Cool Gadgets For the Modern College Student
June 4th, 2010
If you’re serious in college, why not get serious with your college tech gear? Tuition may be up this semester, but tech tools and gadget prices keep on dropping. Here are some cool gadgets that will help you in homework and everyday college adventures.
Make your day complete with ultra-light netbooks or notebooks. If writing notes and carrying books and binders isn’t your thing, the netbook is your best friend. With Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities, netbooks are manufactured in response to the widespread demand for internet connection anywhere, anytime. It can also perform other processes that normal laptops do, including documents, spreadsheets and other tasks.
Apart from that, most netbooks use Intel Atom processor, power saving features that allow batteries to last for more than five hours per charge. That’s enough for jotting notes for your whole day of classes. Imagine the convenience of online classes, online research and ebooks all placed in this single gadget.
Most netbooks are priced from $200 to $300 dollars. Among the popular lines are Acer Aspire One, Asus EEE PC and HP Mini. If you’re doing more than the usual typing and browsing, say digital animation, computing and programming coursework, then get a laptop packed with powerful features, like Core 2 duo or i7 processors, 4GB ram and a top video card.
iPod and other music-video gadgets are also must-haves for students who like their music anywhere they go. Try iPod Video or Nano Video for starters. You can listen to your playlists, watch videos and podcasts anywhere you go.
Go green and haul your stuff with solar backpacks. These bags are just like any backpack or big bag you had, except that it has solar panels that charge up your cellphone, camera and laptop while you’re on the go. Solar backpacks cost around $80-200 dollars.
Alan Kelly has been writing tech-related articles for the past four years. He also enjoys writing about home networking, such as why to use a wireless modem router and what a ADSL router can do for you.
Author: Alan Kelly
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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