hello everyone it's spawnpoint and
welcome back to another video and today
i wanted to show you some tech items and
accessories i would recommend buying in
2022. now i often show different
accessories in my setups but i've never
done a dedicated video just about them
so if you're looking for something new
for yourself or maybe a gift for
somebody else hopefully today's video
will be useful i've also linked to
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of today's video
okay so first up is something designed
to keep you from losing your gear and
that's air attacks you can buy these
individually or in packs of four and
they can be attached to your items or
placed in your backs each tag actually
pairs and syncs with your phones you're
able to see where you last used it or
dropped it i've got five or six of these
now and i've actually placed them in my
bags and on my keys this means that if i
do lose my keys i can open the app on my
phone and trigger a sound to hopefully
find where the air tag is and if you've
left it away from home or out of range
it will then use the find my app and the
bluetooth connection of other people's
phones to update his own location it
won't necessarily stop people from
stealing your gear but it will
definitely give you a better chance of
getting it back so the air tanks
themselves are pretty small so you can
place them anywhere i'm actually using a
couple of these orbit key key rings and
that's what i place my keys on these
look very similar to the official ones
you can buy but they actually feel a
little bit more premium plus i do like
this minimal design
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so here's something totally different
and this is a floating light bulb or
lamp for your desk when i first featured
this on my desk setup last year it got a
lot of interest it's an edison style
bulb and it floats above this oak piece
of wood it looks cool and it lets off a
nice glow now the one that i have here
is from flight which although it's a
quality product is expensive for what it
is the one i have here is about 250
pounds but you can buy cheaper
alternatives from amazon for about 80
pounds
now most of the time when your phone or
other devices need charging you'll be at
home or you'll be in the car but what
happens if you're away from home with no
access to power well that's where these
little power banks come in so i've got
two of these now i've got one that lives
in my bag for when i'm out filming and
the other is on my desk charged up and
ready to go and depending on the
capacity that you go for it will take a
few hours to charge it up and then it
will hold enough power to charge your
phones tablets and even your macbook the
one that i have here has two usb ports
so i can use it for a type a and a type
c cable now these are perfect for days
out holidays or as a backup when you
simply cannot charge it from mains they
do range in price but you can pick them
up for about 30 to 50 pounds
so if you're using your phone to record
videos like i do whether that's for
creating content or personal use a
gimbal can make a huge difference phones
are definitely getting better at
stabilizing videos but i still use a
gimbal for every video i create for
youtube so i've been using dji's osmo
mobile 3 for about two years now and i
only very recently picked up the mobile
5 version both of these gimbals take the
iphone 13 pro max so i imagine most
people wouldn't have a problem with
smaller phones now what i like about the
newer version is the magnetic attachment
on the back and that means you can
easily take it on and off the tripod
without messing around with the grips
but i also really like this extending
pole so if i wanted to get a lower or a
higher shot i can do that quite easily
plus all of the features to control my
iphone can be done from the gimbal
including recording and stopping the
clips rotating the phone from portrait
and landscape mode i don't need to press
any of the buttons on screen
on top of that it means i can record so
many more videos handheld without
needing a tripod with me all of the time
i would definitely recommend the dji
range but there are cheaper alternatives
too like the i-steady x it offers a
similar functionality for about half of
the cost
now you can never have too many external
ssds whether that's for storing videos
documents or photos or backing up your
devices i'm using loads of these sandisk
extreme ssds i have shown these before
in my gaming videos as i use them on my
playstation 5 and the xbox series x now
the reason i like these is due to the
small form factor they are incredibly
small and they fit into my pocket when
i'm traveling plus i can store loads of
these in my bag if i need to they are
fast and i can edit directly from these
drives on my macbook pro using final cut
pro they even come with a usb type a and
type c adapter depending on how you wish
to use it on top of the external drives
though there's also the option to use
internal drives like with the
playstation 5. i picked up one of these
western digital sn850s for mine last
year this is the two terabyte drive but
you can get any size depending on what
you need so for me i think storage is
one of the most important accessories
that you can buy for your setups again
whether that's storing data or backing
up your current devices
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i've mentioned this so many times in
different videos but adding lights to
your rooms or your setup can completely
transform the vibe i have lamps and
strips and bulbs all over the house that
sync with my google home gear and
speakers i have a mixture of lights from
lifx philips hue and govi govi being the
most recent lights i've started using so
behind my tv i've got their tv light kit
and that consists of an led strip
optional light bars and a camera these
then sync to the picture on screen and
give an awesome viewing experience the
camera is a little bit bulky but you can
have it placed on the top or the bottom
of your tv but the most recent lamp that
i've picked up is the govi floor lamp
and this is definitely my favorite light
in the house right now it works the same
as the strips i've got behind the tv
