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Stephanie Stahl
 

Gift Ideas To Keep Dad Fit--Or At Least Pretend He Is

Forget the same old gifts for Father's Day! How many ties, tools, and golf balls does he really need? Watch my Technocreep video blog for a few ideas that will help the Dad in your life get slim and buff--or at least pretend like he is. Check out the Personal Tech Pipeline for more on the new Nike running shoe or the MyFoodPhone service from Sprint. You'll also find the Ultimate Summer Gadget Guide! Want to read more about the HP camera with the slimming feature? I first heard about it on a local news station in Washington, D.C. Check out this story on NBC4.com. What's the best gift you ever got for Father's Day? Here are a few more items--some practical, some unusual--to check out.

Forget the same old gifts for Father's Day! How many ties, tools, and golf balls does he really need? Watch my Technocreep video blog for a few ideas that will help the Dad in your life get slim and buff--or at least pretend like he is.


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Check out the Personal Tech Pipeline for more on the new Nike running shoe or the MyFoodPhone service from Sprint. You'll also find the Ultimate Summer Gadget Guide! Want to read more about the HP camera with the slimming feature? I first heard about it on a local news station in Washington, D.C. Check out this story on NBC4.com.

What's the best gift you ever got for Father's Day? Here are a few more items--some practical, some unusual--to check out.For the person who always loses his cell phone, try the cell phone backup drive.

For the dad who likes to have everything monogrammed, here's an engraved iPod Nano he might like.

For the father who likes to skateboard and is a bit of a daredevil, check out this prototype of a motorized skateboard called the Scarpar.

For the dad who really isn't good with directions (even if he pretends to be), here's a personal navigator he might like.

And finally, for the father who has too much money and nothing practical to spend it on, check out this Bionic Dolphin for something a little more interesting than a fishing boat!


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