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00:00I spent two and a half thousand dollars on an Instagram ad to buy this.
00:04So I'm going to put my phone on there.
00:05Because in theory, this machine can print anything onto anything with three-dimensional texture.
00:10So I can drag, let's say, this marble layer on top of my phone using the thing's software.
00:14And then it should actually be able to print a real marble-like finish onto it.
00:19Let's see what it looks like when it's done.
00:21My team has spent the last 10 weeks trawling Instagram.
00:24Every time they saw a game-changing looking gadget being advertised, they bought it.
00:28And, well, 16 products have shown up.
00:31So let's use this to find out.
00:33Are these social media products actually as perfect as the ads make them seem?
00:37These are water bears.
00:39They're tiny little cleaning cloths that safely clean your lenses and screens.
00:42They don't look like cleaning cloths.
00:45Clean your screen.
00:46Oh, they stick to the back.
00:47And when it's done, stick it back in place.
00:49Then you stick them back.
00:50That feels a little too easy.
00:52So this is what they look like in person.
00:57Here's what I want to know.
00:58How well do they clean your screen?
01:00Pretty well.
01:01Especially considering there's no solution or spray.
01:04And then it just sticks onto the back of your phone or laptop.
01:07Pretty solid connection, to be fair.
01:09Now, there are a couple of caveats.
01:11Like if you stick this into even one poorly maintained pocket.
01:15This is so grim.
01:16Can you see how this has also picked up a ton of rubbish that you're not really going to want to wipe your screen with?
01:21Plus the sticky pads.
01:22The more times you do this, the more it is going to start to lose its stickiness.
01:25The good news is apparently both of those issues are solved by just dunking it in some water.
01:30So I'm going to say that $15 for this Instagram ad was money well spent.
01:35I'd say I 80% love it.
01:37Laundry shoe bag.
01:38All right.
01:39Stop doing this with your white sneakers.
01:40Oh, a specific bag designed so that your shoes can go in the washing machine.
01:45I'm very interested.
01:46Maybe this is because I'm just about to enter my 30s, but I am buzzed about this one.
01:51Being able to throw your shoes into the washing machine is already one of my favorite life hacks.
01:55And so the idea of now doing that while protecting the machine, while cleaning the shoes even better, is a big win-win.
02:02Pretty impressed by the quality here.
02:03These were more expensive than they looked, so it's reassuring that they also feel better than they look.
02:09Oh my God.
02:11That is a thousand bristles inside of here.
02:14So let's go absolute worst case here.
02:16Your shoes look like this.
02:18Yes, the team has been busy.
02:22One shoe goes in each bag.
02:24Then at the end, the zips tuck in like that.
02:27Okay, it's go time.
02:30One, two.
02:31Let's check back in two hours and 38.
02:35C-sure.
02:37C-sure?
02:38C-sure?
02:39Game changer alert.
02:40No way.
02:43Ooh.
02:44That looks very satisfying.
02:46And it looks like because they've got slight ridges, even though it's just a snap mechanism, it's still not pulling apart.
02:52So right off the bat, you can tell what they're doing with the packaging.
02:54This outer box is clearly trying to come across like the luxury orange and black fashion designer Hermes aesthetic.
03:00It's just when you get inside, it becomes pretty clear that this is actually more the clear, crinkly, plastic bag AliExpress aesthetic.
03:09First off, got to applaud them for the name that looks like they made a typo and then just stuck with it forever.
03:15Game recognize game.
03:16Ooh, yeah.
03:18So every single segment of this band is its own magnet.
03:22That is delightful.
03:23And that is just not coming off.
03:25I don't know if that looks sus.
03:26I've actually been wearing a $1 watch band that I got from India almost two years ago at this point.
03:31Just because I thought it's really funny that it's every bit as good as the watch bands that Apple is charging $50 for.
03:36But I think it's finally time for an upgrade.
03:38This C-sure is a definite step up while still being cheaper than Apple.
03:43So you can keep the joke running.
03:45You've probably seen tons of smart lights, but you've never seen a smart system like this.
03:49This is Halo Luxe Lamp by Glowrite.
03:51A wireless, clutter-free light that...
03:52Mmm.
03:53It does look very clean.
03:55It lights up every little nook I never even planned on.
03:57Insane.
03:57Just peel, stick, and attach the light with the magnet, and voila.
04:00Okay, this magnet's involved.
04:01I'm liking the sound of this a lot.
04:03So we got the goods.
04:05And I wouldn't call it a hugely premium first impression, considering it is $50 a bulb.
04:11Wait, I just turned it on.
04:13Well, that actually is kind of cool, because at least you know it really does work right out the box.
04:18And that's kind of the entire appeal of this product.
04:20This is clearly designed for someone whose priority is a tool-less experience.
04:25Oh, so that's the magnet.
04:26Very strong.
04:28And then this is the sticky pad.
04:30So let's say I want to wall mount it.
04:31And then that mounts like that.
04:33It was a little bit too easy.
04:34And I kind of want to say, well, that's because it's not secure.
