Our final Holiday Gift Guide for 2017 features some large, expensive items, some small, affordable items, some apps, some altruistic options, and more than a few surprises and laughs. From speakers to running gear, Macs to training, the picks are delivered by Tonya Engst, Frederick Van Johnson, and host Chuck Joiner.

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Guests:

Tonya Engst spends her days immersed in Apple technology as part of the TidBITS Web site (Apple news for the rest of us). Follow her on Twitter.

Frederick Van Johnson is a professional photographer host of This Week in Photo, and founder of the TWiP Network - one of the world’s most popular photography-related podcast media properties. Frederick also consults on marketing with a number of photography industry companies. Frederick began his career as a Combat Photojournalist in the United States Air Force After the military, Frederick went on to study visual communication at the University of California in Santa Barbara, California. Frederick also studied at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, where he ultimately became Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Frederick was also a key member of team responsible for the development of iPhoto, Apple’s award-winning photo management application. Highly knowledgeable on multiple disciplines of photography, technology, and Internet trends – Frederick is able to discuss how emerging trends and technologies effect and benefit both amateur and professional photographers. Frederick is also author of the popular book “Global Mobile, Connecting without Wires, Walls, or Borders”. Today Frederick lives in Sacramento, California, and continues to practice photography whenever possible. He has also been known to sneak in playing a game or two on his PlayStation or flying his drone from time to time. You can follow him on Twitter.

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Tonya Engst’s Picks:

The Buddy Pouch iPhone case

Carved iPhone cases and stands

Carved iPhone Cases on Amazon

Bamboo Speaker - Wood Bluetooth 3.0 Wireless Portable Speaker by Carved

Contributions:

To your favorite online tech journalism site (such as TidBITS, but there are many worthwhile sites that take contributions or offer memberships as a means of paying writers and running servers). Support indie news and responsible reporting.

Donation to Wikipedia

Donation to Electronic Frontier Foundation (when you donate, you can also get a t-shirt, stickers, etc. as a thank you for your donation)

Swordfish Hand Warmer 4,000mAh Portable Charger External Battery Pack

Anker 20100mAh Portable Charger PowerCore 20100 - Ultra High Capacity Power Bank with 4.8A Output, PowerIQ Technology

Frederick Van Johnson’s Picks:

VAUX speaker add-on for Amazon Echo Dot

iMac Pro

MasterClass

Segway miniPRO Smart Self Balancing Transporter

Segway Mini Plus

Chuck Joiner’s Picks:

Vantrue N2 Dual Dash Cam

Panasonic Premium Noise Cancelling Over-The-Ear Stereo Headphones with Mac/Controller RP-HC800-K

White Noise iOS app by TMSOFT

JBL Flip 4

iMazing