WEBVTT 00:00:00.199 --> 00:00:06.279 we haven't done a handy Tech under $100 in a while and not because there hasn't 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:10.559 been any handy technology in the last little bit but because we've been so 00:00:07.759 --> 00:00:13.679 incredibly busy with other projects so I guess it was a bit of a blessing in 00:00:12.120 --> 00:00:17.160 disguise that I came into the office this morning having forgotten the 00:00:15.559 --> 00:00:23.000 microphone I was supposed to review today at home cuz now we get handy Tech 00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:27.279 that SL600 microphone review will be coming soon by the way so we'll find out 00:00:25.240 --> 00:00:35.399 if a dedicated single condenser module cardioid mic can Dethrone the Jack of 00:00:29.759 --> 00:00:35.399 all trade zti Pro but uh first this 00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:47.719 video Corsair's h8 GT and h100i GTX 00:00:46.120 --> 00:00:51.800 all-in-one liquid coolers improve both the appearance and cooling of your PC 00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:56.559 click my face to learn more as long as Nick doesn't forget now our first handy 00:00:54.359 --> 00:01:03.160 Tech under 100 today is one that I actually dug my heels in about buying 00:01:00.879 --> 00:01:07.840 Brandon really wanted one though so basically I finally said okay look fine 00:01:05.760 --> 00:01:12.000 if I never have to use it and I don't have to see you wasting time dinking 00:01:09.960 --> 00:01:16.920 around with it because there's a thousand other useful things you could 00:01:13.360 --> 00:01:19.880 be doing you can get one it's a label 00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:25.759 maker specifically the brother pouch D200 so to give some background Brandon 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:29.920 is a bit of an obsessive about putting labels on things and while I see the 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:34.399 benefit for things that belong to him and he brings to the office he can label 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:37.159 those at home and it seems like a waste of time to run around the office 00:01:35.759 --> 00:01:43.399 labeling things that belong to the company since you can pretty much assume anything unlabeled belongs to lus Media 00:01:41.320 --> 00:01:47.640 Group and besides from my point of view printers are printers they never work 00:01:45.880 --> 00:01:52.759 their upkeep is expensive and they almost always end up wasting more time 00:01:50.600 --> 00:01:57.880 than they save since a piece of tape and a pen is just as functional to me as a 00:01:55.520 --> 00:02:02.960 label maker at least that's what I thought a standalone sing single purpose 00:02:00.600 --> 00:02:07.399 label maker like this that requires no wireless connection no computer and just 00:02:05.320 --> 00:02:11.400 generally takes a text input on its built-in keyboard and spits out a label 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:16.560 within a few seconds is actually a godsend for everything from organizing 00:02:14.040 --> 00:02:21.840 which SD cards are for which cameras and which power adapters go with which 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:23.160 laptops or network switches to well 00:02:21.840 --> 00:02:28.000 that's actually the only thing I use it for but it's definitely worth the 35 00:02:25.760 --> 00:02:32.280 bucks for that alone it's not perfect the side margins are too big so it was 00:02:30.239 --> 00:02:36.640 some paper the replacement cartridges cost a third as much as the entire 00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:41.080 device and the menu system isn't exactly revolutionary and awesome but I am 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:46.680 officially converted I thought it was useless when I bought it but it truly is 00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:49.599 a handy piece of tech my second handy 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:56.120 Tech item today is well let's start with this every day I get companies sending 00:02:53.080 --> 00:02:58.040 me their latest stupid Bluetooth doad 00:02:56.120 --> 00:03:02.640 that for some reason they think makes my life easier but is actually just another 00:02:59.879 --> 00:03:07.319 confounded Gadget to remember to charge from my perspective but this one is 00:03:04.959 --> 00:03:11.040 actually surprisingly cool it's called the gate keeper and it has the same 00:03:09.239 --> 00:03:15.879 functionality as those Bluetooth proximity tags where there's an iOS or 00:03:13.760 --> 00:03:20.720 Android phone app that lets you know if your luggage or your purse or whatever 00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:25.519 this is attached to moves too far away with an audible alarm but that's not 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:30.040 