1000 Elves - Gift Ideas for the whole family » Dad

Gran Torino on DVD

heather — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:29:36 +0000

Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino is a powerful film filled with emotion, complexity and a poignant message. It is the story of a war veteran with blatant prejudices who unexpectedly becomes involved with a Hmong family when the boy tries to steal the prized Gran Torino as part of a gang initiation. Clint’s character, Walt, then takes the neighbor under his wing, so to speak, and an unlikely friendship develops where each character learns from the other. A strong, emotional journey.

Netbooks – ASUS Eee 900HA

heather — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:38:59 +0000

ASUS Eee PC 900HA 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel ATOM N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 10 GB Eee Storage, XP Home) Black

Netbooks are becoming more and more popular, not only because they cost less than the average laptop but because they are easier to carry around and are almost fully loaded. The ASUS Eee 900HA comes loaded with Windows XP and has a 160 GB hard drive. It has a webcam, an SD slot and WiFi and weighs less than 3 lbs. Students like them because they can carry them from the dorm to the library easily, parents like the smaller price. Business users have also started grabbing up netbooks because they are portable and contain just about everything you need to get work done, or research online. A pretty good value for the price, the netbook is a good starting laptop, especially for kids.

Curl-up fireside with Amazon Kindle

ezra — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:21:51 +0000

The Amazon Kindle is a great idea for anyone who loves to read, but like most of us, is always on the go. On the release day, the Kindle Store had more than 88,000 digital titles available for download, and has since increased to more than 200,000!

The original price was $399, but they are now available for $359. You still have to pay for your reading material – best sellers go for about $9.99 – news papers and magazines also go for a discount to their news stand prices. The great news is that there are no fees for digital downloads, which the kindle manages wirelessly – whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed

Garmin NUVI 770 is the GPS he wants

ezra — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:58:54 +0000

Features include spoken directions in real street names, MP3 player and photo viewer, an FM transmitter that will play voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle’s stereo system. The nüvi 770 also has Bluetooth capability for hands-free calling.

Canon XSi, good for photagraphing quick little elves

ezra — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:44:58 +0000

Canon XSi is one of the best digital SLR cameras around in less than $1000 price bracket

I asked my friend once how he got so many good pictures of his kids (as mine are constantly bouncing) he said “well, i take about 100 pictures for every good one” and told me that it wasn’t really possible until he got this camera. It rates well on all the camera blogs, and goes for $849.

Bose Noise Cancelling headphones

ezra — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:36:26 +0000

If he spends any time on flying around on Sleds (or trains, airplanes, busses) Bose noise canceling headphones are a must-have.