Back To School Gadgets Guide for Older Students

It’s time for Back to School and Back to School Gadgets!  For some parents, it’s a time of relief.  For others, it’s a time of sadness.  Nonetheless, we want what is best for our kids and a solid education is essential for their future.  

We evaluated a number of back to school gadgets to select this year’s best products…especially those in high school and college.

We are pleased with some of the unique products we found for our Back to School Gadgets Guide, like the Kangaroo Pro Windows 10 computer the size of a smartphone, that students can take anywhere easily back and forth to access their projects.  

Or the SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive that allows students to access a LOT more data from their phone as well as back-up their phone’s pictures every time it’s used.

And if you have a daughter at college, you know the underlying fear in every parent’s mind about her walking alone at night on campus after class. Revolar eases this fear and gives daughters relief that help is on the way if needed.

Now onto our list…

5 Back to School Gadgets for Your Older Student

Kangaroo Pro Computer

A fascinating entry for our Back to School Gadgets Guide is the Kangaroo Pro Computer, the smallest desktop PC you can buy.  It’s extremely portable, about the size of a smartphone in length, yet it has three USB ports, a 64 GB hard drive, and an audio port.  It also has 4 GB of RAM, an internal battery lasting up to 4 hours, and a built-in fingerprint reader for quick login access and security.

The Kangaroo Pro Computer is an inexpensive way to have a desktop with amazing flexibility.  It comes with a docking station so you can hook up your monitor, mouse, and keyboard when you’re at your desk or undock the Kangaroo Pro and take it with you to hook up to your TV to watch your favorite movies from your hard drive.

College students can even take Kangaroo Pro with them to school and hook it up to their college’s computer lab PC’s and continue working on their own computer drive, it’s extremely versatile.

A great flexible PC for $170 is perfect for the college student on the run or for your child’s first PC to use with his/her schoolwork.  Kangaroo Pro is available on at Amazon,  for $169.99 plus free shipping. 

HP DeskJet 3755 Printer

This small profile All-in-One HP DeskJet 3755 home printer is perfect for a small desk space or the dorm, at just 5.4 inches tall and 15.8 inches deep.  Yet it’s big on features – it can print, scan, and copy your documents and connect wirelessly to your PC, Mac, tablet, or phone.

The HP DeskJet 3755 comes with 1 black and 1 tri-color print cartridge producing up to 4800 x 120 dpi (dots per inch) color resolution for incredible photo quality and detail. Now students can easily print documents, art projects, pictures, and more to this wireless printer using their phone, laptop, phone, or tablet…or all of them together.

Tired of needing to buy ink all of the time?  HP Instant Ink solves this with its worry-free cost saving ink replacement service.  HP Instant Ink helps you to save 50% on ink…and it’s based on printed pages, not the amount of ink used.  Your student will never need to leave for the store for ink mid-project again, as all ink comes is delivered right to their residence..and before they run out of ink.  There’s no annual fee and you can cancel anytime.

The HP DeskJet 3755 is the smallest All-in-One printer on the market and packs a lot of punch with its printing, scanning, and copying capabilities.  Available for just $69.99 at Amazon with free shipping.  The HP DeskJet 3755 comes with three months of free HP Instant Ink service.  

Want more free ink?  Just use this code, SCHOOL3 when you sign up and you can earn up to 6 months of free service!  Plans start at just $2.99/month and include ink, shipping and cartridge recycling. #HPDeskJet3700 #HPInstantInk

Lenovo Yoga Mouse

The Lenovo YOGA Mouse is a slim, modern looking mouse providing a smart design and new features for a mouse.  I really like the feel of the mouse in my hand and the compact size of this mouse.  Using Bluetooth 4.0 or a 2.4 GHZ wireless connection, the Lenovo Yoga Mouse  comes with a rechargeable battery which last sup to a month from a 2 hour charge.

Instead of a track wheel, the Lenovo Yoga Mouse uses touch on the middle button to quickly scroll up and down on a page.  In addition, the Microsoft Windows button on the front of the mouse makes it quick and easy to open up the Windows menu on Windows 10+ computers.  Very handy.

What’s unique about the Lenovo YOGA Mouse, is its ability to change form.  A simple twist (180 degree turn) of the mouse changes it to a flat device with an adaptive touch display, perfect for presentations – allowing you to advance to the next slide and move you along easily in a presentation…from afar.  

The Lenovo YOGA mouse unchains you from your laptop during a presentation, allowing you to move freely around the room as you present.  You can go forward or backwards on slides and even turn the screen to black while discussing a topic without distraction from the slides. This is a great tool for students.

The Lenovo YOGA mouse comes in 4 colors and is available through Amazon for $32.89.

Revolar Wearable Safety Device

For your students in school or away at college, the Revolar wearable safety device can give parents peace of mind.  Worn on clothing or attached to a keychain or backpack, your child can click on the Revolar button twice to send up to 5 family and/or friends a link to an updating Google map of their real-time location.  Clicking on Revolar three times means your child needs help right away.

No monthly service is needed. Revolar pairs with a compatible smartphone (iOS 9.0+ and Android 4.4+) with the Revolar app through Bluetooth or through WiFi to send alerts to concerned family or friends.  Revolar comes with a easy-to-replace battery, that lasts up to a year, and can be submerged in a pool or washing machine without being affected.

Revolar was created by a woman in her mid-twenties whose sister was assaulted twice before the age of 17.  She wanted to give young women more empowerment through this discreet safety device. 

Revolar is a tool your student can use to get help ASAP if needed and gives parents just a little bit of control is a fast-moving world.  Revolar is available for $99 plus free shipping on their website.

We believe that each of these products in our Back to School Gadgets Guide is a great fit for older students.  It’s pretty amazing that nowadays you can buy an All-in-One HP printer and a full Windows 10 computer…all for just $270, huh?  And to take advantage of the Windows 10 touch features, you can splurge a little and get a touchscreen monitor.

Have suggestions to share with other parents?  Leave us a comment below with your suggestions for our Back to School Gadgets Guide!

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                  * For purposes of evaluation, we were given each of these products to test and determine their eligibility for our Back to School Gadgets Guide.  All written opinions are our own.