04:36But it freaking is.
04:39That's number two.
04:41So you tap the light button to turn it on.
04:43I really like the design of that.
04:44We've actually got one end at the top, which is diffused, so it's softer.
04:48And then this one is not diffused, so it's sharper.
04:50You can change which one is being lit by using this button here.
04:54Hold down here to change brightness.
04:56And then this one here changes color temperature.
04:58It's so simple, but it's actually so insane to use a product that is exactly what it says on the tin in the easiest possible way.
05:05There's always something that you normally have to fiddle with, like an app or a Wi-Fi connection or screws.
05:10Oh, I'm curious.
05:11Do the settings persist when it's turned off and on again?
05:15Yes, they do.
05:17It has memory.
05:18But then there's the sensors.
05:19So we bought the hand sensor, which is designed, I guess, if you want to be really intentional about when you're turning the things on and off.
05:25Oh, wow.
05:26It's a magnet.
05:27And then apparently you just swipe from left to right.
05:29That is so responsive.
05:31And then if you do the same thing again, they turn off.
05:34And that's not something you're going to accidentally trigger, which is exactly what you want.
05:38We should also try the motion sensor.
05:40So this would be for when you don't even want to have to think about when the lights come on and off.
05:43And then it's got three options for how long you want the lights to stay on after it gets triggered.
05:47Hasn't triggered, hasn't triggered, hasn't.
05:49And they're on.
05:50Okay.
05:51Well, my guard was up when I saw the $50 a pop pricing.
05:55But this is a well-designed product.
05:57They have somehow managed to fit a 10,400 milliamp hour battery inside of here, which should last a month.
06:03But also the magnet means that you can very quickly detach it to USB-C charge it when it runs out.
06:09Take it with me.
06:11Let's have a quick look at the laundry bags.
06:12It sounds way better than it usually does.
06:14Not like something's getting banged up inside of there.
06:17And one hour to go.
06:19Sunglasses too dark to see.
06:21What does that even mean?
06:22Oh, oh my God.
06:23So they have lenses that adjust kind of like ND filters on cameras if you ever use those.
06:29They're not bad looking either.
06:31If they actually sound like that as you're rotating the dials, I am immediately more interested.
06:36Nothing too experimental going on with the case.
06:38It's all looking pretty generic so far.
06:41Oh, the glasses themselves.
06:43I actually like that.
06:45I think.
06:46God, they're really heavy.
06:48You see how they just kind of fall out when you're holding one of the arms?
06:52You like what you see?
06:53You're going to see you're pulling it off.
06:55I'm pulling it off.
06:55I think you should pull it off.
06:57And now, the great tint.
07:01Wait.
07:03What?
07:05No.
07:07Really weird to see out of glasses where one side is tinted.
07:12That is not how it sounds at all.
07:14Well, that's half the reason I bought them.
07:15It's freaking stupid.
07:16I feel misled.
07:17I feel betrayed.
07:19I was really looking forward to the idea of a fidget toy permanently attached to my face.
07:22But, you know, that's ain't it.
07:25Okay.
07:25This is a UV test card.
07:27So when you shine a UV torch onto it, it will actually turn purple.
07:31Okay.
07:31So let's shine those same UV rays onto the card, but now through the glasses.
07:36And, okay.
07:37Almost nothing gets through.
07:39I just think it's a bit silly.
07:40These are as expensive as glasses that can automatically tint themselves.
07:43But, they're manual.
07:45It's not like the manual mechanism is particularly satisfying.
07:48And, you've got to do it twice.
07:50I think this is our first mistake.
07:52All right.
07:52Let's check in on our phone.
07:55What?
07:55It's got all the veins of the natural stone.
08:01That feels like the kind of custom finish that you'd pay a company hundreds of dollars to get done.
08:06Just realized I forgot to cover up the flash module while doing it.
08:08That'll be a fun experiment to excavate.
08:10Consider me very impressed by that.
08:13Because it's printing using an ink that hardens just by being exposed to UV light,
08:17it can even print on metal in 3D.
08:20Which means, in theory, you could just print unlimited disc plates at home.
08:24You know those metal posters that will cost you, like, $50 a pop?
08:28So, metal sheet goes in there.
08:30This is exciting.
08:33Breeze spray.
08:34Why does that sound like something you'd use in a bathroom to kill 99.9% of bacteria?
08:38Why, I'm never asking my friends for gum or mint anymore.
08:41Oh, it actually does kill bacteria, but just in your mouth so that you can stay having fresh breath.
08:45Interesting idea, I will say.
08:47Why does this look incredibly AI-generated?
08:48Whoa!
08:49Whoa!
08:50I don't need to see that.
08:52But it calls itself kiss-proof breath.
08:54They've really decided what their audience is.
08:57So, if the glasses are the product that I know I don't need,
09:00then the Breeze spray is the one that I hope I don't need.
09:04Gotta say, nothing about this presentation screams,
09:07I've just dropped nearly $100 on something that you don't normally pay nearly $100 for.
09:11And the thing itself is super light.