with the ability of changing it to any
color combo you can think of but it's in
a really nice simple bar design so when
it's off it looks clean and minimal
sitting here in the corner but when it's
on it looks absolutely awesome this can
be controlled by the apps you can have
it set to any theme or star that you'd
like but it also comes with a little
remote control and you know what this
remote has been more useful than i
expected it to be as it means anyone can
turn it on and off without needing to
use the app or any voice commands
so whether you're into watching movies
listening to music or gaming having a
good pair of headphones can be a game
changer for you i've got a mixture of
headphones now depending on what i'm
doing but here are the ones i would
recommend most first up are the airpods
from apple and these are the latest 3rd
gen version i often use these for
listening to music from my iphone or
when i'm making phone calls they sync
with my iphone and my macbook so the
integration is pretty seamless when
switching between them as for the sound
they are very good for the size and the
price and the case they come in can be
used to charge them too and because the
case at the airpods common is actually
magnetic you can use a magsafe charger
to charge it and this walnut magsafe
stand that i've got here is actually
from grovemade which is really nice i
have linked to this in the description
along with the discount code if you're
interested okay next up are the larger
airpod macs and these are an absolute
beast but if you're wanting something
with bass pure clarity and headphones
rather than in-ear buds these are
incredible just like with the earpods
they sync up with my iphone ipad and mac
and as they are bluetooth as well you
can use them on your tv i'm still not a
huge fan of the case that they come in
but they just hang on my shelf now
anyway lastly are the still series 7p or
the 7p plus these are still my favorite
gaming headphones and i have actually
featured them in a few different videos
over the last year these are definitely
the ones i would highly recommend if
you're into gaming on say the
playstation 5 or the xbox series x
so this next one might surprise you and
that's the apple tv 4k so most tvs have
pretty much every app installed as
standard including netflix and disney
plus but this little box offers more
than just being able to watch tv it can
be used to airplay from your phone or
your ipad and you can play apple arcade
games on the big screen the app store on
apple tv isn't quite the same as what
you'd expect to see on other devices but
there are loads of games and fitness
apps here that are worth using this one
is the latest one which came out in 2021
and it costs about 160 pounds there are
two storage options available though
you've got the 32 gigabytes and the 64
gigabytes but i would recommend going
for the smaller and the cheaper one as
you will likely never install enough
apps to fill it anyway
so although i work from my macbook pro i
always use it connected to an external
keyboard and i've actually been using
the mx keys for about two years now and
i still highly recommend it it's stylish
functional and it connects to any device
that supports bluetooth plus if you pair
this with the mx master 3 mouse it's the
perfect productivity combo now as i swap
between windows and mac on a daily basis
i can swap between the two systems are
press of a button it's got a usbc port
on the back to charge it and the battery
lasts me about six weeks out ago but if
you fancy something different or you
want a mechanical keyboard instead this
is definitely the one that i would
recommend this is the equinix f96 i
think i've had this for about a year now
and i tend to use it when i'm in the
mood for a change there's something
special about typing on one of these
now whether you're using apple android
or something else having a smart speaker
is invaluable around the house i've been
using both google and more recently
apple speakers for general voice
commands like turning the lights on and
off playing music checking the weather
or setting reminders i've usually got my
phone with me but sometimes it's just
easier to walk into a room and say
what's the time or turn the thermostat
up
so whether you're spending more time in
virtual classrooms or meetings or you
want to record your voice for a youtube
video audio is incredibly important over
the last two years i've used about six
different microphones and these are the
two that i would now recommend buying to
anyone who needs one so this is my
current one this is one that i'm using
right now this is the shaw mv7 which is
a usb powered mic that plugs straight
into your laptop it's basically the
smaller and more basic version of the
sm7b and it's also a lot cheaper i've
attached it to this blue compass arm and
it lifts it off my desk but it's also
one i would highly recommend but if
you'd rather have a tabletop mic this is
one that i would choose as well this is
the blue yeti x or you can pick up the
nano
i've got both of these and i'm really
impressed by how good they sound there
are obviously other and more expensive
versions out there but for value for
money you cannot go wrong with either of
these
now lastly which is kind of a bonus one
are these grid frames so i've got a few
of these including the sony psp and two
iphones these are more of an art piece
rather than actual tech but assuming you
are or you know someone who is into tech
these are pretty cool what they've
actually done is they've taken each item
apart and they've displayed it in a way
that you can see every piece in the
frame it's something totally different
and they do loads of different phones
and gadgets depending on what you're
into
okay so those are all of the tech
accessories or items i would recommend
picking up in 2022 hopefully there are a
few ideas in here that you've maybe not
thought about or you've not even seen
before i've previously done a best 10
gaming accessories to buy that shows all
of the gaming accessories i've used over
the last 6 months i'll have linked to
that in the description if you want to
check that out next
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