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