The Best Tech You Don’t Know About!!

Another year, another Amazon Prime Day. Yep, that means a barrage of crappy sponsored deals videos from tech YouTubers. This video? Also packed with tech, but I have zero clue if any of it's actually discounted because I just picked out some cool stuff that I like from my own life, and I'm betting you haven't heard of almost any of it. Look, USB-C is amazing. Having one cable that works on basically everything is great. Until it isn't. You see, the geniuses behind USB never bothered to require cable labeling, so now the market is flooded with cheap devices and even cheaper cables. Odds are, you've got a whole drawer full of absolute junky cables and you might not even know it. For example, this one is a top-of-the-line USB 4 cable, but this one lacks the pins for data transfer. It only supports charging, and yet they look almost exactly the same. That's where this $15 cable tester comes in. It is a blessing for anyone who wants to separate the cream from the crap. Plug one end of your USB cable in, be it A or C, and then plug the other end in to the opposite side of the board. This thing supports basically every connector from the last 20 years, even Apple's lightning. Once plugged, you flip the switch, and a row of LEDs will light up to show you which pins are actually connected. And with the included cheat sheet, you can tell if your cable is just for charging, stuck at slow USB 2.0 speeds, or if it actually supports USB 3.0. Powered by a single-coin cell battery, it's simple, it's cheap, and it works great. But there's a catch. It can't tell you which generation of USB 3.0 you've got, or if your cable supports USB 4.0, or if there is support for DisplayPort or other alternate modes, or what power that it can provide via power delivery, the amount of wattage it can handle. After all, these cables are a lot more than just simple copper. That is where this comes in, the CaberQ BLE, a meter powered over USB-C that prompts you to plug a cable into both sides. Once your cable's inserted, it runs through a whole test flow. First, it tries to talk to the cable's eMarker chip, which is supposed to tell you everything — the max current, voltage, data speeds, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, the works. But here's where things get interesting. The CaberQ doesn't just trust what the eMarker chip tells it. Instead, it performs its own physical measurements of pin connectivity and resistance across the cable's critical pathways. By measuring the actual resistance of the VBUS power lines, it can calculate the real current carrying capacity and determine whether the cable can handle 60W, 100W, or the full 240W of the USB PD 3.1 spec. And for data transmission, well, it checks continuity on those high-speed differential pairs to verify if the cable can actually support the claimed 40Gbps USB 4 speeds or if it's limited to something a little bit slower. This dual approach — displaying the eMarker data while also independently validating its hardware — is what makes the CaberQ so effective at catching fraudulent cables. Too many manufacturers will program their eMarker chips to claim capabilities that their cables simply don't possess, whether due to cost-cutting on wire gauge, poor shielding, or missing high data speed pairs entirely. The CaberQ's simple 3-screen interface cuts through the deception, presenting cable health as a percentage, actual maximum power delivery, and real data transmission speeds. No cryptic voltage readings or amperage charts to decipher like you'd find on other expensive USB power meters that assume you have an electrical engineering degree. It's just simple and it works. On a prior gadget video, I talked about one of my favorite portable flashlights. It was one that was small enough to fit on a keychain, but one that absolutely blows away the flashlight built into your phone. A lot of you bought this flashlight, but the thing is, most people who buy flashlights — or spotlights, as they're known — are buying the wrong thing. Instead, they'd be better served by a floodlight. Rather than a narrow, focused beam that travels long distances, floodlights excel at spreading out light over a wide projection area in shorter distances. Basically, you never want a flashlight inside your house during a power outage, or to walk around your campsite at night. You want a floodlight. One of my favorites is the Workos FC-11. This thing is, frankly, not a cutting-edge technological marvel. It uses an old FET-based driver, not a linear one, and is thus PWM. If you're not a nerd, and that made no sense to you, what this means is that the flashlight will decrease its brightness output as the battery level decreases inside the flashlight itself, and as the circuitry inside the flashlight gets hotter, which it will because it's so small. But for about $25, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better, brighter