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Sunday June 7, 2009
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 Dads are supposed to be quirky; it's in the rulebook of life. Whether it's smearing zinc oxide on their noses and pairing tube socks with Tevas at the zoo, or pouncing on 2 A.M. Ginsu knife offers, fathers have been making their teenage children groan since the beginning of time. And if your dad's a geek, well... that just doubles the fun.
Father's Day is a day to embrace all those personality quirks, so here's a list of goofy tech toys for your goofy old man. Check them out after the jump.
For the navigationally challenged dad who can't find his way out of a paper bag, try IDC Design Corp.'s ecco keychain GPS device. A darling of CES 2009, the miniature unit ($100 list) marks a certain location (parked car, fishing hole) and traces the user back to it.
 For the dad who thinks he's James Bond, Brando's LED flashlight/memory card reader ($12 list) is too sexy to pass up. The multi-card reader (SDHC, SD, MMC) connects to your computer and recharges its batteries at the same time via USB.
 For the dad who can't cook anything more complicated than toast, pick him out one of these beauties from PCMag.com's "Top 10 Wacky Tech Toasters." The Krups FEM3 2-Slice Digital Toaster ($79 list) has an LCD control panel, 1100-watt toasting chamber, nine toast settings, and a timer. 
For the practical-joker dad, a Zowie Fun gag computer mouse that shocks unwitting victims is a can't miss. He'll have endless laughs at the office zapping his coworkers with a shock that is "harmless, but startling." The mouse, $6.49 street, ships through Amazon.com.
For the "I'll turn this car around, so help me..." dad, a Garmin nuvi just might be the only thing that can ward off Dad's atlas-folding-induced rage. The higher-end 885T ($500 list) pictured above is a portable GPS device with a touch-display and a complete voice-recognition command system. For more on purchasing a GPS unit, visit PCMag.com's GPS buying guide.
For the paranoid dad, Brando's sneaky HDD storage box will allay all fears of burglars stealing
valuable files. The box ($7 list) can house up to five 3.5-inch hard drives within its inconspicous cardboard frame.
For the granola dad who likes to get away from it all, Kikkerland's solar-powered radio is a must for the next family camping trip. The little AM/FM + Weather Band unit ($32 list) runs on sun during the day, and by hand-crank at night.
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June 10, 2009 4:11 PM
Thanks for the fun list!