Here are the products we thought were the most interesting from the Holiday Gift Guide 2021 for creators from The Verge.

• RODE Invisilav
• IKEA LÅNESPELARE gaming hand
• Elgato GameCapture HD60 S+
• DJI Ronin SC2 gimbal
• RODE VideoMic NTG
• Zoom H6 Recorder with Single Mic Capsule
• Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro
• Elgato Master Mount L - Be careful with this. When they fail, they're terrible - but generally fantastic.
• Philips Hue Bluetooth Smart Lightstrip - Fantastic if you're programming the lights. Otherwise, we recommend the Monster Smart Illuminessence LED Strip.
• Wacom One Drawing Tablet - In fact, all Wacom devices are great choices.
• Kanto Yu2 Powered Speakers - We can't recommend against these speakers as we're unfamiliar, but the Edifier MR4 and Klipsch ProMedia are both good choices.
• Adobe CC subscription
• Neewer Chromakey Backdrops
• Drop ALT Mechanical Keyboard

These are some items that don't seem like a great deal.

• LaCie Rugged Mini 2TB External Hard Drive - ALWAYS avoid LaCie because of the high failure rate. A Seagate or Western Digital will do better and cost less.
• Sony A6600 Mirrorless Kit - We prefer the Canon EOS Rebel T8i.
• Shure MV7 Microphone - A good microphone, but an XLR microphone with an interface will serve you better.
• Peak Design Everyday Backpack v2 - That's one expensive backpack with nothing particularly special to recommend it. The Vivitar VIV-DKS-18 is a far better deal.
• Lume Cube RGB Panel Pro - Too expensive compared to Neewer SL80-APP
• Aputure Amaran MC Video Light - Once again, too expensive compared with Neewer.
• Keychron K6 Mechanical Keyboard - An okay keyboard, but if you want a great mechanical keyboard, check out the Patriot Viper V765
• Logitech StreamCam - The Logitech C922 is still the standard and the Razer Kiyo Pro is a better pro camera.
• Nanoleaf Shapes Triangle Smarter Kit - Expensive and less functional than the Monster Smart Prism.

Scott is a developer who has worked on projects of varying sizes, including all of the PLUGHITZ Corporation properties. He is also known in the gaming world for his time supporting the rhythm game community, through DDRLover and hosting tournaments throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Currently, when he is not working on software projects or hosting F5 Live: Refreshing Technology, Scott can often be found returning to his high school days working with the Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), mentoring teams and helping with ROBOTICON Tampa Bay. He has also helped found a student software learning group, the ASCII Warriors, currently housed at AMRoC Fab Lab.

Allante - also well known as Wolff - is the newest member and co-host for PLuGHiTz Live! Radio. A gifted artist, he is usually found drawing up a character or two or sketching up whatever comes to mind. Do not think that he is not a hardcore gamer because he is about as hardcore as it gets! His favorites range from fighting games to RPGs, adventure and even a racing game here and there. Fighting games are his forte and he relays this message for all who oppose: You mess with the Wolff and you get the fangs!

Xbox Live - Enigmatic Wolff

PSN - Tsukuyomi_Okami