HOMBRE Father’s Day Gift Guide: TECH
12 Jun 2019 by HOMBRE in Business, Career, Decorating, Ego, Excercise, Fashion, Film, Fitness, Fitness, General, Gift Guide, Health, Health, Home, Money, Music, Pleasure, Power, Products, Style, Technology
If you want to make Dad truly happy this year choose a gift from the Tech & Gadget category. Whether it’s the ScanSnap iX1500 to simplify his business life, the Cinemood 3” ultralight standalone projector that will provide entertainment the entire family can enjoy, or various wearables and audio options to help in his quest for better health and personal enjoyment, the gift ideas below will do the trick.
FOR THE HOME
A perfect gift for a dad that handles his business or just needs to simplify his planning is the ScanSnap iX1500 document scanner. A swift, one-tap operation to scan documents, business cards, receipts, and photos. With a double-sided scanning feature he can digitize large volumes of paper in a flash, making it easy remove clutter from his personal and professional life. It has wireless connectivity, intuitive easy to use 4.3-inch touch screen, and advanced software, that enables converting documents into editable files.
Scan up to 30 pages per minute. with Wi-Fi connectivity and ScanSnap Cloud software that allows him to upload images directly to Google Drive, Dropbox, a desktop folder, and more. A natural addition to any home or office. Available at Amazon, BestBuy, and www.fujitsu.com MSRP: $419
CINEMOOD
CINEMOOD gives you the ability to download and play or stream live a cinematic experience on any flat surface. That means awesome backyard movie nights, films projected on your tent while camping, videos on the bedroom ceiling, wherever you can think to project! , that converts any surface into a 12-foot magic cinema. Dad can connect to WiFi and stream from Netflix, Amazon Prime or YouTube. Also download Netflix or Amazon Prime videos directly on CINEMOOD to enjoy anywhere, without WiFI or Internet connection. Available at www.cinemood.com and Amazon.com ($299.99)
eero Home WiFi System
The eero WiFi System (1 eero Pro + 2 eero Beacon) replaces the traditional WiFi router, WiFi extender, and internet booster by covering a 2-4 bedroom home with fast and reliable internet powered by a mesh network. MSRP $319.
Covr Dual Band Whole Home Wi-Fi System (COVR-C1203)
Covr is the seamless Wi-Fi solution that features three high-performance Covr Points, perfect fit for your modern home. It blankets every square inch of your home with high speed AC1200 Dual-Band Wi-Fi. With Covr, dad can enjoy Wi-Fi that’s stable, consistent, and truly seamless. Available at www.dlink.com ($249.99)
Amazon Devices Deals
In time for your Father’s Day is offering some cost-effective deals that are Prime eligible, so no worries for those last minute shoppers out there.
Echo Devices
Echo Dot – $20 off; $29.99
Echo – $35 off; $64.99
Echo Show – $50 off; $179.99
Tablets
Fire HD 10 Tablet – $30 off; $119.99
Kindle
Kindle Paperwhite – $30 off; $99.99
All-new Kindle – $20 off; $69.99
Fire TV –
Fire TV Stick 4K + Echo Dot – $30 off; $69.98
Insignia 43” Fire TV Edition – $100 off; $199.99
Home Security
Ring Floodlight Camera – $50 off; $199.00
Ring Video Doorbell 2 – $40 off; $159.00
Ring Alarm 5-Piece Home Security System + Free Echo Dot — $79.99 off + free Echo Dot; $169.00
WEARABLES
Samsung Galaxy Watch
The Galaxy Watch is a powerful smartwatch designed with an active lifestyle in mind and comes in two different sizes (42mm and 46mm) and three different color finishes. It empowers users to stay connected without their smartphone nearby and with Samsung Health, they can stay on top of their health and wellness goals; all while looking stylish. Available at www.samsung.com (Starting at $279.99)
Samsung Wear Fit 2 Pro
The Gear Fit2 Pro fitness tracker features advanced built-in GPS tracking to capture your run or ride with accuracy. The durable device is dust and water-resistant and boasts a bevy of functions, including swim and heart rate monitoring capabilities and a standalone music player, complete with a powerful battery that can last up to three days to take on any adventure. Available at www.samsung.com (Starting at $199.99)
Huawei Band 3 Pro
Here’s an All-in-One Fitness Activity Tracker. It has full screen touch and home button control – built-in GPS tracks workouts without your phone. 50M water resistance, pool swim and open water with a 6-axis imu sensor, providing stats for stroke style detection, distance, laps, swolf, number of strokes and calories.
The Multi-sports mode tracks indoor/outdoor run, walk, indoor/outdoor cycle, swim, free training and various exercise types. The 24/7 heart rate monitor provides precise real-time heart rate data, and also has true sleep 2.0, developed in collaboration with Harvard medical school’s cdb center, which identifies the 6 most common sleep-related issues, and gives suggestions for better sleep. Finally it doubles as a Camera shutter remote for your smartphone. Available online at www.huawei.com and Amazon, Newegg and B&H ($59.00)
Huawei Watch 2 Classic / Sport
Huawei Watch 2 Sport Smartwatch has a built-in GPS and allows you to monitor your heart rate and track your workout routes without your phone. And the scientific sleep tracking TruSleep keeps track of light, deep and REM sleep stages to make your sleep truly restful. Dad can make payments, have a personal voice assistant from his wrist, and download and listen to music. Available online at www.huawei.com and Amazon, Newegg and B&H ($199.)
