Cool, fun and useful gadgets for college dorm room

College dorm rooms, with their sufficient, economical space, can prove challenging to furnish and decorate.

After fitting in the essentials like the bed the desk, couple of chairs, few kitchen appliances and some storage, looks like something is missing.

Most of the time is all about personal touch that one can easily fix by adding a decorative pillow, a wall paper, a vase with fake flowers or other decorations.

But sometime one may want to add more to it. Here are some items that can be useful and fun.

An alarm clock placed close to the bed is an essential for a college dorm room. But this item is easy missed in the packing process and often skipped all together from the checklist. That's not a tragedy since most 3G phones can be set to give you a ring at a certain time. Though, there are some times when one needs more then a buzz. That's why there is a flying alarm clock on the market. Unless is chased around the room and brought back to the base, the alarm clock won't stop ringing. This ingenious gadget has a detachable rotor that flies high on the room, while the alarm goes on for one hours. No way you won't make it to the 8 am class.

There are several option when it comes to drinking water, from the most expensive one that will require to buy bottled water, to the cheapest one that means using plain top water. Between this two extremes, there are water purifiers and water filtration systems. A $15 pitcher with attached water filter is good enough for a dorm room. But what about on the go? What about icy cold water? There is a solution for this problems too. It is called Ez-Freeze and comes in 24 or 32 oz. This gadget is a basic plastic bottle that has a water filter inserted in a tube that runs through the middle and purifies and cools the water. And it can keep track of how much water you drink. 

No more worries about valuable personal belongings: a laptop steel safe  has been invented. The market offers few kinds of laptop security safes: plain steel boxes, wall mount safe with electronic lock, furniture mount safe. The last one can be placed on a leg of a loft bed, or a desk and can hold a 16" laptop, your jewelry, digital camera or ipod.
Most security locks comply with all the regulation of the college dorm. They are easy to use and install and most of all they are unbreakable. Some of the most expensive models can go over $300 but there are cheaper ones that do the same job.

A rack dish dryer is probably the most common gadget for a small kitchen and it works very well for most people. However, if your aunt wants to give you a back-to-college gift, go for an electric portable dish dryer. It runs at over 100 F and get your dished spotless. This machine is smart. It has a timer and a microprocessor that sets the right time for the drying cycle. It weights about 13 lb (maybe 6 kg) with a capacity of 3.4 litres. And is small enough to fit on a tight space.

This cool gadget is perfect for storing 2 bikes inside your college dorm room. It holds up to 80 lb. It is tall and slender, has adjustable arms and easy to assemble. This bike rack just leans against the wall, keeping your bike away from strangers' temptation.

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