Gadgetory

you guys johnathan here and today I'm taking a look at five really awesome gadgets all fall under the price point of five Benjamin Franklin's 500 George Washington's or if you want to break it down even further mm baby GWS so first up if you enjoy home tech this is right in your wheelhouse - Eko before essentially is what happened if a smart thermostat met the Amazon echo hit it off did some things that I'm not really allowed to talk about on camera and now came this so what I mean by that if not only is it a really fantastic looking smart thermostat not only does it feature voice integration it also features Amazon Alexa functionality built right in and huge shout out to equally for not only sending this out but also sponsoring this episode so of course being able to change the temperature of your home through your phone whether you're there or not is awesome but what if you want to know the weather outside now you can ask your eco be Alexa do I need an umbrella today no rain is expected in polina today beyond that what if gratit all to pay for your laptop stating you don't want to make a trip to the store did you ever think you'd be able to order that through your thermostat well now you can the top search results for toilet paper is Charmin ultra soft toilet paper 48 double rolls it's twenty one dollars and forty eight cents total including tax after a discount of two dollars would you like to buy it now on top of that let's say your heart bonus makes you bring everything to a boil you turn the heat off but you want to be very careful you don't let those sit there for too long so naturally you ask your thermostat to set a timer for 12 minutes and boom you have some hard-boiled egg perfection 12 minutes starting now now to take things up a notch later this year eco B will be releasing smart lights which would also feature voice integration and that's going to do is extend that Alexis functionality bill within the Eco before throughout the rest of your home now as far as the thermostat itself it's got a big beautiful 3.5 inch touch screen it looks great it's easy to navigate what's also cool is there a built-in room sensor so what that's going to do is let the ecobee know when you're home and when you're not it ultimately save you money so at its core of being a smart thermostat it works great if it only did that it would be awesome but because there is Amazon Alexa voice functionality built within this it kind of takes things to the next level so next up number two for those that caught my crazy Galaxy s8 desk setup video one of the comments I saw most frequently was what is that crazy looking Bluetooth speaker this is the Harman Kardon or and some would agree it does look like a crazy futuristic Bluetooth speaker while others might say it kind of looks like a humidifier regardless though I think it looks awesome and beyond just being able to connect wirelessly through bluetooth this also features airplay which is surprisingly hard to find in speakers these days so if that's something been looking for this might be a really solid pickup now because of that crazy circular design one of the most attractive features of the aura is the fact that it's going to output 360 degree sound which they are claiming will fill an entire room and for reference I got to here behind me which is about I would say six to eight feet away I think it's only fitting we test that out warning things may get loud that is about half way just a little over half way right now so we got some room to go I'm in along a line that is fill in the room I think the neighbors are going to hate me but it does live up to the claim for sure it packs a ton of clarity a surprising amount of low-end and as you saw it does fill the room with sound I think the only deciding factor would be the look some people are going to love it some people maybe it's not their thing for me I think it looks awesome it sounds great if you're looking to pick one up I would definitely grab one so next up at number three is the one plus three T in a beautiful stealthy midnight black and yes before anyone yells on my face I realize this came out a little while back but I have yet to feature here in a channel and honestly this might be the best smartphone you can buy for under five hundred bucks so if you like specs if you like ports things are about to get exciting this is packing a Snapdragon 801 processor six freaking gigabytes of RAM a big beautiful 5.5 inch display it is 1080p but that is okay it has a headphone jack USBC which is also going to get you a crazy fast charge through oneplus is - charged technology which essentially is witchcraft now personally I've always really enjoyed what oneplus is done with their oxygen OS it's clean it looks great which is important to me and you combine that with great hardware great specs and a great price and that is why I think this is one of the best phones under 500 bucks so next up at number four are the blue satellite wireless Bluetooth headphones and these are geared for those who care about sound quality the same people who won't touch a pair of beats by dre headphones with a ten-foot pole because they sound inferior if that is you you probably want to check these out now hands-down the most unique thing about these headphones of the fact they are a wireless pair of headphones with a built-in amplifier and it does make a difference now if I had any complaints I would say the noise cancellation isn't quite as good as Sony or both it's close but it's not quite there yet sound quality is a different story that I would hands down take these over something like the bose qc25 what I don't know is if that sound quality is good enough to take me away from my Sony here on those have been my favorite pair of wireless headphones for a very long time but at the very least it does have me rethinking life now I think the other big deciding factor for most people out there with DEET is going to be looks I think the best word to describe these wouldn't be cool but more so classy to me these are the headphones you're going to wear while you're sitting in that relaxing chair you get the fireplace on you got your glass of wine to your left maybe you're wearing a robe but at the very least you're enjoying some high-quality music with definitely cool with these those even though they are a relatively big pair of headphones they do break down nicely which make them great for travel for me the only thing I would look out for from what I've seen on Amazon reviews would be build called the tear I got it fantastic but in case you do get one it's a little bit weird don't be afraid to exchange them so the audio quality is hands-down the best thing about these headphones noise cancellation is good but not great and if you like how these things look they are a really solid pickup so last up is the life pack smart backpack which is this super stealthy looking gadget bag that literally has stealth in the name I'm not going to lie smart backpacks or tech backpacks in general sometimes don't always look the most visually appealing but this one actually looks good also in the spirit of being honest I tend to make fun of backpacks with built-in battery banks especially those that are embedded and kind of attached in the backpack because once it dies you've got to charge the whole friggin thing with this guy though it's actually unique and a little different and it starts with v guy right here not only is this the actual portable charger it's also a bluetooth speaker and if we flip things one more time you can also charge it through the Sun with the built-in solar charger it's 11,000 milliamp hours so you're going to have a ton of power pack inside this guy and the way it works is it pops in the front here or actually through the back if you want to be specific snap it in right now we are in solar charging mode but let's say you want to listen to some tunes simply what doesn't sound good but we're good flip things pop it back in button your pants up and now you have a Bluetooth speaker in the backpack beyond that is built-in lock which is going to help you protect your valuables so if someone tries to take your bag out in public they're going to look pretty stupid lastly the only thing better than pockets are secret pockets and that is exactly what this backpack has to the naked eye this looks like your everyday standard strap but nope there is a secret compartment inside which is perfect to hide your world of warcraft figures beyond the secret pockets there is a ton of room for activity you can store your laptop your gadgets your phone your tablet and unless your name is gender more than likely you're gonna be able to fit everything you own inside this bag