If you haven’t done your Father’s Day shopping yet, here are some ideas to help out.
Lowepro D-Wrap
This is just what it sounds like: a padded wrap for your compact point-and-shoot digital camera. It would work on a film camera, but if you’re still shooting film, you might want to ask for the digital camera as a gift first.
The wrap protects the camera securely and is ideal for those who carry their camera in their pocket or a computer bag. It attaches to most any camera with a built-in plate, which has a threaded key. This attaches directly to the tripod port on the bottom of the camera.
The D-Wrap is made with abrasion-resistant neoprene cover, which stretches around the camera body for a secure fit and has a Velcro closure. That means it fits most any pocket-sized digital camera.
www.lowepro.com $10.99
Hercules: i-XPS 120 Outdoor
This speaker system keeps iPods safe outdoors — even in wet conditions.
The i-XPS helps keep an iPod waterproof and dustproof, protecting it at the beach or on the slopes. It’s powered by four “C” batteries, an external power supply or a car adapter.
Its watertight front door and shock-resistant, rubberized contours mean your iPod is safe; a rear-carrying handle makes it easy to transport.
Compatible iPods include iPod Nano (1st, 2d, 3rd generation), iPod Mini, iPod (30GB, 60GB, 80GB), iPod Classic, and the iPod Shuffle via line input port.
www.hercules.com $129.99
iLuv iSP100 Mini Portable Stereo Speaker for iPod
This portable speaker system for portable music players delivers big time sound. It’s built with jAura Acoustic Speaker technology, which features 720-degree surround sound 4W Speakers.
The players are connected to the palm-sized device with the built-in 3.5mm line-in port, which will accommodate any iPhone, iPod or most any MP3 player.
It’s powered by three AAA batteries to power it; a carry case is included for protection and storage and comes in black, pink, purple and silver.
www.i-luv.com $34.99
Booksfree
Give a gift plan for the No. 1 online paperback and audio book rental service, which offers thousands of titles.
Booksfree’s service has no due dates or late fees, and members may cancel at any time. The plans include more than 150,000 paperbacks or more than 23,000 CD/MP3 audio books. And there are no shipping charges to receive or return the books.
www.booksfree.com A la carte rentals start at $5.99, monthly plans for unlimited paperbacks starting at $10.99.
Ambient: Baseball ScoreCast
Get baseball scores on the go with this handheld device, which provides automatic updates without a computer or Internet connection.
Users will get the scores, updated every half inning, along with schedules and standings for every team throughout the season. The Ambient InfoCast network does it all for the device with no extra fees.
Four AA batteries are expected to power the device for an entire season.
Kalorik: Tabletop Wine Cooler
Chill two 3.5-inch diameter bottles independently in temperatures between 45 degrees and 68 degrees.
The dual chamber wine chiller reads the temperature of the liquid, not that of the outside of the bottle. Two wireless temperature probes are inserted into the uncorked bottles, which seal the spout and send the temperature readings of the wine itself to an LCD screen.
It can be used with four recommended serving temperatures, which come pre-programmed. Users can also manually adjust it to any desired temperature level and simultaneously chill two different beverages at different temperatures.
www.kalorik.com $199.99
Stanton T.55 USB turntable
Some dads might want this to accommodate 8-track tapes, while younger dads probably have no idea what those things are. This device will turn that milk crate full of vinyl records in your dad’s closet to digital music, which can be loaded onto any iPod or MP3 player.
The belt-driven turntable has USB and RCA outputs to transfer the music to any Mac or Windows-based computer. From there the music can be put into a portable player or just burned to a CD.
Cakewalk Pyro Audio Creator LE music and sound editing software is included to transfer and edit the tunes. The turntable will play records at speeds of 33 or 45 RPM.
www.stantondj.com $199
Road Mice by Four Door Media
Giving Dad a Ford GT or Dodge Viper SRT10 might not be practical, so consider a computer mouse designed as one of these hotrods.
The wireless optical cars work like any other mouse: Simply plug its included USB receiver into the USB port on any PC or Mac. Two AA batteries supply power.
Other models include a Chevrolet Camaro Concept, Corvette Z06, Dodge Charger SRT8 and the SRT8 Super Bee.
www.roadmice.com $44.95
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