CollegeBound’s Holiday Gift Guide

December 11th, 2008

With just about two weeks left until Christmas and Hanukkah, you might be at a loss for what to get the collegebound student in your life. Luckily for you, we here at College – U. Got It? have created a one-of-a-kind gift guide to help you through the holidays. While these items probably aren’t on your friend or loved one’s list, they’re just the kind of unique and college-geared presents that will make any teen happy.

You Might Get Bored if You’re a Borg
I was a devout disciple of the Church of Apple during my university days — and most college students still are. While it can be reassuring to know that you’re not the only victim of a Mac-attack, seeing seas of sterling silver and glossy white laptop cases in lecture can get pretty boring. With Gelaskins, however, you can jazz up your Mac, iPod, phone, and even PC, with unique and removable skins that borrow designs from artists both world-famous (M.C. Escher!) and contemporary (Kozyndan).
Price: $14.95 – $29.95, depending on what device you’re buying a skin for.
Also Cool: DecalGirl covers both your computers and your game consoles.

iPod urDorm
Does your college student think s/he is a work of art? Want to make that dream a reality? Then opt for these custom-made prints from iPop My Photo. The iconic black and vibrantly-colored iPod advertisements are as much a pop culture staple as Andy Warhol’s multi-colored Madonna prints, making them a welcome addition to any dorm decor. Best yet, you can customize it with the color and photo you want and specify whether your subject should be rendered with or sans iPod.
Price: $19.95
Also Cool: Andy Warhol-inspired prints from allPopart.com make room for speech bubbles, $300 and up

Use Your Mind, Be on Time
Every student — and adult — knows how easy it is to just hit the snooze and catch more Zs. But the Puzzle Alarm Clock from Bim Bam Banana doesn’t let you drift off so easily thanks to an alarm setting that requires some quick puzzle skills, and more than a little coherence, to shut it off. Your college students will be wide awake before s/he knows what hits him — after all, the alarm sends the puzzle pieces soaring into the air and your student jumping out of bed to retrieve and reassemble them in order to regain the sweet bliss of silence.
Price: $99
Also Cool: Clocky from PerpetualKid.com takes off and rolls around the room, $49.99

Why So Wi-fi?
On college campuses everywhere, only one thing is more important than food, grades, and dating: wireless (wi-fi) access. Though more and more colleges and restaurants are establishing their own wireless networks, finding the right study spot with a strong enough signal to survive your data demands can still be a daunting task: Take out your laptop, turn it on, check networks, move and start again. ThinkGeek’s Wi-Fi Detector Shirt takes care of all this by continuously searching for and displaying the quality of wi-fi signals in the area. It’s the perfect gift for students on the go.
Price: $19.99
Also Cool: The Personal Soundtrack Shirt from ThinkGeek makes every moment musical, $39.99

– Genevieve M. Blaber

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