Unusual Gadgets for a Unique College Dorm Room

You're off to college, but do you have everything packed? You might think you have all of your gadgets covered by bringing your Kindle, laptop, and Xbox. Think again. These unusual gadgets are essential for college and will make your dorm room as unique and individual as you. Make sure you have these college essentials on your list!

Dorm Room Essentials

Keep your dorm room looking nice and neat by organizing your cables with the Cable Monkey Cable Organizer. For $6 you can have this little monkey keep your cables together.

Fight off the freshman 15 and wake up in time for class with the Shape Up Dumbbell Alarm Clock. This dumbbell alarm clock is $15 and can be configured to require 30 reps in the morning before the alarm will go off.

Study Time

It can be very hard to study when you live with roommates. Block everything out and concentrate with these $80 Audio Technica ATH-ANC1 QuietPoint Active Noise-Cancelling On-Ear Headphones. With these noise-cancelling headphones you should be able to work through almost anything!

Party Time

The BeerBot Bottle Opening Shirt is bound to come in handy. Some college students may try to show off by opening a bottle with their teeth or a lighter. Trump them all by opening bottles with your shirt with this $10 shirt from ThinkGeek.

It wasn't too long ago that speakers served dual purposes in dorm rooms. They not only blasted your music for all to hear, but they also worked as tables. Express your individuality with trendy iPod speakers. For $47 you can rock out in style with the iHome iH15 LED Color-Changing Speaker System with Built-In Subwoofer. You may not be able to set your drinks on this 5.5-inch cube speaker, but you can change the color to match your mood or even configure it to cycle through colors.

Coffee

College is full of late night study sessions made possible by your friend, coffee. Whether you like to drink coffee now or not, chances are by the end of your freshman year you will have developed a taste for it. With the Bialetti Class Stovetop Espresso Maker you can brew six cups of delicious espresso right on your hot plate. This $56 espresso maker will look stylish in any dorm room and come in very handy right before finals.

Keep your coffee hot with this USB Coffee Mug Warmer. Plug this $6 cup warmer into your laptop to prevent your coffee from getting cold while you study.