Essential (And Very Cool) College Tech For Your Kids' Dorm

Heading to college? Then it's high-time to go high-tech with your higher education! Gadget Guru Steve Greenberg, author of Gadget Nation, was here with the latest tech items for college kids.

• Pulse Smartpen, Starts at $170
It's a pen that captures the audio of a lectures while you take notes-and plays back the specific section of the lecture when you touch the pen to your notes.

• iHome iA5 App-Enhanced Alarm Clock, $79.99
The iHome® 'app-enhanced' speaker dock for the iPhone OS combines an interactive app with a dedicated bedside alarm clock, providing users the most connected and engaging sleep experience available. Wake and sleep to your docked iPhone or iPod® music while the unit charges it. The clock works with free iHome+Sleep app for iPhone and iPod® touch, which enables custom configuration and up to 18 software alarms. The Reson8® speaker chamber technology offers true audio with depth, clarity and power, and you can set the sound to your liking with bass and treble EQ. Requires 3 AAA batteries for clock backup, not included.

• Boogie Board, $35
The next time you reach for a piece of paper and a pen - Don't! Grab a Boogie Board instead, the tree-friendly alternative to memo pads, sketchbooks, sticky notes, dry erase boards and other writing/drawing mediums that can be re-used over 50,000 times!

• Westinghouse LED TV 26-inch, Under $400
Computer monitor combo-super slim Under $400

• Epson Stylus All-in-One Printer, Under $100
Is the first combo printer/scanner/copier with built-in WiFi n -Also color corrects photos)

• Antec Computer Notebook Cooler Designer, $40
Antec presents the latest in its line of stylish notebook accessories: The Notebook Cooler Designer. Fashioned with unparalleled comfort and elegance in mind, the Notebook Cooler Designer is the slim, lightweight way to keep notebooks up to 15" cool. It boasts a 110mm blower that spins at a quiet and effective 800 RPM and a slimline design for improved ergonomics, minimizing wrist and eye strain. Add Antec's Notebook Cooler Designer to your accessory repertoire. With its effective cooling and sleek, stylish aesthetics, it's the perfect complement to almost any notebook.

• Soda Stream, Starts at $90
SodaStream make your own soda in your dorm room- Healthier-less carbs, less sugar and less calories than store bought; Space/lugging savings: no more bottles and cans to haul from the store and shove in your tiny dorm fridge; Money saving: soda for about 12-cents a can… even their energy drink-which tastes like Red Bull; Earth-friendly-slash packaging waste by over 90% for a greener dorm and a greener world.

For more on these gadgets and gizmos, visit www.gadgetnation.net.