Tech the Halls with Mario Armstrong

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – time to “tech the halls”! Digital Lifestyle Expert Mario Armstrong and IntheNews.tv teamed up with some brands to highlight the must-have gifts and gadgets for your shopping list.

Here’s a great gift idea for the outdoor or fitness enthusiast on your list!

Amazfit T-Rex 3 GPS Smartwatch

Meet the Amazfit T-Rex 3—a smartwatch built for adventure. With a super bright 1.5″ AMOLED display, it’s designed to excel anywhere, reaching up to 2,000 nits in bright light. Seamlessly navigate with offline maps, track over 170 workouts—including the new Hyrox Race mode—and enjoy up to 3 weeks of battery life. Paired with the enhanced Zepp App 9, the T-Rex 3 offers advanced health insights, customized training plans, and new wellness features such as Exertion Score which allows you to train intelligently with goals based on your personal recovery and readiness. With added privacy protections, it’s perfect for every journey, indoors and out. Plus, it’s compatible with apple and android phones.

Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station

Experience effortless home energy stability with the Jackery Explorer Portable Power Station 2000 v2. Designed with an instant UPS backup, it ensures your refrigerator and internet stay on during sudden power outages, keeping your home running smoothly and your family connected.

The Jackery Explorer Portable Power Station 2000 v2 delivers an impressive 2042Wh capacity and 2200W output, capable of powering 99% of your household appliances. It also features 3 AC outlets, USB-A 18W, and USB-C 100W + 30W ports, allowing you to charge multiple devices like phones and laptops simultaneously.

ROG Ally X

Experience gaming like never before with the ROG Ally X, the ultimate handheld gaming device. The Ally X is a gaming console and portable PC all packed into a crystal-clear full HD 7-inch screen for seamless on-the-go gaming and entertainment. The long-lasting battery, proprietary cooling system, and ergonomic design ensure hours of uninterrupted play. It’s powered by Windows 11 with access to programs such as PowerPoint and Word and can be easily connected to a monitor or TV, allowing for a desktop experience anywhere. Dual front-firing Smart Amp speakers pump up the volume without distortion, and two-way AI noise cancellation filters out background noises from your voice chats. It also comes with a three-month Xbox Game Pass subscription with access to hundreds of your favorite PC games.

Surface Laptop 7

The AI-accelerated Surface Laptop 7th Edition, a Copilot+ PC, empowers you with next-generation performance and Copilot+ experiences, allowing you to work, play, and create without boundaries. Powered by Snapdragon® X Elite and Plus processors, this laptop boasts 86% faster performance, ensuring lightning-fast speeds. Its all-day battery life of up to 20 hours of video playback keeps you productive on the go. Leveraging industry-leading AI with 45 trillion operations per second, it supercharges your productivity and creativity. The ultra-thin chassis houses a larger 13.8” or 15” HDR touchscreen with optimized screen space and reduced bezels, delivering an immersive visual experience in a compact form factor.

Xbox Series S – 512 GB

Go all-digital with Xbox Series S and enjoy next-gen performance in the smallest Xbox ever, at a great price. Make the most of every gaming minute with Quick Resume, lightning-fast load times, and gameplay of up to 120 FPS—all powered by Xbox Velocity Architecture. Enjoy digital games from four generations of Xbox, with hundreds of optimized titles that look and play better than ever. Get the most out of your Xbox Series S with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and be the first to play new games on day one. Plus, enjoy hundreds of games with friends on console, PC, and cloud.

*Content Provided and Sponsored by Amazfit, Jackery, Inc., ASUS and Microsoft.