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- [Jonathan] Today's video is sponsored by Pulseway,
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Yo guys, Jonathan here, back with an episode
of the best tech under 25 bucks.
So, if you're looking to pick up some cool gadgets,
but don't wanna drop a ton of cash,
this is where you wanna be.
First up, if you own a Nintendo Switch
and you don't own this, you probably wanna change that.
What this is, is a really nifty, handy, unique
docking station where you can charge four Joy-Cons
at once, two Joy-Cons and a Pro Controller,
or, if you wanna get crazy, up to
two Pro Controllers at the same time.
Now, probably my biggest gripe with this
is the build isn't amazing.
It's good, it just isn't like over the top good.
But, again, for the price you can't really complain.
Not only is this under 25 bucks, right now it is under 20.
What I do like about this is, one, it uses USB-C to charge,
the same as a Switch, so anytime you can eliminate
the need to have multiple cables or adapters,
that is always a good thing.
Two, is getting the ton down with
a relatively compact footprint.
Again, up to four Joy-Cons at once but it is
taking up pretty much no space at all.
Three, it is very well thought-out
so it's super simple to tell if something
is charged or not charged.
Red equals not charged and green,
you guessed it, equals charged.
And, I like the fact you can see this from across the room
so you don't gotta be all up in the controller docking
station to say hey, is this charging, is it not charged?
No, you will clearly be able to tell
if it's charged or not charged.
Also, not gonna lie, I get a little bit of the Star Wars
feels right here because there is no doubt
a little bit of that lightsaber vibes going on.
So, if you happen to like Nintendo Switch plus Star Wars
and charging your Joy-Cons and not spending a lot of money,
what else could you ask for?
So, next up from there is this.
This awesome, little Super Mario Brothers block lamp.
I love lights, I love Super Mario Brothers,
so I really like this.
Now, it's extremely lightweight,
it's plastic so it's not gonna be super heavy.
Actually if you happen to catch
Kevin Kenson's little game tour,
he used this in his set-up and I think it looks amazing
so if you wanna add some spice or some flavor
to your set-up this is a super, fantastic way to do that.
So, as far as power goes you can run this off
three AA batteries or plug it in via micro-USB
and power it that way as well.
Now, as awesome as this is probably the absolute coolest
thing about this no doubt is, get ready for it.
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Without question, you are probably going to annoy someone in
your family if you repeatedly do that but there is no
denying that that is extremely satisfying,
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and makes me
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very, very happy.
The good news is though that you can actually turn that off
so if you just wanna actually turn the light on and off
without the sound you can do that.
But where's the fun in that?
It's just a light at that point.
(chime) That is clearly the way you want it to be.
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I'm gonna power that on one last time, put it back and
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I lied, either way though,
tech under 25 bucks that thing is amazing.
So, following that is the Cowin YOYO speaker
which gives me this, like, hybrid,
Big Hero Six and Wall-E vibe.
It's kinda just like this cute, adorable, little robot
speaker that you couldn't even be mad at
even if it didn't sound good.
Fortunately, though, it does sound good.
It's not amazing but for the price,
for the form-factor, you can't expect a miracle.
It is, though, a great little travel speaker for the price,
if you just wanna throw something in your backpack,
and definitely amplify something louder than your phone.
It'll give you five hours of playback,
a 66ft connection distance, so for whatever reason
if you wanna be 66 feet away from your phone
to little Big Hero Six Wall-E Junior, you can do that.
Beyond that, there's a built-in microphone so if you wanna
use little Wall-E Junior to make a phone call,
he is a multi-talented little dude.
I like the fact that there are touch controls
so you can tap to play or pause.
And that's really a big deal because
for most speakers at this price point,
that is not something you're normally getting.
There's also a built-in sub-woofer
but don't let little Wall-E Junior fool you,
it's just impossible to get that much low-end
out of a speaker this size.
You kinda really gotta go into it
with moderate expectations.
It's a relatively decent-sounding speaker
that looks adorable and isn't going to break the bank.
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and if you wanna keep your tech neat and organized
I highly recommend the BagSmart Travel Bag.
At first glance, this looks like a small pouch
that is slightly bigger than a smartphone.
But when you open it up, that is when the magic happens.
The amount of tech that fits inside is pretty incredible.
In the middle, there's a big pocket
which allows you to fit a large power bank.
And below that are cut-outs for the USB ports
to make it very easy to access them
whenever you wanna charge your device.
To the right, there's a spacious zip-up bag with
three mesh pockets that allow you to
store a bunch of accessories.
I typically carry a portable hard drive,
an Aperture M9 light, a pair of Apple AirPods,
SD cards and SD card reader,
and a USB dongle for the MacBook Pro.
- So, big shoutout to Monzo Bytes
for sharing that awesome piece of tech,
make sure you guys check him out down below.
And next up from me is the H18+ Wireless Mini Keyboard.
First off I love the fact that
this little guy works pretty much anywhere.
Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Xbox,
PlayStation, even some smart TVs.
So, it's kinda like awesome, little, multi-tool,
little wireless control that works on any device you want.
So, the touchpad acts as both a keyboard and a mouse,
and the way you cycle between those
is literally by pressing one button.
So, if you count my recent Mac Mini Plex Server
set-up where I used an Apple wireless keyboard,
this is actually a great alternative to that
and it's going to be much, much cheaper.
Probably the one thing I would have loved
to have seen here is the ability to
switch between multiple devices.
So, maybe wanna go from your Xbox to your TV to your Mac,
that would have been awesome,
but again for the price you can't really complain.
Now, it's kind of an added bonus there's definitely a little
bit of that T-Mobile sidekick action going on
so you have kind of that nostalgia
combined into a more modern set-up, and more importantly,
more than anything, it works really well,
especially for the price, you couldn't really ask for more.
Now, again big shoutout to Pulseway
for sponsoring today's video.
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You can view CPU, memory usage,
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So in my case if my MacBook Pro
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Probably what's most convenient is you can set up
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You can turn it on, off, or restart your computer,
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It is jam-packed full of usefulness
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This is Jonathan and I will catch you guys later.
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