Kathleen: Well it’s that time of year where we’re looking for that perfect gift for dad or for our grads and of course a laptop is a natural gift. Now let’s face it, if your computer is more than three years old, guess what? It’s time for an upgrade because for a fraction, what that old computer cost you can get this core 2 duo laptop from Gateway, powerful enough for extreme gaming and HD video playback which is of course what grads want. And for $600, look at this, this three pound, one inch thick duo cores from Acer with Intels ultra low voltage processor. This is a great gift because dads love their music and their movies too. And these machines of course have a super long battery life and built in wi-fi. So they’re great for all that multi tasking we do.
Okay well let’s talk about a true essential for your wireless dad or grad. We set up this apartment with the secure wi-fi network in less than 10 minutes. We use the $30.00 network magic software by Cisco – yeah, the router people. His computer, her handheld, their printer and a network storage device that lets them share all of their music, photos, and videos on a home network.
Now you can get this setup very easily and you don’t have to be tech savvy. One of the coolest accessories, we definitely have to be a wireless hands-free headset. And here is the newest version of stereo bluetooth. It’s noise canceling, easy to setup, and at under $100.00.
The HP M900 from LG is voice activated so you can really use it for four hours of talk time without ever taking the phone out of your pocket. Now hey, that’s great if you’re really a big talker. And remember we’re talking about great values. So we set up to find the coolest man accessory. I think we found it here for under $30.00.
This is the patented flip top cocktail shaker from Metrokane. You just flip the top, close, shake, flip the top open and pour. Reviewed by the New York Times is double wall stainless steel so it’s gorgeous. Its $30 and available at Bed Bath and Beyond.
And now for that ultimate music lover’s gift. I have with me rock legend, Mark Hudson who has written for Celine Dion and Aerosmith to tell us about rock fantasy camp.
Mark Hudson: If ever you had a fantasy about being a rock star, now you can make it come true with a rock and roll fantasy camp. You join the band. We teach you to play, sing. You actually write an original song and get to record it and walk home with the CD. And the top of that you play a concert with the likes of Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey from The Who or Slash. You get to rock out and you get to do it in a big way. If you go to rockcamp.com, you get more info.
Kathleen: So there you have it from the truly extravagant to the frugal great gifts for dads and grads. In New York, I’m Kathleen Demoshi.
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