Now that Black Friday 2016 is almost here, it is also time to grab these tech gadgets under US$50 as Christmas giveaways.

The Amazon Echo Dot (second generation) retails for $49.99 and is considered one of the best tech gadgets under $50. Users can wake up Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa, to play music, control other smart home devices, bid, and set an alarm clock or a timer. It can even tell a joke. Audio quality is not superb, but other speaker systems can be attached to it for a better experience.

The Valve Steam Controller sells for $49.99 and is the perfect gift for a PC gamer friend or relative on the list. Instead of using a keyboard and mouse to play Steam games, they can use this controller to spend hours of fun. They can even play the games on a smart TV and access their Steam account and fire away.

The Roku Streaming Stick is a perfect gift for those friends without a smart TV or streaming box. A free HDMI port is all it needs to offer the wide selection of streaming apps that includes popular subscription channels like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and HBO Go, among others. It also comes with its own remote control. It sells for $47.88.

Another option for a streaming stick is the $39.99 Amazon Fire TV Stick. One does not even have to press the buttons on the included remote control to watch a show, the Alexa-enabled controller can change the channels, fast forward a movie and do other cool things by simply saying the word.

The Anker SoundCore Bluetooth Speaker is a great companion around, not to mention a great gift option for the holidays. The rechargeable Bluetooth speaker can provide superior audio entertainment up to 24 hours. It is a very portable device and can be brought anywhere inside and outside of the house, backyard, beach, picnic parks, fishing, camping, and much more. It is available for $35.99.

A valuable item that a gadget lover would like to have, a simplified charging station that the $29.99 Satechi 6-Port USB Desktop Charging Station can provide. The $30 device can offer charging solutions for two high-power USB Type-C devices and four USB Type-A devices. It is capable of providing up to 60W/12 amps of charging capacity so every gadget can have their power juice in no time at all. It is compact, lightweight and eliminates the need to bring multiple chargers along.

These are just a handful of tech gift suggestions. There are more available.