Tech every student needs in their dorm room

Of course you should be enjoying your college life instead of being stuck in your dorm room, but you still have to study and sleep and relax, so your room should be as comfortable as possible.

Check out these suggestions on what to buy, or get your parents to buy, for a great dorm room experience!

Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Dorm rooms can be very noisy places. You may want to study, but there’s music playing, students chatting and TVs blaring. The solution is easy. Get a pair of noise-cancelling headphones; Beats by Dre Studio are a good choice.

Pump up the Volume

Sometimes you should be the one making the noise, and how better to do it than with wireless speakers connected to your favourite tunes! The portable Nixon Mini Blaster lets you take the party with you.

Jotting down Notes

Do you want to digitize copies of your notes for archiving or converting into text? The Livescribe 3 works with an iPhone or iPad and you don’t have to sync it with a PC.

Virtual Storage

There are countless ways to store your documents in the cloud; Google Drive and Evernote are two great options. BUT if you have a particularly large library, it’s probably a good idea to backup onto an external hard drive.

The Nimbus

Eliminating distractions is the best way to study, but let’s be honest, there’s no way you’re not going to check your phone for hours on end. The Nimbus lets you keep an eye on social media, email, weather and the time without getting too distracted.

Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Most dorm rooms are really small, but with friends coming in and out all the time, it’s bound to get messy. Who has time to vacuum though? Just schedule a clean-up session with the Neato XV-21 robot vacuum cleaner.

Full-On Meditation

The Buddha Machine is the lowest-tech high-tech gadget you can get. The little radio box will play calming, meditative music. This is the perfect background music for a night of studying.

Prop It Up

There’s nothing better than starting off the school year feeling organised. Put this USB organiser on your study desk and you can prop your smartphone or tablet up and charge it at the same time. The slots can also be used to hold your pens and highlighters.

For many students, home will be a small dorm room for months. Make the space practical and fill it with reliable technology that will help with research, stay awake and relax after a full days work.

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