09:14So, I initially thought, this is just a nice, pleasant breath smell.
09:18But apparently, this is the hard stuff.
09:21This spray actually bathes your mouth in a probiotic mist that will kill 99.9% of the bacteria responsible for bad breath.
09:29So, they're claiming that compared to mints or gum that might give you about two hours of extra fresh breath, this gives you 12.
09:35So, let's put my money where my mouth is.
09:39Mmm.
09:42Mmm.
09:44That's delicious.
09:45It's quite powerful.
09:46It's a little bit menthol-y.
09:48We bought the mango flavor, and if you've ever tried Rubicon juice, this is that.
09:53But just with a really strong cooling effect in my throat.
09:56It's one of those weird ones, though, where, technically speaking, this is the product.
10:00But you're paying most of the price for the dispenser of the product.
10:03Then again, if the thing does solve bad breath forever, then it's worth every cent.
10:08So, I guess now we just wait for a couple of hours, and then I'll breathe on my wife's face for the moment of truth.
10:13So, it's a wallet that you put your cards in, but then you unfold it, and it's also a whiteboard that you can write on.
10:26I'm curious if this will actually feel convenient compared to just jotting notes in my phone.
10:32So, the packaging is actually a little bit more premium than the here's a fun stocking filler vibe that I was getting from the ad.
10:39I guess it kind of has to be if they're going to charge $89.
10:43Oh, that's a nice snap.
10:48Definitely get used to that.
10:49To be fair, it's actually kind of nice to write in.
10:52The pen glides, and it's got a good level of precision.
10:54And then the eraser on the back of the pen also makes it very easy.
10:57And then when you're done with it, the pen actually stores inside of the thing.
11:00So, in theory, quite a neat solution.
11:03And then let's say I shut the thing, and it's rattling around in my pocket all day.
11:07The notes are still intact.
11:09That said, do I think this is good?
11:11Probably not.
11:14Like, because the eraser on my pen is slightly worn out, it doesn't secure in properly, and so keeps falling out every time I open the thing.
11:20See, the problem is if you don't put your cards in just right, you will actually end up sliding them in the middle and completely destroying your notes.
11:27But fine, okay, so you put them really carefully in, three on one side, and then three on the other.
11:33But then let's say I haven't perfectly pushed them all the way in, you can't open the thing.
11:38So then you push them all the way in, but then you can barely get them out.
11:42So tight!
11:42It's two things that sound like a really great pairing on paper, but it doesn't work in practice.
11:47It's a decent whiteboard.
11:49It's a bad wallet.
11:51This ball makes music.
11:54Oh, every time it's bouncing, it's playing a note.
11:57Yes, of course, there's an app.
11:59And then you can mix your voice in with the whole thing.
12:02This is a very strange hybrid of two products I did not imagine going together.
12:06Consider me confused.
12:08Now, the very obvious, immediate question that springs to my mind is, who is this for?
12:14Is this a tool or is this a toy?
12:16So it's connected to my phone.
12:19And the idea is that different gestures produce different sounds through the phone.
12:25So there's no speaker on the ball itself.
12:28That's very strange.
12:32That's one way to make a hit song.
12:45It's kind of cool.
12:46But why?
12:48And you can also yourself assign what sound comes with what motion, and then also layer
12:54it up to form a beat.
12:55Right, let's drop the beat.
12:59Wow.
13:01Good morning.
13:03Yeah.
13:06This is actually so stupid.
13:08Good morning.
13:08Good morning.
13:09Good morning.
13:10Good morning.
13:12I've only got one thing to say to that.
13:15Wow.
13:15Can I have it back?
13:17Good morning.
13:18I mean, I'm kind of impressed.
13:20You know, it's a nicely made product.
13:21It's got a slick app.
13:23It's just, having used it, I can tell you for sure, this is firmly in the toy category.
13:27There is no way that Taylor Swift was in the recording studio shooting three pointers with
13:32her oddball to try and create life of a showgirl.
13:35All right, it's shoe time.
13:37It was like Christmas morning.
13:39So this is kind of a two-part investigation.
13:41How clean are the shoes?
13:42And then how clean is the bag?
13:44Does that need to be thrown in the wash again afterwards?
13:46Oh, so this is good.
13:47The zips have stayed in place, which means they weren't rattling around in there.
13:50And that's a pretty good result.
13:56It's not perfect.
13:57Some of the deeper stains are still there, but it's 97% cleaned.
14:02This is good though.
14:03Look at this.
14:04The inside of the bag is pristine.
14:07So I'm assuming these mesh nets that it has on the sides are the way that it filters dirt
14:12out of the bags.
14:13I'm not mind blown, but they're good enough that I would use these from now on.
14:17The Shakti Premium Acupressure Mat.
14:19So you just lie down on it and it gives you some sort of acupressure therapy.
14:23And then it folds up when you're done.
14:25Those reviews are absolutely insane.
14:28Shaping up to be a pretty good product.
14:30I'm very curious where this is going to land on the pain pleasure scale.
