IN THE NEWS: Education.com

2008-08-12

Unique Gear for the New School Year

By the time kids hit middle and high school, there's a lot to organize.  Unfortunately, somtimes their bag doesn't offer much help.  For students with a tendency towards the Black Hole Backpack Syndrome, these packs may be just the solution.  Armed to the teeth with practical details like deluxe organizer panels with special pockets for everything rom pencils to magazines, file dividers, fleece lined digital media pockets, insulated water bottle sleeves, and neoprene grab handles, they're also flush with cool design details like padded side-entry laptop protection systems, satin or fleece linings, and special sleeves to keep magazines crisp and sunglasses scratch-free.  Whether your kid wants to strap on the legend bag, designed by renowned skater Christian Hosoi (no need to leave the skateboard at home, there are special straps to make hauling it to school a piece of cake) or stick to something more sleek and modern, like the Newby, Hauler, or Epic, there are lots of designs to choose from here.  A good place to stgart when you've got a kid who wants to strap on something a little different (Ogio backpacks, bags range in price from about $45-80, www.ogio.com or www.ebags.com)