The Father’s Day gadget gift guide

What do you usually get your dad for father’s day? A tie he says he loves but never wears? A pair of socks that he can add to his collection of socks he got as previous gifts?

How about this year you give your pops something that he’ll really love – or at least something he can spend hours trying to figure out!

Even if your dad isn’t a crazy gadget-loving guy – The tech experts at The Computer Guyz have put together a list of gizmos that he’ll definitely love.

Harmony Home Hub

Help dad modernize the living room with the Harmony Home Hub from Logitech. Essentially a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-enabled IR blaster, the gadget lets you download the free Harmony app on iOS or Android to transform a smartphone or tablet into a personal home remote. And because Wi-Fi or Bluetooth wireless do not require line of sight, it’s also an excellent way to control those hard-to-reach AV devices that are housed inside a non-glass fronted console, or even in another room.

Griffin Twenty

The Griffin Twenty is a digital audio amplifier that lets dad hook up those unpowered speakers he refuses to discard, and bestow on them Bluetooth playback capabilities. The Griffin Twenty delivers up to 20 watts per channel to drive those speakers, and has a 30-foot Bluetooth wireless range. And if that's not enough, the Twenty has a sub-out for an existing powered subwoofer for additional low-end oomph!

Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 Plus

The number of smart gadgets and PCs making their way into the living room means that dad won’t mind having a wireless keyboard handy. The Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 Plus is a keyboard with an integrated trackpad that is designed to eliminate the clutter of having a separate keyboard and mouse.

Kindle Voyage

If your dad enjoys reading in his spare time, then perhaps the Kindle Voyage would be a perfect gift. While it’s been out for a while now, the Voyage is still considered the definitive ebook reader currently on the market, with its higher resolution display, lighter weight and slightly improved physical dimensions and thickness. He’ll probably agree that reading on the Kindle Voyage’s screen is a definite improvement over the eyestrain inducing displays on a smartphone or tablet.

Parrot MiniDrone Rolling Spider

If your dad is a lover of drones, helicopters or all things that fly – the Parrot Rolling Spider is an inexpensive drone that should bring some fun to the household! The Rolling Spider connects to a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth wireless, and is piloted through the free FreeFlight 3 app. A variety of sensors including an accelerometer, gyroscope, vertical camera and pressure sensor helps cement its reputation as one of the most stable drones of its size, with speeds of up to 18 km/h.

Basis Peak

The Basis Peak is a sports watch with some serious technology under the hood for dads looking to get fitter. For one, its built-in optical heart reader offers heart rate monitoring that’s been touted as one of the most accurate for effective zone training. Aside from heart rate, the Basis Peak constantly tracks steps and calories, as well as sweat and skin temperature, too. Finally, the advanced sports watch offers up to a week's battery life even with its continuous reading of heart rate.

GRID-IT Organizer

Looking to help dad keep his gadgets and gizmos in place? Check out the Cocoon GRID-IT organizer, which is best described as an elastic object retention system designed just for device organization. GRID-IT comes in various sizes, and allows you to secure flash drives, USB cables, chargers and adapters in place before slipping them into a bag. You can either buy them individually or as a bundle with multiple GRID-IT of varying sizes included in the package.

From home audio, wireless gadgets and even mini drones – dads all over are going to be having s field day with these gizmos this Father’s Day!