handicap under 100 welcome back to handy tech
under 100 where whether you're a mac or a pc or a pioneer from 200 years ago
who's still alive somehow we've got something for you and we've also got a
sponsor volta
this first one feels totally sci-fi but then at the same time i'm like i'm kind
of surprised that you don't just see it everywhere
this is the beam authentic and it's
basically a wearable diff
this smart button connects to a slightly
confusing companion app that lets you create upload and share images that you
can then beam ah there you go right to your lapel you
can show a single image a gif or create a slideshow and you can attach the
button with the included magnets or a good old-fashioned pin
battery life it varies so it ranges from 4
to 24 hours depending on your content so
mostly white images take much more power and mostly black ones take much less
also your brightness settings and whether you're displaying pictures or
gifs affect battery life too now sadly the beam typically retails for
a preposterous 120 dollars but you can
get 25 bucks off by choosing white instead of the presumably more popular
black which makes it just barely eligible for this series
there's also another brand called pins collective that's ten dollars cheaper
but we haven't tried those and the screen to body ratio looks slightly
worse next up we've got the volta xl now you
may remember the voltage charging cable from a previous handy tech but they came
back to sponsor this video because they've got a new cable that's
compatible with all usbc power delivery devices for fast charging which is like
faster than regular charging or as i call it slow charging the more powerful
volta xl can push up to 87 watts so that's enough to charge a macbook pro
through its usb type-c magnetic tips that are even stronger than before and
like before you simply plug the tip into your device
this end of the device and leave it there snapping the magnetic cable on
when it's time to charge the lower power volta which has also
been redesigned and is available for non-fast charging devices has tips for
all sorts of ports but while they plan to release lightning port compatible
tips for the volta xl in the future that's contingent on their indiegogo
campaign going well so check it out at the link below and to get cheaper
shipping at an early bird 35 dollar price
next also for 35 dollars we've got a trip down nostalgia lane for anyone born
between 1975 and the year 2000. just
kidding it's dysentery everyone's favorite settler simulator
oregon trail is now a convenient handheld game
it's the same old trail you remember that is unless your elementary school
had uh apple machines in its computer lab in which case the hunting is super
different complete with 8-bit sound the ability to save your game and of course
measles you thought i was going to say snake bite didn't you
well i might have but i didn't want this joke to die of exhaustion
the blocky form factor is comfortable for adult-sized hands but i do really
wish that they had made the screen bigger especially since they've clearly
got the space for it but i don't know i mean hey at least it comes with
batteries so i'm recommending that you go out and get yourself one of these at
a grueling pace
next up how do i turn the volume now there we go
you can bring your Windows 10 desktop pc to the 21st century with these nifty
Windows hello peripherals i've got two here from different brands the first is
a usb fingerprint reader from pqi for 30
bucks there is zero installation for this thing you just plug it into an
available usb port head to your Windows sign-in options and add your fingerprint
you can add up to 10 fingerprint ids and
then each id can have multiple prints
stored so it's good for the whole family it's fido certified it's got built-in
breadth sensing and it can be used to log into password managers like lastpass
and npas sticking it in your tower's front io lets you unlock the machine in
a tenth of a second at least if your hands are dry
um if your hands are wet then it's probably better to have this one
facial recognition damn it
it's better to have this one this facial recognition camera from mouse is twice
the price but your machine will also be unlocked before your butt hits the chair
and you can use it as a crummy webcam my main gripe with this thing is just that
the weight of the cable can kind of pull the camera off kilter but your mileage
may vary on that one finally for the mac people out there
one more thing this beautiful usbc hub from satechi is
designed for Thunderbolt 3 equipped imacs and imac pros that aren't broken
and it installs effortlessly into the vents on the bottom of the screen lord
knows those vents had to do something and it sure isn't cooling me
now finally you don't have to use the old
reach-around technique every time you want to plug something in
though you do still have to use two hands to keep the whole machine from
sliding because i guess a you know rubber piece on the bottom of the
aluminum stand was too much to ask for
the hob offers sd and microsd ports
three usb 3.0 ports and one usb type-c
port but be aware that the hub is unpowered
so we don't recommend charging your phone or especially high draw devices
like tablets through it but the usb spec does include a minimum level of power
delivery and we were able to plug in three led backlit keyboards
simultaneously so you shouldn't have to worry too much about power management
compared to older usb 2 hubs also bonus
points satechi for doing such a dang good job with the color matching
now for the transparency bit of this video we reached out to beam authentic
for their smart pin and we bought everything else you see in this video
from amazon with our own money except for
the volta xl cable since this edition of handy tech was sponsored by volta the
new volta xl is super durable and hard to tangle and it even has that cool otg
feature so you can use one phone to charge another one be sure to check them
out in the link below so thanks for watching guys if you
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