After the roller-coaster ride of the past month, everyone needs a little retail therapy. So, in honor of Black Friday and the upcoming holiday season, we’ve put together our annual gift guide, asking The Information’s staffers to share their favorite tech and tech-adjacent purchases of the last year. The results range from the ultimate portable gaming accessory to a self-scooping litter box. And, unlike last year’s gift guide, this is an NFT-free space. (Too soon?)

Read on to find our personal tried-and-true items, pieces we’ve loved and shared with our friends and families. It’s a gift guide exclusively composed of recommendations we’d buy for ourselves (and have!). If the 20 recommendations below still aren’t enough, allow us to direct you to our ongoing Market Research series, featuring tech execs’ favorite ice baths, mattresses, e-bikes and more. But first, read on for our superlative 2022 gift suggestions.