It is time to go back to school and hit those books, and one critical skill that will help you to survive those classes is being the best at taking notes.  This USB Digital Notepad is a great note-taking tool and would make a great back to school gift.  You don't even need a computer to capture your notes with this handy notepad it will save your notes to flash memory.  Want to become a master note-taker then here are a few tips.....

1) Be an active listener!

2) Split your notes into columns. Use a column for lecture notes and another column for questions and to write important facts from the lecture to use later for studying.

3) Write neatly and quickly!

4) Always remember that if your teacher says, "This is important...." make sure to mark it boldly it will probably be on a test.

This totally radical 80's Cube Clock will make a great gift for the student that is off to college.  They can represent their love for pop culture from a decade that gave us everything from My Little Ponies to the most excellent hair accessory the Banana Clip.  How to know that you are to the max in love with everything from the 80's or to identify those that grew up in the 80's....

1) If you have ever wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

2) You wore leggings with high-top Reebok and at least four pairs of slouch socks, neon clothing, any L.A. Gear clothing, Hammer Pants, stonewashed Jordache jean jacket, a silver glove on one hand, or jelly shoes.

3) You know all the words to the song "We Are The World".

4) You know what the  "Care Bear Stare" is.

Developed by a professor at Brunel University in London, this fascinating kit lets you explore magnetism in a completely new way, thanks to the magnetic properties of British pennies and two extra strong Magic Penny magnets. (In case you didn't know, since 1992 the British penny has been minted in copper-plated steel, thus allowing it to become magnetic. I watch WAY too much BBC.)

Includes one US penny for comparison.

Note: This award-winning kit has been declared illegal in several southern states as it has been condemed as  "witchcraft", because, as everyone knows, you can 'spend a penny' but you cannot 'spin a penny' without touching it.

This cool backpack is from Burton, and every teen and 20-something knows that they make the coolest (or is it rad-est?) tech gear. This Burton Amp Pack backpack has integrated SOFTswitch™ technology that not only carries your iPod™, but lets you control it, too. The control switch is under the shoulder strap, and includes a molded storage pocket and headphone port. It even has a laptop compartment!

Always stay plugged in (jacked in?) with this backpack. What a great Grad or back to school gift!

Tired of your roommate hogging the bathroom, playing loud music or not doing their fair share of the workload? Then get this Roommate FYI notepad and keep them on track.

I had a roommate in college that ate my food when I went home for the weekend. Hey, Donna, you owe me some chocolate chip cookies and a jar of peanut butter!

Let's see, here it is: Leave my stuff alone. Check! Buy your own food. Check! See a shrink. Double check!!