Grads and Dads Gift Guide 2020

June is Grads and Dads month! Looking for a functional gift during this unprecedented time? See our top 6 gadget ideas.

Well, graduations and Father’s Day certainly look a lot different this year. Our hearts go out to seniors who missed their traditional graduations and senior activities.

It’s not the graduation they had dreamed of or anticipated.

Nor is it how Dads thought Father’s Day would be. Nonetheless, both Grads and Dads will likely be surrounded by family.

If you’re looking for some fun and helpful gifts to commemorate your Grad or Dad, we’ve handpicked 5 of them, along with a bonus gadget for those older fathers who may be having hearing issues.

Top Grads and Dads Gifts

Lenovo Eco Backpack

The Lenovo Eco Pro 15.6″ Backpack is a nice looking backpack that is both sturdy and resourceful.

And it’s ecologically friendly as well.  Each bag is made from roughly 34 discarded water bottles.

With Americans throwing away over 50 million water bottles a day, filling our landfills and waterways, Lenovo’s Eco backpack cuts down on waste.

It has a lot of useful pockets, perfect for Grads and Dads’ tech.  A soft pocket for a laptop and one for a tablet, big pockets in front for headphones, even a secret pocket on the back for a passport or wallet.

Grads and Dads will love this useful and eco-friendly backpack for work, leisure, and travel.

The Lenovo Eco Pro 15.6″ Backpack is available from Lenovo for $89.99 plus shipping. 

Baseus GaN Mini Quick Charger

The Baseus GaN 65W Fast Charger with Quick Charger can charge your USB-C phone, tablet, or laptop superfast.

Designed to eliminate the need to bring along your bulky USB-C laptop power brick pack, the GaN Mini Quick charger is a small fraction of the size and it charges 2.5 times faster than the original power cord that came with the laptop.

In addition, the GaN Mini Quick Charger includes two type C outputs and one USB output to charge laptops, cellphones, and tablets simultaneously, if needed.

Just think of how handy it is to travel or even use at home, needing only one outlet to charge 3 gadgets.  Grads and Dads will love this!

The Baseus GaN Mini Quick Charger is currently on sale from Amazon for $41.99 with free shipping.

Tapplock Lite Lock

Having a padlock comes in handy when locking a scooter, bike, or gym locker.  But who likes to take the time to remember and set three numbers to open the lock each time?

Tapp has come out with its Tapplock Lite Lock which is small enough to carry around, strong enough to keep others out, and smart enough to open with a touch of a finger.

Using state-of-the-art capacitive fingerprint sensor, the Tapplock Lite Lock and unlock un under .8 seconds.  In fact, you can store up to 100 fingerprints per lock, using the Tapplock app.  Easily allow others to access indefinitely or just for a certain period of time. 

With one charge, the Tapplock Lite Lock can unlock up to 1,200 times.  A simple 8-second charge with any power source will give it extra power, with fingerprints tucked safe in its memory.

The Tapplock Lite Lock is available from the Tapp website for $39.00 plus shipping.  

TCL 10Pro Phone

The TCL 10 Pro Phone is a brand new GSM unlocked phone with top-of-the-line features, including 4 rear cameras, for an affordable price.

TCL, known for the TV’s in the US, makes most of their phone’s components, offering the savings to their customers.

Sporting a rear 64 MP camera and 16 MP front camera (as well as a 5MP close-up camera and Bokeh camera) and AI technology to automatically adjust for lighting, the TCL 10 Pro offers amazing video and photos.

And to support this imagery, the TCL 10 Pro comes with a 6.47-inch FHD curved AMOLED display with a contrast ratio: +2,000,000:1.  

Pictures and videos look stunning on this amazing display. 

Packed with other great features like Bluetooth 5.0 (that supports up to 4 speakers or headphones at once), IR remote control (to control other tech like TV’s, stereo systems, IR appliances, etc.), and wireless picture transfers to PC’s, this is a feature-packed phone.

Best yet, it’s affordable at $449  plus shipping from Amazon, this phone will last many years for your Grad or Dad.

The TCL 10 Pro is available from Amazon and Best Buy for $449.99 with free shipping.

J5 Create USB-C Docking Station

Grads and Dads will appreciate this docking station for their USB-C Mac or laptop.

It affords the flexibility to have their laptop connected to up to 3 displays (2 4K HDMI, one DP or VGA,) connect to 4 USB 3.0+ ports for accessories like speakers, mouse, USB fan, desk cam, etc, an SD/MicroSD reader, Ethernet, and even an option for a microphone.

The j5create Triple Display Docking Station with 90W PD Adapter gives laptop users up to 13 accessory ports!

A USB-C laptop can be connected to the front of the adapter with 90 watts of power coming from the wall outlet. 

The laptop then in turn imports power into the ports at the back of the docking station.

Simply unplug the laptop and it’s ready to go but all the accessory items are ready to use once your Grad or Dad returns.  

Because it comes with its own power supply, your Grad or Dad can keep their laptop manufacturer supplied power brick/supply in their backpack, ready to go.

The j5create USB-C Triple Display Docking Station with 90W PD Adapter is on sale right now from Google for $9.99 with free shipping.

BeHear NOW Hearing Amplification Headset

In case Dad (or even your Grad) has hearing difficulties, we wanted to add this great product as an addendum to our Grads and Dads Gift Guide.

In 2017, the FTC met with hearing experts to encourage consumer products called hearables. 

The proposition was that many consumers suffering from mild to moderate hearing loss could benefit from augmented hearing devices that do not require a hearing technician or expensive hearing aids.

The BeHear Now amplification headset is one of the new hearable products available today. 

Dad can use the free app to adjust the earbuds to each ear’s hearing preferences himself.  No technician is needed.

BeHear NOW earbuds can amplify sound and decrease surrounding noises, customized to each ear. 

The headset can also slow down speech from incoming calls when connected via Bluetooth to their phone.  

Best yet, they are comfortable to wear and work surprisingly well.

BeHear Now Personal Hearing earbuds are available from Amazon for $199 with free shipping.

Although this may be a different way to celebrate your Grads and Dads than originally thought, there’s still plenty to celebrate like family, good health, and the perseverance of finishing high school or college.

*I was given each of these items for consideration and review.  All opinions are my own.