The Best Gifts for Sci-Fi Fans

Garmin’s Legacy Series continues to serve up the goods for geeks and superfans who love to keep fit and active. This Darth Vader-inspired smartwatch is no exception; wreathed in glossy black with subtle red highlights—evoking the Galaxy’s most notorious villain and his signature lightsaber.

A character-themed app experience awaits the recipient of this gift, with a suite of smart features to explore. Choose from a gallery of Darth Vader-themed watch faces and workout goal animations, for a fully customizable look. Garmin Connect also grants the wearer access to badges, avatars, and more to outfit this limited-edition smart timepiece.

Smartwatch features include the usual health and wellness tracking tools, including body battery energy monitoring. Smart notifications, music storage, and Garmin Pay are all supported too, and you’ll even find the Imperial insignia etched on the back of this smartwatch, along with Vader’s famous “Rule the Galaxy” quote.

It may take its inspiration from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but this Garmin smartwatch offers a customizable themed fitness experience that’s bang up to date.

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For any gamers you may know, festering in that Sarlacc pit that they call a bedroom, this custom Xbox Series X controller could be the perfect gift. Taking its inspiration from everybody’s favorite bounty hunter, this wireless controller and charger have been designed to replicate the look of Boba Fett’s battle-beaten helmet.

Compatible not only with Xbox Series X but also with Xbox One as well, this wireless controller features impulse triggers and textured grips. It will run for approximately 12 hours on a full charge, and the charging station itself offers magnetic and secure charging. For anyone with a separate Xbox wireless adapter, this controller will also work for PC and Mac.

Razer is known for producing high-quality gaming gear, and this wireless controller hits the mark too. It might be a bit on the expensive side but remember—this is no clone. This is a one-of-a-kind wireless controller that will delight whoever claims this bounty.

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That’s no moon. In fact, you’ll find this Death Star is fully operational. Fully operational to thump out your favorite tunes while floating and spinning through space.

This Bluetooth speaker is inspired by the Imperial Death Star and offers 360-degree sound, thanks to its omnidirectional speaker. Using magnetic levitation, this speaker constantly rotates and floats in the air as it pours out sound. It has a built-in 1500mAh rechargeable battery that lasts for up to eight hours on a full charge and is easy to pair with your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth.

A USB port in the base means that you can also use this speaker as a charging hub for your devices—perfect for reducing the clutter of charging cables. And the orb itself can be used independently from its base, should you ever want to use it outside, for instance.

The ability to destroy a planet may be insignificant next to the power of the Force, but this supercool levitating speaker will still delight Star Wars fans everywhere and is a great gift idea for sci-fi fans.

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This Star Trek Next Generation Bluetooth Communicator badge lets you engage with your smartphone and allows you to answer calls with a simple press of the button. The classic chirping sound from the beloved TV series will notify the wearer of any inbound calls.

Want to use this communicator as a hands-free comms device? Then make it so, by using its voice command features. It is fitted with an omnidirectional microphone for hands-free calls and connects with Alexa, Siri, and Google for voice-controlled call answering, or for listening to texts or email notifications.

Play and pause functionality for music and audiobooks is also built-in, and this neat device can also be used with compatible translation and maps-based apps. Perfect for navigating your way through a starfield.

If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the Star Trek Next Generation fan in your life, then the line must be drawn here.

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Unlike the famous police box that it draws its inspiration from, this Doctor Who wireless phone charger isn’t bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. But it is an ideal and practical gift for fans of the Timelord.

Qi wireless charging allows any compatible device to be charged on this plate, which also contains a USB hub, for simultaneous wired charging of a separate device. The Tardis logo will light up with a backlit LED while your phone is charging, or you can opt to switch the LED off should you wish.

This is a great gift idea for any Doctor Who fans and is fully portable. Wireless charging means the charger itself can be used as a power bank, providing you with the means to charge your phone wherever you may be.

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Fans of Star Trek the original series will love this wireless phone charger, which acts as a handy pocket-sized power bank. This licensed collectible has three USB ports (two type A and one type C) to enable multiple devices to be charged at one time.

This 10,000mAh battery has four LED indicators to let you know how much power you have left in your charger, and these work in 25% increments. You can easily keep track of how much juice is left in the tank and make sure you have the reserves to keep all your devices topped up, no matter where in the world you are.

The Star Trek Command logo is etched onto the casing of this portable charger, and there’s retro 1960s Star Trek artwork on the packaging which will instantly appeal to any old-school Trekkie; no matter whether they’re a doctor or a physicist.

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The perfect gift for any Star Trek fan perpetually glued to their screen for work or play, this Star Trek-style console display mousepad is the ideal desktop accessory.

This 10-inch by 12-inch mousepad has a non-slip rubber base and a glossy finish on the top. The washable mousepad is easy to clean, and the cool graphic print is protected from fading when washed. So coffee stains won’t trouble the operator of this console.

A great looking and cool gift idea to customize any Star Trek fan’s desk space, this mousepad can boldly go there, where no other Star Trek mousepad has gone before.

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Fans of the Ridley Scott 1979 classic Alien movie will already be aware of the fate of the Nostromo and its crew. Here Ravensburger has given players the opportunity to change those fates with this tense board game inspired by the horror classic.

This is a cooperative strategy game, where players must work together to evade the eponymous Alien and survive. Starting objectives are issued to all players, along with one of five final missions to complete. One wrong turn could spell the end for each player, as they move across the board gathering supplies and crafting items.

Roleplay elements such as crew member morale play an important part in this game, as players will lose the game if their character’s morale reaches zero. There’s the threat of the Nostromo self-destructing throughout each intense game and of course, the Alien itself could be lurking around the next corner!

Add in rogue Science Officer Ash for an extra injection of tension and you have a recipe for a truly gripping tabletop experience, with a ton of replay value. No two games are ever the same. Crew member cards and figurines for all characters are included, as well as one Alien figurine.

An ideal gift for sci-fi fans and fans of Alien alike. As for trying to escape the Nostromo itself? You have Ash’s sympathies.

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