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yo guys johnathan here we're kicking off 2017 with a fresh episode of the best tech under 100 bucks and first up is a revisit of sorts the Logitech MX master now the MX master isn't new by any means but I was browsing Amazon it said holy crap there are two brand-new colors Navy and stone so what they're being new colors of course I immediately purchase them and after getting them in and comparing them side by side I would definitely say stone is my favorite out of the two simply because you don't normally see my sis color now recently we dreamed up for that's what actually got me to switch back to the MX master because my initial experience with this mouse right when it came out was really bad the connection issues the headache kind of outweighed the usefulness of it but this time around those problems were gone and it's been nothing but a really pleasant experience and what I love specifically about this mouse is the side-to-side action so if there's Final Cut Pro for example being able to navigate through the timeline left to right and right to left is immensely helpful you can find that with the fact that it's super customizable really comfortable and that is why it is currently my favorite mouse out there right now and the fact that there are now two new colors makes it even better there recently I got an awesome opportunity to actually shoot some commercials for Phillips and thanks to that they were awesome and I've sponsor this video and with that next up is the Phillips Hugo but these are essentially our portable Phillips you that you can place pretty much anywhere you want if you haven't noticed yet that is actually what is giving me that splash of color back here and what's especially nice about these is the fact that they're battery powered and rechargeable which means you're not tied to an outlet so you can move them you can take them outside and really have a lot of flexibility just like any of the Phillips you stuff you have instant control over this through the color through the brightness if on a dim it brighten it back up or maybe change the color I'm doing that on the fly a little bit of red pink maybe a little bit of orange and I think we're gonna go back to blue what's also kind of cool is these works standalone as well so if I have Ralphie grab one of the Hugo's he can actually navigate and change the colors by clicking through them that's going to shuffle through some pre selected scenes brightness and colors you do of course get the most control through the app but if you're outside or you don't have your phone near you this is a cool way to switch it up and mix things up so if you've recently got into the Philips you game you know it is extremely addicting and these are no different the portability the flexibility is awesome and I apologize in advance to your wallet because these are the next things you're going to want to buy the next I'm going to change things up a bit normally when you watch a best tech under 100 under 50 bucks you only see the tech that makes the cut but what actually happens is I'll go down these deep Amazon rabbit holes in order 10 15 20 pieces of tech under that certain price point and actually test them out to see which ones are worthy recently you guys have seen the circle LED lamp in a ton of my videos I even went as far as putting it in the tech under 50 Hall of Fame so when I saw they had a standing tall lamp version of this I was super excited now as much as I love this guy behind me it was kind of the opposite experience with the standing version because for 90 bucks the build quality is kind of bad I really really wanted to like this thing but I just cannot justify it for the price so if you're looking for a circle LED light stick to the original right there now jump on back to the tech that actually made the cut next up is the Google chromecast Ultron I'm sure by now everyone knows what a chromecast is this does everything that did but that ultra gets you 4k and HDR now obviously if you don't have a 4k TV do not buy this because it's not going to magically make your 720p TV output 4k if you do have one however this is a really great relatively inexpensive option to enjoy 4k content now yes I know most 4k TVs out there do have some sort of smart capabilities but the convenience with this is the fact that you have control with your phone whether you're watching YouTube Netflix Hulu there's a ton of apps that support this now so with that if you look at a step up your pixel game you Google chromecast Ultra is a fantastic choice now recently in the latest episode of the best Tech gunner 50 I showcased the tp-link smart outlet which worked really well with the Amazon echo and I got a ton of questions asking does it work with apple homekit the short answer is no it doesn't so with that I thought I would showcase one that does this is the eye home smart plug so even though this is the best tech on our hundred bucks this is actually around 50 and personally I bought mine at Best Buy but we pick yours up on Amazon it actually comes with a free wireless remote that you can use in addition to your voice into your phone not sure exactly how useful it is to most people out there but something free is something free and again really the main purpose with this is to have trove or something plugged into your outlet that you control with your phone or in this case with your voice through Siri hey Siri turn the living room off okay air off the setup was simple it was quick and more importantly this is an extremely versatile smart plug because on top of working with apple homekit it also works with Amazon Alexa and Samsung smartthings last up is the who to shuttle which is a USB type-c hub that works really well with the new MacBook Pros and is personally what I am using the specific one here is Space Gray but it also comes in silver and rose gold so in addition to the 15-inch MacBook Pros that just came out it also works really well with the 12-inch models in addition to three USB eight ports you're also getting an HDMI and SD card slot and on top of that there's also a USB C port that supports charging really for me though I only truly uses for an SD card reader because luckily for the most part all my peripherals I've been able to find USB C cables but just in case I'm ever in a pinch having those extra ports and even HDMI is a super nice touch I've had it pretty much ever since new MacBook Pros come out so so far it's been reliable it hasn't got out and overall if you're looking for a well-built good-looking USB see how that's going to give us D card slot USB a and HDMI you cannot go wrong with the whoo to shuttle aside for that hopefully enjoyed the video if you did and you are feeling like being awesome make sure to smash that like button links to everything I talked about it down below and yes my eye is still a little jacked up if you have no idea why you can check out that video here or down below this is Jonathan and I will catch you guys later