Don’t we all wish we had just one device to control all the technological devices we have? We carry around our phones and MP3 players in our huge purses that contain our whole lives. This doesn’t even include all the stuff we have at home like TV’s, DVD players, laptops, Blue-ray disc players etc. It would be a miracle if we could just have one remote that controlled all these things! Well VooMote takes care of that. And CollegeCandy is giving one away! It comes in a bunch of different colors and you can customize the layout! This device is ridiculously cool, and you could be the proud owner of one!

The VooMote Zapper is a light-weight dongle that effortlessly converts your iOS device into an impressively smart universal remote that controls virtually all of your A/V gear with ease and convenience. For more info, visit www.zero1.tv.

Three lucky readers will have the chance to win this awesome all in one gadget! Want to win? Here’s how:

1. If you could have a remote for anything, what would it be for and why? Tell us in the comments below for your chance to win.  That’s it.  Oh, and make sure to use your real e-mail address so we can contact you if you win.

2. Contest closes on May 10th at 11:59 pm

3. Please note this giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents. For official rules and more legal mumbo-jumbo, click here.

I finally made the smartphone transition this year when I got my iPhone. I had been stubborn, because the idea of carrying around such an expensive, fragile thing really freaked me out. But, like everybody else who has one, now I love my smartphone. And I’m practically glued to the screen at all times. My fear hasn’t disappeared though. I’m still terrified of breaking the thing, and I’m sure I would have at this point if it weren’t for my case.

I know I can’t be the only one with this problem. And because we love our CC readers, we’re going to help you out. We’re giving away an awesome, indestructible phone case from Ballistic. Check out the details below.

You can now stay protected and maintain your trendy appearance with a case you can fit in your pocket, the Ballistic Lifestyle! This case offers the best of both worlds — its ultra-sleek profile creates minimal bulk, but still provides maximum protection. It’s also equipped with interchangeable Ballistic Corners in various thickness options – so choose your style: curved or rounded – either way you’ll be protected when life strikes.

Sounds pretty neat, right? Well, the good news is we’re giving away five!

1. To enter, leave a comment telling us the worst thing you’ve ever done to a phone. Make sure to use your real email address so we can contact you if you win.

2. Contest ends May 3rd at 11:59 PM.

3. Please note this giveaway is only open to US residents. For official rules and more legal mumbo-jumbo, click here.

There’s nothing we love for summer more than our favorite pair of sunglasses. This year, it looks like we’ll be retiring our trusty old drugstore shades in favor of a new brand we’re obsessed with. STUN makes super hot eyewear that’s — get this — totally affordable for college students or anyone living on a tighter budget. If you’re like me and can’t just own one pair of sunnies, better check out the selection these guys offer up. We’re loving the seemingly endless color options their wayfarers are offered in, as well as their chic, updated Penny wayfarer and Director’s Cut aviator — both a great reinterpretation of our go-to faves.

STUN was founded to provide high-quality durables with classic style at a price that won’t break the bank.

 At STUN, we pride ourselves on the details found in our product such as stainless steel hinges, polarized/mirrored lens options, plentiful color combinations, and high-quality molded finishes. Sure, many companies have these same attributes in their sunglasses, however we are offering ours starting at $18; a price that most budgets can justify.

Quality personal accessories don’t have to be pricey to show people who you really are. Instead of a pair of designer glasses, pick up a set of STUNs and change it up on the daily. You’ll be glad you did!

We’re giving away 3 different prize packs including 3 pairs of sunglasses (choices include penny, prime wayfarer, and directors cut) and a hat! Here’s how you can win:

1. Tell us where you plan on wearing your new shades for  in the comments below for your chance to win.  That’s it.  Oh, and make sure to use your real e-mail address so we can contact you if you win.

2. Contest closes on April 26th at 11:59 pm

3. Please note this giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents. For official rules and more legal mumbo-jumbo, click here.

In case you couldn’t tell, CC is crazy about music festivals. We already brought you the ultimate music festival bucket list, and a guide to music festival must-have items. And now, because Coachella is coming up, we’re giving you the opportunity to win some awesome music-themed accessories! Check out the details below.

With the desert heat of Coachella just around the corner, the leader in blending eco-friendly fashion with music culture seamlessly, Wear Your Music, is turning up the temperature in the desert with a hot “festival prize package” for the true music lover.

A custom Wear Your Music Rock Recycled Record Bowl and retro Album Notebook will have friends envy the latest additions to your entertainment collection and a will help you keep track of your Coachella checklist – face paint, headband, water, water and more water.

Last but not least in our package of rock n’ roll goodies, we have a bracelet made from a recycled guitar or bass string that will have you accessorized accordingly while you’re moving to the music! Add more to your stack of VIP bands from WearYourMusic.org

Even better, we’re giving away not only this amazing prize package, but fans on twitter will be eligible to win a guitar string bracelet!