14:33Because at least in concept, the idea of lying down on a bed of a thousand spikes does sound
14:38more like a sadistic torture method from a cartoon than therapy.
14:43Ow.
14:44Oh my God, that really is pointy.
14:47So the idea of acupressure is that your body is covered in hundreds of acupoints.
14:52Places where blockages in the flow of energy can occur.
14:55And so essentially by poking those points, you can relieve those blockages.
15:00Now, I don't know about the energy stuff, but I have had acupressure massages before
15:03and they've been great.
15:04So this shouldn't be too bad, right?
15:07Cool.
15:09Huh.
15:11That feels fine.
15:13It's that weird thing where if it was one spike, it would absolutely kill.
15:16But when you spread that surface area across thousands of spikes,
15:19it just feels like I'm lying on a really bristly rug.
15:22There's actually something really grounding about it.
15:24I feel comfortable, but just like very aware of myself.
15:28Also really impressed by the quality of this thing.
15:30Okay, so that's 15 minutes and I'm not in pain,
15:35but you absolutely know that you've been thoroughly prodded.
15:39Back feels really warm and kind of like you feel after a really good workout,
15:44except I probably burned two calories.
15:47I feel really alert all of a sudden, quite limbered up.
15:49It's a different feeling to a massage, but not inherently worse.
15:54Can you hear the difference?
15:55Clap test.
15:56Clap test.
16:01Oh, whoa.
16:03That's a vast reduction in echo.
16:05And that's achieved with just four of these audio silk panels.
16:09Honestly, this is pretty tantalizing.
16:11These are super thin and pretty sleek looking as far as acoustic panels go.
16:15So if they actually end up performing as good as the ad suggests,
16:21then I think I'm just going to put these all over my house.
16:24Okay, so this is the entranceway of our house.
16:26And as you can probably tell, it's pretty terrible acoustically.
16:30What you really want is to have lots of soft fabrics and furniture
16:33because they're really good at absorbing sound waves.
16:36What we have here is a flat concrete floor and plaster walls
16:40where you're instead going to notice tons of audio reflections bouncing over the place,
16:44which is going to muddy the clarity of my voice.
16:47So what you're hearing now is the before.
16:49This is being recorded on the most humanly accurate microphone we have.
16:54Eight of these audio silk panels are now up in the room.
16:56So that's two sets worth a total of $240.
17:00Can I tell the difference?
17:02I would say yes, definitely.
17:05It's not eliminated all reflections by any stretch,
17:08but it's about a 40% improvement to the room.
17:11The best part of it though is that you can barely see them.
17:14And it's kind of like a triple win if you think about it
17:17because it reduces reflections inside the room.
17:20It reduces noise coming into the room from outside
17:23and it reduces noise leaving the room to go to other rooms.
17:26You might be seeing more of these around in the future
17:28or not seeing them because they blend in.
17:32The Poker Provoke Machine.
17:34So you put two sets of cards on either side.
17:36Oh, shuffles them.
17:38That's a big job saved.
17:40And then it deals the cards to the players.
17:42I actually saw on there you can select how many players are playing.
17:45But it does say though there's a max of six.
17:47I feel like this is the kind of product that could become essential,
17:50but only if the execution is perfect.
17:52If it's finicky to use or it needs a lot of setup,
17:54it is just going to gather dust in a corner
17:56because ultimately it's not solving a problem
17:59that's particularly difficult to solve manually.
18:01So first off, here are two completely fresh out the box,
18:04unshuffled packs of cards.
18:06One with red backs, one with blue backs.
18:08So that we can see how thoroughly this machine can actually shuffle them.
18:13Whoa.
18:17Yeah, this is kind of doing what I thought it was going to do,
18:20which is for the most part, it's taken one card from the red,
18:22then one card from the blue, then one card from the red,
18:24then one card from the blue.
18:25So it's not a perfect shuffle.
18:26It would actually benefit from some pre-shuffling
18:28if you take your card games really seriously.
18:30Then you control it with these remotes.
18:33Ooh, it's actually got a bit of a non-slip base.
18:36Nice touch.
18:37So let's say we're playing poker.
18:38You set the number of players on here.
18:40It actually lets me go all the way up to 10.
18:41Oh, I've just realized.
18:43Mac 6 is the name of the product.
18:45That's such a user experience flop.
18:47And then each time I press this down,
18:49it should proceed to the next step.
18:50Wow.
18:54That was really cool.
18:57I expected the card throwing to be a little bit more chaotic,
19:00but each one has pretty much landed in the same formation.
19:04If you actually had a human dealer throwing cards at people,
19:07it wouldn't do that good of a job.
19:08Okay, so everyone's seen their cards,
19:10at which point it burns a card.
19:14And then those are the first three cards for the group,
19:16which I believe I called the flop.
19:19You do have to turn them over manually, though.
19:20It can't do that.
19:21And then you click to play the next one.
19:22It will burn.
19:23It will reveal the fourth card.
19:24So it understands the game.
19:25Wait, so it even tells you on the screen
19:27what the next card that's coming is called?
