Fathers Day is coming up soon, and I’m always on the lookout for innovative and practical gifts for dads who are “techies.”

My own kids are well-past the baby stage, but I thought I’d pass this on to those of you who know a new or expecting dad this month: A cordless video-enabled baby monitor. There are a few on the market now, including the Guardian Angel, a high-tech baby monitor that can inform everything about your kid even when you are not nearby.

From within 300 feet, the baby monitor from Swann fits well in a pocket or can be hooked into your belt. The package comes with a camera and a receiver. The ultra sensitive microphone hooked to the camera picks up even the slightest murmur of your child. The infra-red LEDs even provide night vision capability. The LCD color screen makes the video visible with ultimate clarity, and costs about $150.

For $20 more, there’s the Edge 12-inch digital photo frame with built-in MP3 player. The high-resolution screen has a sharp image display , and you can program it for an automatic slide show with multiple transition effects and display times.

To get your pictures rolling, you just insert your memory card or USB flash drive in the back of the Digital Photo Frame.

Or for half the price, the Space Monitor will help dads get a grasp on the universe. The hand-held star-locator computer works by entering the time and location in the Northern Hemisphere on the keypad.

The navigator shows them exactly where to find 66 of the brightest stars, 56 constellations and four visible planets. It can also track thousands of astronomical events through the year 2020.

The device includes 20 star charts, measures about 10 inches, and requires three AAA batteries.