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All Cool Mind-blowing Gadgets You Love in One Place

Cool Tech on the Cheap, Ep. 1

2016-08-14
before I say anything else I would like to point out that our first video has been uploaded to our new channel entertainment studio so if you're craving more McLovin and love watching kids get pwned check out en st now as for this video i have a few things that i think you might find very useful being class around the dorm your bedroom pretty much anywhere the great thing about these products is that they're all portable you can take them anywhere you'd like perfect for the college student traveler that 1q2 walks around the halls blaring music yeah we all know somebody like that anyway let's get to it first up on the list is a very impressive computer in a stick that's that's actually the only way I know how to describe it this one's from a company called Azul and while packing an Intel Atom a z3 7 3 5 F quad-core processor into such a small compartment may not be cutting-edge anymore this one's special thanks to its wired land port so in the case of the Azul quantum access mini PC stick yeah that's that's the full name you won't have to worry about relying on a wireless connection for your daily web browsing if this is the first time you've seen a mini compute stick and the deal with these are that you can plug them into virtually any TV or monitor boasting an HDMI port simply plug in the device connect power connect your peripherals I recommend a wireless keyboard and mouse combo like this one here and boom you've turned your television or monitor into a computer it's great for YouTube surfing streaming movies like desk work and the frequent traveler it won't play many games and to be fair it wasn't designed for gaming like at all but it will run things like minecraft without a hitch just make sure you have enough storage the Azul stick does offer a port for expandable microSD card storage which will relieve some of that stress the only complaint I have lies not with the Azul stick but with the technology in general since it relies on an HDMI connection it requires a supplementary power source so not only might you have a LAN cable running from this thing you'll also have a power cable sprouting from its side HDMI torch says that the hub can adequately supply enough current for low power inputs however it is recommended that most devices use an external power adapter to eliminate potential issues the Azul although efficient is not low power by these standards I mean we're talking milliamps when it comes to HDMI ports so expect this to be the norm for quite some time you can find a link to this particular as all quantum axis mini PC stick in this video's description seriously though come up with a good name not a long name up next is something relatively cheap cool-looking and cool and functionality a laptop cooling stand while this won't tell passively cooled laptops very much mean they're not designed to be cooled with fans something like my Lenovo 100 s would fall under this category you can also check it out in the video's description and in the video right here coolers like this one from accessory power go a long way when it comes to laptops relying on internal fans meet the enhanced GX c1 it's large enough for most laptops durable equipped with five quiet fans and super cheap twenty bucks I recommend this product to anybody's sick and tired of an especially hot lap it's even great for desk if you don't mind the incline you can adjust that by the way you're looking at the blue version here although it does come in red for the same price each fan pushes air through the platform up into the computer itself and since laptops generally pull in air from their bases and exhaust out the side you'll be doing your air hungry laptop a favor with the GX c1 and you can find it in this video's description up next is something that I find comes an oddly handy at the most unexpected time if you're a casual videographer or photographer or even a professional one of either of those you know what it's like to not have your main camera at the most inopportune time cue the smartphone but these cameras are limited not only by their small apertures but lens angles that on top of the inability to take close-up shots and getting only half the shot or being too far away can be just as frustrating is not having the shot at all aki has something for that meet their two and one wide-angle macro lens combo model PLW do 5 this one caught my attention because it's universal they do sell lens kits designed specifically for say the iPhone but unless you plan on using only one phone for ever I recommend the universal kit it includes a padded clamp lens cleaner and storage bag and of course the lens combo it works well even with front-facing cameras so if you're looking to spice up your phone camera even if you're sporting the latest and greatest iphone or galaxy device which I am NOT consider the Aki lens kit you can find the product in this video's description surprise surprise so last time I list is something that I expected to fall short of my well expectations but it didn't not even close in fact I'm impressed by it so much I'm emailing this company back to request another meet the gbb third-generation Bluetooth speaker equipped with an IP x4 splash proof rating this means that you can set it by your pool splash around it a few times and still expect the thing to pump out and beautiful sound just don't drop the thing in the water not waterproof splash proof and I'm glad that they made that explicitly clear on their Amazon product page speaking of which how does this thing sound I've got my blue Yeti microphone up top you can hear my voice the way it sounds right now it's pretty clear right so let's see how clear this thing is go ahead and power it on first our on Bluetooth mode to be clear you're asking the question what is the difference between input lag and response time is a bit like asking what the difference is between the senses of both touch and sight there are two completely different things but it's always nice to have both in check let's tackle input lag first input lag is defined as the delay between a user okay so yeah pretty awesome right dual five watt speakers packed inside easily sounds ten times better than a smart phone speaker gets extremely loud while maintaining clear undistorted waveforms and works with Bluetooth devices up to 30 feet away you can speak into it thanks to its built-in microphone control playback and stereo volume thanks to its onboard controls and clip it onto something if you're the forgetful type I am as well so don't worry about that it even features enough see support battery life is also great this one lasts me easily a full day of audio playback and recharges via a micro USB port so pretty much universal and you can pick one up in either army green or black for under 40 US dollars nothing to complain about I'm usually quite critical of products from brands I've never heard of before but I really I really can't think of anything to complain about actually there is one thing I could complain about getting to the microUSB port and the auxiliary port that's a challenge there's a rubber little door here and the little little lip here is is too small to actually just pull up with your fingers you have to use something like the guitar pick to get down in there and pry it up but yeah that's that's just I don't know I guess I should have thought that through but apart from that I mean everything that the speaker was designed to do it does very well much better than I would have expected it to for under 40 US dollars you can find this product as well surprised again in this video's description for those going back to school I wish you the very best study very hard for those on the daily grind to keep on grinding and keep on learning this is science studio thanks for learning with this you
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