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Father's Day, Geek Style?

Posted by Cliff on from the no-ties-please! dept.

mstyne asks: "With Father's Day coming up this weekend, it's been put to me to determine what we should get dear old Dad. Pants and ties are boring and old hat. What do you get for the tech-savvy pop that loves new toys?"

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  1. Nixie Tube Clock by thened · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I remember seeing some stuff about these on slashdot a while back. I think something analog like this would be a cool present for my dad. He is surrounded by too many digital things. Plus people would probably ask him about it a lot and then he would be able to brag about his fathers day gift.

  2. GPS by adamy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My dad is so into his GPS, it is a little scary.

    He takes it everywhere he drives when he travels. He sails and uses it to navigate on the Water as well.The later models are in Color and Have downloadable detailed maps for local areas.

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  3. Chatpen? by Miska · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How about ditching trying to get your dad to learn 'conventional' emailing and getting him an Ericsson Chatpen (http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=ERIC_CHA TPEN).

    This is win-win thing - he can write you as much as he likes and you'll be forced to reply in writing.

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