they can be life-changing<\/a>. You can purchase plastic ones or use cheap NFC stickers you can put anywhere.<\/p>\nIf you’ve never experimented with NFC tags, they can be programmed to automate tasks for you when tapped with a phone.<\/p>\n
The best part is that you don’t need any power for these tags, so you can have them set up virtually anywhere and they will work.<\/p>\n
Pair these with smart devices, and you can get pretty creative. They are extremely affordable, costing just $9 for 50 pieces.<\/p>\n
Google Home Speaker<\/p>\n
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A smart speaker is the perfect accessory for a dorm because it takes up so little space and can do so much.<\/p>\n
It can become your entertainment hub by playing music, while also keeping you on task with gentle reminders. You can ask it a variety of questions on a range of different topics and get quick answers.<\/p>\n
And the big one is that it can control your compatible smart devices.<\/p>\n
Since it can accept voice prompts, it doesn’t require a hands-on approach to get small things done.<\/p>\n
Govee Smart Cordless Table Lamp Classic<\/p>\n
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This small table lamp looks good and also has built-in smarts that let you control it with a compatible smart speaker or the dedicated Govee app.<\/p>\n
It also works with Matter, so you can use your preferred smart home ecosystem, like Google Home.<\/p>\n
This lamp can deliver illumination in a number of colors, and the best part is that it doesn’t need to be plugged in. Yes, this lamp has a built-in battery that lasts up to 30 hours. Put it by your bedside, desk, or somewhere else.<\/p>\n
XGIMI Vibe One<\/p>\n
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Nothing says movie night like a projector. If you have this in your dorm room, people will be stopping by all the time.<\/p>\n
The XGIMI Vibe One not only delivers a crisp 1080p picture but is also battery-powered, so you can take it with you wherever you go.<\/p>\n
You can use it as a speaker, and it even has ambient lighting.<\/p>\n
Breeze through dorm life in comfort<\/p>\n
These are just some of the things that can really change your dorm room for the better. The best part is that most of the tech here can work together<\/a> if you set it up right.<\/p>\nIt’s not easy making a small space feel comfortable, but we think these items will go a long way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The dorm room is your personal space for your first year of college. Some folks will keep it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-570790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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