COOL(?) GIFTS FOR DAD
Father’s Day is this Sunday (7/21). You could go with the traditional necktie, or you could try one of these gifts for Dad. From wired.com.
Spy Camera Sunglasses: Unless your father’s name is Bond, James Bond, he likely doesn’t yet have the latest in awesome gadgetry. The 1.3 Megapixel Spy Camera Sunglasses from ThinkGeek come with polarized lenses and a built-in MP3 player and have a camera built into the frame and storage capacity for thousands of pics. It even comes with a tiny remote for your pocket for those subtle snaps. Buy it from ThinkGeek.com
Pizza Boss 3000 Pizza Slicer: It LOOKS like a power saw, but it’s really a pizza cutter. Buy from Perpetualkid.com.
SK Stubby Ratcheting Screwdriver: Every dad needs a stubby — a short screwdriver with swappable bits. And if it’s gorgeous, ratchets like a Swiss watch, and costs less than $20, you know you have a winner. Buy it on Amazon.
Star Trek Cuff Links: Forced to wear a button-down shirt and tie? Go all out with Star Trek Cufflinks—with or without microchips. Available at cufflinks.com.
Infectious Awareables: And if you DO have to wear a tie, why not sport one that lists the style and class of any number of major bacteria and viruses. Nothing says “I love you dad” like a tie imprinted with E. Coli. Pick it up at InfectiousAwareables.
Ties Suck Tie: Okay, here’s the ultimate protest tie. Proclaim your hatred for ties in a way the square community will never understand — the tie’s pattern spells out “Ties Suck” in binary. Grab it at ThinkGeek.com.
WowWee Rovio: The Rovio mobile webcam is a wireless Internet enabled home and office explorer that can be controlled remotely from anywhere in the world using a web-enabled device including a PC, Mac, cell phone or smart phone, PDA or even a video game console. Rovio is your second pair of eyes; its a device that you can control over the internet making it possible to be at two places at the same time. Now Dads can see, speak, and hear from anywhere in the world as if they were right in the room. Buy it on Amazon.
Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium: Dad can point the unit at any star and press a button, and thanks to the magic of GPS the SkyScout will tell him about that star! Or choose a star from the menu and SkyScout will tell him where to look. Locates over 6,000 stars. Buy it on Amazon.
V-Moda Vibe Earbud Headset: Featuring stainless steel earbuds, fabric-wrapped cables and a gold-plated plug, these headphones will help Dad enjoy his tunes at work, and give him a safe way to answer calls in the car. Buy them on Amazon.
Stainless Steel Wallet: This sweet wallet sold by ThinkGeek is woven from metal fibers. How cool is that? Plus the resulting cloth is wonderfully smooth and unique. Only down side, these things don’t hold a huge number of cards, like under 8.