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Prospective college students these days have quite the list of school supplies. Beyond your classic pencil and paper, college students have bills racked high with textbooks, living expenses, and transportation.

But what are the must-haves for college students in the tech world? For students that like to see technology work hand-in-hand with their college education, DegreeGo unveils tech devices that are sure to be a benefit as you pursue your campus college degree or your online college degree.

Of course, keep in mind that if you are a campus-attending student rather than an online student, you may have to power done some of your tech devices when attending classes. Students see schools as inhibiting learning technologies, but that’s just part of the transitory stages of technology and education.

As the economy continues to suffer, businesses across the board have become increasingly more reliant on incentives, package deals, and special discount offers to attract new customers. Deals can currently be found all over the place, from luxurious discounted Las Vegas vacation packages at Station Casinos, to haggled down prices on expired packages of Bacon at Whole Foods, making it a little less surprising to see some higher education providers starting to offer incentives of their own.

The recent swell of out-of-work job seekers finding little success in the way of re-employment has helped to generate a virtual tidal wave of new enrollments for colleges and universities, of both the traditional campus-based variety, and especially those offering online courses. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, American Sentinel University recently unveiled a new incentives plan that makes their already low tuition rates seem even more attractive.

Have you heard about the Kindle 2? This $299 Amazon book reader is just over 1/3 thick (think a magazine) and weighs as much as a paperback, yet it is designed to hold over 1,500 books. These e-books are capable of being downloaded in a matter of seconds with via a free Internet connection. Imagine your textbooks compiled into e-book form!

The Kindle 2 was designed with a larger format than the original Kindle so that it could be utilized for high-quantity texts, such as textbooks. Students benefit from the Kindle 2 with a wide array of features, such as more affordable textbooks, more ease of reading, and less weight in the backpack. The Kindle 2 also reads the following file types: Word/DOCX, PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI. Carry your school files with you by emailing these document types to your Kindle.