My Modern NYC Apartment Tour and Tech Setup in 2024!

What's going on everyone? It's Jossie here. I'm really excited about today's video. Thank you to Shark for sponsoring today's video. We've been living in this apartment for two years now. We've tried to maximize every corner of this 830 square foot New York City apartment. I'm excited to share with you all some of our favorite tech for this ultimate modern New York City apartment. So for this video, we'll mainly focus on my favorite home tech that makes this our dream New York City apartment. Since apartments are more limited with what you can actually customize, you really have to think more deeply about what home tech makes the most sense for your space. So we decided to put the Shark PowerDetect robot just underneath our IKEA shelving system. It just nestles perfectly in this space right next to the Sono system and the Shark PowerDetect robot features a pro base with self empty, self refilled, self clean with up to a month of hands free cleaning and maintenance. I struggle with consistently vacuuming mopping the apartment but this high tech robot makes my life so much easier. With this being a two in one vacuum and mop, it deep cleans our apartment better than anything else we've tried that requires little to no effort from me at all. Automatically empties into 60 day capacity bin, automatically refills this water tank for up to 30 days and washes and dries the mopping pad after every clean and it'll definitely notify you that it's cleaning. With never stuck technology, the robot lifts to maneuver over thresholds, thick carpets to avoid from getting stuck and while mopping the robot lifts the mopping pad up to avoid wet carpet messes when navigating to other hard floor spaces. Truly autonomous. Some of the things I stood out about the Shark PowerDetect robot is how quickly it learned to navigate our living room and how easily it detected stains that are removed very effectively from our kitchen. New York City streets are gross. So we are not allowed to wear matter of fact no one is allowed to wear their outdoor shoes in our home. It's a non negotiable. But as you can imagine, there are some times where we break that rule, especially when we're rushing to go catch the train. We're trying to leave the house and we can't find our keys or our wallet or phone or whatever it is that we need. Luckily with DirtDetect, a intelligent power detect technology, the Shark PowerDetect robot intelligently detects hidden dirt and automatically boost suction and cleaning passes for enhanced debris pickup giving us peace of mind that our home is remaining clean even when breaking the no shoes rule. If you lived in any small space like us for some time, you know it can be hard to keep your home squeaky clean and it can be difficult to keep track of every nook and cranny especially with furniture covering most of the square footage. With EdgeDetect, the Shark PowerDetect robot intelligently detects edges and corners, flashing air to remove debris for improved edge cleaning performance. Achieve a spotless home effortlessly with the Shark PowerDetect robot. Find the link in my description box. These are smart baton lights that have motion sensors. We're not fans of big lights so we have these for when we enter and exit the apartment. They're a nice little addition to our MoMA design wall that includes the lights and this abstract coat rack. So we still are rocking with the C1 65 inch OLED TV from LG. I still think this TV looks great. The image quality is sharp, punchy, great saturation, deep blacks. We got it mounted as soon as we moved in. We just wanted to maximize as much space as possible and if you're in a semi small space like we are, okay, PlayStation 5 just wants to turn on. I recommend getting your TV mounted like us, especially if you want to have some sort of home theater system that sits on top of your media console like our Sonos Beam 2. Behind the media console are Govee light bars. Honestly, for the price and quality, you can't go wrong with Govee. They're really easy to connect to the app where you can change the hue, brightness, and customize your lighting experience. I think the Sonos Beam 2 and Submini seamlessly blend into our setup. It really fills out this semi large wall. We love our sports. So watching football games and playing video games is so immersive. We find ourselves not even needing to go to movies because of the high quality audio the system provides. I know it's so cliche to love Sonos as a tech guy, but it's honestly so reliable. The app is easy to use. Soon they'll make an update where I can listen to our home theater audio through the Sonos Ace headphones. And then if you come over here, we have the Sonos Aera 100. I actually thought about getting the stand for the Sonos Aera 100, but it honestly doesn't make sense considering we have this window ledge where it has plenty of room to sit. The sound quality overall of the Submini Beam 2 and the Aera 100 is so good, especially when they're all turned on in the Sonos app. I do think the Aera 100 could be better quality based on the price, but nonetheless, it gets the job done. We do live in apartments, so typically we have the base set at zero or even negative 100. The Submini is powerful enough even at negative base, but most importantly, we don't want our neighbors to hate us and luckily we don't share any walls and we have this little stance that the Submini sits on so it doesn't shake the floor. Oh, Jossie, you're not going to use a Pixel. You're always going to switch back to