- [Michael] This video is sponsored by Visible.
I called this channel MrMobile
because I cover hundreds of mobile tech products every year,
but also because I'm almost always on the go.
So every year I try to carve out one video
to spotlight the mobile tech that I've kept hold off,
you know, built into my daily routine.
I'm Michael Fisher and this is what's in my bag for 2020.
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Let's start with the monster at the core of it all,
the 16-inch MacBook Pro 2019.
This is the second newest product in the whole list,
so new that I haven't even reviewed it yet,
so take this as a sneak peak.
This is the MacBook Apple should have made three years ago.
The return to scissor switches under these keys
has made possible a return to reliability
that recalls the excellent MacBook Pro from four years ago,
but the specs are all 2019.
Yeah, I've maxed to this out,
which means it's a $6,000 computer,
but for that astronomical price
I get eight terabytes of storage.
I shoot in 4k at 60 frames a second
and I'm constantly drawing on old stock footage,
like this, for my videos.
I need as much storage as I can get.
I also exclusively use Final Cut Pro to build those videos
which is why I was willing to put up with years
of faulty MacBook keyboards.
Those who need storage but don't wanna shell out
for a big internal hard drive, get this Samsung SSD.
It's not as petite as, say, this prettier one from Lacie,
but it's unbelievably fast.
Used to be Final Cut
was the only reason I stuck with the MacBook,
but with the release of Mac OS Catalina
I have a whole new one.
The iPad Pro has been my
trusty tablet sidekick since it launched,
these cracks are from dropping the thing off my bed
because I fall asleep reading books on it every night.
Anyway everyone knows it's a great tablet,
but now it's also a great second display.
This is a feature called Sidecar
and it lets you extend your MacBook's desktop
onto the iPad wirelessly.
Get yourself a cheap folding phone stand
like this one from Amazon and, bam, dual-screens on the go.
Now, I'm not gonna do runners-up for every category,
but I feel compelled to say that
if I used a Windows based video editor
my laptop daily driver would be this.
Check out my full review
on the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo for the details,
but suffice it to say two 4k screens, one body.
You guys ready to get weird?
Let's start with how I charged all this tech on the go.
Not every coffee shop or airport has power outlets,
so if you find yourself jonesing for joules
get the Sherpa 100PD from Goal Zero.
Yeah, it's huge compared to ones you might be used to
and it's pricey too, but for good reason.
The battery inside is almost as big
as you can legally carry aboard an airplane,
which means it packs enough power to top-up your phone
many times before you need to recharge it.
That big reserve plus the 60 watt USB-C port
also means it can juice my laptop on-the-go.
And I can even charge a phone at the same time,
using either the USB-A ports
or the Qi charging plate on top.
It says something that I'm amped enough about a battery pack
to make a that horrible pun.
But, yeah, I love Goal Zero's stuff,
and I recommend it to road warriors, without hesitation.
On the flip side, I'm kinda cooling off
on my Bose 700 noise canceling headphones.
Oh, they're still comfortable and they offer
some of the best noise suppression you can get,
but shortly after my review my headset started delivering
much shorter battery life than it should.
And it's hard to update the software on it,
'cause the app is so terrible.
And the fact that it doesn't fold up like its predecessors
gets on my nerves, as I cram more stuff into my bag.
I can still recommend them,
but I advise people to at least look at the excellent
Sony XM3s, if they're considering ANC headphones.
While we're talking about things you put on your head,
everyone always asks me about these shades,
which I guess is why Roav Eyewear
sent me a pair on the house.
This model is called the Franklin
and there's a reason they're so impossibly thin,
they fold once, twice, three times,
into a footprint small enough to slip into your coin pocket.
I've scratched the lenses,
by not using the included carry case,
but the hinges are crazy durable.
This particular trim is 50% off for Black Friday
so I'll link that below.
And speaking of, press time Black Friday is hours away
so I've put affiliate links
for all these products in the description,
if you buy something using those links
you'll be helping support the channel,
but that had no bearing on product selection for this video.
All of these really are products I use every single day.
Before we finish with the big-ticket items,
let's talk about the little stuff in the top pouches.
Since I use a Macbook I'm stuck living that dongle life,
but this StayGo from Twelve South makes it bearable
with all the ports I need
and a connector that stows neatly away when I'm done.
