5 Must Have Gadgets for College or School

Jul 31, 2009 by Ron

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It is time to get back to school and don’t get left behind. Technology can make your life a lot easier on campus. It is time to catch up with the crowd and get your life on the fast track.

Here, we will show you that the top 5 gadgets that will turn your life around at your varsity.

Amazon Kindle

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It is time to go green. Save money on books by using the eBooks. The Amazon Kindle ($299) has opened the flood gates for electronic book readers, in geek terms as e-readers. It is the next iPod, and at last is selling like hotcakes.

The device has a built-in wireless connection for downloading books, magazines and newspapers, so that you can have the whole world at your finger tips.

Click here to buy the amazon kindle now at a discounted price.

Philips VOIP151 Travel Phone for Skype

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Mobile phones are so yesterday. The new Philips VOIP141 Travel phone is based on Skype, the most popular voice-over-IP (VoIP) service that is available in every nook and corner of this world and it doesn’t cost you a thing. The new Philips Travel Phone ($25.99) for Skype is treading a path of its own.

You can plug it into your computer via USB, so you can use it with networks that require you to log in via a Web browser. It is small and includes a place to wind up the USB cable, which makes it easy to portable. It also displays your Skype contact list on its own display screen, so you don’t have to camp in front of your laptop to make calls.

Click here to buy the Philips VOIP151 Travel Phone for Skype for $ 24.05

YouGetItBack

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YouGetItBack Ltd. is a security company with a conscience! It policy is that if you give people a chance, they’ll do the right thing by returning item to the owner. It sells brightly coloured sticky tags that say “Reward for Return” and include an 800 number and a Web site address. Tags range from $9.99 to $24.99; different sizes and wording are available.

You register your device online, and if it gets lost, all the finder has to do is go to the Web site or call the number, and arrangements will be made for pickup and return.

If the person has no intention of giving it back, then YouGetItBack calls it superhero to the rescue: Mobile Superhero (at present free in beta, but will cost around $20) lets you back up your address book and remotely lock, unlock and wipe memory of your lost phone.

The beta version nearly works on 60 phone models, even if the SIM card is changed. It also provides a Global Positioning System feature lets you locate the lost mobile phone on a map.

Click here to try it.

Western Digital My Passport Elite

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We do not learn this lesson until we get hit with the virus and the data gets corrupted. If you don’t want to lose it, you need to back it up. Fortunately, there is a world of small, easy-to-use USB-powered external hard drives to choose from and there is winner in that world. The Western Digital My Passport Elite drives come from a family of great reputation. It has loads of good features at very affordable prices. It truly is a passport as it lets you use it with both PCs and Macs.

The My Passport Elite for PC comes in two capacities (500GB for $129, 320GB for $99) and four different colours. It automatically backs up your data with its unique on-disk encryption so that no one will steal your report. It is also loaded with Western Digital Corp.’s MioNet Key remote-access software which gives you access to your locker even if you are half a world away. All models include FireWire ports as well as USB.

Click here to buy the Western Digital My Passport Elite.

Samsung Zoom H2 Handy recorder

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A cheap recorder may do for your day-to-day classes, but if you want to really get hold of that star lecturer or do some high-class blogging, this is the gadget you must have. The Samsung Zoom H2 Handy Recorder is about the size of a thick smart phone and weighs just 4 oz, but this is audio equipment with bundles of surprises.

It has built in four directional microphones that allows recording in two- and four-channel configurations based on the environment. It also allows you to control of gain and levels so that you can get rid of the useless chatter. The H2 records in either WAV or MP3 format to SD cards. It is powered by two AA batteries which can last up to four hours of recording.

The H2 is compatible up to a 16GB SDHC card, which can hold up to 280 hours of MP3 stereo recording.It also allows for easy transfer to PC or MAC via USB connection. You can also use the H2 as an audio interface to your computer as it includes line and external mike inputs and outputs for USB and headphone/line outputs. It’s currently available from online retailers in the $175 range.

Click here to buy the Samsung Zoom H2 Handy Recorder.