I'm 75 and we use a 'proper' computer, and wouldn't thank anyone for a tablet; wouldn't have any use for one, and my wife only has cheapest 'mobile' for emergency use.
As one gets older, you think back to 'the old days'! I have bought myself lots of old, large scale Ordnance Survey MAPS from The Alan Godfrey Edition. They are only £2.50 each, with postage at £1.50 per order. They cover most towns throughout UK, and are particularly useful for industrial and railway sites, and changing populations. So maps of where he used to live, as a child or later, work, flew from and to, etc, would (if he is anything like me) be very fascinating! And certainly an original present!
They range in dates from 1850s to 1920s, and I have some of areas at three different dates, so you can track the changing growth of industry, transport etc. The back of each map has relevant information about the area, written by local experts.
I recently watched the movie The Ladykillers, as it has rare scenes of steam trains in the KIngs Cross, St Pancras areas, and have maps near the area.
As a child I lived in the middle of what is now The Ironbridge Gorge Museum, in the 'Victorian tiles' village of Jackfield, and I have several maps of that area.
For me, their on-line order system has been efficient and reliable.
Here the Home page for the maps: www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/