And when the time comes to get low-tech with my writing,
(chuckles) this is crazy.
In a recent dive into my parents' attic
I found the old Fisher Space Pen
my grandmother bought for me in the 1990s.
Even though I haven't used it since high school
it still worked the first time I tried to write with it.
Its cartridge is pressurized so you can write upside down,
it writes through grease and on oily paper
and it's got this beautiful timeless design.
I never thought I'd wax poetic about a pen,
but something this reliable and beautiful
for, what, 20 bucks?
Ridiculous.
And now for the reason everyone thinks
I called the channel MrMobile, smartphones.
As I said in my review the iPhone 11 Pro Max
works so well with my Macbook and it packs a set of cameras
whose video mode is so capable that I can't not carry it.
So that usually hangs out in my side pouch here.
But I don't really like using iOS
for pretty much anything, honestly,
so my primary phone tends to be an Android.
And right now, my next primary Android
hasn't been released yet.
I mean, I carry a Pixel 4 because I like to keep in touch
with Google's vision of what its OS should be,
no matter how disappointing that can be.
But as I teased in my hands-on video from L.A.,
the Motorola razr is just the perfect blend of nostalgia
and futurism for a guy like me.
Barring a major disappointment
I uncovered during the review process,
that's gonna be my next Android phone.
Next up, the wearable I'll pair with that smartphone,
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Okay, on to that smartwatch!
And I warned you, we were gonna get weird.
This is the absurdly expensive Garmin MARQ Captain.
Yeah, for $1,800
you absolutely deserve a better display than this.
But it's a specialty watch built for sailors,
a category of people I still occasionally
pretend to belong to.
Also it's more limited in functionality
but world's more reliable than the Wear OS watches
I'm always reviewing.
And it lasts nearly two weeks between charges.
There are versions four five or six specialty fields
if you wanna really splurge on the pilot, race car driver
or commando in your life this holiday,
but honestly you should probably wait until Garmin brings
some sharper screens before shelling out.
I'm about to review some other Garmin watches
with much better displays, so stay tuned for that.
Rounding out the work and play, respectively,
the Fuji X-T3 camera and the Nintendo Switch Lite.
The camera I was first tempted by
when I saw the incredible footage my friends
Mark Linsangan and David Imel could get out of theirs.
And I was ultimately pushed over the edge
by how Fuji managed to pack modern features, like USB-C,
4k 60 recording and dual SD cards,
into a body that looks like a classic camera
my grandfather might have carried.
As for the Nintendo, you folks know
how much I love the full-size Nintendo Switch,
but for a mobile companion?
For the kind of solo gameplay
I usually find myself doing on airplanes,
the smaller Switch Lite is a much better choice
for center shelf in my bag.
And that bag is gonna take us out.
This is the newest product in this video,
version two of the extremely popular Everyday Backpack
from Peak Design.
The company addressed nearly every one of my issues
with version one.
It added padding to the straps
so it's more comfortable to carry heavy loads.
It added a different coating to the fabric
to prevent it from yellowing in the sunlight.
It reinforced the padding on the back
to keep the foam from popping out.
And, yes, the new Macbook Pro 16-inch
still fits in both the 30 liter and 20 liter trims.
I know I won't be alone among my cadre,
Peak Design has dominated the mobile tech squad
for a few years now
and I'm frequently picking up a colleague's bag
thinking it's my own,
but I love the everyday backpack so much
it just doesn't matter.
Now that I've spelled all that out,
boy, there's a lot of expensive stuff in this bag
so I'm gonna pick up a tile to put in it.
I haven't tried it out yet so I can't vouch for it,
but David Imel likes his,
so I'll link to it in the description as well.
Folks that's my everyday carry for 2020,
at least the first half of the year.
Quick reminder that all the products in this video
are linked in the description below
and my friends at Thrifter and Future Labs
will be keeping the links updated,
leading up to both Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
So keep checking back and follow me on Twitter and Instagram
to see what deals they've been able to uncover for us.
Also in the description,
disclosures about which products in this video
were provided as review samples
and which were purchased by MrMobile.
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if you'd like to see more tech roundups like this,
and let me know what your number one everyday carry is,
down in the comments.
Until next time, thanks for watching
and stay mobile my friends.