This Father's Day surprise him with one of these awesome, Dad-centric presents
Time Travels
The Clocky alarm clock rolls off his bedside table when the buzzer sounds… and keeps rolling until he catches it.
Chrome Clocky from uncommongoods.com, $46
Free Energy
After four hours of sun, the Solio solar-powered charger is ready to rev up his cell phone, iPod, camera, game player, or GPS. Power it up the old-fashioned way on rainy days.
Solio Charger from solio.com, $99.95
For Goodness' Steak
A wireless belt-clip monitor, the Grill Alert announces when just about any meat is perfectly cooked.
Grill Alert Talking Remote Meat Thermometer from brookstone.com, $69.95
Grill Seeker
Does your husband live for summer barbecues but grouse about the cleanup? The rotating brass bristles on the Motorized Grill Cleaning Brush make short work of stuck-on gunk. ($16; brookstone.com)
Oh, Snap!
Gorillapod bests a tripod: It bends to securely attach a compact camera pretty much anywhere.
Gorillapod from thinkgeek.com, from $14.99
Foot Notes
They say you can tell a lot about a man from his feet. May as well show them off! He’ll wear cushiony, light Trekker sandals all season. ($19.99; landsend.com)