There is no shortage of locally-invented tech toys and accessories to consider for gifts this holiday season. Here are some suggestions to help wade through the options:
Tablet love: If your gift recipient totes around an iPad or other tablet, consider creating a Custom Envelope Tablet Sleeve at the Timbuk2 store in San Francisco or online ($39 and up). Extensive options include water-resistant fabrics.
Listen up: San Francisco's Boombotix makes colorful cube Bluetooth speakers ($59.99 and up). Available in a variety of themes from basic black to Grateful Dead psychedelic, or build a bot to your exact specifications.
Apple Watch expander: Apple Watch owners might appreciate the gift of an Elevation Lab NightStand ($29.95). It's a little perch that effectively turns their fancy watch into a high tech clock radio.
Storage solutions: Everyone needs a little extra room. San Francisco tech culture website Laughing Squid has a 70 percent off sale on a two-pack of pink Monster Digital Super Speed Flash Drives ($24.99, regularly $84.98).
Tech in action: Imagineers in training could thrive from the inspiration garnered by using a one-year membership to San Jose's Tech Museum of Innovation ($50, or $35 for college students).
