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8:15AM | posted by Kate Sullivan | May 19, 2010 | comments: 0

Graduation Gifts To Consider For Father's Day

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Graduation season is in full swing, and Father's Day is just around the corner. So, what to get for the grad and dad in your life? Here with high-tech gift ideas was Steve Greenberg, author of Gadget Nation.

• LG 32-inch LE-5400 LED TV ($1200)
Full HD 1080p, features LED backlighting which provides richer colors and deeper black levels-LE5400 is wireless ready, and Wi-Fi enabled- with a transmission box it can wirelessly connect to a cable box up to 50-feet away -It also has Wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet connectivity, too, so it can connect wirelessly to your home network and you can get content from NetCast Entertainment Access, you can access an almost endless array of online entertainment options including: Yahoo! Widgets, Vudu, YouTube, Skype for Video Conferencing and Content from their home PC through DLNA connectivity.


• ROKU (starts at $80 with an HD models starting at $100)
Using Wi-Fi, the Roku box is a platform for dozens of entertainment venues that stream in HD to your TV - from Netflix to Amazon Video On Demand and for Dads who are sports fanatics-there's everything SPORTS live and on demand (MLB.TV, UFC and NBA)- Roku gives you access to a limitless library of entertainment without using your home computer-at a great starting price of just $80

• YURBUDS ($30)
The only company that uses an iPhone app (SizeYurEar) to size your ear for earbuds with a personalized fit, so comfort is maximized and they won't fall out. Also good fit = better sound quality

• SYSTEM MECHANIC PC (under $40)
You can speed up your older computer and even add an extra year or two of life to that computer by using this software- its cleans out all of the clutter that has formed in your hard drive- sort of like roto-router for your computer gets it moving faster- easy to us

• SHUTTERFLY PHOTOBOOKS (starts at $13)
Shutterfly now let's Facebook users access their photos and their friends' photos to create very cool photo albums in just a few minutes- make a personalized yearbook- or Dad photo book

• 3M M-PRO 150 POCKET PROJECTOR ($400)
Fits in your pocket and weighs just 6 ounces but projects up-to 50-inch images; even has built-in speakers, load videos, pictures or PowerPoint presentations DIRECTLY onto the projector and create a big screen experience anywhere

• CYBER CLEAN (starts at $6)
New technology substance that is designed to remove dust associated with the interior of your car-it is biodegradable and non-toxic

For more on these products and more, visit www.gadgetnation.net.

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