Here’s how to win the prize package:

1. Tell us the band you’re most excited to see/wish you could see at Coachella!  That’s it! Make sure to use your real e-mail address so we can contact you if you win.

2. Contest closes at 11:59 PM on April 19, 2012.

3. Please note this giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents. For official rules and more legal mumbo-jumbo, click here.

4. Keep in mind that you might not win the style pictured above.

And to enter to win the guitar string bracelet through Twitter, be sure to follow CollegeCandy and Wear Your Music

I want @CollegeCandy  & @WearYourMusic to pick me to #win a guitar string bracelet! http://bit.ly/Izkd3y #giveaway #RT2Win #Coachella

This past week, we asked you to list your fifth must have college fashion staple.  Besides the necessary shoes, great jeans, and comfy pajamas, what other items do you need to survive?  We got some great suggestions from our readers.  Our winner Olivia said “My favorite staple is a trench coat.  It adds instant polish to my look…plus, it’s a timeless piece and very versatile.  Perfect for my tight college budget!”  Congratulations Olivia!

And don’t forget, we’re celebrating with Boy Meets Girl® and Campus Candy at the Campus Candy store at Penn State (#psu) today at 7:30!  They’re throwing an unforgettable fashion show with student models, Boy Meets Girl® gear, candy, and a meet-n-greet with brand Founder/Creative Director Stacy Igel. Can you imagine anything more college than spending Sunday night doing homework checking out fashion and eating candy? Oh, and asking a fashion designer for advice IN-PERSON?  If you’re around the area, this event is NOT to be missed!

This week is College Fashion Week (#collegefashionweek if you’re Twitter-obsessed) and we’re celebrating with Boy Meets Girl® and Campus Candy at the Campus Candy store at Penn State (#psu) on September 18th.  Why? They’re throwing an unforgettable fashion show with student models, Boy Meets Girl® gear, candy, and a meet-n-greet with brand Founder/Creative Director Stacy Igel. Can you imagine anything more college than spending Sunday night doing homework checking out fashion and eating candy? Oh, and asking a fashion designer for advice IN-PERSON?.We can’t. But we know that not all our readers go to Penn State. Fine, we know that the majority of our readers don’t go there. We didn’t want to leave you out of the fun though! So read on to find out how you can also get in on the fashion, food and fun.

When it comes to dorm life, it’s no news to you that closet space is something of a limited commodity. Even after you’ve gone like a mad woman through The Container Store and Target, those stackable units can only hold so much. It is for this reason that creating a well-rounded college wardrobe is such a precise science. There is literally no room for error.

So what are the items you’re going to find yourself longing for? The must-haves for successfully getting from Point A to Point B (with a pit-stop at the bar in between)? Read on and make sure you’ve got these college fashion staples…

1. A Comfortable Pair of Heels

Whether you toss them on for a class presentation or for a night of frat hopping, you’ll quickly find out that comfort is key. It’s so much easier to enter these situations confidently when you’re not worried about the pains shooting up your legs and the blisters on your toes. Plus, no one wants to be (or dance with) the cranky girl hunched in the corner complaining about her shoes.

2. Cute Pajamas

If you live in your college’s dorms, it’s amazing how many people see you in various states of undress. Hair half-up in a clip, pajama bottoms and a going out top? Standard Saturday 7pm attire. Boxer shorts, socks and an inside out oversize tee? Welcome to Sunday morning. By opting for some fun PJs (like this Voyager Hoodie From Boy Meets Girl®), you’ll at least feel slightly put together, even at your less glamorous, more scrambled moments.

3. The Perfect Jeans

You know the ones. They make your butt look amazing and your legs look…well…as long as possible. They’re your go-to for going out and the natural choice when you’re heading to class. They’re so perfect that if they were a man, they’d be Ryan Gosling. Instead of cramming ten pairs of so-so jeans into your 2×2 closet, take the time to find that one magical pair that goes everywhere.

4. Shower Shoes

Not the most glamorous foot apparel, but a necessity all the same. Do you know what’s lurking on your shower floors? Yeah, me neither, but I don’t doubt direct contact will land me in the hospital with Bubonic Plague. So grab a pair of shower shoes, make ‘em cute and wear them every day.

5. You tell us to become eligible to win the grand prize! One lucky winner will win a survival kit from Boy Meets Girl® . Five runner-ups will win a $10 gift card from Campus Candy.

So you wanna win the survival kit…

1. Tell us your favorite college fashion staple in the comments below. Then make sure you’re following Boy Meets Girl® on Twitter and that you like them on Facebook. That’s it. You’re automatically entered to win this amazing prize.  Oh, and make sure to use your real e-mail address so we can contact you if you win.

2. Contest closes at 11:59 PM on September 16 2011

3. Please note this giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents. For official rules and more legal mumbo-jumbo, click here.

4. One grand prize winner will be announced at 7 pm on Sunday, Sept. 18th on CollegeCandy.com. 5 runner-ups will receive gift cards to Campus Candy.

