Gift ideas for hackers — Christmas 2026
For someone who takes everything apart, codes at night or spends weekends on CTFs. Our ideas by budget and profile, shipped from France.
- What is it?
- Hardware to understand radio, contactless badges and electronics, plus puzzles to solve.
- Is it legal?
- Yes: everything is freely sold in France, for learning on your own equipment.
- Beginner?
- Every product shows its level. The Starter Gift Set is made for beginners.
- Before Christmas?
- Delivery dates will be announced when orders open. Sign up to receive them.
By budget
By profile
- Gifts for a beginner hackerFor the curious person who wants to understand how the objects around them work. Up and running in one evening.
- Gifts for a CTF playerFor the one who binge-solves online challenges: flags to capture, inside a real object.
- Gifts for a pentesterFor the professional: serious, documented hardware for authorized engagements and the home lab.
The safe choice
Not sure? Give the Starter Gift Set.
A radio receiver, an open-source radio board and a getting-started guide in a gift box. It suits a beginner as well as someone already curious, and only needs a computer.
See the setOur selection
Hacker Starter Gift Set
Gift set: a USB radio receiver and an open-source radio board
BLE Beacon Decode Challenge
CTF puzzle: a Bluetooth beacon broadcasting a message to decode
Expected · Summer 2027
NFC Escape Tag
CTF puzzle: an escape room in a box, with five contactless tags
Expected · Christmas 2027
RTL-SDR
USB radio receiver: aircraft, weather, satellites
Evil Crow RF v2
Open-source radio board to study sub-GHz remotes
Logic Analyzer 8CH
8-channel USB logic analyzer to watch chips talk
Why give hacking hardware?
Because it's a gift that gets used. A hardware CTF puzzle is an evening of thinking; a radio receiver is months of discovery.
Because it's learning by doing. All our products are for learning and research, on hardware you own.
And because it's rare: there was no French specialist shop. Now there is.
Frequently asked questions
What's a good gift for a beginner hacker?
An RTL-SDR receiver or the Hacker Starter Gift Set: up and running in one evening, with a guide written for beginners.
And for a seasoned CTF player?
Our hardware CTF puzzles: three levels, the last one a real challenge, and an official solution if needed.
Is it legal?
Yes: all our hardware is freely sold in France and intended for learning, research and testing on your own equipment.
Will it arrive before Christmas?
Dates will be announced when orders open. Sign up on a product to hear with the delivery date.
Do you need to solder?
No. None of our products require soldering.