OT: Great and budget-friendly gift ideas, including for seniors among family and friends? Here's where to find plenty of great ones

Off the typical topics of trading - It's that time of year again and I'd like to share with readers some resources for great ideas for gift-giving, especially for seniors and which I've just posted at my GrampsCare blog. So, as holidays approach, plus there are birthdays year-round, and budgets of all sizes are as challenged as our imaginations by that question: what might Mom / Dad / Grandma / Grandpops / Aunt Audry / Uncle Malcolm / hubby Will / wife Doris / GRAMPS of all relationships and friendships, like to receive? Frankly, there are some great ideas for all ages in the resources below. These include ideas you can do for free, almost free, and range from low-cost gadgets through more expensive items. All of them will give you great ideas!

These are some new ideas in addition to those we reviewed last year at GrampsCare (use the "Holiday" label at that blog to find). Some of these include new technology devices, as well as low-tech but cherished thoughts like individualized photo albums, gadgets so seniors can get emails and/or photos without computers, and on and on. You'll need to click the links to these articles - you won't be disappointed:

Holiday Gifts for Seniors | Article and Information | Caring.com, at http://www.caring.com/articles/holiday-gifts-for-seniors
Bionic gloves for gardening, etc., and more! Including that "Pleo" toy pictured above that mimics a pet and evokes similar emotions - without the maintenance required for a real pet (which many seniors can't quite keep up with). There are plenty of neat ideas in this article along with website link where you can buy the productes described. Here's one among many:

Using the Presto Printing Mailbox, seniors can receive and print e-mail and digital photos without a computer.
Automatically converting and printing digital content, the Presto doesn't require a dedicated line, and it doesn't interfere with using the house phone.
Ideal for receiving and printing photos, personalized newsletters, and e-mail, the Presto functions as a kind of indoor mailbox.
To order: Presto (link is in the article so click the article link above to locate)
Cost: $149 for the printer; $13 monthly for the delivery service

Here's another that's focused especially for those in hospice or otherwise getting close to the end of life -

Best Gift for Dying Parent | Best Gift for Someone Dying | Caring.com, at http://www.caring.com/questions/best-gift-for-dying-parent

There are many great answers contributed. Here's a quote from just one of them:

You can get her a FotoDialer. It is like a combination photo album and speed dial that connects to her phone. It is full of 24 wallet sized photos you put in of family friends, places etc. When she wants to call someone, she finds their photograph and pushes a button next to it and FotoDialer calls them through her existing phone. http://www.PhotoDialing.com or http://www.FotoDialer.com.

Here's a good article for all families (written in terms of Christmas but the ideas are useful for those of any faith, as well as birthdays): Creative Christmas Gift Ideas from Dave Ramsey, at http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/cms/creative_giving_5811.htmlc. These are budget-friendly ideas, and many will be suitable for the seniors ("Gramps") in your family.

One of the ideas in the second article shown above is this Ion devices that can convert LP's to CD's and MP3 files - you'll be surprised how many folks still have cherished old records. I bet you could buy one and just use it to give the gift of conversion to those you know! (Then turn the conversion activity into a little side business for you or someone you know who's among the 10.2+ percent unemployed or underemployed ...!):