that cool and I said this thing was cool the cool part is that it comes with a 00:03:27.640 --> 00:03:34.840 USB lock dongle that allows you to automatically lock or unlock your 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:39.280 Windows or Mac based PC simply by moving near it or away from it the app is super 00:03:37.599 --> 00:03:43.159 simple to install on your computer and set up you just pair the Locking Key by 00:03:41.319 --> 00:03:47.200 putting them next to each other set up a proximity threshold I found somewhere in 00:03:45.200 --> 00:03:50.400 the middle was good for having the lock plugged into my keyboard although if you 00:03:48.760 --> 00:03:54.200 had it inside your case with one of those little dongles that we actually 00:03:52.280 --> 00:03:58.720 introduced in the last handy Tech then you might want to set it a little bit 00:03:55.840 --> 00:04:03.079 further away then all you do is move away from the PC and it locks and toward 00:04:01.079 --> 00:04:07.799 it and boom it unlocks by the time you've put your butt in your chair 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:10.360 usually now to be clear Windows 00:04:07.799 --> 00:04:14.920 passwords are pretty easy to defeat on their own so if you're just using a 00:04:12.079 --> 00:04:19.359 gatekeeper on its own then it's not much of a deterrent for someone who has 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:23.880 unlimited time to access your computer and is trying really hard to steal your 00:04:20.919 --> 00:04:29.039 data but what it does do is prevent casual eavesdropping from co-workers or 00:04:27.080 --> 00:04:33.479 or other patients in a setting like a doctor's office or hospital and much 00:04:31.520 --> 00:04:38.919 much more and if that's not enough for you you can actually set your system up 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:40.960 to require both the keychain key and a 00:04:38.919 --> 00:04:44.919 typed password for unlocking so two Factor authentication and then if you 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:49.120 combine the gatekeeper with other security measures like bit Locker full 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:53.919 drive encryption it can actually be fairly difficult to defeat it with you 00:04:51.720 --> 00:04:58.479 know a couple passwords and a physical item in the way of all but the most 00:04:55.360 --> 00:05:00.560 dastardly data thieves my last handy 00:04:58.479 --> 00:05:05.680 Tech item is one that many of you will already actually already own and the 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:09.080 vast majority of you will already know about at the very least but it's the 00:05:07.840 --> 00:05:13.240 kind of thing where it might take a video like this to make you think a snap 00:05:11.479 --> 00:05:16.960 I got to go order a couple of those so next time I'm running all over the place 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:21.680 looking for one when I have a Skype meeting in five minutes that I'm 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:25.360 supposed to join I'll know where it is now pretty much everyone knows that the 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:31.160 vast majority of personal audio devices use a female 3 and2 mm or 8 in Jack but 00:05:28.919 --> 00:05:35.720 what some people don't know is that in addition to there actually being some 00:05:32.800 --> 00:05:40.039 wiring variations they can actually have three or four contact points depending 00:05:38.840 --> 00:05:47.479 on whether they're designed to accommodate a pair of headphones or speakers a microphone or both of those 00:05:44.880 --> 00:05:52.919 things yes the popularity of smartphones and Ultrabooks with no physical space 00:05:50.479 --> 00:05:59.080 for two separate Jacks has skyrocketed the popularity of four pole 32 mm Jacks 00:05:56.840 --> 00:06:05.360 but if you happen to have a headset for Skype or gaming or whatever else it is 00:06:02.479 --> 00:06:10.080 that doesn't have four poles you can plug it in and just use it as a 00:06:07.160 --> 00:06:15.840 headphone or you can get one of these little puppies to split the audio output 00:06:13.199 --> 00:06:19.960 and input for you now there's not a whole lot to say about these other than 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:24.360 that I ordered a couple from Amazon a startech one for a few bucks and a 00:06:22.199 --> 00:06:29.160 Sennheiser one for a few bucks more and they both work about as expected the 00:06:26.759 --> 00:06:33.400 Sennheiser one has more Supple thinner wires and features gold plating on the 00:06:30.960 --> 00:06:37.639 connectors inside and out a longevity booster but given that I could afford 00:06:35.560 --> 00:06:41.440 literally twice as many of the cheaper ones I think I lean towards those or if 00:06:39.960 --> 00:06:45.199 there's something on mono price that for whatever reason I