00:07it's mind-blowing that we have reached the end of the year into the holiday season I feel like the
00:11end of this year has really come quickly but this video is all around not only tech gifts but my
00:16like personal upgrades for the year which I think are really good they differ in price range I'll
00:20try to include like a bunch of different options but these are things that I've been using personally
00:24and I think they would make great gifts for yourself whoever else is a techie in your life
00:29okay first for smartphones I'm not going to recommend which one to get for this category you
00:33get the one that you want but I think you all know I'm using the iPhone 17 Pro Max it's
00:37been close to
00:37two months now so on this little plateau or this camera ridge because it uses aluminum now it has
00:44become a lot softer I usually rock my phones naked without a case but you can see it has unfortunately
00:50scratched the aluminum has gone luckily mine has not discolored or become like a rose color I know
00:57there's a lot of rumors not even rumors like actual reports of the colors changing mine has thankfully
01:02survived that but if you are going to get a case this is the one that I've been using it's
01:05from ESR
01:06it's called their hybrid case I like this one because you can still see the color which I said
01:10it's my favorite you can also just get ones that aren't see-through ones with an actual color if you
01:14want to hide it as the name implies it gives you like hybrid protection so it has a polycarbonate back
01:19a hard plastic and silicone on the sides for that extra grip and feel it also has something called
01:24the camera guard which protects the actual lens of the camera you can kind of flip this out so if
01:29you
01:29are watching content you can kind of prop your phone up that way or in portrait if that's your
01:34thing super clean minimal doesn't cost a lot of money because the new iPhones are obviously expensive
01:39keep it protected and the last thing that you want I actually have this already installed it's just one
01:43of ESR screen protectors it comes in a pack of three it is Corning Gorilla Glass so it isn't just
01:48cheaper glass it gives you two times better scratch resistance and it actually has this little template
01:52which is quite easy to install your phone easily the best accessory that you can get for your phone
01:58that's cheap that's affordable if you get a new device for the holidays just keep it protected keep
02:03it safe so the next little tech accessory that I think is great for your device this one actually
02:09works with MagSafe so this is the new Lexar ES5 magnetic portable SSD because the new iPhones shoot in
02:16ProRes RAW they still also have their log format that takes up quite a bit of space so this is
02:21an
02:21ingenious little thing that snaps on to the back of your iPhone like I mentioned it's with MagSafe
02:25it comes with this handy little USB-C cable and if you do shoot in ProRes RAW or log you
02:30actually
02:31need to record onto an external SSD so this is actually perfect that you don't need to carry around
02:35two separate devices like in each hand I love the fact that it connects magnetically and then from
02:40there you can just shoot your video you don't really need to worry about it then it's all stored on
02:45the
02:45SSD and then if you want it also comes with this little magnetic ring which I put on to my
02:50new
02:50M5 MacBook as an example you can just snap that in and from there you can offload all that footage
02:56onto your computer in just this simple setup once again super clean super easy and then you don't
03:02need to worry about losing it because of MagSafe it just sticks on it's such a handy little accessory
03:07to have the read and write speeds are super quick it supports up to 4k 120 fps in ProRes so
03:13all your
03:13bandwidth needs it has a rubberized coating so it has a three meter drop resistance it also is IP65
03:19water resistant and like I said that last great feature of MagSafe every company has adopted it
03:24now even this year we saw Google come with pixel snap magnets are like the easiest way for accessories
03:30this one is like a must so next off to my personal favorite bag of the year I've reviewed a
03:36ton of
03:36grams 28 stuff over the year I've had like backpacks to duffels this is their camera bag because
03:42obviously like I'm in content creation so if you do have someone that loves to shoot content carries around
03:47cameras you can store stuff like smartphones once again other accessories I think this one is really
03:52great it's got that one little easy latch to open it up and you can see my personal camera inside
03:57everything is lined in micro suede you can see that they have these two separate compartments that are
04:01even more protected so if you want to say slot in ND filters cables accessories whatever you need and
04:07if you haven't seen grams 28 before they make really high-end like premium leather I would say that
04:12this is more on the premium side but very minimal pretty much no branding other than that it does come
