If you want to give your desk that little bit of techno-wiz look without taking away the smart and polished look, this is a perfect combination of style and functionality. The Tao desktop pen holder and digital photo frame combination is low-key enough to not clash with your mahogany writing desk, yet will attract attention to the fact that you’re a member of the techno-literati.

This elegant piece features a 3.5 inch digital photo frame and 128Mb of internal memory, enough to store a hundred or more photos, depending on the file sizes. You hook it up to your computer to upload photos via the frame’s own software included in the package. Naturally there’s an elegant silver pen included, should you wish to computer-weary fingers a rest and write something by hand instead.

The only pity is that it’s not battery operated, but requires an external electrical source, which could mean an unsightly cable snaking underneath the desk.

The set comes in a choice of matt black or wooden finishes, with the latter’s metal parts and pen being gold instead of silver.

This is an ideal gift for a special occasion where a person is deserving of something quite sophisticated without being outrageously expensive. The price tag is quite reasonable and fall within the range one would expect to pay for an executive style gift.

Looking for fresh and original Mothers Day gift ideas? If there’s one special thing that’s close to a mother’s heart (and even more to to a grandmother’s heart!) then it’s photos of the kids. A reasonably technically proficient mother normally has a never-ending collection of photos on her computer, prints on the walls, and always has a digital camera ready to take more.

So why not give a mothers day gift with a difference this year: A digital photo frame preloaded with her favourite pics of the family. It doesn’t have to be a super-large or expensive frame, a simple 7 or 8 inch digital photo frame will do. And these day’s they’re really cheap as well, so it this is one mothers day gift that won’t set up back too much.

And if you have mothers day pictures from last year, why not put them on as well, just to remind her how much the family cares about and appreciates her.

So here’s how you do it: Choose a frame that also runs on batteries, so you don’t have to worry about cords and wires. On Mothers Day, make her breakfast in bed, fire up the frame with the pre-loaded photos and put it together with the food on the tray. Imagine her face as the family walks in with the frame showing photos of everyone!

If you want to do something even more special, design a graphic with a special Mothers Day poem ior a Mothers Day quote, save as a JPG file, and load it on together with the other photos. It’ll be a nice touch for the poem to appear on the screen after two or three photos.

A mother living far away from her grandkids will appreciate it even more. Just pick a frame that’s simple to operate, because she’s bound to want to show off slide shows of them to all her friends!

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