couldn't find and is 00:06:42.960 --> 00:06:50.280 cheaper then that's good too since functionally they are exactly the same 00:06:48.400 --> 00:06:55.160 but like super handy and that's what this video series is about speaking of 00:06:52.599 --> 00:07:01.000 functionally exactly the same most portable battery Banks except this one 00:06:58.360 --> 00:07:06.960 from churo Power the world's first battery for engress agents officially 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:09.440 licensed by Niantic Niantic whatever 00:07:06.960 --> 00:07:13.400 Niantic Labs a startup within Google dedicated to creating mobile apps that 00:07:11.280 --> 00:07:16.879 connect people with the real world like Ingress so Ingress if you're not 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:21.440 familiar with it is kind of this unique entertainment experience known as a real 00:07:19.360 --> 00:07:24.120 world game an all new style of Game featuring Innovative massively 00:07:22.680 --> 00:07:30.960 multiplayer mobile game playay which transforms neighborhoods and cities around the world into the well the just 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:34.599 intera active gaming experience there's like 9 million downloads there's a huge 00:07:32.919 --> 00:07:41.000 Community around it and this battery bank is for Ingress agents okay so it 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:44.479 okay so it's not that functionally different from other battery Banks it 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:49.319 features an ultra high capacity battery so that's 12,000 milliamp hours it's 00:07:46.960 --> 00:07:53.080 compatible with regular 1amp charging devices it's got a 1 amp port for those 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:57.199 and it's got a quick charging 2.1 amp Port allowing an iPhone for example to 00:07:55.039 --> 00:08:01.400 be charged up to five times on a single charge and quickly something that's 00:07:59.599 --> 00:08:05.080 itely handy when you're out and about with your phone constantly powered on 00:08:03.440 --> 00:08:09.759 and in front of you speaking of powered on and in front of you it comes with a nice Supple USB cables you go ahead and 00:08:07.919 --> 00:08:12.680 pop that baby in your back pocket you got your phone in your other hand and 00:08:11.039 --> 00:08:16.080 you can go around and do your Engish things now where it does get differ is 00:08:14.639 --> 00:08:20.479 that it does have a variety of lighting pattern so you press the power 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:22.960 button press the power button oops that's not the power button ah so you 00:08:21.680 --> 00:08:27.039 press the power button and the lights light up you can short press the LED 00:08:25.560 --> 00:08:31.680 control button and change the color of the center logo you can long press and 00:08:29.639 --> 00:08:35.240 these other LEDs around it are going to light up and looks pretty cool and I 00:08:33.959 --> 00:08:41.039 guess that's pretty much all there is to say about it it's outfitted with the usual automatic shutdown protection and 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:45.040 automatic overcharge prevention and ShortCircuit protection all that good 00:08:42.440 --> 00:08:48.640 stuff and I think that pretty much wraps that puppy up you can check out the link 00:08:46.959 --> 00:08:54.560 in the video description if you want to pick up one of those bad boys for yourself or someone you know who's like 00:08:51.839 --> 00:08:57.959 really into angress so the last thing for this video is the full disclosure 00:08:56.200 --> 00:09:01.600 part that I like to include with handy Tech the churo Ingress charger was one 00:08:59.360 --> 00:09:05.680 of of our usual sponsor spots the label maker and the headphone adapters were 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:10.720 purchased for use at Linus Media Group here and the gatekeeper was provided by 00:09:08.279 --> 00:09:13.560 coolcat electronics for evaluation even though I told them at the time I 00:09:12.079 --> 00:09:16.920 probably wouldn't review it but then I liked it so I did thanks for watching 00:09:15.720 --> 00:09:20.079 guys like this video if you liked it dislike it if you disliked it leave a comment if your feelings are more 00:09:18.880 --> 00:09:24.640 complicated than this as always Linked In the video description you can support us with a monthly contribution you can 00:09:22.880 --> 00:09:27.120 buy a cool t-shirt like this one and you can change your Amazon bookmark to one 00:09:25.959 --> 00:09:32.920 with our affiliate code so we get a small Kickback whenever you buy portable battery Banks 00:09:29.959 --> 00:09:36.680 um these doohickeys or the doohickeys that go in them so you can print more 00:09:34.279 --> 00:09:41.550 stuff with them adapters and whatever the heck thanks for watching and as 00:09:37.839 --> 00:09:52.020 always don't forget to subscribe