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10 Tech Gift Ideas for Under $100 | Father’s Day 2013

May 202013

10 Tech Gift Ideas for Father’s Day 2013

It’s that time of year when we celebrate and honor our fathers and let them know how much we appreciate them. This year will mark my first Father’s Day,as my daughter Peyton is scheduled to be born on June 7th. Now she won’t be reading this guide, but I sure hope her Mom sees it . The tech gift ideas I suggest are things that interest me and that I think will interest you and your tech loving father as well. I have tried to keep items in the tech gift list under $100 to stay within the realm of gifting sanity. Of course I would love a new $1000 camera, but my instincts tell me that isn’t going to happen.

So let’s get down to business and review our list. Continue reading »

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