Okay, so here at the CollegeCandy offices, we’re pretty obsessed with our candy pink Sony VAIO S series laptop PC. Why, you ask? Because this thing has a 15 hour battery life and looks amazing when we bring it to meetings. We have to tell you, it’s pretty freakin’ amazing living in a world free of tangled power cords and low batteries.

Just in time for back to school, Windows is giving away a VAIO and a sheet battery to one lucky winner. All you have to do is tweet @windows or post on their blog what you would do with your laptop if you had up to 15 hours of battery life. You can enter up until 7pm PST on July 17, so get going!

For more information and contest details, check out the Windows Blog.

Now, Threadless Select is giving CC readers the opportunity to win a Select tee of their choice when you tweet your favorite tee to @Threadless and any one of the CC twitter handles. You can tweet all of our accounts once a day for up to four chances to win (or to win four times).

Follow @CollegeCandy, @CC_Intern, @SororityGirlCC and @CC_Mizzou for more details.

WELCOME TO OUR BIRTHDAY PARTY!

We’re officially four years old and we couldn’t be happier.  Over the past four years we’ve gone from a teeny-tiny little blog struggling to get visitors to becoming the LARGEST blog out there for college women. (Sorta like how Suri went from pacifiers to high heels….) Not to sound cocky, but GO US! Okay we’re done patting ourselves on our backs. Intern, stop rubbing my feet and start patting me on the back, will ya?

Where was I? Oh, right. Our birthday party. Anyways, we couldn’t have gotten where we are today without ALL OF YOU! And that’s why we’re celebrating our big day by giving back to you.

Earlier this week we asked you to tell us (via Facebook) what your favorite CollegeCandy post is in the world — and you guys came out strong with a variety of awesome content (some we didn’t even remember!). So instead of sending you a slice of cake in the mail, we’re gonna eat it ourselves delivering a gift to you all day long.

Our top ten most-liked CollegeCandy blogs ever!

Just like a very special episode of a TV show, we’ll be running things a little differently today. Instead of putting up our usual Friday blogs, we’re going to be featuring the blogs that you picked! And, just like we promised, the person who submitted the most-liked post is going home with the most awesome goodie-stuffed Clava bag.

But that’s not all. We’re still giving out presents all day. Discount presents that is….check out all the awesome companies that want to save you some money in honor of our BDAY bash!

-Use “GOEDU” to get 25% off at Shoedazzle until March 15, 2011
- Use “COLLEGE20″ to get 20% off at Fantasy Jewelry Box and Designs by Stephene.
- Use “COLLEGE” to get 15% off at Clava from now until March 18, 2011.
- Use “COLLEGE” to get 20% off at Tarte until March 15, 2011.

Thanks for celebrating with us! Enjoy a day of CollegeCandy hits!

We’ve teamed up with our favorite organizing guru Peter Walsh and OfficeMax to give one lucky CollegeCandy fan an entirely new workspace. As in a new desk, message board, file tray, cord management station, portable inbox station, expanding files, writing board, notebooks, letter tray, ottoman with hanging files inside, and more!

Yeah it’s a lot — I’m out of breath just typing it!

Last week we invited people to upload their messiest desk pictures to our Facebook fan page to prove to us why they deserved to win this awesome prize. And even though our desks are filled with old wrappers, crumb-filled keyboards, and coffee stains, you guys managed to out-do us. We’ve chosen the 5 MESSIEST desks from all the entries and now we’re asking you to help us pick a winner by voting for the person who NEEDS the new workspace the most.

Check out the pictures below, then place your vote at the bottom! The contest ends this Friday, February 4th, so don’t forget to vote!

Angelica Says: "HELP! I am in desperate need of a new desk. This one second hand and it's so old there had to holes cut in the back for my power cords. My desk always seems to be doing double duty (vanity, desk, dinning table) and I need somewhere that I can just STUDY. Please help me get a new desk!"

Emily Says: "My desk is a complete and utter disaster! I don't have anywhere to store my stuff, so things are spilling onto the floor and I don't even have room to have a book open and use my computer at the same time!"

Jandrea Says: "My desk just seems to get cluttered...I try and keep it neat and I fail. My fish Charlie doesn't enjoy it too much either. The plate of water colors has been there for a verrrrrry long time."

"This is Katie's chaotic corner: a land of pure imagination, homework, and creativity. Sometimes, Cheerios attack, penguins fall , and I have no room for all of my books. But it's okay-- I dream that one day I will have a desk large enough to hold my homeless pet squirrel."

Megan Says: "My desk is an absolute wreck, and it is so small that there is no room to get anything done on its small surface especially since my computer screen is cracked and I have to have two monitors on the desk which takes up even most of the room. Also, my fish, Othello, doesn't really have anywhere else to be so I have to work around him while doing homework, playing on facebook, doing my hair, or putting on makeup."