With teenagers getting ready to go to University after the summer, they’ll be looking for some essentials to take with them. These should include items such as a PC or Laptop, Dictaphone, TV and of course an MP3 player.

MP3 players are essential equipment for students in university as they have so many uses, for example:

• When connected to an iPod dock or MP3 player speaker system they double up as a Hi-Fi unit, with comparable sound quality. This is essential for any student party.
• Using the MP3 player students can download and listen to podcasts of the week’s lectures. This is handy to revisit the information they’ve learned, or experience it for the first time if they’ve slept in during the lecture!
• Playing music… obvious this one, but MP3 players and iPods are very comforting to have as music is very important in a young person’s life, especially when they’re living away from home for the first time.
• Games. Many iPods come with games that can be played during tedious lectures, or when you’re waiting for the bus to arrive.