{"video_id":"tDEoppOLWew","title":"Native Union Pop Phone \"Moshi Moshi\" Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2012-05-07T14:53:29Z","duration_s":376,"segments":[{"start_s":8.16,"end_s":16.32,"text":"This is the Moshi Moshi. It is compatible with the iPhone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":14.0,"end_s":20.88,"text":"and iPad. It is also compatible with any tablet or phone. Basically, it says","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":19.039,"end_s":26.48,"text":"handset compatible with all devices with a star. So any device that is that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":24.0,"end_s":33.2,"text":"supports both a headphone and a mic from the one port will be supported by the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":29.96,"end_s":35.2,"text":"Moshimoshi. Comes with details in","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":33.2,"end_s":39.68,"text":"French, Spanish, German, whatever that is, whatever that is, and Italian and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":37.6,"end_s":43.28,"text":"English. Here we go. Improved call comfort. Allows access to phone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":41.68,"end_s":47.6,"text":"functions when making calls. This is all true. Eliminates over 99% of absorbed","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":45.52,"end_s":51.36,"text":"phone radiation. Star star something something report available upon request.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":49.6,"end_s":55.76,"text":"Okay. Turns your tablet computer into a telephone via Skype or VoIP","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":53.52,"end_s":59.199,"text":"applications. This is also true. Okay. Has a noise reduction system. Pick up","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":57.199,"end_s":62.719,"text":"and hang up button supplied with a 3 and 12 mm plug. Works with all mobile","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":61.199,"end_s":68.72,"text":"devices. Adapters available as accessories. Works with all computers. USB adapter and splitter cable available","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":65.76,"end_s":72.119,"text":"as accessories. And it has a luxurious soft touch paint treatment and high","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":70.159,"end_s":76.68,"text":"quality speaker and microphone. Now,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":74.28,"end_s":81.479,"text":"okay. As a bit of a skeptic, I originally looked at this and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":79.04,"end_s":87.439,"text":"I went, why? Really, why? That's what I said.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":85.36,"end_s":92.28,"text":"But I thought about it for a little while longer and I figured it out. So,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":90.24,"end_s":96.799,"text":"at a reasonable enough price point, all of a sudden, this isn't the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":95.28,"end_s":101.04,"text":"kind of thing I would buy for myself. Don't get me wrong, I would not buy this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":98.72,"end_s":105.759,"text":"for myself, but I might buy one as a stocking stuffer.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":102.88,"end_s":111.119,"text":"Let's say you've got a a little niece. Let's say she's, you know, 12 or 13, 14,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":108.479,"end_s":114.92,"text":"15, 16, until, I don't know, the end of time, whenever girls stop yaking on the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":113.2,"end_s":119.2,"text":"phone. Um, and she talks on the phone a lot.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":117.36,"end_s":123.28,"text":"Well, it used to be that as soon as you hit around 11 or 12 as a girl, you got a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":121.36,"end_s":128.08,"text":"you got a phone in your room and you tied up the line endlessly and everyone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":125.6,"end_s":132.239,"text":"got annoyed. Well, now 12-year-olds are getting cell phones. I mean, this I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":130.72,"end_s":137.56,"text":"don't know if you've ever like sat and talked on an iPhone for an hour. I have.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":135.12,"end_s":143.0,"text":"Your ear like hurts after. It's not comfortable. So, that's what this is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":140.319,"end_s":147.92,"text":"for. This is the replacement for adding the phone in the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":145.84,"end_s":152.56,"text":"room. This isn't the kind of thing you carry around with you. That would be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":149.48,"end_s":154.319,"text":"ridiculous. But what you do is you use","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":152.56,"end_s":157.36,"text":"it like like I actually had a phone that had a receiver like this when I when I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":156.0,"end_s":163.599,"text":"was young. And I'm probably the last generation that will actually remember phones that looked like this. But but","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":160.959,"end_s":168.0,"text":"this this is what it's all about. So you plug that in there. Your phone sits on","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":165.92,"end_s":171.92,"text":"the bed next to you and you like, you know, you sit and gab and you know touch","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":170.48,"end_s":175.2,"text":"your ankles together with your girlfriends. You you can actually hold","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":173.84,"end_s":178.8,"text":"it like this. Remember when you could hold a phone with your shoulder and you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":176.879,"end_s":182.159,"text":"could you could do something else like unbox the black version while you're","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":180.879,"end_s":186.0,"text":"actually talking on the phone to somebody and Yeah. Remember what she","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":184.08,"end_s":189.599,"text":"said? I remember what she said. Do you remember what he said when she said","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":187.519,"end_s":193.2,"text":"that? Yeah, I remember that. So, you can actually have your senseless,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":191.04,"end_s":197.519,"text":"meaningless conversation while you're doing something meaningful like unboxing","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":195.84,"end_s":203.36,"text":"another color of exactly the same product in the same episode of Linus","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":199.92,"end_s":203.36,"text":"Tech Tips for the sake","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":204.44,"end_s":209.2,"text":"of completeness. In fact, you can even","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":207.519,"end_s":213.519,"text":"talk on two phones. No, you can't talk on two phones at once, but that's what","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":211.28,"end_s":219.28,"text":"it's for. Okay, here's the button for the hangup. and uh and pick up. Okay.