It’s a great time to get your gear for the Back To School Season. Whether you really are headed back to school or need to re-do your your work area / office space, now is a great time to get new gear and gadgets. These are a few of the items that I’ve come across this year that will make great additions for a dorm and / or home office.
Gadgets to go Back to School Trendy and Techie:
Amazon Fire TV
If you’re away at college, you may opt out of having cable service (maybe beisdes Internet service), streaming services are a great alternative. The setup box is small and won’t take up too much space. And if you buy the Fire TV you get a free year of Amazon Prime service. Makes it worthwhile to have access to TV shows, movies, music and Free 2-day shipping on books *wink*
Price: $99
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Google Chromecast
Even if you’re back at school you need your entertainment. If you’re mainly on your laptop and / or tablet, the Google Chromecast dongle is great for any room, not only dorm. It lets you cast what’s on your laptop, tablet, phone to your TV. It supports popular apps such as YouTube, Netflix and Hulu.
Price: $35
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VIEW ALSO: Back to School Buyers Guide – Backpacks and Laptop / Messenger Bags
VIEW ALSO: Back to School Buyers Guide – Audio: Headphones and Wireless Speakers
Logitech Illuminated Living-Room Keyboard K830
If you’re lucky enough to have a Smart HDTV or if you have your computer connected to your TV, controlling your TV with the limited buttons on the remote is a bit annoying. The Logitech Illuminated Living Rook Keyboard is great for any part of a regular home, but in a dorm it makes for easy access to apps and content for your TV
Price: $99
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Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
The college life is a fast life. From classes to the library, to homework, studying, and back in class again we need a laptop that can keep up. A laptop that is flexible to your needs. The Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro is a great choice! Why? It has four viewing angles that allow you to maximize use. Using your Yoga 2 Pro to watch movies? Put the Yoga 2 Pro in Stand mode. Using it to make quick recipes or show off a group project, then put it in Tent Mode. After all of that, put it back to regular Laptop Mode use as a laptop to take class notes. The intuitive QHD 13.3 inch touch screen, Windows 8.1 OS make for perfect class companions.
What’s great about the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro is that you can get a medium powered ultrabook with i5 processor or a powerhouse 2-in-1 convertible with i7 processor. Either way, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 is suited to meet your needs whether for the college life or the office. Check out the Back to school deals offered.
Starts at $1399.99
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TYLT Energi 10K Battery Pack
School days and office hours can be so long sometimes. You can be going from class to class or jumping from meeting to meeting. With the TYLT Energi 10K battery pack you will have enough power to charge your devices (you need the USB cable). It has 3 USB ports, which are suited for different devices. You charge the battery pack via microUSB.
Price: $99.99
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Ooma Telo (Internet Phone Service)
Going in hand with what I said earlier about not having cable service and just having internet service, the Ooma Telo is a great device that allows you to have “phone service” through the internet. You get voicemail, caller ID, and call waiting. There are so many features that make it the Ooma Telo great. Find out more on their official site.
Price $129.99
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Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse
This is a great back to school accessory from Logitech as well. This mouse isn’t just pretty (it’s designed to compliment your ultrabook), it connects via Bluetooth so you can pair to your desktop and laptop. It knows gestures, so you can get the most out of Windows 8. The small size makes it very portable, so you can go from class, to library and back home (and you won’t have to worry about losing the USB dongle)
Prices: $49.99 and up
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Quirky Pivot Power Pop
There was a time when we didn’t need that many outlets, but now everything needs to be connected. I’m sure you’ve experienced when adaptors collide and don’t fit on a regular power strip. With the Quirky Pivot Power Pop, you won’t have to fight for outlet space. Your adaptors / chargers won’t have to fight either. The 6 outlets pivot in different directions to allow for many adaptors of various sizes to connect.
Price $19.99
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Quirky Converge – 4-port USB Charging Station
This pretty charging station, can charge up to 4 devices at once. Phone, headphones, speakers, mouse, etc. The Converge charging station is a great Back to School item since it saves space, and keeps your gadgets organized.
Price: $69.99
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Belkin WeMo Light Switch
Things can get crazy when Back at School, all the new gadgets and different schedules can cause for gadgets to stay powered on, or misuse of power. The WeMo Light Switch is great for so many reasons. It works with IFTTT to create recipes that will help you be more efficient. For example: “Turn on lights when the sun sets”. You can control devices from your phone with the WeMo app.
Price: $49.99
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Samsung Chromebook 2
Chromebooks are great for quick access to the internet and to get basic work done (using Google Docs). Samsung’s first Chromebook was super popular in 2013. Their 2nd version is a lot more stylish but offering a better display. It’s available in 11″ and 13″ (HD and full HD respectively) displays. You can get up to 8 hours of battery life which is great for school days and office hours.
Price $299.99 and up
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Incipio Prompt Visual Notification Pod
Staying up-to-date and notified about certain emails, appointments, events can get difficult with all the action. If you pick an an Incipio Prompt you can pair your device (phone / tablet) via Bluetooth and download the app to program the notifications.
Price: $39.99
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