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Dads like gadgets. Graduates do too. Here’s a look at some of the entertaining and useful devices that might make good gifts, from cameras and computers to fitness monitors and James Bond-style security systems.

Remember, practical doesn’t have to be mundane. MyQ-powered garage door openers, locks and cameras let whoever’s in charge of monitoring the premises have a full view of what’s happening.

Chamberlain Group’s myQ Smart Garage Hub also enables Key by Amazon In-Garage Delivery. This contactless service, free to myQ users with Amazon Prime, prevents porch pirates and wet packages sitting on a doorstep, and allows the users with a myQ connected Smart Garage Camera and Smart Lock to watch deliveries in real-time and automatically lock the garage passage door when a delivery is taking place.

Amazon is offering $25 off a bundle through Oct. 30, 2020 that includes myQ Smart Garage Door Opener and Ring Indoor Cam ($99).

Installing a LiftMaster Smart Garage camera to the myQ-connected garage opener adds streaming video, recorded events and two-way communication to the myQ app ($120, 20% off starting June 15).

Upgrade existing entry locks with a keyless Yale| LiftMaster Keyless Smart Locks system that can be locked or unlocked anytime all controlled through the myQ app.

Adorama, which has the motto “equip your creativity,” sells photography and video equipment as well as computers, musical instruments, drones and other home electronics. Or let Dad or the graduate decide with a gift card. There is free shipping on many items.

B&H Photo has computers and tech essentials to set up an efficient work- or study-from-home station. Expedited shipping is free.

The HP store has savings and weekly deals on laptops, desktops, printers, monitors and accessories for a home office plus free ​shipping and easy returns.

But there’s always time for fun. Microsoft has Xbox and other deals and don’t forget Dell has touch-screen PCs, storage and gaming products, as well as financing offers.

Lenovo lets you customize laptops, tablets and ultrabooks with Intel and Windows 10. There is up to 66% off select laptops, free shipping and price guarantees plus options for customer support and financing.

Overstock also carries Lenovo and other computers, laptops and tablets at a discount.

Best Buy has deals on Apple and other products, free shipping on orders of $35 or more, and Geek Squad trouble-shooting services.

Sam’s Club has VIZIO SmartCast D-Series 32″ Class FHD (1080P) Smart Full-Array LED TVs (D32f-G) for $169 with free shipping.

Sennheiser, a third-generation, family-run audio business, specializes in wireless headphones to please the most demanding audio connoisseurs, from IR-stereo TV listening systems and audiophile digital home systems to Bluetooth travel headsets.

Bose noise-canceling headphones for work or workouts come with a 90-day, risk-free trial and free standard shipping. Some are on sale. Bose has special offers for frontline responders.

Amazon has Adidas headphones and Marshall headphones as well as a list of electronic bestsellers.

Oculus Rift has refurbished gaming and VR headsets.

Sonos has cinema-quality, wireless home sound systems with Dolby Atmos. Get free shipping by entering your email. Sonos put together a Father’s Day page with exclusive products that can be preordered before they’re released as well as outdoor smart speakers, voice-controlled speakers and wireless subwoofers.

Bang & Olufsen has speakers (including the waterproof Beosound A1 portable speaker) plus headphones, televisions and accessories like charging cases.

A FitIndex body fat wireless, digital scale measures body weight, body fat, water, muscle mass, BMI, BMR, bone sass, protein, skeletal muscle and other data to help track progress easily on a smartphone app.

Amazon has the waterproof Fitbit Charge 4 with built-in GPS, active zone minutes and a battery that’s good for up to seven days. Track workouts in real-time with more than 20 goal-based exercise modes.

— Janet Eastman | 503-294-4072

jeastman@oregonian.com | @janeteastman

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