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":217.28,"end_s":223.2,"text":"It's got kind of a Native Union logo on there. It's got like a like well they","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":221.68,"end_s":228.72,"text":"were quite what do they describe it as? Um luxurious soft touch paint finish. So","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":226.159,"end_s":232.959,"text":"I would describe that as as a matte fingerprint resistant finish. It's also","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":231.12,"end_s":235.76,"text":"going to be quite scratch resistant. So I mean think about how something like","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":234.159,"end_s":239.28,"text":"this is going to get treated. You know you're talking on the phone on it.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":237.36,"end_s":242.48,"text":"You're you're done. You unplug it. You know you check it over on the nightstand","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":240.72,"end_s":247.2,"text":"or whatever the case may be. That's how something like this is going to get treated by the intended audience. Let's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":245.36,"end_s":251.519,"text":"have a look at what the actual range of it is. So, if I could actually just get","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":249.439,"end_s":255.2,"text":"my cameraman to take one of his hands and hold that. I'm just going to kind of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":253.84,"end_s":259.12,"text":"wander over here and I'm going to show you guys. Oh, it's actually very","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":257.079,"end_s":261.759,"text":"flexible. So, yeah. Actually, you know what? I'm going to tell you guys a funny","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":260.32,"end_s":267.04,"text":"little anecdote. It's not really to do with this. I'm pretty much done my unboxing now. This is the Native Union","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":265.199,"end_s":269.919,"text":"Moshi Moshi. Comes with a couple stickers. Comes with a little","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":268.4,"end_s":273.44,"text":"instruction manual, which I certainly hope you won't need. But here here's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":271.759,"end_s":278.4,"text":"kind of a funny anecdote along the lines of remember when phones looked like","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":275.72,"end_s":283.04,"text":"this. So my little brother had a friend come over to my parents house. Uh this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":280.4,"end_s":287.28,"text":"must have been about six months ago. And uh he asked to use the phone and my","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":285.68,"end_s":290.56,"text":"parents are kind of leites. They don't they don't have technology. I mean I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":289.12,"end_s":296.32,"text":"have to I have to spell everything out for them. They wouldn't even have a wireless network if I didn't set it up","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":294.4,"end_s":301.04,"text":"and maintain it for them and key in all the passwords. Like they're just they're","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":297.919,"end_s":302.56,"text":"hopeless. Anyway, so his friend comes","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":301.04,"end_s":307.36,"text":"from a family that, you know, believes in technology. Like, they don't even have call waiting. Like, they don't have","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":305.84,"end_s":311.919,"text":"caller ID. They have nothing. They have a phone line. And I'm just","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":309.08,"end_s":315.44,"text":"like, it took my mom until about 3 months ago to get a cell phone. Nobody","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":313.52,"end_s":318.72,"text":"in my house had a cell phone. It's like and and like they they'd leave the phone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":317.36,"end_s":323.12,"text":"off the hook. Oh, yeah. I'll go get that person for you. They'd forget and walk away. And the phone would be busy for","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":321.28,"end_s":326.88,"text":"like 2 days at a time. And I'm just like, I've been trying to call you for 2","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":324.88,"end_s":331.919,"text":"days. How am I supposed to reach you anyway? All right. totally unrelated,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":329.039,"end_s":336.0,"text":"tangential. So his friend comes over and asks to use the phone and my mom says to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":334.24,"end_s":341.919,"text":"him, \"Yeah, sure. It's over there.\" And he goes over and uh he so he so he picks","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":339.759,"end_s":344.8,"text":"up the phone. This is not not like this kind of phone, but it's an actual phone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":343.36,"end_s":349.039,"text":"like with a receiver. He picks it up and he he calls his parents. He asks if he can stay the night and he puts it back","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":347.36,"end_s":354.639,"text":"and he goes and he turns to my mom and he says,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":350.84,"end_s":356.639,"text":"\"Wow, that's so smart. your phone is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":354.639,"end_s":360.32,"text":"actually attached to the base station so you don't lose","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":357.88,"end_s":364.88,"text":"it. And my mom just looks at him and goes, \"Yeah, that's a feature.