handy Tech under 100 where I normally show you guys some cool affordable Tech
stuff you can buy is going to be a little different this time around all
the items will be priced at over $100
and none of them are going to be useful so we're going to kick things off then
with the Apple watch which I'm just
kidding it's the usual thing
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foreplay the first item for today is the kind of thing that I'd recommend
ordering now and then putting away in a drawer somewhere for that day when
you're running around trying to find a freaking notebook power cord and all you
can find is the full-size PC ones
adapters like this are available in the $5 range with shipping included if you
have a Prime account and can adapt from a variety of different Power standards
with some going as far as to also include a short cord so they can act as
an extension now I'm aware that you can also just buy a bunch of C5 power cords
I did but a handful of adapters is lighter and more compact to take with
you in a tech tool kit where you'll already be carrying a c14 cord or two
our next item is one that I've wanted to make a video about since I did this
unboxing of the Razer Oro boros in my
kitchen back in 2012 and was blown away
by the Space Age material that they put on the base station so I finally got
around to getting my hands on some this pack from Material samples shop.com
includes three A4 size sheets of the material in. 3.5 and8 mm thickness
depending on what you want to use it for the basic idea is pretty simple you peel
the adhesive on the one side Stick it to the thing that you want to mount to
something or hold in place and slap it down the way it works is this material
is covered in thousands of tiny suction
cups so the flatter the two maing surfaces are and the more contact area
they have the better it can be used to mount pictures to Flat relatively glossy
walls or Windows stick guitar picks to
your guitar create Di y SEALS or gaskets
and even hold docks in place much like Razer did with the Oro boros the sky is
pretty much the limit it is a bit expensive but when it gets dusty and
cruddy eventually you just wipe it with a damp cloth let it dry out
and oops it's good to go I love this stuff finally my USB charging Hub
doesn't need to fall off my nightstand every night dragging my phone down with
it next up is the U key a two-factor
authentication device that improves the ease security and convenience of
managing your online Accounts at least once you go through the gauntlet of
getting everything configured the UB key itself is pretty straightforward it's a
thin USB device about half the width of a port with a touch sensitive button and
an NFC radio for use with NFC enabled Android smartphones but where it gets a
bit complicated is in the configuration the tools and guides use a lot of
acronyms and Technical jargon with half a dozen different Windows applications
for configuring settings and functionality on the UB key site depending on what you're trying to do
something you may not realize until you've already downloaded it the good
news is that for my purposes using it as an additional authentication Factor you
can learn more about multifactor authentication here with last pass and
using it as a Windows login key is a pretty basic config with everything in
the personalization tool the one that you want to use pretty much left as
default and then a quick edit within last pass to get it set up so the
Achilles heel of the UB key is also its greatest strength though because as
complicated as it might be for new users it is extraordinarily configurable if
you want to dive into it so you can make it so the physical key is enough to
authenticate you can force the user to touch it no fingerprint ID yet
unfortunately but I'd be surprised if that's not coming and you can force the
user to have both a UB key and a password but don't worry it has backup
and restore settings in case you somehow manage to damage it or lose your
keychain or whatever else for our next
trick yes this episode of Handy Tech has more than three items we've got the as
probe excuse me the am probe battery tester it's a simple little Gadget that
tells you how much life is left if any in your batteries it works with all the
usual 1.5 volt varieties AAA able a c d
and with 9 volts as well and while it really doesn't do anything you couldn't
do on your own with a multimeter it's easier to use and presents the results
in a way that my sister or my mom could understand and while I might personally
really wish that it would tell me the actual voltage instead of just good or
replace I can help you guys out by interpreting it for you replace is in
the 1.3 Volt range and if the needle bounces off the end you're sitting at
about 1.6 volts now frankly I don't know
if this is the best such device on the market but it sure helped me sort the
batteries in the office into new still good remote control Duty and recycle so
I consider it a winner especially for the price and finally we've got the Xbox
One wireless adapter controller dongle this time I am not recommending a cheapo
thirdparty one they can be a nightmare to find software drivers for and I
actually had one die last time around and when I ended up replacing it I
realized well now I've spent so much I could have just bought a first party1
anyway and besides at this stage in the game Microsoft has the only one that's
compatible with Xbox One One controllers anyhow it supports up to eight
controllers now twice as many as before for you know all those PC games that
support eight-way multiplayer and works with the standard Xbox One controller as
well as the Fancy Pants Elite controller that Luke reviewed here but it does not
work with Xbox 360 controllers for that you will still need one of the last
generation dongles cool device for sure but it does come with some caveats for
some reason we're not quite sure why Microsoft has decided to use the
wireless adapter as a way to force users to upgrade to Windows 10 and has refused
to provide a software driver for Windows 7 or8 or 8.1 users so beware of that
which I guess concludes handy Tech episode 10 except for my usual
disclosure section which is pretty simple today because all of the items in
today's episode were purchased by me from Amazon and material samples
shop.com for use at home or around the office with no prior contact with any of
the manufacturers which t in nicely then to my usual reminder that while I
frankly don't care if you buy any of these items if you guys are shopping at
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