you only have 5 minutes.

Right now, a Lifetime membership to all 25 languages on Rosetta Stone is over 60% off for Black Friday—that’s their best price of the year! For just $149, you’ll get lifelong access to everything Rosetta Stone has to offer.

Need a gift for the kids? The star of a wildly popular, award-winning graphic novel series is now leaping off the screen and into children’s hands as a new line of collectible action figures perfect for imaginative play.

Epic Cat Ninja Figurines

Epic, the world’s leading digital reading platform for kids, has launched its first-ever Cat Ninja toy line, bringing the beloved hero from the page to playtime. Inspired by Epic’s award-winning graphic novel series—read over 300 million times—these collectible figurines feature Cat Ninja (aka Claude) in dynamic, action-packed poses. Fans can collect all three, with the third figure releasing February 2026. Created by author Matthew Cody, the Cat Ninja series captures the humor, heart, and adventure kids love. Praised by The Wall Street Journal, TODAY, and The New York Times, the series now leaps off the page into a toy ideal for imaginative play.

Give the gift of a spotless home this season with a truly hands-free robotic vacuum system that manages all cleaning and maintenance automatically.

eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E25

Meet the eufy Robot Vacuum E25, the next evolution in effortless deep cleaning. Its All-in-One Station takes the hassle out of chores with automatic dust collection, mop self-washing, drying, detergent dispensing, and water refills, and offering a truly hands-free experience. The new HydroJet™ Roller Mop delivers deep, consistent cleaning, with powerful 15N pressure and self-cleaning action twice per second. The DuoSpiral Extendable Anti-Tangle Brushes ensure zero hair wrap, while an impressive 20,000 Pa suction power lifts dust, pet hair, and debris with ease, leaving every floor spotless and refreshed.

*Content Provided and Sponsored by ROLI, American Greetings, Rosetta Stone, Epic Kids, and eufy.