\" All","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":362.72,"end_s":368.639,"text":"right. Anyway, thank you for watching this episode of Linus Tech. True story,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":366.72,"end_s":373.52,"text":"by the way. I kid you not. True story. Don't forget to subscribe for more","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":369.919,"end_s":376.88,"text":"unboxings, reviews, and other well,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":373.52,"end_s":376.88,"text":"computer videos.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"This is the Moshi Moshi. It is compatible with the iPhone and iPad. It is also compatible with any tablet or phone. Basically, it says handset compatible with all devices with a star. So any device that is that supports both a headphone and a mic from the one port will be supported by the Moshimoshi. Comes with details in French, Spanish, German, whatever that is, whatever that is, and Italian and English. Here we go. Improved call comfort. Allows access to phone functions when making calls. This is all true. Eliminates over 99% of absorbed phone radiation. Star star something something report available upon request. Okay. Turns your tablet computer into a telephone via Skype or VoIP applications. This is also true. Okay. Has a noise reduction system. Pick up and hang up button supplied with a 3 and 12 mm plug. Works with all mobile devices. Adapters available as accessories. Works with all computers. USB adapter and splitter cable available as accessories. And it has a luxurious soft touch paint treatment and high quality speaker and microphone. Now, okay. As a bit of a skeptic, I originally looked at this and I went, why? Really, why? That's what I said. But I thought about it for a little while longer and I figured it out. So, at a reasonable enough price point, all of a sudden, this isn't the kind of thing I would buy for myself. Don't get me wrong, I would not buy this for myself, but I might buy one as a stocking stuffer. Let's say you've got a a little niece. Let's say she's, you know, 12 or 13, 14, 15, 16, until, I don't know, the end of time, whenever girls stop yaking on the phone. Um, and she talks on the phone a lot. Well, it used to be that as soon as you hit around 11 or 12 as a girl, you got a you got a phone in your room and you tied up the line endlessly and everyone got annoyed. Well, now 12-year-olds are getting cell phones. I mean, this I don't know if you've ever like sat and talked on an iPhone for an hour. I have. Your ear like hurts after. It's not comfortable. So, that's what this is for. This is the replacement for adding the phone in the room. This isn't the kind of thing you carry around with you. That would be ridiculous. But what you do is you use it like like I actually had a phone that had a receiver like this when I when I was young. And I'm probably the last generation that will actually remember phones that looked like this. But but this this is what it's all about. So you plug that in there. Your phone sits on the bed next to you and you like, you know, you sit and gab and you know touch your ankles together with your girlfriends. You you can actually hold it like this. Remember when you could hold a phone with your shoulder and you could you could do something else like unbox the black version while you're actually talking on the phone to somebody and Yeah. Remember what she said? I remember what she said. Do you remember what he said when she said that? Yeah, I remember that. So, you can actually have your senseless, meaningless conversation while you're doing something meaningful like unboxing another color of exactly the same product in the same episode of Linus Tech Tips for the sake of completeness. In fact, you can even talk on two phones. No, you can't talk on two phones at once, but that's what it's for. Okay, here's the button for the hangup. and uh and pick up. Okay. It's got kind of a Native Union logo on there. It's got like a like well they were quite what do they describe it as? Um luxurious soft touch paint finish. So I would describe that as as a matte fingerprint resistant finish. It's also going to be quite scratch resistant. So I mean think about how something like this is going to get treated. You know you're talking on the phone on it. You're you're done. You unplug it. You know you check it over on the nightstand or whatever the case may be. That's how something like this is going to get treated by the intended audience. Let's have a look at what the actual range of it is. So, if I could actually just get my cameraman to take one of his hands and hold that. I'm just going to kind of wander over here and I'm going to show you guys. Oh, it's actually very flexible. So, yeah. Actually, you know what? I'm going to tell you guys a funny little anecdote. It's not really to do with this. I'm pretty much done my unboxing now. This is the Native Union Moshi Moshi. Comes with a couple stickers. Comes with a little instruction manual, which I certainly hope you won't need. But here here's kind of a funny anecdote along the lines of remember when phones looked like this. So my little brother had a friend come over to my parents house. Uh this must have been about six months ago. And uh he asked to use the phone and my parents are kind of leites. They don't they don't have technology. I mean I have to I have to spell everything out for them. They wouldn't even have a wireless network if I didn't set it up and maintain it for them and key in all the passwords. Like they're just they're hopeless. Anyway, so his friend comes from a family that, you know, believes in technology. Like, they don't even have call waiting. Like, they don't have caller ID. They have nothing. They have a phone line. And I'm just like, it took my mom until about 3 months ago to get a cell phone. Nobody in my house had a cell phone. It's like and and like they they'd leave the phone off the hook. Oh, yeah. I'll go get that person for you. They'd forget and walk away. And the phone would be busy for like 2 days at a time. And I'm just like, I've been trying to call you for 2 days. How am I supposed to reach you anyway? All right. totally unrelated, tangential. So his friend comes over and asks to use the phone and my mom says to him, \"Yeah, sure. It's over there.\" And he goes over and uh he so he so he picks up the phone. This is not not like this kind of phone, but it's an actual phone like with a receiver. He picks it up and he he calls his parents. He asks if he can stay the night and he puts it back and he goes and he turns to my mom and he says, \"Wow, that's so smart. your phone is actually attached to the base station so you don't lose it. And my mom just looks at him and goes, \"Yeah, that's a feature.\" All right. Anyway, thank you for watching this episode of Linus Tech. True story, by the way. I kid you not. True story. Don't forget to subscribe for more unboxings, reviews, and other well, computer videos."}