24 Gifts for a Digital Detox (2022): R/C Cars, Puzzles, Handmade Irish Sweaters

Silence those phone notifications! Do you know someone driven absolutely mad by the fact that everything seems to be connected to the internet these days? Do they pine nostalgically for when they could have fun without needing to complete a captcha test? Then we’ve got the gift guide for you. Become the hero of the holidays with these analog gifts that show you don’t need the internet to have a blast.

Check out the rest of our gift guides, such as WIRED’s Wish List 2022, Gifts for Outdoorsy People, Things Teens Actually Want, Viral TikTok Gifts, and Gift Ideas for the Home Chef.

Updated November 2022: We’ve added several new items, including a rock-crawling remote-control truck, a Kalimba thumb piano, and a stand mixer.

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