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A few weeks ago we blogged about all the reasons to consider a digital frame for Mom on Mother's Day, so with Father's Day around the corner, its appropriate we do the same for Dads. Fathers probably get stuck with more useless gifts than Mom's anyway, so fight that urge to buy him cologne or another neck tie and get him a cool new gadget he can use. Many of the reasons for buying Mom a digital picture frame are true for Dad, but Father's likely have some reasons of their own.

This post also recommends some specific digital frames that will make Dad happy on Father's Day.

First, we know that many Mom's work and have an office, but its very likely that Dad spends a lot time in his. Offices are perfect for digital photo frames because Dad's desk probably has limited real estate. He probably struggles to find space for all his current picture frames, especially with everyone in the family rightfully deservingly their own place on Dad's desk. With all the family, kids, friends, trips, etc. that's a lot of pictures and a lot of frames to place in his office. Plus the kids are growing up, every year there are new trips with new pictures, and Dad certainly has no time for swapping out printed photographs in his many frames.

The soluion of course is a Digital Frame. This one single frame rotates photos of everyone eliminating the space problem. Dad can now also transfer new pictures with ease to his digital photo display, keeping the content in front of him at work fresh. With a brilliant LCD display streaming sldeshows of kids, trips, and memories, Dad's office now has the photo frame for the digital age. We'd recommend getting him a wireless version, such as the Kodak EASYSHARE W820 wireless digital frame, since it will likely always be by his computer and that way he can easily transfer pictures to his frame from his (or anyone's) FLICKR account.

Regardless of where your Father uses his digital frame, if he's a electronic or gadget lover (and many Dads are), he'll be way more satisfied with it than a traditional Father's Day gift. Is Dad the one who keeps up with the digital camera in the house? Does everyone count on Dad to download pictures, store them on his computer, turn them into slideshows, and figure out how to show them to the rest of you? Someone in your house does this, and it may very well be Dad. If Dad is the digital camera and digital picture manager in the family, then he'll love all the possiblities of a new digital picture frame. All of a sudden, this new device will give him options for showing off his favorite pictures in the den, family room, kitchen, or "man room".

Finally, before giving Dad his new digital frame, consider customizing it in advance by loading it up with pictures he'll love to see right out of the box. Put in pictures of the family and kids, or get creative! Does he have a recent golf or fishing trip that he always talks about? Grabs snapshots of those trips and load them in the LCD frame. Does he have a favorite sports team? Load up pictures of the last time the family went to their game. Remember, more so than Moms, Dads will be impressed with things 'big' and feature rich, so consider the Portable USA 12 inch PUWB digital frame. This frame also has video, audio, and bluetooth capability. More toys for Dad!

So consider it carefully - a digital photo frame may be this year's perfect Father's Day Gift!