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and attack under a hundred welcome back to handy tech under 100 wear whether you're a Mac or a PC or a pioneer from 200 years ago who's still alive somehow we've got something for you and we've also got a sponsor Volta this first one feels totally sci-fi but then at the same time I'm like I'm kind of surprised that you don't just see it everywhere this is the beam authentic and it's basically how wearable dif this smart button connects to a slightly confusing companion app that lets you create upload and share images that you can then beam ah there you go right to your lapel you can show a single image a Jif or create a slideshow and you can attach the button with the included magnets or a good old-fashioned pin battery life varies so it ranges from 4 to 24 hours depending on your content so mostly white images take much more power and mostly black ones take much less also your brightness settings and whether you're displaying pictures or gifs affect battery life too now sadly the beam typically retails for a preposterous 120 dollars but you can get 25 bucks off by choosing white instead of the presumably more popular black which makes it just barely eligible for this series there's also another brand called pins collective that's $10 cheaper but we haven't tried those and the screen to body ratio looks slightly worse next up we've got the Volta XL now you ever may remember the voltage charging cable from a previous handy tank but they came back to sponsor this video because they've got a new cable that's compatible with all USB C power delivery devices for fast charging which is like faster than regular charging or as I call it slow charging the more powerful to excel can push up to 87 watts so that's enough to charge a MacBook Pro through its USB type-c magnetic tips that are even stronger than before and like before you simply plug the tip into your device at this end of the device and leave it there snapping the magnetic cable on when it's time to charge the lower power Volta which has also been redesigned and is available for non fast charging devices has tips for all sorts of ports but while they plan to release lightning port compatible tips for the Volta XL in the future that's contingent on their IndieGoGo campaign going well so check it out at the link below and to get cheaper shipping in an early-bird $35 price next also for $35 we've got a trip down nostalgia Lane for anyone born between 1975 and the year 2000 just kidding it's dysentry everyone's favorite settler simulator Oregon Trail is now a convenient handheld game it's the same little trail you remember that is unless your elementary school had Apple machines in its computer lab in which case the hunting is super different complete with 8-bit sound the ability to save your game and of course measles you thought I was gonna say snakebite didn't you well I might have but I didn't want to this joke to die of exhaustion hahaha the blocky form factor is comfortable for adult sized hands but I do really wish that they had made the screen bigger especially since they've clearly got the space for it but I don't know I mean hey at least it comes with batteries so I'm recommending that you go out and get yourself one of these at a grueling pace next up how do I turn the volume in there we go you can bring your Windows 10 desktop PC to the 21st century with these nifty windows hello peripherals I've got two here from different brands the first is a USB fingerprint reader from pqi for 30 bucks there is zero installation for this thing you just plug it into an available USB port head to your Windows sign in options and add your fingerprint you can add up to 10 fingerprint IDs and then each ID can have multiple prints stored so it's good for the whole family it's phyto certified it's got built-in breath sensing and it can be used to login to password managers like LastPass and n pass sticking it in your towers front i/o lets you unlock the machine in a tenth of a second at least if your hands are dry if your hands are wet then it's probably better to have this one facial recognition damn it it's better to have this one this facial recognition camera from Mouse is twice the price but your machine will also be unlocked before your butt hits the chair and you can use it as a crummy webcam my main gripe with this thing is just that the weight of the cable can kind of pull the camera off kilter but your mileage may vary on that one finally for the Mac people out there one more thing this beautiful USB C hub from Satechi is designed for Thunderbolt 3 equipped IMAX and iMac pros that aren't broken and it installs effortlessly into the vents on the bottom of the screen lord knows those vents had to do something and it sure isn't cooling right now finally you don't have to use the old reach-around technique every time you want to plug something in though you do still have to use two hands to keep the whole machine from sliding because I guess a you know rubber piece on the bottom of the aluminum stand was too much to ask for the hub offers SD and micro SD ports three USB 3.0 ports and one USB type-c port but be aware that the hub is unpowered so we don't command charging your phone or especially high draw devices like tablets through it but the USB spec does include a minimum level of power delivery and we were able to plug in three LED backlit keyboard simultaneously so you shouldn't have to worry too much about power management compared to older USB 2 hubs also bonus points attached II for doing such a dang good job with the color matching now for the transparency bit of this video we reached out to be m'f entick for their smart pin and we bought everything else you see in this video from Amazon with our own money except for the Volta XL cable since this edition of Handy tech was sponsored by Volta the new Volta XL is super durable and hard to tangle and it even has that cool OTG feature so you can use one phone to charge another one be 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