iPhone, still using the Pixel Pro XL. As a matter of fact, I've been using the Tapo app for the TP-Link smart plugs, which has been one of our favorite underrated tech home accessories that any home could utilize. Smart plugs can be really useful if you want to track things like energy usage and estimated costs. You can also create schedules and smart actions and timers for tech plugged into the Tapo smart plugs. For example, if you have time at night dedicated to reading, you can simply set a schedule for when you want to turn your bedside light on and off. There's a default prepare for sleep smart action that turns off all appliances and available lights that can also be really useful for saving energy. We also find these plugs useful for more of our bespoke lights that require a physical on and off switch or have custom bulbs that can't be replaced, but now we can control them hands free, which is really cool. Alright, let's mosey our way to the kitchen. So I know we're breaking our rules with with no big lights, but I feel like these serve a purpose. Our apartment is kind of a weird layout where it's a bit deep, especially with the kitchen being off of the dining room with its like almost own space. I literally they could have put a door here and this would be a room. Alright, now we're cooking. We got the Simple Human paper towel holder and spray. I've never been a fan of our paper towel situation just because we didn't have a dedicated station for it. We tried to mount a holder that didn't require drilling that didn't work, but we love the Simple Human paper towel holder. We love the stainless steel design, the chunky base. Plus it's an all in one cleanup kit with an integrated pump that you can use to wipe down your countertops. This is a bit overkill, but no pun intended to kill germs. We decided to go with the Simple Human touchless sensor pump. This is the nine ounce Simple Human touchless sensor pump. Did I say that twice? That's a tongue twister, but it's in black. We got it in the matte black color way. I think it goes perfectly though with the matte black fellow electric kettle and this fellow matte black thermos. I definitely didn't buy this because of these two products, but the things we do for YouTube. Do a quick demo touchless. Boom. Be careful because it is really sensitive. Alright, not too sensitive though, and then you can simply wash your hands without touching the pump reduce germs, especially when you're hosting. I know we've made a ton of content about the desk setup, but we haven't talked a ton about the actual office setup. Now most of these so most of the tech accessories for the office is going to be centered around lighting. Alright, so don't crush me for this, but I do need to switch to the iPhone because I integrated the LIFX light bar with the My Home app on my iPhone, and this is probably my favorite light in the entire office. Unique L shape that integrates perfectly into the shelving system is really icing on the cake for my desk setup. LIFX light quality is a step up from Govee in my opinion. Also, I was easily able to connect this light bar to the My Home app on my iPhone and provide a few scenes based on the time of day. And if I'm home, a lot of you all have been asking me about this softbox light. Specifically, this is the Amarin P60 softbox light. I think it does an excellent job of lighting my face. It's not it's not too bright that it's distracting. I think it does a good job of lighting my face for when I'm shooting thumbnails or pictures, videos, or really doing anything centered around creating content for my desk setup. I don't really utilize it for meetings. I prefer to use the LIFX light bar or this BenQ Halo screen bar. Those products I think are a bit better for like wanting to light my face in terms of having video conference calls, but this is excellent when it comes to lighting the room for content creation. Alright, so when the light is on, you can actually download this app called Sidious Link for iPad and it allows you to control any of your Amarin and I'm pretty sure Aputure lights so you can actually create scenes or control the temperature, the brightness, the Kelvin of the light. It was time for us to upgrade our Ikea screwdriver, something more minimal, sleek, and compact enough to fit in any of our husky drawers. I also like how it has a ring light built inside for those low light situations you may find yourself in. I've been using the Pixel tablet for about 6 months now and it acts as a hub more than just a handheld tablet. Using Google Assistants for the weather to control music hands-free and set timers for when you're cooking. One of the best wellness tech I've ever purchased is the Hatch Sleep. 10 out of 10 will recommend. You can use your smart sleep clock to help build better sleep habits and wake up more peacefully. The idea is you create a sleep routine where it starts with an unwind setup to get you relaxed, then a sleep routine so you can add ambient music if you like, and then an alarm that gradually gets brighter and louder as you get closer to the time that you want to wake up. It honestly turns your bedroom into a mini spa. This Mophie 3-in-1 stand I utilize every day for iPhone and standby charging, Apple Watch charging, and if I have the AirPods with the wireless charging case, I charge them on here too. We also install the Ikea Varmblix wall lamps in each side of the bed, adding a nice modern touch to our cozy bedroom. These are also connected to the TP-Link smart plugs, giving us more control over our bedroom lights.