Almost without fail, grown men- gay or straight- get excited over gadgets. Science has yet been able to offer an explanation, but there seems to be something about bells, knobs and whistles (and their modern day equivalent; buttons, touch-screens and ringtones) that gets a man excited like only one other thing can. (And fortunately, some of our gadgets can combine the two...) Give dad one of these new electronics, and you’re guaranteed to make him happy.

NuPower Video
Going back to the iPod for a minute, the one challenge that we’ve always had is with the batteries; they never seem to last long enough. NuPower Video solves that problem, by allowing you to extend the life of your iPod by up to 16 hours of video or 80 hours (yes, EIGHTY!) of music, all in a small, unobtrusive little package that hardly adds any weight or bulk to your iPod.

The NuPower Video simply slides on your iPod Video, plugging into the docking port on the bottom. And unlike most other battery packs, the NuPower Video is rechargeable- that means less money out of dad’s pocket and less batteries in the landfill- it doesn’t get any better than that!

The NuPower Video rechargeable battery pack works with both iPod Video models, comes with a belt clip and protective sleeve, and is available for $50 at www.macsales.com or www.newertech.com