Seven Top Gadgets For a Man Who Has Everything

Electronic Gadgets For Men and Birthday Ideas For Dad

Mar 1, 2010
Daniel Trelfer

For a Man Who Has Everything: Not Socks - Image by Dan Trelfer

If you need a special present or a particular 'man who has everything gift', this short article has great gadgets, gift ideas and other gifts for your man to choose from.

Men, particularly dads, are frustrating people to buy for. They have everything and want little. That's why they're always getting socks at Christmas. If you struggle with gifts for your man, check out these top gadgets for men.

For a Man Who Has Everything: Eco-Friendly Gifts

Your dad, brother, hubby, granddad or lover probably owns an attractive timepiece. But it probably isn't a Citizen Eco-Drive watch. These little beauties have a solar conversion panel and an energy cell so they don't need a battery. It even runs on unnatural light, so if you live in the UK where sunlight is annoyingly scarce, it'll make no difference.

In fact, it can run up to six months in the dark, which will be handy if you ever fall down a well.

Also, consider the Wattson. This clever device alerts you when your home is using too much electricity. According to their website, users often save an astonishing 20% on their energy bills after installing it.

Saving money. The best present a dad can have.

Electronic Gadgets For Men - Music & Coffee

The only thing that makes plane travel enjoyable after you've done the 'those people look like ants... wait, they are ants, we haven't taken off yet' gag, is the in-flight entertainment.

Unfortunately, it's always been difficult to watch movies or listen to music because planes are so loud. Noice Cancellation Headphones are the answer to this frustration because they work by creating a new noise to destroy the noise you don't want to hear. They can be expensive, but they are brilliant and obviously they can be used when not on a plane as well.

For a cheaper 'man who has everything gift', try the growing let's-attach-stuff-to-USB-keys industry. If your dad, husband, brother etc has a penchant for drinking hot chocolate while surfing the information super highway, you can now buy a USB cup warmer that'll keep his beverage hot for an extra half hour or so.

Birthday Ideas For Dad - Very Useful Presents

Most people under 30 barely remember what a VHS recorder was. But men are great hoarders, and chances are many houses will still have a ton of old VHSs hidden in a cupboard. The VCR to PC gadget means those old episodes of Top Gear from the early 90s can be resurrected and turned into digital files - you can even transfer them to an iPod. It's any man's dream.

You may already know about Gorillapods, those bendy tripods for cameras, but now the same people have produced the Gorillatorch. Looking a bit like Doc Oc out of Spiderman, these things are both stylish and oustandingly useful for any situation that needs a bit of hands-free light.

The Man Who Has Everything Gift - The MiLi iPhone Projector

OK, this thing may cost you a pretty penny, but it could be the sweetest gadget on earth. Basically, you plug it into your iPhone or iPod and then it projects your photos or videos onto a wall at a size of up to 70 inches. Your chosen male could watch his favourite Katherine Heigl romcom on the ceiling of his bedroom, the side of a white truck or on the fridge door if he wanted. It even includes integrated speakers. Awesome.

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