Five useful Apple accessories for students heading off to college

Hi. What about an accessory for your MagSafe charger? This one is really useful for students that take their laptops everywhere and hate dealing with the messy extension cable (is also very pretty!): http://www.quirky.com/products/15-PowerCurl?r=c787a8c04db22d50f8d00ae05302a764

Oh, and for the new iPod Nano with camera, here's a really cool case that has a hard plastic exterior, cord wrap, shock-resistant silicone core, full body and screen protection and the cool thing is that it comes packed with a hand steadying video grip that transforms into vertical and horizontal kickstands.
Pretty cool uh? here's the link: http://www.quirky.com/products/14-Kickster?r=c787a8c04db22d50f8d00ae05302a764

If you like them, hurry up and pre-order, because in a few days they'll be like 25% more expensive.

I like the iShot Machine app because it's more than just another recipe app with a million drinks. This is entertainment with a useful recipe database. A cool interface and fun to use. Great for an icebreaker at a bar. http://www.iShotMachine.com

I don't know about picking up chicks by sharing Wi-Fi...

But good list, anyway! I would have to add the Kensington Cable Lock as a must-have for anyone with a laptop in college, though. Don't want your laptop walking out of your dorm room because you left your door unlocked, or off a table while it's momentarily unattended.

Do not forget about your dorm room too...remember, you will stay in your dorm more hours then you will be out. Your new home away from home is a MUST! tryo to pimp your room with a few easy steps, including, lamps, clocks, and bean bag chairs.

Orbicule's Undercover service should be on any college kid's "required" list. For $39 they'll protect your Mac from theft - forever. Or buy a household license and find four other people, bringing your cost down even more.

Laptop theft is a big deal around campus. If you're going to spend the money on a Mac (which I would recommend), you should pay the $39 to protect your investment.

-- Current University of Michigan student

You seem to have forgotten how some students will literally stop eating normal food to fund their gadget needs (and/or alcohol).

Well as a college student in my last semester, i bought myself a nice macbook pro, but that's the only thing that will break my bank account. The iPhone is darn nice but my E71 does more than I need at the moment and does it well for me. As I am a bit of paranoid person, I bought a regular Targus backpack that fits my laptop and every single thing I could think of putting in it. Swiss Gear seem to make great backpacks but it screams nerd and money to me (nothing against people who have'em though). My alarm clock isn't a fancy one, it's my E71 with a loud and old fashioned ringtone, to wake myself up.

As a "mommy" paying my son's way I say - hey, if I already have a plan for myself and my kid is a cheap "add on" anyhow - why is that a bad thing? Why should people insult him just because I buy him something cheap and useful? Those of you insulting the cost - how do you know what the parents are actually paying? Maybe it's a big family plan?

It is pretty funny to see the die-hard, high-society fanboys lash out against the commenters who make a valid point. All of this stuff is expensive unless you have mommy or daddy flipping the bill. Kids who have to struggle *gasp* don't have smartphones or exorbantly deep pockets for novelty crap (like most of what is found in an Apple store). This coming from somebody who DID struggle but now has most of the stuff on this list.

This is all pretty hilarious to old farts like me who went to college before anybody even had stereos, but the comments dissing people complaining about cost are pretty sad.