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so today I'm taking a look at some of the best tech under 500 bucks that includes this beautiful monitor behind me and even a look into the world of music tech now if you chat it to today's sponsor Beautyrest who has been to showcase their sleep tracker monitor and like I talked about my 4k setup video I want to shake things up when it comes to sponsored videos so anytime a brand wants to sponsor video and ask me to showcase their product I want to use that as a chance to give back to you guys and make sure you have a chance to win that products if your chance to win a beauty rest sleep tracker or an Amazon equivalent gift card details are down below so this is the Beautyrest sleep tracker which is a lexan able it allows you to turn any bed into a smart bed how it works is out of the box you get two sensors so in this case I would set up the track two people but if you're right and slowly would simply place one in the middle from there then feeds information in the brain which is located underneath your bed this does the tracking the processing and ultimately allows you not to have to wear a tracker to bed but this works hand-in-hand to sleep tracker app which allows you to set bedtime goals when you want to wake and what's awesome is because the sensors are integrated into the bed it can track your heart rate your body movement ultimately give you the most accurate information possible beyond that because there is a dedicated processor just constantly adapting and getting smarter over time in my case if I could get six to six and a half hours of sleep every night that would be ideal if you need less or you need more let me know the comment down below but if you look for a sleep tracker with an upgrade from an app or you just hate wearing things to bed this is a super cool piece of tech from there we are jumping straight into that monitor this is the Asus MX 299 Q if you're looking for an ultra wide monitor but don't want to drop a ton of cash this guy is a hair over 350 bucks right at the bat what I love about this monitor is how it looks and in this case I think the contrast of the silver and white looks amazing but ultimately I think it would look awesome on any desk I think the circular base gives up is really cool futuristic look you have a ton of inputs DisplayPort HDMI sadly no USB C but for the price I can live with that this is a 21 by 9 aspect ratio which gives you a resolution of 2560 by 1080 P no 1440p but ultimately that is what allows it to sit under the 400 our price point if you don't need those many pixels that's going to put some cash back into your pocket quality wise this monitor looks awesome and personally I am a single non ultrawide monitor kind of guy but I can totally see the appeal one it looks awesome in two if you need that extra screen real estate it almost mimics dual monitor setup but while keeping things nice and tidy beyond that there is a pretty nice set of speakers built into this monitor they're not going to blow your mind but if you don't need anything loud or you're looking to upgrade your speaker's later they will definitely do the job in this case I've hooked up to a MacBook Pro but I think it has me inspired for a windows-based setup I have a challenge to get everything including the monitor the computer the desks for under a thousand bucks and that's what you want to see let me know about dropping a like down below overall this is a really good looking monitor both on the video quality spectrum and the aesthetic and if people looking for an ultra-wide 21m monitor but didn't want to spend over 500 bucks this might be your go-to option next we're taking a look at a backpack I've looked at backpacks ranging from 35 bucks all the way up to $1,300 this is nowhere near the cheapest nor the most expensive but it is for sure unique this is the S series travel camera backpack from vinta and I think when most people see the price at 240 bucks they might react and say holy crap that is kind of expensive but when you sit back and breakdown the purpose of this backpack it's not that crazy for starters this is a camera backpack so its purpose is to potentially carry thousands upon thousands of dollars of gear and I think what I like most about this backpack is that it doesn't look like a camera backpacks no one's going to know that you have tons of gear inside it is surprisingly compact which is awesome for traveling because if you can minimize a big bulky backpack on your back that is awesome from there to small things like having magnetic straps that really make the backpack an enjoyable experience and I know that might kind of sound silly but it's the attention to detail that really takes things over the top now even though this is a relatively compact backpack there is a ton of room inside so on top of all your camera gear there's also room for a laptop so in this case I have a 6500 some lenses a 15-inch MacBook Pro and there's still room for the charger hard drives headphones and overall this is a really well-thought-out and will execute a camera backpack that doesn't look like a camera backpack that still looks really good next from there this is the one from Apogee which is a beautiful interface that allows you to either record an instrument like a car or bass or a microphone into your Mac so this connects via a USB to your Mac and on top of being a fantastic interface it also doubles as a really high-quality DAC and headphone amp one thing that drives me crazy with audio interfaces in particular is when they don't talk to your computer and don't allow you to control your systems volume through the hard way or in this case the Apogee one works perfectly so how it works is when you want to plug in an instrument or plug in a microphone there's a breakout cable which connects to the Apogee this is cool because when you're not using it you can keep it tucked away which keeps things clean and the next from here we're gonna go to plug in a microphone and this microphone is actually the final piece of tech of the best tech under 500 bucks I'm just going to use it hand in hand with the Apogee one this is the spirit from ass and microphones which looks great but sounds even better never doesn't give you a demo of me talking with the microphone it that'll be cool let's you hear how it sounds with different voices so this is the spirit microphone going into the apogee one into a MacBook Pro man sometimes the attention from fame is so annoying then why is your shirt off often Evan oh my god my favorite youtubers so much more ripped person Wow Evan do we love you selfie my god that was so beautiful you test burn yeah if I were you I'd be flattered you want to step right there for a few seconds sure George goddamn internet celebrity again I know you check socialblade every day reap the benefit second reap the benefit you know two million subscribers isn't that bad Evan all they want are PC bells I'm tired of the attention maybe you should do the PC build shirtless with your big meaty claws Evans use them big meaty claws I can't do it anymore all right we acted like fans pay up all right fine thanks to the attention this is 100 you said 200 bucks yeah being your fans ain't cheap two words ad pocalypse so you can see this microphone does an amazing job on a voiceover but if your musician here's how it sounds on acoustic guitar and vocals no matter what I do I'm no place without you and I can't get enough turkey so all in all a really impressive microphone honestly I think you compete with microphones twice the price whether it's a voice over an instrument or vocals it all handled it really well in this case I think the spirit microphone plus the apogee want is a killer audio combo under a thousand bucks besides from that thank you guys very much for watching if you want to check out that full cover using that microphone and check out the video here or if you want to check out some more Lego stop-motion awesomeness you can check out build play repeat this is Jonathan and I will catch you guys later