JBL Clip 4 — for the dad who still props his phone against a coffee mug

If you know someone who still plays music from their phone speaker propped up against a coffee mug for “better acoustics,” they need the JBL Clip 4 and they probably don’t know it yet. The carabiner clip means it hooks onto a backpack, a belt loop, or a bike handlebar, and the sound quality is genuinely good for something this small. The battery lasts long enough for a full day of yard work or a weekend camping trip. It’s one of those gifts that seems small but changes a daily habit — once you have a dedicated speaker, you realize how much you were missing by relying on phone audio. I’ve had mine for a year and it’s probably the most-used tech gift I’ve ever received.