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.

Dear iPad (also known as little mac),

I never knew what I was missing in life until I found you. The ease in which I can search for things, write scholarly articles, and watch reality TV amazes me.

Your lightweight no-need-to-pretend-I’m-breaking-my-back-while-lugging-you-in-my-bag is fantastic. Not to mention how the envious stares, whenever I slowly take you out of said bag, make me feel like the six-foot model I’ve always wanted to be. You’re like the liposuction I never knew I wanted to get.

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Hold onto your glasses, geeks! The iPad 3 might get here sooner than we all thought. I have the iPad 2, and to be honest with you, I’m completely in love with it. I don’t go anywhere without it, and I can’t quite remember what I did before I had it in my little technology obsessed hands. When the iPad first came out, I was definitely a bit skeptical. Why would anyone need an oversized iPhone? Now I can’t imagine life without my oversized iPhone.

iPad has so many great features from its amazing display to its incredible battery life. It stays charged longer than my laptop does. Apps on the iPad make life easy with project management tools, iBooks, and magazines right at your fingertips. I’m a Mac in every aspect of my life, but even my PC friends can’t get enough of the iPad. In addition to being a great education and business device, it’s also fabulous in terms of entertainment whether you’re playing Angry Birds or watching Netflix. But that’s enough bragging on the iPad. Read More »

****CLOSED: Congrats to Amanda L for winning!****

You know what my new year’s resolution was this year? Find a way to give an iPad to a loyal CollegeCandy reader! And even though it’s only January 2nd, I’ve already resoluted my resolution (that’s how you say it right?) and found not only an iPad, but one an iPad that comes fully loaded with a Kno.com textbook. Just in time for the spring semester to start.

“What?!”

I can hear you saying that right now. But yes, it’s true. It’s our first giveaway of the year and we are going allll out. Check out some more deets on Kno.com, then scroll down to see how YOU can win!

Kno is an education software company on a mission to shake up higher education by making learning engaging, efficient, and social for students. More than 100K textbooks are available from Kno at 30-50% off the list price of a physical book, and helps bring academic content to life through interactive features such as 3D, Smart Links, Quiz Me and Journal. Kno makes it affordable and convenient for every student to access their books and study materials on whichever platform they prefer – on the Web, iPad, and Facebook. Check them out on Youtube AND Vimeo today.

Want to win?

1. To enter, just leave us a comment telling us your new year’s resolution and like Kno.com on Facebook. Make sure to use your real email address so we can contact you if you win.

2. Contest ends January 5th 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.

Our generation has been called a lot of things over the years, and not all of them have been particularly flattering. But I think we can all agree that we are the generation that thrives on technology. They call us the “thumb generation” because we’re always texting or typing, and that’s not really something we can argue with. We are the age of the internet, the cell phone, and the iPad. We are the age of all things digital.

Just think of all the technological developments that there have been since our parents were college seniors. For one thing, if you were a college girl when you mom was a college girl you wouldn’t be reading a blog. You wouldn’t even know what a blog is. You wouldn’t even have cordless phones, never mind a cell phone, AND you’d be using a typewriter to write your final papers. And none of it would have seemed the least bit weird to you. But it seems weird to us. But you know what, all the stuff that we do now may eventually seem outdated to our children some day.

Like what, you say? Why I’m so glad you asked…

It’s almost the end of the school year and for those unfortunate seniors out there, it may also be the end of college. (Wah Wah) The second most asked question (right after “what are you doing to do after you graduate?”), will be “what do you want for your graduation gift?” While my wise brother always claims that cash is king, the older generation often wants to give you something more tangible as a gift.

So here’s a list of things you should ask for so you don’t end up with five copies of Oh the Places You’ll Go:

14 guilt-free desserts

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Don't worry. Yours will be a lot cleaner than this one!

Yes, it’s true. It’s also really hard for us to say that because we’ve wanted one for months and we’re not eligible to win this here contest. Sobfest.

Anyways, here’s the deal. Our friends at Jeep (no, they won’t give us a car, either. UGH.) really love CollegeCandy and to prove that to you, they reached out to us and asked us if they could work with us to give you an iPad. Nice peeps, right?

So here’s what you gotta do to enter. And it’s gonna get dirty.

1. Visit Jeep’s Facebook page, where you’ll be getting muddy.

2. Upload a picture of yourself into their Mud U application.

3. Sling, wipe and rub some mud on that beautiful mug of yours. Read More »

Another year has almost come to an end…and what a year it’s been! But instead of recapping the last twelve months by clicking through tagged photos on Facebook or scrolling through oodles of Twitter updates, let us look back at the technology that make it all possible.

Hint: I’m talking about some of the very same technology that we all freaked out about when it first came out.

Smartphone vs. Smartphone: Google entered the smartphone market when they launched their Android all the way back in January. But that didn’t scare Apple away from launching their new iPhone in June (though its reception favored left-handed talkers and called for ton of free “bumper” cases from Steve Jobs). Then came the Blackberry Torch in August and the Windows 7 phone in October. It seems that Smartphones are no longer a luxury item, but a necessity. You were cool if you had one in 2009, but if you don’t have one by 2011, you and your T9Word texting on that black-and-white screen better start saving up.

Foursquare: The schoolyard ballgame is now a new type of social media? Okay, so the “game” started back in 2009, but our favorite businesses and restaurants didn’t start playing until this year. And even though it’s pretty creepy to let complete strangers know where you are and where you’ve been and what you’re doing at any moment, it’s pretty awesome that you can “check in” for discounts. By the end of this holiday (shopping) season, I will be Mayor of my local mall…and my bank account be mayor of “broke.”

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