The Right ClickMother’s Day gift ideas for the high-tech mom
You've done all the typical gifts: clothes, flowers, chocolates and days at the spa have all been bestowed upon your mom on Mother's Days past. And this isn't any mother you're talking about, this is your mom, who deserves only the latest and greatest in gadgets, right?
Everyone's mom might not be a techie, but there are plenty of gifts out there for moms who could still use a little technological help in their everyday lives and favourite hobbies. Here are a few choice ideas for high-tech gifts that you can spoil your mom with on May 13 (and no, there's no iPad or camera on this list — we thought you could figure that out on your own).
Many moms are moving away from the traditional recipe book and are taking tablets into the kitchen to help them prepare recipes available online. If your mom owns an iPad 2 but can't quite get it to work for her in the kitchen, the Belkin Chef Stand + Stylus takes care of the problem. Mom can prop her tablet up for easy viewing and navigate the page without getting messy fingerprints on the screen. The stylus is rubberized and is designed to get messy and wiped clean again.
Fitbit Ultra activity tracker
Anyone can buy mom a pedometer, but Fitbit Ultra takes it a step further by also tracking sleep patterns and stairs. The information collected on the device can be uploaded to mom's computer to help her keep track of all her fitness activity. To really make your siblings jealous at Mother's Day brunch, you can pick up the scale that goes with it, which will sync via Wi-Fi with the Fitbit Ultra.
Don't let mom walk around with naked technology! She can customize the look of her laptop, iPhone, tablet and other devices with a peel-and-stick, customizable cover from Gelaskins. You can pick from a wide array of artist creations, or upload your own design. Gelaksins has recently introduced a new hard case, too, to better protect her mobile device.
High Tech Plant Examining Glasses
These must be for the gardener who has everything. Combining technology developed by NASA scientists and the style sensibilities of the 1980s, the High Tech Plant Examining Glasses let you see problem areas on lawn or greenery before the naked human eye can. These glasses have been around since 2008, but with neon colours like this, the look is timeless.
(Note: these seem to only be available in the U.S. currently, so you might need to wait until next Mother's Day to get them for mom. Then again, these could be perfect for any lawn-obsessed dad out there for Father's Day, too!)