floodlight than this. It easily illuminates a room with a nice, wide light spread, and other than a slightly green tint, makes for very pleasing light output. The thing charges over USB-C, it lasts dozens and dozens of hours on a charge, and it has a magnetic tail cap so you can stick it to anything metal. My one complaint is that, while small, it's not tiny. Luckily, you can fix this because the barrel completely disassembles, and you can replace the default 18650 lithium-ion cell with a half-height 18350 battery and corresponding short tube. Now, for just a few dollars more, you have a flashlight that is truly tiny, with impressive light output to boot. This is a combo at a price that's hard to beat, but I warn you, it is the perfect gateway drug into owning way more flashlights than any reasonable person should. So proceed with caution. You've got your cool gadgets, your slick setup, but it's all covered in a fine layer of dust and despair. Let's fix that with today's sponsor, Roborock. You have seen the flagship Saros Z70 on this channel before. You know, the one with the wild robotic arm that can pick up your slippers? Well, meet the Saros 10R. It didges the item-grabbing arm, but keeps almost every other flagship feature in a ridiculously competent package. First off, it's just over 3 inches tall, so it gets underneath furniture that most robot vacuums can only dream of. And that's thanks to a 3D time-of-flight sensor sweep and RGB camera instead of the usual spinning laser puck. It navigates with stellar precision, even in the dark, and can spot and avoid stuff as small as a Lego. Pet owners, listen up, because the dual anti-tangle brush is my favorite on the market because there are two counter-rotating halves that feed hair straight into the suction inlet so you're not spending your weekends cutting nasty hair out of a brush roller. It's also a mop, of course, with detachable pads for scrubbing your floors. But when those pads are attached and it detects carpet, it just lifts them up a whopping 22 millimeters, which is enough clearance that even your shag carpet will stay dry. And it's not just the mop pads. The side brush, main brush, and even the whole chassis can lift to get over thresholds or clean high-pile surfaces. The flexi-arm side brush extends to clean corners and edges, grabbing all of the dust bunnies hiding against your baseboards, and the 10-in-1 dock is the final boss of convenience. It auto-empties the dustbin, washes the mops with 80-degree Celsius hot water, dries them with heated air, and refills the water tank. You basically don't have to touch it for weeks. Now, if you prefer a more hands-on approach to your laziness, check out the F25 series. These are not your grandma's stick vacuums. The F25 is a wet-dry vac that is a godsend for anybody with pets, kids, or just general clumsiness. Spilled cereal? No problem. Muddy paw prints? Easy. A whole bottle of wine? The F25 can handle it without judging you. But I will. It's got a special roller with a dual-scraper design. The first is a comb-shaped scraper that keeps hair from getting tangled into the roller, and then a second floating straight scraper squeezes the dirty water out, so you're always cleaning with a fresh surface, not just smearing gross streaks everywhere. The F25 can lay completely flat to get under your couch, and the low-mounted clean water tank gives it a great center of gravity, so it doesn't feel like you're wrestling a small, I don't know, alligator. Now, when you're done, it has a quiet drying feature and self-cleaning feature. It's not going to sound like a jet engine inside your utility closet. The F25 has a smart dirt detection system and auto-adjusts the cleaning power, while the less expensive F25RT skips all of that for its lower price. These are always a great deal, but they're an even better one this week for Prime Week. Use my links in the video description to save for a limited time. I've been into high-end audio gear for about 15 years now, and there are two things that you should learn right away that a lot of audiophiles just never figure out. Number one, diminishing returns. They are real. The more you spend, the less you get. And number two, value? Air 404, not found. Most of the price tag is just profit margin, just because. At least, that's how it used to be, until China started making gear that measured just as well for a fraction of the price. Welcome, my friend, to the world of Chi-Fi, where value is actually a thing, especially on the low end. And one of the best examples of this? The key-fying clean. From the moment you open the box of these things, you know that this is an inner monitor that's all steak, no sizzle, because the packaging is plain. There is no wasted money on flashy boxes or useless extras destined for the trash. No, you get exactly what matters. A surprisingly nice, hard-carrying case, a super basic but sturdy