- Yo guys, Jonathan here.
The holidays are here.
That means it is time to kick off the gift guides.
This one's centered around the iPhone 10,
but most of these will work with the iPhone eight,
and eight plus, as well.
So if you're looking for some cool tech to compliment those,
this is the video to check out.
So if you're been looking for a wireless charger,
but don't want to spend $60, $70, or even $80,
this one stood out for a couple different reasons.
One, it's relatively inexpensive,
and currently priced under $35.
Two, it's made out of this cloth like material,
so not only is it gonna be the
smooth, soft, pillow like mat,
where you can place your phone at and charge it,
aesthetically, it's gonna stand out from
the billion other wireless chargers out there.
So that silver back, paired with that blue cloth material,
is a beautiful contrast, and on top of that,
the flat USB cable attached to it,
makes cable management super easy.
Now, one thing to keep in mind is
you will need to buy the power brick to go along side this.
So depending on your device,
I will link the best possible combination down below.
With that said though, this is not limited to just
the iPhone 10, the eight, or eight plus.
This will work with any smartphone
that supports the wireless chi standard.
Next, speaking of wireless charging,
if you want truly wireless charging,
the only way to do that is a battery bank.
And this guy from Noeson...
This guy will do the trick.
This is packing 9000 mAh of juice inside.
I'm not sure how practical or how necessary it is to have
a wireless charging battery bank.
But if you've ever been to one of those coffee shops
that has wireless charging in their desks,
it's usually a bunch of crap 'cause you gotta insert
some weird circular dongel, download an app,
and no one's got time for that.
But with this,
you can bring wireless charging with you, anywhere.
So next up, one of the best iPhone 10 related gifts,
given the lack of headphone jack,
is gonna be a pair of wireless headphones.
First up, these are from JBL, the E45BT.
They're a little more budget friendly.
They're on ear, so you're not gonna get as much covered
as you will with a pair of over ear headphones,
but they still pack a ton of sound.
What I dig about these is one,
you get that stealthy, triple black look,
so you're not gonna draw too much attention.
And two, they break down and fold up very nicely,
so they're gonna be awesome for traveling.
Now with the top band, it's made out of this cloth material,
and you got some padding towards the bottom.
So it's gonna help with those longer listening sessions.
And on top of that, what I like about it is
you have the inline controls
and a super accessible power button right here.
From there, a nice small thing is having
the left and right ear cups clearly labeled.
I know it's silly, but sometimes that is very helpful.
And if you want a simple pair of headphones
that aren't gonna cost over $100,
I would definitely check these out.
From there speaking of over ear headphones,
if you're looking for a step up over those JBL's,
these from Focal, the freedom wireless,
might be one of the best sounding pairs
of wireless headphones, I've ever listened to.
Just like the JBL's, these also share a stealthy black look.
You do have a splash of red,
a little bit of gold with the text,
and you have a glossy finish around the ears.
The absolute biggest, and most compelling selling point
with these though, is gonna be the audio quality.
Focal makes some crazy, and I mean crazy,
high end audio gear.
So the fact that you have that kind of technology
inside a pair of wireless headphones is beautiful.
Now these aren't used in active noise cancellation
to preserve audio quality,
but there's definitely some sort of witchcraft going on
because when you throw these on your head,
it is nearly impossible to hear what's going on around you.
I've taken them on airplane trips,
they work excellent for that.
I've taken them to the gym,
they've been tossed around, beat up,
they've dealt with a little bit of sweat.
But no matter what I've thrown at them, they have held up.
The absolute biggest selling point with these though,
is going to be audio quality.
Focal does some crazy stuff, and this is no different.
So if you want, kind of the best of the best,
definitely scoop these up.
So next up, I've actually had pretty decent battery life
with my iPhone 10, but if you find yourself needing
just a little bit more at the end of the day,
this is the case you gotta check out.
It is priced extremely well, $39.
But on top of that, it is packing a ton of power, 6000mAh.
What's really nice with this is
you have a lightning connector towards the bottom
to charge your phone and the case at the same time,
so you don't need to carry a second cable.
The absolute only complaint I have with this,
if you look closely, there's actually no lip protection.
So if you set this phone down, it is exposed as hell.
So just be careful if you pick this up.
It is not gonna give you the best front facing protection.
Aside from that aesthetically, you know,
it's a very basic phone case.
But it's gonna do what it says it's gonna do.
Extend the battery life of your iPhone 10.
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Which is linked below.
So last up, we're talking about headphones,
but maybe you wanna listen to your music out loud.
And that is where a good Bluetooth speaker comes in to play.
This is the Bose SoundLink Micro.
And even though it's small, it's compact,
there's some serious power inside.
On the back, you have this nice,
little detachable strap right there,
so if you wanna lock it down to your pants, your backpack,
Rich, you can do that as well.
It's rugged, it's durable.
Got a little dust but it looks like we're good.
I probably should've done the sound test before we do that,
but I guess we'll get to that now.
So clearly, it is Rich approved.
Big shout out to Emancipator, he just dropped a new album,
which is amazing, definitely check it out.
Also, what I really like with this is the fact
that they're linked together.
So you can control it via your iPhone,
it's gonna affect the speaker, and vise versa.
Power that up.
So anytime you have that kind of convenience,
it is always welcome.
And on top of that, it looks great, it's rugged,
it's water resistant, it's got a pretty solid battery life.
And the most important thing is that it sounds good.
So aside from that, thank you guys very much for watching.
Hopefully you enjoyed this gift guide.
Definitely let me know what your
favorite piece of tech was, featured in this video.
And if you haven't yet,
definitely subscribe for more gift guides yet to come.
This is Jonathan, and I will catch you guys later.