Nine AMAZING Innovations That Will Make You Look Forward To Starting School Again (PHOTOS)

As the first day of classes creeps up on us, we thought we'd give you some reasons to anticipate the start of school. Nine reasons, to be exact -- from robots to iPads to healthy, delicious meals delivered to your dorm room. Got your backpack packed yet?

Let us know which one's your favorite in the comments section.

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Often hailed as the most revolutionary gadget of the 21st century, the iPad is coming to campus. According to CNN, schools like Oklahoma State University are providing their students with iPads for certain classes.

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Often hailed as the most revolutionary gadget of the 21st century, the iPad is coming to campus. According to CNN, schools like Oklahoma State University are providing their students with iPads for certain classes.

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[Jo Perry]

11:37 PM on 08/09/2010

Silent Bodyguard secret panic button for smartphones is another innovation college students will be grateful for: check it out: www.silentbodyguard.com

[educatedvagabond]

12:06 PM on 08/05/2010

My law school just started case book rental, but it isn't that great yet. The books cost almost as much as a regular book and not all the required texts are available. But in a couple years, I think its going to be a brilliant way to save money on overpriced case books.

[kristydaily]

09:13 PM on 08/04/2010

The font in your own handwriting is pretty cool. Kind of considering doing it, if nothing than just for fun.

[cloudcuckooland]

11:30 AM on 08/10/2010

But I like typing because it avoids showcasing my messy handwriting...

[mikefina]

04:23 PM on 08/01/2010

Beer goggles--gotta have 'em.

[hagagaga]

05:05 PM on 08/07/2010

Beer lens + meat paste + beer lens

THEY DO NOTHING!

[mikefina]

05:56 PM on 08/07/2010

High-ordered nerd-dom. Still, thanks for the reference.

ps thank goodness the "she's" out there wear the goggles too--worked to my advantage, though sadly, not often enough...

[InofTouch]

04:50 AM on 08/01/2010

No Love for the Spork

[mcmutter]

04:00 PM on 07/31/2010

In spite of all the gadgets, reading the book and knowing the material never goes out of style ....

[Trittydi]

04:46 AM on 07/31/2010

Obviously, the student has to have a nice fat allowance to afford many of these options.
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[Kevin Robles]

12:52 AM on 07/31/2010

Amazing? Amazing? w..t...f

[WurrdUp]

12:49 AM on 07/31/2010

Textbook rentals? Where were those when I was in college?! Great idea because the buybacks are a JOKE. An $89 textbook re-sells for about $4. It's an insult and the reason I skipped buying the books as much as I could.

[Conservative in NJ]

10:35 PM on 07/30/2010

lame

[Lohikaarme]

10:00 PM on 07/30/2010

I thought looking forward to start school is related to looking forward to learn something new and useful. Just about everything shown in this article do not have anything to do with that goal. To learn something well "less is more." What is needed is time to focus on the subject not to play around with gadgets and other items that consume time.

[Daly]

08:29 PM on 07/30/2010

publishers are not embracing technology...rather the kids carry tomes that are heavy, go out of date quickly and force the purchase of new books...

colleges make tons on buying back the more resent books for pennies... vicious cycle attacking parent/student wallets.

[Sup Dooder]

06:38 PM on 07/30/2010

What are they teaching students with an iPad? That they don't need to worry about learning how to use computers, or even consider engineering, or even learn anything, for that matter, because everyone is hard at work making life idiot-proof?

[Daly]

08:30 PM on 07/30/2010

iPad could and should compete with kindle and other e-readers.

[EvitaLuisa]

09:32 PM on 07/30/2010

Ahhh, if you read the article recently published in the Tech section, you'll find -- wow!- that they are not competing for identical markets. Just an idea.....

[rjmtx]

06:24 PM on 07/30/2010

X-Ray specs...

[Big0725]

06:15 PM on 07/30/2010

In an effort to see what the other side is talking about, I tuned on to Fox to see if any heads were exploding. Alas, the set was clean, but something else caught my eye. Doesn't it seem odd and a bit stupid to name a regularly scheduled show "Special Report"?

[Big0725]

06:17 PM on 07/30/2010

Oops, wrong thread!