What kind of tech dad do you have? A tinkerer who loves gadgets? A tech-phobic who wants to digitally engage, but just can't grasp it? Or, a Luddite – anything post-TV is waste of copper, plastic and silicon? Regardless of his tech aptitude, here are 10 non-iPad/Nook tech Father's Day gift ideas.
Once dad buys a T-Mobile Android smart phone – of if he's a CrackBerry addict – chuck the free earphones and spring for these audiophile Android/BlackBerry-ready earphones ($100). Not only will they fit and sound better than the free ones that come with the phone, but he'll be able to better discern the high-end frequencies that often disappear with age – like voices. The inline mic has a music pause button and, depending on the phone model, double-tapping will let him skip ahead a track.