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Last minute Father’s Day gifts for the mobile-connected Dad

By: , IntoMobile
Friday, June 15th, 2012 at 8:57 PM
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It’s Father’s Day weekend and if you find yourself without a gift for Dad, here are a few last-minute suggestions to help get you started. In the list below, you will find phones, accessories and digital gifts that are quick and easy to buy. Check out the suggestions and add any of your own in the comments.

Best Buy

Best Buy is the first place you should go to get your last-minute gift. The electronics retailer has a large Father’s Day sale that runs Friday and Saturday.  You can grab everything from iTunes gift cards to mobile phone cases at a discount.

20% off select iPad cases

15% iTunes gift cards (Digital code or gift card)

Logitech Tablet Keyboard for the iPad ($49.99, save $20)

Motorola S-10HD Bluetooth headphones ($69, save $20)

iFrogz Cocoon case for the iPhone 4S ($25, save $5)
Motorola – ELITE SLIVER 89503N Bluetooth Headset ($99, save $30)

Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset ($109, save $20)

Logitech Wireless Boombox ($109, save $40)

Best Buy Mobile Sales

Mobile phones accessory page

Tablet accessories page

iPad accessory page

Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless has a Dads & Grads sale on select Motorola Android handsets including the Droid Bionis and the Razr Maxx. The phones and their sale prices are listed below. Each phone includes a two-year customer agreement.

Motorola DROID BIONIC (Free)

Motorola DROID 4  ($99.99)

Motorola DROID RAZR  ($99.99)

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX  ($199.99)

T-Mobile

As reported earlier this week, T-Mobile is giving away all its 4G smartphones for free with a two-year contract. This deal is available on Friday and Saturday only.

HTC One S  (Free)

Samsung Galaxy S II  (Free)

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze  (Free)

HTC Amaze 4G  (Free)

Samsung Exhibit II 4G  (Free)

T-Mobile myTouch Q  (Free)

T-Mobile myTouch  (Free)

LG DoublePlay  (Free)

T-Mobile SpringBoard  (Free)

AT&T

AT&T has one phone on sale for the weekend and it’s the Samsung Galaxy S II, available for $9.99 with a two-year agreement.

Google Play Store

If you’re a Dad or buying for one, then you should check out the “Games For Guys” sale from EA. The mobile game maker has taken up to 40 percent off four titles for Father’s Day weekend. The list includes:

Dead Space ($4.99, 29% off)
Plants vs. Zombies ($1.99, 33% off)
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit ($3.99, 20% off)
FIFA 12 ($3.01, 40% off)

About The Author

Kelly Hodgkins

Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.

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