Back to school is almost upon us here in Portland and across America and you may have the choice to deck out your college dorm room with some new things. If you are torn between buying something that works for travel and something that works for your new tiny room, youre in luck. There are five fun and useful gadgets that can work for both, because they are multifunctional and space-saving. And just think, in the long run, itll save you money, because they do double-duty.
Netbook While its awesome to have a full size laptop, lugging it back and forth to classes and home for the weekends and holidays can be a hassle. It also takes up a lot of room in a travel bag and a book bag. Carry your netbook with you everywhere with ease and half the space. You can do everything you would with a laptop or a desktop. The only thing youd miss is a disc drive, which you can buy in external form to keep in your desk drawer for downloading new programs and watching movies. A flash drive will carry all your papers with you everywhere you go, or you can use an online storage site like Dropbox and get access to them anywhere theres internet access. These are free for up to 2GB of space and a nice place to store your travel documents and copies of your passport and ID that you might lose in transit.
iGo Do you have that jumble of chargers in your bag or a drawer for your cell phone, iPod and other electronic devices? Ditch them all and replace them with just one. The iGo multicharger is a compact adapter that uses interchangeable tips for each of your electronics. You can get the wall charger or the set with a wall charger and car charger if you drive, have a friend that does or rent one on vacation. Theres a splitter you can purchase for charging more devices at one time, which is a plus for hotel rooms that have minimal outlets. And in your dorm room, youll only have to keep track of one adapter.
iPad Have you been begging your parents to get you one of these? Now you can argue that you need it for school and travel. With millions of apps, theres sure to be at least a few educational ones that are critical to your learning. You can also store your entire music and movie collections on it, making it the ultimate multimedia tool. That it makes you look cool doesnt hurt either. "The key to budget travel is to prepare onward. When it happens to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved holidays and/or going to see new destinations we have never been before, the reality of expense and budgeting is generally in the back of our thoughts. Organizing and expending our travel budget wisely is a priority for most families. Curbing spending and fees, while still taking pleasure in your vacation to its fullest, is the key to confirmed achievement and fiscal liability. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thinking behind saving money while touring is simple: Even if your personal funds is really limited, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also keeping in mind that while traveling, whether on a finances or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a large vacation or travel costs!..". Get a functional cover for it and it also makes a good travel device for all the same reasons, except you can download your favorite travel apps to help you sightsee more cheaply and efficiently. Keep your packing lists right at your fingertips and be able to Skype with your mom, too.
Kindle or other e-reader If the iPad is a little too heavy for reading for long periods of time, then you might like an e-reader. A device like the Kindle can hold your whole library in a very small and lightweight footprint, has a huge battery life and even allows you to lend and borrow books from the library and friends. Soon, youll be able to get school books for download. Need the entire works of Shakespeare for your lit class? No problem!
Digital camera A camera is always handy. Youll want to capture all your memorable moments both at school and on the road. Upload your crazy Spring Break pictures and email the most respectable ones to your family and friends back home, update your Facebook profile picture with you swimming with dolphins and keep an online photo album to remember the best and maybe not so good times of your life. A waterproof, dustproof, freezeproof and shockproof model like the Fujifilm finepix XP10 can hold up to games of beer pong to your snowboarding trip in Whistler, all while taking a fantastically clear picture.
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