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hey what is up guys I'm Kim PhD here and in the spirit of the holidays these are some awesome tech gifts or just things to get for yourself for under fifty bucks now this isn't just a random collection of things that I found on the internet that happened to be cheap I'm gonna actually give you things that I use in my daily life and that I didn't even realize we're so awesome until you guys were asking more about him on Twitter so these are actually things that I use day-to-day and I'll leave links to as many of them as I can right below and as you guys know these things also tend to sell out pretty quickly at their current prices so I'll also try to leave a sort of a second choice or an alternative to the first choice should it sell out so let's just get right into it so this is the thing I got this all started it's this little basic simple Motorola power pack and I was at the airport a couple of days ago on a trip and I had this in my bag and charged up someone else's iPhone and charged up my Nexus 6 and didn't even have to think about it much and then just slipped it in my back pocket this is super simple and easy I've had it for I guess a long time and I finally looked it up and it's called the Motorola power pack slim 4000 now I can easily recommend anyone of like thousands of battery packs as you guys know there are tons of them but the reason why I keep coming back and using this one over others even of like a higher capacity is because it has the USB cable built in so it'll easily charge any phone that uses a micro USB cable which is most it also happens to have a USB port so if you do want to bring an iPhone cable and charge an iPhone you can do it that way but I found that this is the easiest way to charge basically any Android phone I just notice my battery's low plug it in and then slip them both back in my pocket and it's charging up it is a four thousand milliamp hour capacity as the name implies so you can charge basically any phone from 0% to 100% and then some and it's just simple basic not too many buttons or any crazy things like flashlights on it and the thing is it was $23 the other day on Amazon so I tweeted it out because I found it and it turns out to be really inexpensive then right after I tweeted the link the price dropped to $18 so I guess what I'm saying is get it while it's cheap there's a couple of other charging options I've used that I really like - another one with a built-in cable is called the travel card it has a 1500 power battery and it's basically the size of a thick credit card and another one is this guy the bolt which has a 3000 milliamp hour battery it doesn't have a built-in cable but it plugs right into the wall to charge which is really convenient and I have two of these actually so I'll have both of these linked right below that like button alright another piece of tech is Google chromecast and I actually don't watch TV that often in fact they don't pay for a cable subscription at all but when I do watch TV it's usually watching an NBA game through NBA League Pass on a computer in another room chrome casting to my TV so if you don't know what chromecast is I have a separate video review of it on my channel already but essentially it turns your regular TV with an HDMI port into a sort of a Google Smart TV lets you stream media lets you stream stuff from Google Chrome some movies some games YouTube videos whatever it is it comes from Google Chrome and for less than 50 bucks it's awesome and definitely worth it now next up is a tech accessory it's phone cases now you guys know how I feel about phone cases but really it's not all about the technology in the phone which is also nice but it's also about the experience the entire ecosystem of things that make the tech fun to use and there are a lot of really good cases for phones out there that can do exactly that but I can't really recommend any of them because I don't personally use cases so Jon from TLD let us know what's good in the case world what's up guys Johnson here and if you are looking to rock a case I got you covered with a few options on three of the biggest baddest smartphones on the planet right now the iPhone 6 plus the Galaxy Note 4 and of course the Nexus 6 so one of my complaints with the iPhone 6 plus is that it is slippery as hell so if you're looking to add some grip one of my favorites is the varus Thor now this comes in silver gold black electric blue and hot pink so if you're looking to mix it up you got some options in addition to obviously adding grip those four corners have extra padding so it's gonna give you maximum shock absorption just in case you drop that mother you also get front facing protection the cutouts and ports are nice and clean and overall it is a really solid choice for the iPhone 6 plus now with the galaxy note 4 by itself and offers some pretty stellar grip and I think Samsung has come a long ways with design so you want to keep it pretty minimal and pretty lightweight but if you do want just a little more protection this is from I blast and it is their halo series hybrid case and it comes in for 10 bucks this is made out of scratch resistant material so if you work in maybe a rougher environment this will ensure protection on the back of your note for last up for the nexus 6 this is from spigen it's our ultra hybrid series bumper style case and again just like the Galaxy Note 4 I like this because it's nice simple and clean now this comes in a few different colors this is mint so if you're not rocking a white Nexus I really like the contrast that it gives a look it's also gonna add some pretty solid grip and if you do drop your phone from time to time like I admit I do sometimes it's gonna give you the peace of mind with a little added protection so now with those case recommendations here is another tech accessory to keep your device looking good without I guess the added bulk of even the thinnest cases out there you've probably already guessed it and it's skins for your phone I am partial to deep brand skins just for the precision of fit and the wide variety of devices they can cover but yeah skins are a great way to change the look or feel of a device for way less than 50 bucks and it really takes your customization to the next level case in point they have in the Nexus 6 option that lets you not only pick the color and the material but you can pick the cutout on the back to be either full empty or just leave the X showing I think that's pretty dope so I'll have those linked below as well alright random YouTube chat time so as far as I can see or sar as I can tell by watching a lot of people are just getting started with YouTube or with video in general focus a lot on the way the video looks which is great but then forget about the way the video sounds and for that reason audio quality on YouTube tends to be massively underrated so this guy this little guy will be able to take care of that for you two USB microphone it's called the blue snowball and for 50 bucks you really don't need to look any further in terms of bringing your audio quality to the next level think of your top ten favorite youtubers I want to guarantee that at least five of them have used this exact microphone at some point in one of their videos that's how popular that's how easily the vouch for a bowl this thing is you can ask them they've probably used it so this thing is very popular and is an instant upgrade to any cameras built-in microphones so if you're looking to get started with YouTube or with making videos and you've done the audio or video part of it and want to look at audio look no further so something else really high tech is wireless charging and ever since I couldn't get the Nexus 6 to work with the Nexus 5 wireless charger I've been on the lookout for good ones that will work and actually by John's recommendation this is one of them this is the Aki Luna wireless charger it's pretty stylish it's not too distracting it works it charges your devices it's nice and it's under 50 bucks so it's linked below so there you go guys those are my picks for some awesome tech gifts for either someone you know or something you want to pick up for yourself I also did a video called top 5 most underpriced tech and the things on that list are a little bit more expensive than 50 bucks but those are also still some great deals so if you want some more variety you can check that out and the links below are probably just full of gold there's a ton of links below this video but definitely all worth checking out and also check out John's channel TLD where he is doing something actually pretty insane and he's uploading 12 straight days of top 5 tech deals videos in various different prices and categories so definitely worth subscribing to check out the rest of those when they come out and he's also giving a bunch of that stuff away so I'll leave that link below as well check out the description of this video it's basically full of gold and links galore and worth clicking on but either way if you enjoyed this video or this type of style of video definitely give it a thumbs up to let me know or leave a comment if you have any feedback again thank you for watching and I'll talk to you guys in the next one peace