AUDIO
SPEAKERSUltimate Ears BOOM 3 + MEGABOOM 3
The next-generation BOOM 3 + MEGABOOM 3 feature deep bass and 360° sound, meticulously balanced so you can hear every note as the artist intended. Wrapped in a stunning two-tone, high-performance fabric, they’re also drop proof, waterproof and dustproof (IP67). You can use PartyUp and connect these new speakers with BOOM, BOOM 2 and MEGABOOM for bigger, better and louder parties.
BOOM 3 + MEGABOOM 3 feature the Magic Button for one-touch music controls so you can play, pause and skip songs directly on the speaker without reaching for your phone.
BOOM 3 + MEGABOOM 3 are now compatible with Ultimate Ears POWER UP charging dock (sold separately) for convenient wireless charging.
Speakers are available in eight colors: Night (Black), Sunset (Red), Lagoon (Blue), Ultraviolet (Purple), and Apple Exclusives Denim (Dark Blue) and Cloud (Light Blue). Available at www.ultimateears.com ($119.99 $169.99 $29.99)
Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST
From Ultimate Ears’ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth smart speaker range, MEGABLAST is the loudest and most powerful speaker from Ultimate Ears, and is 40 percent louder than Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM. MEGABLAST has Amazon Alexa built-in. Ask Alexa to play music or control smart home devices. Voice control is supported for Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, SiriusXM, Deezer, Amazon Music and TuneIn.
On Wi-Fi, enjoy a bigger range (330 feet on Wi-Fi, 100 feet on Bluetooth), stream the highest quality audio possible, text message or make calls without interrupting the music and save phone battery. MEGABLAST will support a new grouping experience for smart speakers, expected to be available later this year.
MEGABLAST is available in four colors: Graphite (Black), Blizzard (White), Blue Steel and Merlot (Red). Available at www.ultimateears.com ($199.99 $39.99)
HEADPHONES
AKG N700NC Wireless Headphones
Combining the best in design with AKG’s award-winning sound technology, the AKG N700NC Wireless are the ideal over-ear headphones for music lovers who want best-in-class audio.
With adaptive noise cancelling, users can control how much surrounding noise they want to let in – so they can immerse themselves in the music or keep an ear open to the world around them – all with the push of a button.
World-class audio technology eliminates echoes, striking the perfect balance between noise cancellation and ambient awareness and resulting in crystal clear voice calls. And with battery life that lasts up to 20 hours, you can listen to music throughout the day without having to worry about charging. The AKG N700NC Wireless are now available for purchase at AKG.com, Amazon and Samsung.com ($299.95)
AKG Y500
These wireless on-ear headphones feature Multi-point Connectivity allowing users to pair two connected Bluetooth devices at the same time, as well as extended battery-life lasting up to 33-hours on a single charge so that they can listen more seamlessly, all day long. Available at www.samsung.com ($149.95):
AKG Y100
No matter where your day brings you, these light and durable in-ear headphones bring users crisp clean sounds, and also feature Ambient Aware that allow users control of their surrounding sound with a single tap. Available at www.samsung.com ($99.95)
Jaybird Tarah Pro
With 14 hours of play time, Tarah Pro is designed for long term comfort and power as you push yourself to your limits all day long. These ultra tough sweatproof and waterproof (IPX7) earbuds feature the new Switch Fit for a quick switch between over- and under-the-ear fit as you own the trails. SnapLock magnetic technology secures the earbuds around your neck and automatically turns them off to save battery life when they’re not in use. Fast charge means two hours of playtime from just five minutes of charging. Train for your next big adventure while enjoying your music your way through the customizable Jaybird app.
Available at www.jaybird.com ($159.99)
Ultimate Ears Customs and Fitkit
Using the brand new, cutting-edge technology of the Ultimate Ears Fitkit, you can now get natural and precise fitting customs by capturing an impression of your inner ear from the comfort of your own home. No other bespoke earphones on the market offer this innovative customization tool to consumers.
Choose from three unique models, each engineered with different speaker configurations to give you a supreme and personalized audio experience. The UE-5 for powerful audio, the UE-11 for accentuated bass and the UE-18+ for the ultimate in sound separation.
Your custom earphones are handcrafted in California and can be delivered to your door within 10 business days. Available from custom.ultimateears.com (Starting from $499.00)
Ally true wireless earbuds can be delivered by Amazon before Sunday.
Cleer Audio offers award-winning high-performance headphones that help make music a transforming experience and escape. Whether traveling, making phone calls, or getting a workout in, the Ally Earbuds in Red and Gray will last all day, thanks to their extended battery life of 10 hours. With this sleek design, offer your Dad a chance to discover an uncompromised listening experience.