| He's a little older now, his hair is greying a little, or | | | | Designed by roboticists from the US army, it's |
| a lot, and he's a bit slower than he used to be. | | | | controlled by a hand held remote and runs on |
| But you love him more than ever and you need a | | | | rechargeable batteries. |
| hot Christmas gift for him this year and you're | | | | 5. A peaceful progression wake up clock. Rather |
| completely out of great Christmas gift ideas. | | | | than the rude awakening he probably gets from |
| Here's 7 top Christmas ideas for an older man. | | | | his clock/radio alarm now there's an easier way. |
| 1. An LP to iPod converter. If he's like me he still | | | | Half an hour before wake up the clock starts to |
| has a secret stash of LPs tucked away | | | | glow slightly, brightening slowly and warming |
| somewhere that he loves to listen to, but doesn't | | | | releasing aromatherapy aromas into the bedroom |
| any more because his equipment is broken, or | | | | atmosphere. Then a slow increase in personally |
| just too old. | | | | chosen sounds of nature, culminating in an alarm |
| How about a turntable that converts his LPs into | | | | at wake up time. |
| a format to play on an iPod or Nano, with | | | | The perfect Christmas gift for the man who's |
| software to help eliminate those annoying pops | | | | earned the right to a peaceful wake up. And it |
| and crackles that are so common on LPs? | | | | can work in reverse to encourage him to sleep if |
| 2. An iPod or Nano. Chances are there's no point | | | | he doesn't sleep as well as he used to. |
| in giving him a turntable to convert his old LPs into | | | | 6. An acoustic ear warmer. Like me he probably |
| a format to play on his iPod or Nano, because he | | | | doesn't hear quite as well as he used to, and feels |
| doesn't have one. Get him an iPod and he'll | | | | the cold more than he used to. Give him some |
| understand why the kids love them so much. | | | | ear warmers that allow him to hear clearly. |
| Or get him numbers 1 and 2 together for his | | | | Designed to allow sound to pass through so he |
| Christmas gift and he can listen to his old LPs | | | | isn't always asking you to repeat what you said. |
| anywhere he wants. | | | | And suggestion number 7 for a top Christmas gift |
| 3. A 35mm slide or negative to digital converter. | | | | idea for your favorite older man this Christmas. A |
| So he can convert all his old slides and negatives | | | | remote controlled beverage buggy. |
| to digital format. Digital photos are so useful, | | | | It's a scale model dune buggy that has holders for |
| there's so many things he can do with them. And | | | | 2 16 oz cans or bottles of his favorite drink. He |
| he can convert all or some of his old slides and | | | | holds the remote and sends the dune buggy to |
| negatives to digital, load them all on his computer | | | | the fridge where one of his willing accomplices put |
| and they're all there, ready for a slide show. | | | | his 2 drinks in it to send back to him. It's a laugh |
| 4. A gutter cleaning robot. He's getting a little past | | | | and it allows him to consume whatever he wants |
| climbing up on the roof now and would rather | | | | to drink without getting off the chair. After all, |
| employ someone else to clean all those leaves out | | | | he's earned it. |
| of the gutters. | | | | Now there's 7 quite unique Christmas gift ideas |
| Why not save him the money and give him a | | | | for the older man this year. So I don't want to |
| gutter cleaning robot for Christmas. It cleans | | | | hear excuses that you can't think of a single idea, |
| leaves, small branches and dirt out of his gutters. | | | | ok? |