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10 essential gadgets for students

By zaw2 July 24, 2008, 8:30 PM PDT

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10 essential gadgets for students

Alarm clock

Alarm clock

Sure, a laptop and cellphone are obvious choices. But after talking with many friends from around rnthe world who are involved in technology and study at the rnsame time, I picked a total of 10 gadgets that belong in rnevery student’s toolkit.rn
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rnWhen the Clocky Rolling Alarm Clock goes off, it spins and rolls off and starts running around your room until it’s turned off.rn
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rnSee Zack Whittaker’s blog for more on essential gadgets for students.

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10 essential gadgets for students

Flash drive

Flash drive

Having a few of these and backing up to a main disk lets you keep your entire project in your pocket.

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10 essential gadgets for students

Wifi detector

Wifi detector

I recommend Kensington’s Wifi Finder Plus. This handy little device picks up wireless signal, 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth networks, allowing you to know where you can connect to your campus network.

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10 essential gadgets for students

Book scanner

Book scanner

Having a book scanner can save you so much money in photocopying costs over the course of a year.

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10 essential gadgets for students

Dictaphone

Dictaphone

Most university lecturers podcast their lectures nowadays, but for the occasion that they don’t, pop the dictaphone on your desk and allow yourself to listen back to the lectures at a later date.

10 essential gadgets for students

Noise cancelling headphones

Noise cancelling headphones

The times you will want to study will automatically be the same time someone wants to throw a party.

Probably not a student… but nevertheless, the picture works.

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