19:30Because the fifth card in Texas Hold'em is called the river.
19:33What's also cool is you can fit
19:35a bunch of different sizes of cards into this.
19:37So playing cards, but also trading cards,
19:40but even UNO cards.
19:43Let's imagine I'm with my friends.
19:47All right, we'll keep imagining.
19:48Each player takes their own remote,
19:50but this is so cool because let's say
19:53we'll call him Alex over here.
19:55Wants a card.
19:56He taps his remote.
19:57He gets a card.
19:58Or if David wants a card, he can have one here.
20:03I'm actually so impressed by that.
20:07Wow.
20:07Maybe I could get some friends finally.
20:10That's a very strange looking product.
20:13So the idea is you just kind of have this thing
20:15dangling around your neck throughout the day
20:17while it massages you with human-like hands.
20:20It really does look like a little alien
20:21doing a Naruto run.
20:23So I'm actually already a little terrified of this one.
20:25And not just because it shares a name
20:26with the most notorious boss fight
20:28from Super Smash Bros.
20:29God, where were you when we did that cursed tech video?
20:36Well, there's no doubt in my mind
20:37that they are absolutely playing in
20:39to how freakish this thing looks.
20:41There was absolutely no need
20:43to give this thing fingernails
20:44or toenails
20:46or whatever the hell these things are.
20:48And then the idea is
20:49when you turn it on
20:50all of these fingers start
20:52fing-
20:53start kneading.
20:55Start kneading you.
20:56And then there's a button here
20:57that separately controls the heat.
20:59And you can actually see it
21:00getting brighter
21:01as it gets hotter.
21:02And then you wear it
21:03so it rests on your neck.
21:05And these straps kind of wrap around you
21:07a little bit
21:08like a backpack.
21:09Kind of feel like I'm
21:10giving it a piggyback.
21:11It's not comfortable right now.
21:13But okay, let's try it.
21:14So, ah!
21:15I feel like I'm being seized
21:17from the back.
21:19Oh, okay.
21:19No, you know what?
21:20When it starts
21:21it's that really good bit
21:23around here
21:24that it's just
21:25full-on targeting.
21:26It's actually just how I like it.
21:28Really hard and firm.
21:30Oh, do you know what?
21:30You could get used to this.
21:32And you kind of have like a headrest
21:34everywhere you go.
21:35I feel like I'm reclining right now.
21:36Oh, try it.
21:39It feels so good.
21:40It looks like Shrek's
21:41giving you a back massage.
21:42Shrek couldn't do it this good.
21:44I mean, don't get me wrong.
21:45You look like a right case
21:47walking around in public with it.
21:48But would it be worth it?
21:49I'm going to have to say yes.
21:51My boyfriend and I
21:52don't text anymore.
21:53We just talk via robot.
21:55What?
21:55Can you have pizza for dinner?
21:57Okay.
21:58You want to pick it up?
22:00Yeah, I'll pick it up.
22:00Okay.
22:01Oh, so he's like at work.
22:02She's at home.
22:04And they're using it
22:04to talk to each other.
22:05Oh.
22:06I feel like I shouldn't be watching this.
22:08So we've actually bought
22:09the expert version of this one.
22:11And it's kind of interesting.
22:12It's called the Patrol Bot.
22:13So while the ad made it look like
22:15a long distance relationship repair device,
22:17it's actually more about home security,
22:19which to be honest,
22:20makes a bit more sense.
22:22So it's basically like a Roomba
22:23mixed with CCTV.
22:25It's got a dock
22:26that it can return to automatically.
22:28And then at any point,
22:28you can log into the app,
22:30drive it around,
22:30and see what it is seeing.
22:33Oh, it's actually kind of nippy.
22:35Why does it sound like Mario?
22:36The feed quality is actually
22:37not bad at all.
22:40It's a little bit strange
22:41because it's like
22:43the least intimidating possible form
22:45of Patrol Bot
22:46I've ever seen.
22:47And I'm just imagining being a thief,
22:49and then that thing walks up to me.
22:51It feels more like it's designed
22:52to entertain a child
22:53or a pet.
22:54Oh, drives on carpet.
22:58That's actually quite
22:59a difficult thing to do,
23:00so it must have
23:01some pretty good tracks on it.
23:02Footage could do
23:03with some stabilisation.
23:05Where is she?
23:06Hello?
23:08Do I sound intimidating?
23:10You sound cute.
23:11That's not the point.
23:12Hey, hey, put me down!
23:16I'm having a pet, sorry.
23:17Are we watching a movie project?
23:19And by movie,
23:20you mean our last video.
23:22I guess in a way,
23:24I kind of see it.
23:25I still wouldn't choose
23:26to buy one.
23:26It's not as bad
23:27as I thought it was going to be,
23:28put it that way.
23:28I hate that I actually like this.
23:29It's more real than I expected.
23:31Like I feel more present.
23:32Like the voice coming out of this,
23:33and you having control
23:34to move around,
23:35does make it feel like
23:36there's a mini version
23:37of you there.