cable, and some truly unremarkable, frankly uncomfortable silicone tips in three sizes. And that's it. Why'd we buy this? Oh, yeah, the sound quality. It is way better than the wireless buds that you're probably used to. The clean has a balanced yet slightly bass-leaning signature. Mids are super clean. There is a smooth and controlled treble, and a very rumbly yet well-controlled low end. The nozzle barrel is really my only complaint. It's a bit chunky, so if you've got small ear canals like me, the fit might be a bit tight. But overall, comfort is frankly pretty decent, and the solid metal build feels premium. Technical performance is impressive for the price. You get good resolution, detail, and imaging, so it works with basically every genre. But if you do want to tweak the sound, I haven't yet. KeyFind does include a second pair of black nozzles that shift the signature. Less bass, more mids, and lower treble. Bottom line, these things are an insane value. Step up if you are a budget-conscious hi-fi guy, or if you're a bud-curious newcomer that's ready to experience what you've been missing. They're fantastic. Few things are more fun than building something yourself. If you or your kids want to dip your toe into soldering, this retro game handheld kit is a perfect cheap starter project. Inside the box, you get a PCB with an 8051 microcontroller, there's some pre-cut acrylic, and then there's about a dozen through-hole components. The assembly manual that's included to put this all together is actually really great. Detailed, illustrated, and it walks you through the basics of making a good solder joint, step-by-step. The components have big, heat-resistant leads so they're super forgiving if you mess up, which makes it perfect as a project for beginners or those looking to practice some soldering in a fun way. And then after about an hour's worth of work, you're rewarded with a surprisingly entertaining LED handheld. The 128-pixel display, yes, you heard that right, runs Tetris, Snake, Space Invaders, and a couple of other classics, all in a sturdy enclosure with decent button feel. You can power it over micro-USB or with three AAA batteries. Did you think we were done talking about USB-C charging? Ha! You fool! Lots of modern cars now have USB-C ports scattered all over the cabin. My wife's Kia EV9 and my Rivian R1S certainly have them everywhere. But here's the catch. None of them actually support USB-C PD. They're all capped at around 20 watts. And that's fine for a phone, but it's useless for a tablet, for a laptop, or anything beefier. Sure, in my cars, I could use the in-cabin AC outlets, but converting DC to AC and then back to DC just feels dumb. And thus, the ancient 12-volt DC cigarette lighter. There are tons of chargers from big-name brands all claiming to pump out impressive wattage numbers, but here's the thing. They don't. At least, not for very long. Because unless your device charges at 12 volts, which it doesn't if you're pulling more than 60 watts, these tiny little chargers have to use step-up converters. And step-up converters generate heat. Not a ton of heat, but enough to slow your charger way down after just a few minutes, especially in a hot car on a summer's day. Suddenly, your fast charger ain't so fast. It's actually crawling. So what's the fix? A little bit of airflow? Maybe, maybe. But I think just a not-so-tiny charger is the fix. This one from KFD, it is not going to win any beauty contests. It's got a 2-meter cable that is attached to an ugly, glossy, fairly large black plastic brick. And the port selection, I think, sucks. Two 18-watt USB-A, a wimpy 20-watt USB-C. And so you might be thinking, what do you like about this thing? Huh, buddy, this little hole. I like this little hole. 140 watts of USB-C goodness. And thanks to the charger's large size, I've never had it throttle, even under heavy load in a hot car. So if you need serious wattage in your car, look no further. This thing does exactly what it says. And it does so well. One of my favorite toys as a kid was our family's rock-and-bock construction set. Remote-controlled street cleaners, dump trucks, monorails, and vehicles of all types, literally, you name it, were all designed to haul little red and blue balls around elaborate worlds that you built. Watching old footage from Neo Prop Shop on YouTube still blows me away as an adult. I mean, look how much stuff they thawed. Unfortunately, these aging toys are tough to find. They're often in need of repair. And working sets go for insane prices on eBay. But I think we might have found a proper, modern replacement. Bamboo Lab's CyberBrick. Now, full disclosure, Bamboo Lab has sponsored the channel before. But I bought these kits with my own money. They have no idea I'm talking about this. And honestly, how could I know? Because for $45, you get all of the hardware that you need to build at least one vehicle and RC