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Gizmos for daddy
by April Chua
 
 

 Nikon D5000 digital SLR camera

If dad likes taking pictures, the Nikon D5000 will make a
great gift. This new entry-level digital SLR camera, with its
exclusive 450 degree Live View vari-angle monitor and D-movie recording feature, captures images and movie
clips in their finest detail from every direction.

It has a 12.3 effective megapixel CMOS sensor and
Nikon’s EXPEED imaging processing system.

The recommended retail price is $1,299 at any Nikon
authorised dealers, including Harvey Norman #02-27
Millenia Walk.

 Mitsubishi Electric Folio Series Fridges

If dad loves to eat at home, you cannot go wrong with one of these fridges.

These cool fridges will earn his approval with their “LED sunlight” – a feature that keeps fruits and vegetables fresh longer and even increases their level of vitamin C. There is also the “soft freezing” mode that keeps food frozen but soft enough to be sliced through with a knife, thus eliminating the need to thaw frozen items.

Pick one according to your budget and available kitchen space: Top-end Wclass W55N (recommended retail price: $4,899), the large-capacity 613 litres G57N ($3,999), or the compact CL38M ($1,899).

Available at Best Denki
#02-07 VivoCity, and other authorised retailers.

 Toshiba portable external hard drives

Help dad back up his digital data with these slim and stylish hard drives that come in four capacities and funky colours: 250 GB, 320GB, 400 GB and 500 GB. Prices start from $119.

Get a free pouch worth $29 with every purchase of a hard
drive during the Great Singapore Sale. Available at shop Toshiba, #03-34 Funan DigitaLife Mall, and other authorised dealers.

     

 Acer Aspire Timeline series notebooks

How can dad resist a sleek notebook that is ultra-thin and
lightweight, yet boasts a long battery life? Check out the
Acer Aspire Timeline series – a new range of notebooks
that are just 24mm at the thinnest point, weigh a mere
1.6kg to 1.9kg, and comes with the Acer Smart Power key
that boosts power saving capabilities and extends battery life.

The notebook also comes with Acer Comfy Touch Technology that keeps its temperature low so that users don’t feel the heat when the notebook is on the lap.

Prices start from $1,498, available at all Acer authorised
dealers, including Challenger #06-00 Funan DigitaLife
Mall.

 Samsung B650 Full-HD LCD TV

This classy full-HD (high definition) LCD TV is perfect for dad to enjoy his favourite soccer matches and action movies.

It comes with Samsung’s proprietary
Auto Motion Plus frame interpolation technology, ultra contrast ratio and advanced panel featuring fast pixel response time to produce razor sharp images even for fast-paced motion in action scenes.

Prices start from $799 for a compact 22-inch model, to $7,599 for a 55- inch model.

Available at Samsung authorised dealers, including Courts #02-26 and #03-25 Tampines Mall.

 Linksys by Cisco Media Hub NMH405

Thanks to the multi-stream capability of this media hub, dad can browse through digital photographs in the study, while mum watches a movie in the living room and you chill out with music in your bedroom – all done simultaneously.

Get a free $50 shopping voucher with every purchase of the NMH405 media hub at $599 during the GSS. Get a friend to buy the NMH405 and get an additional $50 voucher.

Available at Best Denki, #04-09/12 Plaza Singapura, and other authorised retailers.

Photos by: Special Projects Unit, SPH, Chong Jun Liang

This article was first published in The Straits Times.

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