23:38Also, the actual
23:38recorded video quality
23:40is quite a lot sharper than this.
23:41This is just what gets
23:42live streamed to the phone
23:43so you can see it.
23:44So,
23:45I actually like it.
23:47Somehow.
23:47This is actually
23:49a really interesting idea.
23:50So,
23:51kind of like the Samsung
23:52frame TVs,
23:53you can display any image
23:54on them,
23:54and it makes them
23:55look like paintings.
23:56But with the upside
23:57of this being e-paper.
23:59So, it's using e-ink
24:00which consumes almost no power.
24:01I'm very interested.
24:03The only thing I'm thinking is,
24:04does the fact that it's using e-ink
24:05make the image look less good?
24:08I'm a massive fan of
24:09set it and forget it gadgets
24:10like this.
24:11I just feel like
24:11as soon as you introduce
24:12maintenance or batteries
24:14that need to be charged regularly,
24:15you're way less likely
24:16to actually use something.
24:17So,
24:18it's pretty exciting
24:19that this manages
24:20to sidestep all of that
24:21because the battery
24:22on this frame
24:23lasts so long
24:24that you can put
24:25over a thousand
24:26different photos onto it
24:27on a single charge.
24:29And yeah,
24:29it's number of photos displayed,
24:31not time used
24:32because the only time
24:33this type of display
24:34drains any power
24:35is when you're changing
24:36what's on it.
24:37And that process,
24:37by the way,
24:38is probably the coolest
24:39part of this frame.
24:40So,
24:40you select any one
24:41of the photos.
24:42They've got a whole gallery
24:42of their own,
24:43but this is one of my favorite
24:44ones of Drisha and I.
24:45And then,
24:45you see it says
24:46ready to scan.
24:47Well,
24:47all I need to do now
24:48is tap it onto
24:49this bottom corner
24:50and literally,
24:51like Apple paying
24:52for something,
24:52it transfers
24:53the image to the frame.
24:54It takes a total
24:54of about 30 seconds
24:55to get the image
24:56onto there,
24:57but it's so cool
24:57seeing it move
24:58the e-ink particles
24:59to just the right position.
25:03Okay.
25:03I just don't think
25:05that looks quite good
25:06enough to use.
25:07So,
25:08just for reference,
25:08we printed the same photo
25:09onto glossy photo paper
25:11ourselves,
25:12but it still looks like
25:13a hundred times better.
25:15It's brighter,
25:16the colors look more natural,
25:17it's the resolution.
25:18I feel like if this was
25:19half the price,
25:20it would maybe
25:21be recommendable,
25:22but you'd have to use
25:23the image replacement feature
25:25a very large amount of times
25:26to justify how much
25:28more expensive
25:28and worse this is
25:30than just putting
25:30a photo in a frame.
25:31Imagine being able
25:33to help your dad
25:34stay close
25:35with his grandchildren.
25:36I feel like I'm being
25:37emotionally manipulated.
25:39An easy-to-use phone
25:40for older adults
25:40that makes life easier,
25:42not harder.
25:42Bezels look absolutely horrendous.
25:44It does say
25:44fast, reliable 5G
25:46and sharp, crisp photos,
25:48but I have doubts.
25:50Well, I have never seen
25:51a phone presented like this.
25:53It's actually kind of nice.
25:54You've got the SIM ejector
25:55labeled here,
25:55a stylus,
25:56which kind of makes sense
25:57as a thing to include
25:58because people who aren't
25:59as comfortable with phones
26:00might be more
26:01comfortable with pen and paper.
26:03The charger is clearly laid out
26:04and then the phone itself,
26:06which also comes with a case,
26:08a screen protector pre-installed
26:09and even points
26:10to what the buttons do.
26:12But really,
26:13the primary value add here
26:15is this new software skin
26:16that they've created.
26:17The idea being
26:18to turn the full complexity
26:20of Android into a list
26:21that, to be fair,
26:22is pretty nice and readable.
26:24But the compromises
26:25are very immediately obvious.
26:27Like, this display
26:28is not a $400 phone display.
26:31They've fenced off
26:32the user interface
26:33so that it doesn't
26:34go to the top part
26:35of the screen.
26:35It just makes it feel
26:36like a poorly optimized app.
26:39Wait a second.
26:44Is that...
26:45That's actually
26:47not the same phone
26:49as on the website.
26:50There's only one design
26:51of the Chatsy phone
26:52on the site
26:53and it's not this.
26:54So who are you?
26:55I'm actually curious
26:56if this sticker
26:57is like a tactical thing
26:58to cover up a brand.
27:00Oh my goodness.
27:01It's an Ookitel phone.
27:02Does that mean
27:03that we can then just find out
27:03exactly which Ookitel phone?
27:05Aliexpress.
27:07Ookitel
27:07cheap
27:08phone.
27:10Uh-oh.
27:10I think I may have found it.
27:12It's a tiny bit different
27:13but basically the same thing.
