As exciting as being a student is, university life can be quite overwhelming, which is why anything that can make life a little easier is worth looking into.
From late nights socialising to rushing to classes and finishing assignments on short deadlines, there are a lot of responsibilities that students need to be able to accommodate in order to be successful. Thankfully, if you’re a student, you’ll be pleased to know that there are a wide range of gadgets that are available to assist you in improving your studies; here are eight of the best gadgets every student should have.
A Kindle
Unfortunately, there’s no escaping from the fact that university requires you to wade through a lot of reading material. Luckily, with a kindle you have the option to easily access your textbooks on a compact device, rather than having to carry around all of your books in hardback form.
Portable hard drive
After writing thousands upon thousands of words in essays, you’ll find that your computer hard drive gets full pretty quickly, especially if you do most of your work on a laptop. One easy way to combat this, is to invest in a portable hard drive, which will provide you with a back-up for your existing documents, as well as extra storage space.
A Himalayan Salt Lamp
When you’re sat at a computer for hours on end, it can have a detrimental effect on your health. Fortunately, Himalayan salt lampsare thought to neutralise electromagnetic radiation from electronic devices, and diminish the effects of static electricity.
Portable Charger
When you’re using a lot of gadgets throughout the day, you become dependent on them being fully charged, and it can be stressful when you find yourself running on low battery. A simple way to combat this stress is to keep a portable charger on you at all times, meaning you’ll never have to worry about your laptop dying halfway through an essay, or your phone running low in an emergency.
USB Stick
While portable hard drives are useful, they are a lot less manageable than USB sticks, which can be easily carried on your person all day. Keeping a few different memory sticks in multiple locations can be the best way to ensure you always have a way to save your documents; just invest in some keyring rings and attach your memory sticks to various bags so that you’ll always have one on you, even when you leave the house in a rush.
Smart Notebook
Some people prefer to write than type, but using pen and paper limits you to having all of your work in a hard copy rather than having it available online. Thankfully, smart notebooks allow you to have the best of both worlds.
An iPad
While a kindle and a notebook allow you to perform simple individual (albeit important) tasks, an iPad allows you to access lots of different software for multipurpose use. For example, if you’re an artist, designer or graphic illustrator, you might find the Procreate app useful for creating digital designs.
Noise Cancelling Headphones
For those times when you have to work in a noisy environment, whether it’s the library or shared halls, noise cancelling headphones give you the option to block everything out and just focus on your work.