Mother's Day has just passed which means that Father's Day is right around the corner.

The third Sunday in June is used by families to honor the father figures in our lives, whether it is our dad, granddad, uncle or someone else.

Father's Day is typically known for its games of pickup basketball, football and of course a hearty barbecue. So this Father's Day, show him how special he is and indulge in buying a well thought about present.

We have all heard the stereotype that men are too stubborn to ask for directions. Well, why not help Dad out and make sure that he never has to ask again. One of the top gifts this year for Father's Day is a GPS device. The original consumer GPS devices provided little more than latitude and longitude. But today's consumer GPS can provide 3-D maps, voice over directions, real time traffic and Points of Interest. Take the Garmin Nuvi 350 for example. The Garmin Nuvi 350, can provide directions with the street name, and can alter driving routes based on current traffic conditions. Dad will never have to ask for directions again and will be amazed by how quickly he is finding his destinations around town.

But let's say dad already knows where he is going, and that just happens to be on a summer trip. A great gift idea for the traveling dad would be a new digital camera. Digital cameras offer a plethora of advantages over their traditional 35mm counterparts.

You don't have to be a professional photographer to appreciate today's digital cameras. For the less tech savvy Dad, a new point and shoot camera is the way to go. These are the more compact devices that can easily be slipped into a pocket. The smaller sized cameras are packed with features these days and are of the highest quality with some having a resolution of 10 mega pixels. Many of the major brands offer a series of cameras such as the Canon Powershot, Kodak Easyshare and Fuji Finepix. If your dad takes photography seriously a new Digital SLR will turn him into a professional in no time. Digital SLR cameras are generally larger than the point and shoot, but will have a lot more options, both in settings and accessories like interchangeable lenses and external flashes. With all of the options in digital cameras it is important to think about what is most important. Maybe dad wants to have a really durable camera that he can take everywhere.. or perhaps he wants an extremely high quality camera that can take pictures with really high resolution.

And what about those Dad's who are still buying records. This Father's Day would be a great opportunity to get him a new mp3 player. There are some great options like the Creative Labs Zen, but this market is still dominated by the Apple iPod. Apple now has a wide variety of options for the iPod, from the small iPod Shuffle and iPod Nano to the larger iPod Classic and the iPod Touch. But if you want to make sure that everyone knows your Dad is up to date with the latest and greatest, then a great gift idea for this Father's Day would be the Apple iPhone.

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