27:14Also, looking at the back
27:15of this phone
27:16two of the cameras
27:17don't actually look like
27:19they have real lenses
27:20behind them.
27:20Okay.
27:21Let's actually try
27:21going into the camera.
27:22So we have a one-times lens.
27:24There's no telephoto camera
27:25and there's no ultra-wide camera.
27:27That is so strange
27:29because fake phones do that
27:31but Ookitel
27:32is at least a legitimate brand
27:34even if the phones
27:35they make are cheap.
27:36I mean, regardless
27:37it's pretty clear
27:38what's happening here.
27:39Someone has imported
27:40a very cheap phone
27:41from China.
27:42They've added in a few extras
27:43that are cheap to make
27:44like a clear case
27:45a new software skin
27:46and a stylus
27:47that has the exact
27:48same level of precision
27:50as your finger anyway.
27:51And then they're using
27:52those cheap things
27:52to reposition the phone
27:54in a way that they
27:55can upcharge it.
27:56It gets stranger
27:57because there is actually
27:58a subscription service
28:00that goes along with this.
28:01You don't need to pay it
28:02but you kind of do
28:03to get the main perks
28:05of this device.
28:06So it costs the equivalent
28:07of $30 extra per month
28:09and for that
28:10you get your calls
28:10you get your texts
28:11and then you get
28:12four gigs of data
28:13but then also
28:13apparently access
28:14to a 24-7
28:16customer support hotline.
28:17It actually comes
28:18with a card
28:19that has the number
28:20spelled out for you
28:20so that's something.
28:22Oh my god
28:22the dialer is so unresponsive.
28:24Hello and thank you
28:29for calling
28:30chatting
28:30customer care
28:31how can I help you today?
28:32Hi uh
28:33my name is
28:34Hubert
28:36I can't seem
28:37to download an app.
28:38I'm so sorry to hear
28:39which kind of app
28:40are you trying to download?
28:41I just don't know
28:42how to do it.
28:43Oh right
28:44I feel so sorry to hear
28:45what I'll do is
28:46I will pick up
28:46one of our own handsets
28:48here we have in the office
28:49and have a way
28:49see if we can walk you
28:50through this okay?
28:51Okay thank you.
28:53Absolutely.
28:54Well he was actually
28:56kind of delightful.
28:58I really don't know
28:59what to think yet.
29:00I think this product
29:01is simultaneously
29:02very clear
29:04with how it's making money
29:05and it's clearly
29:06making money
29:07because this hardware
29:08did not cost them
29:09very much at all
29:09while also
29:10still being useful
29:11for that specific
29:12demographic it's targeting
29:13because if you do not
29:15care about how it looks
29:16then the user interface
29:17is very clear.
29:18The customer support
29:19is amazing
29:19and this monthly plan
29:20does come with
29:21a bunch of other things too
29:22like the ability
29:23for your family
29:24to remote in
29:25to be able to
29:26see your screen
29:27and help you out
29:27if you're stuck
29:28or next day
29:29phone replacement
29:30if you lose yours.
29:31It's different
29:32that's for sure.
29:34So this is the
29:34Aura Displays
29:35Triple Boost.
29:37Wow.
29:38Holy moly.
29:39You get three
29:40extra monitors
29:41from your one laptop
29:42being plugged in
29:43and it seems like
29:44it's just via one cable.
29:46This is one of those
29:46products that look
29:47absolutely sick
29:48in adverts
29:49but I'm so curious
29:50if in reality
29:51it feels clunky.
29:52Okay so we've got
29:53this big bold sleeve
29:54on the outside
29:54of the box
29:55and then the inner box
29:58is upside down.
29:58This is a lot more common
29:59than you might think
30:00but a bit of a red flag
30:01whenever I see it
30:02because I think it signals
30:03a lack of attention
30:04to detail
30:05and this is the device itself.
30:08It is chunky
30:08but in a way
30:10less chunky
30:10than you might expect
30:11given that it has
30:12literally three monitors
30:13inside of it.
30:14So this is supposedly
30:15the highest quality
30:17triple screen extender
30:18ever built.
30:19It's made entirely
30:19of aluminium
30:20so Tim Cook
30:22would be happy.
30:23Wow.
30:24So one thing
30:25it isn't attached
30:26to the laptop
30:26like it looked
30:27which makes sense
30:28because obviously
30:29you'd completely
30:29destroy your laptop's hinge
30:31trying to open
30:32and close it
30:32with three monitors
30:33attached
30:33but it doesn't feel
30:34tremendously secure
30:35but then at the same time
30:36it is cool
30:37that all of this
30:38is just powered
30:39by one single
30:40Thunderbolt cable.
30:41Single cable
30:42into the laptop.
30:43Moment of truth.
30:44Ooh.
30:45So each of these screens
30:46is 14 inches
30:47which is kind of cool
30:48because it's
30:49exactly the same
30:49as the screen size
30:50on my Mac.
30:51So from a distance
30:52the setup looks epic
30:53and it is also
30:53just the easiest way
30:55to have a quad monitor
30:56setup that just works
30:58but it's not as good
30:59as doing it properly.
