Get ready for a great year in the classroom with this innovative but affordable technology.
August is already here and if you haven’t started looking into the top back to school gadgets, then it’s definitely time to begin. These days, notebooks and pencils simply aren’t enough equipment for a student at virtually any age. Technology for students is playing an increasingly vital role in education.
The key is to know the difference between the right student technology and the ones that are simply novelties.
There is no sure-fire way to know whether or not you will use something as you think you will. However, there are some top back to school gadgets that are already proving to be student favorites. They are the perfect combination of practicality, affordability and sheer awesomeness.
We’ve hunted down the leading selection of student technology that help with studying, communication and simply living the high school or college lifestyle. Everything on this list is compact, highly functional and won’t break the bank.
Check out the 2016 top back to school gadgets and be sure to grab yours before they’re gone.
• Mogix external battery chargers – you have your choice of the smaller 5000 mAh version that can fit in virtually any pocket and give your cell phone at least a couple of full charges or replenish the juice in your tablet. That said, Mogix also offers the 10,400 mAh battery pack which is the slimmest and lightest version at that capacity and can keep all your gadgets running when you need them. Both capacities are available in black or white.
• External battery charger case by Mogix – this case is a dream come true for keeping all your cables, battery packs and even USB drives and external hard drives in one protected place. Instead of having to dig through the bottom of a bag through a tangle of wires, hoping nothing has been bashed around too much, this case makes all those essentials easy to stash away, it’s light and it’s even water resistant in case your water bottle happens to leak that day…because water bottles just know when you have gadgets nearby!
• HGST Touro S 1TB portable hard drive – this slim backup storage is the perfect size to last through an entire student high school or college experience. It will keep everything stored regardless of how many laptops you go through at the same time. It’s also small and light enough to fit into the Mogix external battery charger case! Never risk losing another paper before it’s handed in.
• Sony Ultra-Portable Bluetooth Speaker – the SRS-X11Bluetooth speaker by Sony is lightweight and tiny at about 8 ounces and about 2/2 square inches. It’s cube shaped, 10 watts and comes with a spectrum of features – way more than you’d expect from a device this small. It’s rechargeable and will give you about 12 hours at a time. It can connect with devices through a standard 3.5 mm jack, Bluetooth or even NFC.