TIME Magazine has published their “25 Best Back-to-School Gadgets” for 2009:
Wait — isn’t it still summer? Technically, yes, but it’s never too early to start prepping your arsenal of back-to-school gadgets for the fall. We’ve searched high and low for the perfect laptop, digital camera, cell phone and even toothbrush to make your academic year complete
• Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro: When it comes to toting a laptop across campus, Apple’s 4.5 lb., 13 in. (2 kg, 33 cm) MacBook Pro packs a solid punch — not to mention killer looks — in its compact shell. The new $1,199 model (which is pretty inexpensive for an Apple laptop) boasts a speedy 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, integrated NVidia graphics for smooth video playback and gaming (not too much gaming, we hope), 2 GB of RAM and a roomy 160-GB hard drive, good for storing thousands of songs, HD movies and even the odd term paper. Best of all, this MacBook has been earning raves for its impressive battery life — north of 5½ hours, in some cases — which makes it perfect for browsing on the quad when there’s nary a power socket in sight.
• Kensington ComboSaver notebook lock
• Livescribe Pulse smartpen
• Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse
• Alienware OptX AW2210 gaming monitor
• Brita Ultramax water dispenser
• Logitech N100 cooling pad
• AVerTVHD Volar MAX
• ZVOX Mini speaker
• Incase nylon backpack
• Amazon Kindle DX
• Shure SE115 noise-cancelling earphones
• Canon Pixma IP100 printer
• Sony PSP Go
• Seagate FreeAgent Go
• Novatel Wireless MiFi
• Kensington Portable Power Pack
• Samsung SL820 digital camera
• Jawbone Prime Bluetooth headset
• Apple iPhone 3G: Yes, we know there’s a brand-new iPhone on the market, but let’s get real — you’ve got a much better chance of persuading your folks to buy you last year’s bargain-priced iPhone 3G than the $199-and-up 3GS. The older 8-GB model still comes with the most recent iPhone firmware, including features such as cut-and-paste, picture-messaging (or at least it will, once AT&T gets around to supporting it) and the ability to search your contacts, e-mail, music, etc., from a single interface. And let’s not forget Apple’s massive App Store, which includes applications that can help manage your class schedule, graph equations, take notes and doodle in something other than a textbook.
• OtterBox iPhone 3G Defender series
• iRobot Roomba 410
• Philips HF3490 Wake-Up Light with dock for iPod
• Optoma PK-101 Pico projector
• Philips Sonicare FlexCare
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “The_Wzrd” for the heads up.]
They forgot the one thing that makes all the others even better….
http://www.stealthhydroponics.com/index.php?a=SHH9&gclid=COuzhKOxxZwCFZZa2godlHqoJQ
@ TT,
That explains a lot of your posts.
What no Zune?
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even Time is taking shots at at&t;about MMS.
The lack of MMS on the iPhone is ridiculous. I’ve had mine for not even two weeks yet and it has already got my goat (and had better give Billy back!)
I’d like to be doing my school days again with that kit…
@Macaday
No sh!t. “Hey, son. We’ve got your school gear. Too bad we can no longer afford the tuition.”
Hey! It’s August 28, 2009 12:23:28 AM PDT and I just got an email from Amazon: My Snow Leopard Family Pack has shipped! woot!
Sounds like a sales promo for stuff that clutters up your room/apartment, diverting needed attention from what’s important and trying to fill in the empty spaces of our lives. More stuff is not the answer. And who’s going to pay for that stuff? Mom & Dad who have been downsized, lost healthcare, have seen the value of their home decrease by 30% and savings dwindle — not to mention paying tuition, etc. that permits the mass consuming, short-attention spanned student to hang out on the quad in the first place. Little wonder why we’re on the road to nowhere.
Amos, you paint with a broad brush. Personally, I’m doing better than I was last year. The slowdown has been an opportunity to move forward. I’m not waiting for someone to hand me my success.
Amos,
Andy not giving you your cut?
@TT Thanks for the great tip. My son, the gardener, would surely want it.