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handy tech the show where we find handy stuff that's tech and show it to you
it's also one of the only series that we have managed to stick with over the
years anyway we've got a lot of great stuff in our hands today to fuel your
childhood gaming nostalgia that is unless you're currently a child in which
case you probably won't really get most of this stuff
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first up is the sn30 from 8-bit doe a
remarkably accurate replica of one of nintendo's most beloved controllers
only made like six controllers so it's not that hard but anyway it even has the
right mix of convex and concave buttons
it's available in snes or famicom color
schemes and it was designed for use with the recent nest classic and super nes
classic consoles since for some reason nintendo decided that in
spite of the much greater size of modern tvs they would endow those systems with
cables that are much shorter than the originals
so now then you can sit comfortably on the couch because not only is the sn30 a
2.4 gigahertz wireless controller it also lets you reset the console remotely
by holding down and select the controllers can last for up to 25 hours
off of just an hour of charging over usb micro b and they are reasonably priced
at 25 bucks now unfortunately the dongle complete
with nest style grill marks uses nintendo's proprietary connector so
while you can use the sn30 as a wired controller for your pc mac or Android
device by plugging in a usb cable it doesn't have the broad functionality of
the sn30 pro turning everything good about the sn30
up to 11 it's got modern nintendo features like rumble feedback and motion
control plus this nifty button for taking screenshots on the switch
it also has thumbsticks a home button and two sets of l and r shoulder buttons
making it a fully functional xbox one controller that can connect to anything
with a bluetooth signal the feel is a little less authentic it's heavier they
had to shift the buttons up to make room for the joysticks and like the regular
one it is thicker than an original controller not to mention that it's
twice the price at 49 bucks but it could be much more useful
especially with the 8 smartphone clip accessory which does a surprisingly good
job of hanging on to even large phones though the weight is
slightly imbalanced alright then so you like the idea of
tactile gaming on the go but you want something smaller how about the ardu boy a credit card
sized 8-bit game platform that lets you
not only play games but also make and
share them ardy boy comes with only a single
classic 8-bit game but it can be reprogrammed from a huge library of free
open source and editable games online
the unit itself is super light but still feels durable with a metal back
polycarbonate front and subjectively pretty fantastic buttons and it's got a
toggle switch to turn it on a 1.3 inch black and white passive matrix OLED
screen and two piezo speakers to blare your favorite chiptunes for up to eight
hours on a single charge and because it's based on arduino leonardo it can
actually be recognized as an input device like a synth keyboard or even a
remote for your quadcopter not bad for 49 bucks
but if you're not interested in the user programmy crowdsourcing thing you can
also get an alternate version of the ardu boy the tetris micro card this one
has an additional toggle for sound a vertically oriented screen and only one
game an officially licensed version of tetris complete with piece preview wall
kick and soft landings there are 15 difficulty levels that
should be enough for most people especially since you cannot pause the
game and it's a little bit dear at 54
but as fun little retro toys go it is
pretty awesome great gift idea now to
mash all of the themes we've touched on so far into one
the nest pie case is a tiny nintendo
themed enclosure for your raspberry pi b plus two or three it has slots for
microsd expansion usb power in HDMI out
and audio out then it's got its own handy daughter board to handle
pass-through Ethernet and four usb 2 ports as well as power and reset buttons
and a cute little red led and this is cool they include a small fan mount so
you can utilize the original slotted grille for cooling and there's even a
mysterious little compartment that you may or may not remember on the original
nest that the nest pie uses to hold extra sd cards this thing is actually a
great value even if you're not into the pie scene at 28 bucks you could easily
pay more for just a nintendo themed desk ornament and i'm
not even mad that it's not as white as the one on the website because the
yellowing here makes it look really realistic
leading us to finally hmm
how are we going to tie this into the theme
you could use it to lock up all this gaming stuff so that your roommates
don't touch it with their greasy dorito hands sure that's it anyway the tap lock
is a smart padlock that you unlock with your fingerprint just press your finger
against the capacitive sensor and the lock opens in just .8 seconds which is
key for a lock that you open and close all the time like your gym locker or
your new year's resolution forbidden snack covered priced at 85 bucks the tap
lock can hold up to 500 fingerprints making it easy to share with your whole
family and the battery can last for up to a year or
3500 unlocks before it needs to be topped up with the magnetic cable
you can grant and revoke access to other people using the companion app and you
can also use it to check on the lock's battery life and open it without your
finger by connecting over bluetooth as for how strong it is as a plain old lock
i mean like anything with the right tools you could obviously break it but it's pretty
beefy so at 300 grams the electroplated body is made of xanax iii while the
anti-shim and the anti-pry shackle is seven millimeters of reinforced
stainless steel as for whether it can withstand the
weather though that's a bit of a mixed bag so tap lock is ip66 rated so any
amount of rain should be fine as long as it doesn't get submerged but when it
comes to temperature it's only rated for between negative 10 and 60 degrees
celsius so not ideal if your shed is in
northern canada all right then so as with any handy tech
we've got our disclosure bit and this time it's pretty easy all of these items
were sent to us by the manufacturers upon request
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