Category: Father's Day

Fuji's S100FS digicam is something of a "faux digital SLR" -- rather than giving you the DSLR options of multiple lenses, the S100FS gives you a similarly hefty, full-size camera with a fixed-lens that has much more built-in flexibility. The wide dynamic range (read: color depth) makes it great for nature photography, as does the insane zoom range: it goes all the way from genuinely ...

Whether Dad is a coordinated outdoorsman or a hopeless klutz, he'll get a lot out of the Olympus Stylus 1030SW, which is purported to be the toughest cam around -- not only is it "virtually crush-proof," but it even works underwater. We put the camera through its paces -- dropped it on the ground (the hard streets of Los Angeles), and it bounced back, literally, without a scratch. We even ...

Does Dad have some organizational issues that he has to deal with? Too many devices and gadgets scattered around the living room, which is driving Mom crazy? Kangaroom has a great fix: Its 3 Pod Bamboo Charging Station neatly holds three devices (phone, iPod, camera, etc), and hides his power strip, along with the connected AC adapters and cables. It's compact enough to have on a bedside ...

There are very few dads (or human beings, with the exception of vegetarians and vegans) who don't love some slow-cooked pork and/or beef. Cuisinart's newest slow cooker, the PSC-650 makes slow-cooking as easy as possible: The touchpad control panel with LCD timer display and 24-hour timer allows chefs to program the cooker to warm or simmer food (at low and high settings), as well as when to ...

Amazon Kindle If your Dad is the reading type and isn't too hooked on tradition, then consider a Kindle e-reader from Amazon, which eschews paper in favor of easy to reach e-ink (a fancy name for a glare-free screen) . The book-sized device is lighter than the real thing and automatically downloads everything from daily newspapers (New York Times, Wall St Journal, Le Monde, etc) and blogs to ...