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so the world of smartphones continues to expand in this particular case I'm pretty sure you have not seen this set up in front of me this is a system it's not just a smartphone it's from a company called nuance and the product is called the Neo see the thing about the Neo device is the fact that it can be completely customized visually but all these other boxes represent various looks that you can give to the device smooth black suede gray two-tone dark wood two-tone natural wood smooth khaki suede gray suede white now this device is pretty much exclusively available in Japan right now and that's why I'm pretty sure this is probably your first exposure to it all right so let's slide these accessories to the side for a minute and take a peek at the main device okay the whole packaging and branding is very unique okay look at this unboxing experience whoa all right so it's downloading an update right now but I'm gonna check out the other items in the package here so this is a USB type-c to traditional USB it's a braided cable that's pretty nice so this thing is booted up now I ran the updates who are like about 7000 updates now the first thing that strikes me is how much this reminds me of that Nokia device the Lumia it was also a Windows Phone very similar design with the the flat top and bottom and then the curve on the side it's a comfy phone to hold anyway this is the stock configuration that's on here right now it's like a black plastic it's no fun it's very straightforward the fun stuff is over here the customization but I should go over some specs with you before we get into that quick charge USB type-c it has a big battery it has a 34 50 milliamp hour battery and it can recharge up to 70% within one hour through quick charge ok that's cool 32 gigs of storage stop but a micro SD card slot for expansion the camera is made by Sony and it's backside illuminated that's a f/2 lens on the back with a 28 millimeter field of view the front one is 8 megapixels it's a 24 millimeter lens and f-22 bands we should show them this because it is a Japanese phone and if anybody's crazy enough to order this thing up communication bands here 4G LTE on those bands 3 - gee quad-band okay cool you can see what's supported there it has the fingerprint sensor on the front all right it's right in this location it's a pretty standard spot for a fingerprint I mean it works it's pretty quick well my talk about is pretty quick okay display specs are not gonna blow you away it's a five point two inch screen that's made by sharp and it's 1080p now another thing they claim is that this glass they claimed this glass is indestructible but it's not running like Gorilla Glass it's some it's called Asahi it's some Japanese version of Gorilla Glass I guess stock Android experience so it's kind of Snapdragon 625 in it you're probably not purchasing it for the immediate hardware that comes in the box instead you're looking at these guys right here you want the custom feeling you want the custom vibe you can put wood natively on your phone without a case let's get into the fun stuff all right I'm gonna go with the natural wood and the suede gray DIY smartphone going on here whoo that's actual that's natural wood oh there we go tiny subtle nuance logo up there and let's go is this a bottom this is a bottom suede gray look that's oh oh I've never seen a smartphone like that in my life the suede on the bottom the wood on the top that's a first for me woah it's very soft I'm having some positive feelings about this in general at least the idea let's do another look whoo look at that now that's really reminding me of the Nokia device now ooh I like the dark wood that's it that's a design statement these guys they can't really go out and compete with the big dogs so they have to take this kind of side angle this sneaky approach the real stories about the customization about the fact that it can look exactly how you want it to look there's over 600 variations and you can switch them out very easily if you pick up one of these packs and all of a sudden it's like completely change the look at your phone so if you are gonna buy this it's going to be for this purpose this thing is not gonna blow the doors off the smartphone industry but it's a cool little development and that's why I thought it would be interesting to you look at that right there with the wood and the yellow whatever you want it's up to you take back control of your smartphone alright time for your favorite part of the video the question-and-answer session today I've got a question from Luke Tyndale have you ever built a computer I would think this would be kind of obvious seeing as how I've dedicated a huge chunk of my life to tag that said it is mostly consumer electronics smartphones things like this yes I've built many computers long before I ever shot a video and published it to YouTube in fact that's kind of how I got my start I think like a lot of you out there there's something so compelling about picking your components getting the screwdriver out upgrading other aspects now granted the first few computers I had we're not as configurable some of that early stuff was more embedded and I was a kid so I just didn't have as much money to deal with that but as soon as I could convince my dad to let me go out and buy some components from the local computer store I was building computers I'll be there with a pen and a paper with the different specs if I have this much to spend what kind of graphics card am I gonna I mean I would do that for fun and I'm sure many of you still do I highly recommend maximum experimentation all the time open things up figure them out it's exciting who knows where it'll lead you me you me um you probably have a channel like this eventually here's a good one what's your ideal beard and do you want it bushy and full or do you prefer it trim down I like that question I like the mid-range in the winter I'll let it get a little push I play hockey alright now if you watch any hockey you know in the playoffs the guys they let the beard go a little bit if it's colder outside it turn into a bit of a lumberjack it's okay in the summer it's a little hotter I'll keep it slightly more trimmed I don't really have a rule regarding this I think you just know for your face when it's getting out of hand you know and then you toggle it down alright the third and final question for today from Brian levy do you produce your own background music now I have I have done it before but of course we're publishing so much content practically every day here I just want like a wide variety of music to choose from so I work with a number of amazing music producers on soundcloud that provide me with an abundance of stuff to pick from so I can stay inspired especially while editing when you when you throw a track onto a timeline when you're editing a video it kind of it brings a special light to it it just makes it very exciting I've granted Mike background to a certain extent is Musical like I was producing music making music long before I had a YouTube channel I had like a converted a converted school poor ball that was acting as a music studio used to record bands I mean on some level that's one of my major passions I would love to spend more time doing it some of you know I even put up a second channel where I thought I was gonna experiment with music a lot more than I have had a chance to so hopefully I can find a way to balance out work life and music and maybe I can I can make some more who know it's a lot of fun it's very therapeutic but then again so is this channel so there you have it your questions have been answered remember leave your questions in the comment section of this video here and you may make it into the next video I want to answer your questions let's do it