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m-molly wood from cnet.com in for brian Cooley with my annual top five standing gig the top five tech gifts for Mother's Day now before we start I am assuming that you already got your mom or your wife or yourself an e-reader a tablet of some sort or a smartphone if not then do not pass go just yet I mean a kindle preloaded with 50 shades of grey always gonna be a winner iPad or Kindle Fire no-brainer smartphone must-have but that list gets kind of old so I put together a list of five other ideas that I know will be a hit with the ladies well for other ideas and one smartphone coming in at number five the Nokia Lumia 900 just in case she doesn't have a smartphone or is ready for a new one I think the Lumia 900 is a stylish and different kind of choice it's not an iPhone and it's also not as expensive as an iPhone it's 99 bucks it's very good-looking and it's super easy to use in a way that's great for new smartphone users plus it's a good bet that your mom isn't a total app freak so as long as it has angry birds I'm good to go and don't worry it has Angry Birds mom phone coming in at number four it's the Bose QuietComfort 15 noise cancelling headphones my personal favorite thing right now if your mom is a commuter or she travels a lot or she just needs some instant alone time these headphones are like the new Calgon they take you away they're comfortable they're active noise-cancelling tech removes all outside distraction and they really do sound amazing and they should their boats plus they're stylish so you don't look like a dork but you do give off a strong leave me alone' vibe perfect they're not as compact as in ear buds of course and at 300 bucks they're not cheap but trust me I just took my first transatlantic flight with these babies and I would have paid double for them it's like your own personal cone of silence number three on the list the Jawbone Jambox iPhone and iPod speaker docks are always a great gift idea but the jam box takes the concept to the next level it's a super stylish little Bluetooth speaker that actually sounds pretty good it comes in multiple colors pretty much everyone who sees this thing falls in love with it and it's so portable that you can use it anywhere in the house it's great for like streaming relaxing music while you're taking a nice long bubble bath or out in the garden or even on a weekend getaway it's not cheap but well I mean you want mom to feel appreciated don't you in it number two get her an Apple TV 2 Roku is usually my favorite connected TV gift but let's face it iTunes has so much content even Game of Thrones episodes and then it has all those movies and Apple TV is so easy to use and attractive plus it can stream music video and pictures from an iPhone or an iPad and it has Netflix and a couple other video streaming services especially if you've already bought a lot of iTunes content this 99 bucks totally worth it before I get to my number one mom pick of the year I do have to give a little advice to keep you out of trouble here are some tech gifts not to get mom this year don't get her a pink gadget no pink cell phones no pink digital cameras if you think she wants something cute in pink get a cellphone case or a kitten digital picture frames they're over they're complicated they're annoying no one ever updates the pictures on them do not bother also do not get her a Wi-Fi scale you shouldn't even have to ask why not and I'm sure it seems like a good idea but don't get mom a Roomba you know what she'd rather have a cleaning lady and with that let's get to my top pick for mother's day tech this year the nest thermostat I know I know a thermostat sounds like a crazy present but women are going crazy for this thing CNET editor-in-chief and mom lindsay Turrentine gave it a perfect five star review because why it looks gorgeous in your house it does these cool little things like report the weather and show you exactly how much energy you're using and these pretty little charts and it's networked which means you can control the weather in your own home from your phone whether you're snuggled under the covers or in a boring meeting at work trust me nest thermostat it's the bomb and you can install it for her too for bonus points and that's it for this year everyone find all the seen at top 5 videos that seen at tv.com and happy Mother's Day you