04:17strap if you want to use that another compartment on the back for the rest of your gear just like
04:21clean minimal luxe and the really nice thing with leather if it does get a bit dirty compared to say
04:27like nylon bags it just needs a quick little clean it patinas well over time I know you guys have
04:32mentioned before how expensive this stuff is I get it but this is more of a premium high-end product
04:36that
04:36you buy once and you can use it for your product lifetime without having to worry about it so next
04:41on the
04:42inside I'm actually going to talk about my personal favorite uh camera pieces that I've upgraded to
04:47so the first one that you see here this is a big boy this was a personal splurge of mine
04:53so this is the
04:54new sony 28 to 70 f2 it is literally the biggest lens that they make it is a chunky big
05:01boy but obviously
05:02you're paying for that constant f2 aperture all throughout the range I wouldn't really recommend
05:07this as a travel lens because it is big it is heavy it's actually like bigger than the body of
05:13like my camera you can see how weird that that kind of stays on the ground but if you do
05:17any studio work
05:18if you need that constant f2 aperture this is the one that I would go for or if you're looking
05:22for a gift
05:23that's more affordable in the creator and video space I get it that pretty much no one can afford to
05:28spend four thousand dollars on a lens check out these sd cards so this one is from sony it's their
05:32new
05:32tough card I recently upgraded to these I like them because they're made out of metal
05:37so typically when you look at an sd card you can see that they've got these little plastic pins
05:41and no matter how careful you are if you use your cards on like a daily basis eventually these will
05:47fail these will break which sucks obviously these tough cards they're obviously more expensive but
05:53they will not wear out over time you can actually hear that they're metal if you really want to keep
05:59it budget you can grab like these ones from lexar they're good I've never had them fail on me but
06:04I will say over time like over that year mark eventually I've had to throw some of these out
06:09because that plastic just breaks down and then you can no longer use the card so take your pick
06:13pay more money this will last literally forever pay less money they're still great but just beware
06:18but if you want something small and compact I've had this for like over two years now this is their
06:24little nifty f2.5 40 mil I think this is the perfect street photography lens obviously this being a prime
06:31you only have that one focal range it's small and compact and if you're wondering this is just a
06:35small little variable nd plus a little polarizer it's almost like a two-in-one this is from knf
06:41concept I just got it off amazon I've got them on pretty much all of my lenses once again I'll
06:46leave
06:46everything linked down below these are great if you're into the creator space and I will also leave
06:50my recommendation for a camera for most people this is the a7 cr I'd probably recommend the a7 c2
06:56for most peeps and before I put that away I want to talk about quickly on apple's like low-key
07:03camera
07:04strap that they've kind of invented so this was actually meant for the new iphones for their
07:08accessories it's just their cross body strap but I've actually put these onto my camera to create
07:14what I think is a really cool camera strap obviously a big fan of this because it's orange but these
07:20straps also have built-in magnets so when you do kind of select the size of how large you want
07:25the
07:25loop to be these will snap shut and just be a lot simpler and a lot cleaner I don't think
07:30you can
07:31use this for like a heavier camera like if this had the 28 to 70 on it but for anything
07:35like street
07:35photography related I think apple came out with like a low-key sleeper on this I think it's really
07:40cool talking about apple honestly from their launch out of everything that they came out with this year
07:46I think the best product has honestly been the new airpods pro 3 so these have been redesigned now with
07:52even better active noise cancelling and they've actually changed the tips on them now so these
07:56are made out of memory foam so they fit better we've been waiting for an upgrade for the airpod pro
08:01lineup for close to three years now so this has definitely been like a welcome upgrade I know that
08:06we get like the iphone every year we get a new ipad every year we get a new macbook every
08:10year but
08:11those have just been chip upgrades if you want something that is actually like worth the upgrade out of
08:15all apple products these are definitely it so my only fitness item on the upgrade list or the gift list
08:21I technically looked at something called like the hypershell exoskeleton it's like three grand
08:26no one should buy it but I thought it was really cool something that is actually like practical so
