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The 7 best white elephant gifts for 2024

Here are the best white elephant gift ideas, as chosen by Engadget editors.

Picking the right white elephant gift means toeing a fine line: the goal isn't simply to buy something terrible and make someone take it home. It might not have a SIM card or a service plan attached to it, but your giftee can pair it with their smartphone via Bluetooth so they can ditch that tired, $1,000+ handset and start taking calls the right way — with a piece of fruit. The mobile app will let them customize all aspects of their personal space field, from its nebula and twinkling effects, to the swirling colors, to the music that they pair with it (yes, there’s a speaker built in as well).

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