controller. Except for you, 3D print all of the plastic and rubber parts yourself. And then assemble the vehicles with servos and motors and battery packs and everything else that you need to bring your creation to life. Bamboo Lab has easy-to-follow videos and written guides for their official models, but the real magic is in the community. There is already a ton of free, amazing stuff. Cranes, trains, you name it, all created by other makers. So the options are, frankly, limitless. Once your vehicle and RC are built, you connect them via ad hoc Wi-Fi on your PC or phone, and then program the plug-and-play controllers with the components you've selected and parameters that they should adhere to. And with that, you're off to the races. I've just started building my first two vehicles. I haven't even touched environmental building or accessories yet. There is certainly a huge rabbit hole that I must avoid going down. But the hardware is cheap compared to Rockenbach or LEGO Mindstorm. There is infinite flexibility because 3D printing. And let's be honest, it's technically for you anyways, not really your kid. And that's okay. Hi, dad. I'm dad too. And I won't judge. Now let's race dumpers. You may have noticed that I've lost a little bit of weight this past year. No, I'm not dying. I don't know why people keep asking me that. I'm just a new dad who wants to be able to run with his kid for more than five minutes without passing out. So my breakfast routine has gone from a fully loaded Burger King croissant, which I miss those things, to a simple scrambled egg and protein shake. Look, eggs are honestly, they're a miracle food. They're compact, affordable, sometimes, and packed with complete protein. All nine essential amino acids, vitamins A, D, E, B12, choline, selenium, and a bunch of healthy fats. They're amazing. They support muscle growth, brain function, eye health, and just about everything else. Wow. But for all the praise I just eggs-told, I have to confess, I can't stand them when they're cold and hard, which is a bummer because I'm often in a rush. And I know that hard-boiled eggs are supposed to be the ultimate grab-and-go, but every time I put one in my mouth, it just feels like I'm biting into a sulfuric rubbery apology. Maybe it's because it's not the right shape, thought nobody ever. And yet, introducing the Eggcuber. Prepare to be amazed. Boil your egg to hard-boiled perfection. Use an egg timer, if you're fancy. Then move it to an ice bath to stop the cooking. Then, after about four to five minutes, while it's still warm but not scalding hot, peel it and drop it into the Eggcuber. Acrylic insert at the bottom, egg in the middle, plunger on top, and start turning the thumbscrew. Watch as your egg compresses into the Lord's one true shape. Then, let it chill in the fridge or ice bath for at least another 15 minutes, though you can make a bunch of these and savor them over several days. And, uh, well, now we come to the moment of truth. A little bit of salt. A little bit of pepper. And, wow. That's like four times as good. One for each corner. It is exactly what I need to just square away my hunger. Oh, that's weird. It's got a bit of a hard-boiled egg aftertaste. It's been brought to my attention that cubes in fact have eight corners, not four. It is eight times better. Still tastes like an egg, though. After more than a decade of being a chump, I finally forced myself to get organized with calendars and to-do lists. Wow, I'm an adult now. Here's the thing. I tried a bunch of third-party apps, but nothing really stuck. So, defeated, I went back to the stock calendar and reminders app on iOS. And, you know what? I actually really like them, especially now that the calendar app finally has a month view with more detail than just stupid dots. These apps are not particularly flashy, but they're integrated with the system and Siri, making it super easy to input data. Thing is, sometimes you don't want to enter something you need to remember as a reminder. And while you're probably thinking, uh, yeah, that's what the Notes app is for, I just, I can't get into it. It's too messy and overwhelming compared to third-party options like Notion or Bike. So, I'm using a desk board. Well, technically a desk board knockoff. There are tons on Amazon. It's basically just a little angled sheet of glass that sits above my keyboard, and I use dry erase markers to jot down whatever I want. Some stuff stays for minutes, some for days. There's no real system. I just write things down. And because I'm physically writing it, I actually remember it, and I never lose it because it is literally right in front of my face. They are pretty inexpensive, and the one I picked up even has a nice walnut base and black glass top, so it looks way sleeker than your average whiteboard. Plus, these Neon Expo markers, they're just super fun to use. I love tools because look at me, of