Handy Tech Under $100 - Cheap Gaming Gear for Enthusiasts!
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2018-05-06
·
1,502 words · ~7 min read
0:00
handy tech under a hundred it's time for
0:04
handy tech the show where we find handy stuff that's tech and show it to you
0:11
it's also one of the only series that we have managed to stick with over the
0:15
years anyway we've got a lot of great stuff in our hands today to fuel your
0:20
childhood gaming nostalgia that is unless you're currently a child in which
0:24
case you probably won't really get most of this stuff
0:28
speaking of getting it get tunnelbear tunnelbear is the really simple privacy
0:33
app so you can enjoy a more open internet to try tunnelbear for free go
0:37
to tunnelbear.com LTT we'll have that linked below
0:50
first up is the sn30 from 8-bit doe a
0:53
remarkably accurate replica of one of nintendo's most beloved controllers
0:59
only made like six controllers so it's not that hard but anyway it even has the
1:03
right mix of convex and concave buttons
1:06
it's available in snes or famicom color
1:09
schemes and it was designed for use with the recent nest classic and super nes
1:14
classic consoles since for some reason nintendo decided that in
1:19
spite of the much greater size of modern tvs they would endow those systems with
1:24
cables that are much shorter than the originals
1:28
so now then you can sit comfortably on the couch because not only is the sn30 a
1:33
2.4 gigahertz wireless controller it also lets you reset the console remotely
1:38
by holding down and select the controllers can last for up to 25 hours
1:44
off of just an hour of charging over usb micro b and they are reasonably priced
1:48
at 25 bucks now unfortunately the dongle complete
1:54
with nest style grill marks uses nintendo's proprietary connector so
1:58
while you can use the sn30 as a wired controller for your pc mac or Android
2:03
device by plugging in a usb cable it doesn't have the broad functionality of
2:10
the sn30 pro turning everything good about the sn30
2:14
up to 11 it's got modern nintendo features like rumble feedback and motion
2:20
control plus this nifty button for taking screenshots on the switch
2:24
it also has thumbsticks a home button and two sets of l and r shoulder buttons
2:30
making it a fully functional xbox one controller that can connect to anything
2:35
with a bluetooth signal the feel is a little less authentic it's heavier they
2:40
had to shift the buttons up to make room for the joysticks and like the regular
2:44
one it is thicker than an original controller not to mention that it's
2:48
twice the price at 49 bucks but it could be much more useful
2:53
especially with the 8 smartphone clip accessory which does a surprisingly good
2:57
job of hanging on to even large phones though the weight is
3:02
slightly imbalanced alright then so you like the idea of
3:06
tactile gaming on the go but you want something smaller how about the ardu boy a credit card
3:12
sized 8-bit game platform that lets you
3:15
not only play games but also make and
3:19
share them ardy boy comes with only a single
3:22
classic 8-bit game but it can be reprogrammed from a huge library of free
3:27
open source and editable games online
3:31
the unit itself is super light but still feels durable with a metal back
3:35
polycarbonate front and subjectively pretty fantastic buttons and it's got a
3:40
toggle switch to turn it on a 1.3 inch black and white passive matrix OLED
3:45
screen and two piezo speakers to blare your favorite chiptunes for up to eight
3:49
hours on a single charge and because it's based on arduino leonardo it can
3:54
actually be recognized as an input device like a synth keyboard or even a
3:58
remote for your quadcopter not bad for 49 bucks
4:02
but if you're not interested in the user programmy crowdsourcing thing you can
4:08
also get an alternate version of the ardu boy the tetris micro card this one
4:14
has an additional toggle for sound a vertically oriented screen and only one
4:19
game an officially licensed version of tetris complete with piece preview wall
4:24
kick and soft landings there are 15 difficulty levels that
4:28
should be enough for most people especially since you cannot pause the
4:32
game and it's a little bit dear at 54
4:36
but as fun little retro toys go it is
4:39
pretty awesome great gift idea now to
4:43
mash all of the themes we've touched on so far into one
4:46
the nest pie case is a tiny nintendo
4:50
themed enclosure for your raspberry pi b plus two or three it has slots for
4:56
microsd expansion usb power in HDMI out
4:59
and audio out then it's got its own handy daughter board to handle
5:03
pass-through Ethernet and four usb 2 ports as well as power and reset buttons
5:09
and a cute little red led and this is cool they include a small fan mount so
5:13
you can utilize the original slotted grille for cooling and there's even a
5:18
mysterious little compartment that you may or may not remember on the original
5:22
nest that the nest pie uses to hold extra sd cards this thing is actually a
5:27
great value even if you're not into the pie scene at 28 bucks you could easily
5:32
pay more for just a nintendo themed desk ornament and i'm
5:36
not even mad that it's not as white as the one on the website because the
5:40
yellowing here makes it look really realistic
5:43
leading us to finally hmm
5:47
how are we going to tie this into the theme
5:50
you could use it to lock up all this gaming stuff so that your roommates
5:55
don't touch it with their greasy dorito hands sure that's it anyway the tap lock
5:59
is a smart padlock that you unlock with your fingerprint just press your finger
6:04
against the capacitive sensor and the lock opens in just .8 seconds which is
6:09
key for a lock that you open and close all the time like your gym locker or
6:14
your new year's resolution forbidden snack covered priced at 85 bucks the tap
6:18
lock can hold up to 500 fingerprints making it easy to share with your whole
6:23
family and the battery can last for up to a year or
6:27
3500 unlocks before it needs to be topped up with the magnetic cable
6:32
you can grant and revoke access to other people using the companion app and you
6:36
can also use it to check on the lock's battery life and open it without your
6:40
finger by connecting over bluetooth as for how strong it is as a plain old lock
6:45
i mean like anything with the right tools you could obviously break it but it's pretty
6:49
beefy so at 300 grams the electroplated body is made of xanax iii while the
6:54
anti-shim and the anti-pry shackle is seven millimeters of reinforced
6:58
stainless steel as for whether it can withstand the
7:01
weather though that's a bit of a mixed bag so tap lock is ip66 rated so any
7:07
amount of rain should be fine as long as it doesn't get submerged but when it
7:12
comes to temperature it's only rated for between negative 10 and 60 degrees
7:17
celsius so not ideal if your shed is in
7:21
northern canada all right then so as with any handy tech
7:25
we've got our disclosure bit and this time it's pretty easy all of these items
7:28
were sent to us by the manufacturers upon request
7:33
speaking of upon request it is on freshbooks request that i tell you about
7:37
their small business accounting software it's custom built for the way you want
7:41
to work and it's a simple way to be more productive more organized and to get
7:46
paid faster if you're a freelancer or you run a small business you can create
7:50
and send professional looking invoices in less than 30 seconds you can set up
7:54
online payments with just a couple of clicks and get paid up to four days
7:57
faster they have great fully featured apps for both iOS and Android and you
8:03
can see when your client has seen your invoice and put an end to the guessing
8:07
games once and for all so for your unrestricted 30-day free trial go to
8:11
freshbooks.com tech tips and enter Linus tech tips in the how did you hear about
8:16
us section so thanks for watching guys if you disliked this video you can hit that
8:20
button but if you liked it hit like get subscribed maybe consider checking out where to buy the stuff we featured at
8:24
the link in the video description also link down there is our merch store which
8:28
has cool shirts like this one and our community forum which you should totally
8:32
join
8:35
feels good feels good in the head you know