08:32these are the power beats pro 2s just like those new airpods these can track your heart rate without
08:36say like wearing an apple watch they have little heart rate sensors built in if you've never been a
08:40fan of how airpods fit these probably have the best fit earbuds that apple makes and if you didn't know
08:45apple owns beats but the benefit is if you do have say like an android device these also pair
08:51they're great for running they're great for working out they have like ip68 water and dust resistance
08:55this case does charge wirelessly once again might be slightly biased because of the color but I feel
09:00this year was the year of like orange tech which I will not complain about I think this is the
09:05last one
09:06on that list but yeah solid upgrade for earbuds I lied we've got the apple watch series 11 which I've
09:12mentioned before I'm not like the biggest fan of wearables if you are getting one I still think
09:16the apple watch is the best on the market but this strap so this one's from nomad they've actually come
09:22out with a bunch of other ones but I just think these are just easy cheap affordable gifts that you
09:27can get for someone that say into tech you can swap them out make it you know a bit more
09:31custom so if
09:32that person likes a specific color a band is such an easy way to personalize it you could probably also
09:38just grab one off of amazon for like 10 bucks in the end this is just rubber so now you
09:43can't say
09:44I recommended something affordable something cheap if you want to get it custom if you want to get
09:48something a bit unique just like a little watch accessory or strap is something easy to get so next
09:53little tech accessory gift everyone will appreciate these this is just a little power bank once again
09:58I'm on that magsafe train this one is from anchor this is their 5,000 milliamp nano power bank like
10:05I
10:05said it just slaps onto the back of your phone this actually works in conjunction with the iphone air
10:10if you happen to have that as well it gives you close to double the milliamp hours as the one
10:14that
10:14apple officially sells and this is literally half the price this needs no explanation it's a power bank
10:20provides juice for your accessories and if you want since it is usbc say like you've got your camera
10:26or something you just need a little cable you can charge the rest of your devices so my next tech
10:31gift
10:32this one is one of my favorites one that I literally use daily so finally we got the update
10:37to the logitech mx master like I am a big fan of the 3 3s I've literally had every single
10:44colorway
10:44this one has gotten a lot better because it has a new finish on it so I found that the
10:48old ones
10:49collected a bit more gunk over time this has like a harder plastic so it should wear a lot better
10:55it's got this little haptic feedback area and I have plugged this mouse so many times I'm sure
11:00logitech actually saw that so they sent me like one of their launch editions it actually has like
11:04my name engraved or on the side of it which I think is really cool it is just a nice
11:08mouse super
11:09ergonomic if you do any computer work spend like the 120 bucks for this do not get carpal tunnel
11:16buy this mouse one and done literally best accessory you can get if you get a new computer
11:22so on to gaming I think the nintendo switch 2 will be super popular like this christmas over the
11:27holidays you can grab it obviously that needs no intro but if you're looking for a game the reason
11:33why I've been playing mine is the new pokemon legends game so I just went through the intro
11:38sequence I picked up my starter obviously chikorita I am like the biggest grass pokemon fan
11:43bulbasaur is the og like if you fight me on that I will die on that hill but I think
11:49this will be a
11:49popular combo if you're a pokemon fan this is a no-brainer and to end off the episode something like
11:55un-tech related that I still think is really cool so these are once again pokemon cards you can see
12:01bulbasaur my favorite I just picked this up in a psa 10 this is in a japanese graded card I
12:08think
12:08these are great gift ideas obviously the person doesn't technically have to like pokemon if they're
12:13like a card collector what else is there was like in japan so many weird things you can collect anything
12:19from like dragon ball z to sports cards to literally your heart's content um obviously just sharing the
12:27things that I like but hope you guys enjoyed my tech gift guide I guess this was my first one
12:32for the
12:32year I will make like more specific ones around smartphones laptops but this was my personal fave
12:38upgrades and favorites of the year so hopefully some of you can take some ideas everything will be
12:43linked down below just like link who's having this snooze he's probably like my most used piece of
12:49tech link are you a piece of tech you're named after a video game and like link in bio anyways
12:56that will be the end of me for this vid catch you in one of my next ones peace
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