course I do. And lately, I've been a little bit obsessed with building the perfect tool bag. You know, something that I can just grab and go. Last year, I put together a 25-pound kit inspired by fellow YouTuber Todd Parker, and 90% of what I ever need to do can be done with this bag. However, it's kind of heavy and large, and when I just need to do something super basic with basic tools, it's a bit of a pain to take around. So I have been working on a tiny, pocketable toolkit focused on just the essentials. It's not done yet, but right now, everything lives in this awesome 4x6 inch Maxpedition nylon pouch. Despite its tiny size, it holds a bunch of my core essentials, a flexible nylon measuring tape, Klein electrician scissors with some built-in wire strippers, my favorite little Klein Precision screwdriver with a reversible shank and double-sided bits, KnifeX excess pliers, and the tiny but mighty XSEED Tyrant Razor M titanium knife with magnetically attached disposable utility blades. Okay, most recently, I've been on a quest to further complete my kit with a multifunctional portable wrench, and wow, has that been a journey. The Big Idea Design Wrench is the EDC darling. Everybody loves this thing. It's beautifully made, but it's titanium and thus costs $125. Now, there are plenty of steel knockoffs of this thing, like this $18 generic version, which honestly works very well and is nicely built. It's infinitely adjustable, it shows your bolt size in both SAE and metric, and works like a crescent wrench. But the problem is that it's so short, you can't really get very much torque, and it's absurdly heavy. 3.8 ounces to be exact, which is more than half the weight of my iPhone 16 Pro. A lighter, more practical, if less sexy option is from Jonard. You lose the infinite adjustability of the other, but I actually prefer this spring-loaded design because there's less slip and more control. It's made in Taiwan, has a great powder-coated carbon steel build, and it just works. The only downside? Well, the opening maxes out at 13 millimeters or half an inch compared to the other's 19 millimeters or three quarters inch. But honestly, any bolt that big is going to need more torque than either of these stubby little tools can deliver anyways, so it's not like it's a huge deal. You know me, I just, I couldn't settle. So I searched high and low for the king of portable wrenches, and here, my friends, it is. The 711L quarter-inch mini ratchet. This thing is like 850 tools in one, and I'm not joking. It is a ratcheting screwdriver. It is a ratcheting socket wrench. It's a right-angle wrench, or any angle you want. You can attach a socket to the handle instead of the ratchet for easy single-handed operation, and with the included extension, you can reach deeper. Or you can remove it, line up the red dot with the laser markings, and it slips all the way through to give you a T-handle. But wait, there's more! I've paired it with these impact-rated Vaco sockets. They look like Klein knockoffs, but they're not. Klein actually owns Vaco, makes them in the same factory, and charges 30% less money. And in my opinion, they're actually better because the numbers are large and well-defined, and the included handle lets you insert the shank at any length you want. Anyways, goodbye handle. We don't need this. We just need the shaft and the sockets because not only can we use the sockets on any end of the wrench, but we can even use the included shank as leverage, giving us, in effect, a full-size wrench. This thing is amazing. I love it, and I will be buried with it. Good day, sir. I've talked about the Playdate on this channel a couple of times before, and let's be real, on paper, it is a terrible value. This is a game console with a 1-bit monochrome screen. No backlight, so in order to see anything, you have to front-light it yourself with a light or the sun. There's just 16 megabytes, yes, megabytes of RAM, and it's all powered by a $10 chip. What's the price? $220. What? You can get a Nintendo Switch Lite, which is not a good deal for less money. You can get literally half of the way to a Switch 2. And yet, for as much as I love my Switch 2, I actually think that I've played more of the Playdate in the last month, thanks to Season 2. Here's how it works. When you buy a Playdate, you get the first season of games. There's 24 of them. They're all included with the cost of the console. Some are simple, some are complex, some are long, some are short, but they're all pretty good, and a few are genuinely fantastic. I played a ton of Season 1 when I first got my Playdate over three years ago. Then the season ended, and Panic opened up a game store, with individual titles available for sale. And honestly, I stopped playing it. Not because the games were bad, but because I just had to shop for them. I had to read reviews and buy them. It became basically like any other game console. But then, