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By
Roy Bassave
Take
the mystery out of what to buy for Father’s Day
Father’s Day should be a time for enjoying everything
about Dad, not racking your brain to select a gift for him.
Picking a gift can be hard, but here’s a list of great
ideas for the father or father figure in your life.
The
high- and low-tech gift items noted here can be widely found
around town at department, computer, toy, discount, and
warehouse stores; on the Internet; from
catalogues or satellite dealers.
Auto
Card Manager
 No
more having to carry your credit cards or cash loosely in
your pocket, no need to use a money clip that scratches
the magnetic strip, or having a wallet that is too bulky.
The Auto Card Manager is just three ounces and can carry
your driver’s license, ID card, credit cards and cash
all in one compact device. Made for both men and women,
it uses a special button that makes it easy to retrieve
any of your cards one at a time. Once loaded, they are always
right back where you put them the first time. You can label
each button for quick reference. The removable money clip
tightly holds up to $300 in $20 bills, halved, or store
receipts. Price: $39.95. For more information: www.youracm.com
Powerful
Notebook
 “The
truth is out there,” a line made famous by the X-Files
television series, now lives on in one of the most powerful
notebooks on any planet. It comes in spaced-out colors like
“conspiracy blue” and “Martian red.”
It is equipped with a Pentium 4 2.8GHz processor, 512MB
DDR SDRAM, the latest 3D cards (ATI and nVidia), CDRW burner,
and multiple fans to keep it cool. This is not your average
laptop; this one is made for high-end graphics and processor-
and RAM-dependent games. The Area-51m is the one gift Dad
can really get into. Price: $2,659.00. For more information:
www.alienware.com
 High-tech
Jacket
What does the well-dressed man really need? Not another
tie, that’s for sure. How about a high-tech jacket
called the ScotteVest? It’s a multi-pocket (21 pockets)
jacket, with removable sleeves, designed to hold all your
electronic devices and other gear. A personal area network
design makes it easy to wire for personal electronics. Price:
$139.99. For more information: www.scottevest.com
Video
Games
Indiana Jones is back, if not on the big screen at least
on the small one in “Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s
 Tomb,”
from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. This first-person
action game is set in China in 1935. Dr. Henry “Indiana”
Jones is hired to recover one of the most powerful artifacts
known to man before it falls into hostile hands. Join Indy
in an epic, globe-spanning race that pits him against the
Nazis and the Asian underworld in a harrowing quest for
the mysterious “Heart of the Dragon.” It features
fierce fighting action with moves ranging from street brawling
to sophisticated martial arts. This original story line
comes with villains, lethal enemies and a sexy new partner
for Indy, who gets to leap, swim, and climb his way through
amazing environments in this original, action-packed adventure.
Price: $49. For more information: www.lucasarts.com
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