31:00When you look up close
31:00it is very obvious
31:02that these screens
31:03are not MacBook quality.
31:05They're basically
31:051080p IPS panels
31:06so anything that needs
31:08precise colour
31:08or would benefit
31:09from high resolution
31:10or even high brightness
31:12you're still going to
31:13want to do
31:13on your main screen.
31:14So what would I do
31:14on this?
31:15I would probably write
31:16our video scripts
31:16on the top screen
31:17because that's closest
31:18to eye level
31:19so you've got less
31:19next screen.
31:20Obviously using the
31:21Opera browser
31:21our sponsor.
31:22I'd have Slack
31:23open over here
31:23so I can see new messages
31:25in my peripheral vision
31:26when they come up.
31:27My to-do list
31:28for the day
31:28in the middle
31:28and then YouTube
31:30on this side
31:30because if I ever
31:32wanted to show you
31:33what I was watching
31:34it's a little bit clunky
31:35but pretty cool
31:37that you can flip it
31:37all the way around.
31:38That kind of brings me
31:39to my point
31:40which is that
31:40I wouldn't use
31:41the Aura display.
31:42If I wanted
31:43a permanent home setup
31:44then this isn't close
31:46to the quality
31:46that you can get
31:47from three
31:47dedicated proper monitors
31:49and then if I was
31:50traveling
31:50I just don't feel
31:52like you need it.
31:53Like if you want
31:54to do two things
31:54at once on the Opera
31:55browser
31:55you just drag one tab
31:57into the middle
31:57and it instantly
31:58split screens.
31:59If I want quick access
31:59to my Slack work
32:00messages
32:01I can have them
32:02in my sidebar
32:02that doesn't really
32:04take any extra time
32:05to get to
32:05than having a dedicated
32:06monitor
32:07and then for YouTube
32:08Opera has pop out
32:09so if I start
32:10playing a video
32:10in one tab
32:11but then I want
32:12to carry on writing
32:12the video will just
32:13follow me to the tab
32:14that I'm on
32:15and then it's just
32:15the fact that you
32:16can get that
32:16while saving battery
32:18with Opera
32:18compared to
32:19completely nuking it
32:20trying to power
32:21three separate
32:22extra screens
32:22on the go
32:23so link below
32:24to download Opera
32:24for free
32:25and then this Aura
32:26display
32:26I would say it
32:27delivers on what
32:28it promised
32:28it's just
32:29you realize
32:30when you're using
32:30it that what
32:31it promises
32:31is such a niche
32:32proposition that
32:33well I wouldn't
32:35use it.
32:36Alright let's
32:36check on this
32:37print
32:37oh my god
32:40that is so
32:41impressive
32:41the creases
32:42in my shirt
32:43you can feel
32:43them
32:44but it's also
32:44got the contours
32:45Drisha's hoodie
32:46that's draped
32:47around her
32:47you can feel
32:49the folds
32:49and the chain
32:50of the handbag
32:51I can feel
32:51the brickwork
32:52in the background
32:53of this image
32:54and even the bits
32:55of graffiti
32:55that have been
32:56written on the
32:57tile
32:57that is kind
32:58of mind-blowing
32:59because it's done
33:00all of that
33:01automatically
33:02the machine
33:02has decided
33:03what bits
33:04need engraving
33:04so like
33:05this is incredibly
33:06expensive
33:06I don't know
33:07what I would do
33:08with it on a
33:09day-to-day basis
33:09but you cannot
33:11argue with the
33:12result
33:12right
33:12it has been
33:13nearly four hours
33:15since I breeze
33:15sprayed myself
33:16which means
33:17is it time
33:18I think it's time
33:19you look really
33:20excited
33:20I'm curious
33:21this will be a new
33:23step in our
33:23relationship
33:24you have to
33:25scientifically rate
33:26what you
33:26experience
33:27okay
33:28yeah it just
33:31smells like nothing
33:32no but that's
33:33great
33:34that's the best
33:35thing anyone
33:35could possibly
33:36say about your
33:37breath right
33:37so that
33:38actually
33:38kind of
33:39makes this
33:39a pretty
33:39good product
33:40because
33:41it's going
33:41to way
33:42outlast
33:42a equivalent
33:43size of gum
33:44in terms of
33:45mouth freshness
33:46the only other
33:47consideration then
33:47is just
33:48is it bad
33:48for you
33:49I did have a
33:49look at the
33:50ingredients list
33:50doesn't look
33:51all that
33:52positive
33:52but then
33:53you are only
33:54consuming it
33:54in very tiny
33:55quantities
33:56I'd probably
33:56give it
33:5680%
33:57which means
33:58of everything
33:59we have
34:00tested today
34:00while the
34:01success rate
34:01was definitely
34:02higher than
34:03I was expecting
34:03there is one
34:04clear product
34:05to rule them
34:05all
34:06it's got to
34:06be these
34:07glow-rite
34:07lamps
34:07they're not
34:08gimmicky
34:08they're just
34:09good
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