Birthday Gifts for Your Husband

Transformer

This iPad case works double duty!  It not only protects, but is also equipped with a handy keyboard.

Bluetooth Keyboard and Case for new iPad and iPad 2 by Skech ,$150, available at www.OpenSky.com

Custom Colors

Perfect for the music loving guy who has personal style.  He can choose his own colors for the caps, headband, and cord.

Skullcandy Aviator Edit Headphones, $200, available at skullcandy.com

Lance Armstrong is the only dad who can rock a ten-speed bike and yellow Spandex. We suggest Pure Fix Cycles's Fixie. We're fans of the royal-blue Whiskey ($325; purefixcycles.com).

Instead of another game system buy us an ION iCade. It brings old-school gaming into the future. Place your iPad in the arcade cabinet, download some games, and start shooting asteroids and centipedes. Band-Aids for thumbs not included. ($100; radioshack.com)

No one said iPhone cases have to be bland. From left: Escape Route by Liz Brizzi ($35; society6.com); London by Richard Coward ($27; luxeplates.com); Mustache Mania by Bianca Green ($35; society6.com); Pop ID with built-in wallet ($40; case-mate.com)

Keep the color coming with New Balance's retro sneakers ($80 to $130; newbalance.com)

The retro iHome iP4 boombox is an iPod docking station with an FM radio and an aux line-in jack. ($200; brookstone.com)

Get your guitar hero the “You Rock Dad” hand-stamped copper pick. ($14; sweetheartcircle.etsy.com)

Out: Miniature desktop pool table. In: Syma Toys S107G RC helicopter, the latest way to kill time at work. ($57; sears.com)

Put down the boat shoes, it’s cold outside! Up dad’s street cred with a cool pair of combat boots that go with everything. (Steve Madden Troopah boots, $129; zappos.com) 

Sunglasses should not be the size of flat-screen TVs. Streamline the look with Marc Anthony aviators. ($36; kohls.com)

No beer mugs. How about the RedEnvelope Whiskey Lovers set with soapstones that double as ice? ($60; redenvelope.com)

Out: Jokey, ironic T-shirts. In: Cool tees like this Big Apple—inspired number. ($15 and up; Forever 21 stores)

Sure, there's a clock on our phones. But it doesn't look nearly as sharp as the Diesel analog and digital watch. ($260; dieseltimeframes.com)

What's out: Butt-numbing wallets. What's in: The slim, artsy Water-colour by Dosh. ($100; amazon.com)