Back-to-School Gear for Every Student

Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:45PM EDT

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The crickets are getting louder here in the East. That can only mean the end of summer is fast approaching, and back-to-school shopping is in full gear throughout much of the nation. So if you're looking for help choosing your kids' school gear, your Yahoo! Tech advisors have been on the job scouting some suggestions.

I take a look at some back-to-school tech for younger students who need a good family desktop PC to get their homework done, some flash drives to store it on, and some educational software to get fired up for a year of learning. For older, college-bound students, Robin Raskin has the must-have gadget list for freshmen. And Christopher Null outfits the ultimate computer geek's dorm room. Plus, Gina Hughes suggests gear for the always-connected social butterfly, and good backpacks to carry all her tech...and books, too. 

In the want category, here's a look at starter MP3 players for the 'Tween set, which is always looking to carry the same gear as the older kids they idolize. And Gina makes her picks for fashionable phones for teens and college kids who have some extra money to spend.

For even more suggestions and discussions, see our back-to-school blog page.

Check it all out, then post your back-to-school tech finds below.

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  • 1 Posted by runtothegym on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:55PM EDT Report Abuse

    The coolest Tech for college student away at school has to be the Ojo video phone as seen on MTV's real world. Mom and Dad are only a phone call away to "SEE" their college kids...simply a must! Check it out! http://www.ojophone.com/

  • 2 Posted by galtgulchi on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:05PM EDT Report Abuse

    I agree that the Ojo video telephone which operates over broadband cable is a "must have" for college bound who want to keep in touch with friends at other colleges or with parents and siblings at home. Flat monthly fee for unlimited video calls which are profoundly realistic and more like visits than calls make owning an Ojo affordable and worth the cost which keeps coming down and should be even lower as holidays approach. Check it out at www.wgate.com/

  • 4 Posted by runtothegym on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:55PM EDT Report Abuse

    Does it work over other broadband besides cable? I have clearwire. It would be cool to video chat with a girlfriend while I'm away at college.

  • 5 Posted by wowitskc on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:49PM EDT Report Abuse

    Wow these people are dorks like the whale penis kind of dorks... ya... if you want to communicate with ur loved ones hello!! a computer and webcam works alot ezer and its more free you dont have to pay for that ojo 14.95 a month + broadband computer and webcam is a one time charge and if thats not enoff download skype on to it (skype.com) making them a video call away and free and even mobile or landline calls from skype till the end of 2006 so why would u want ojo i mean why else would u have broadband internet then if you had a computer?

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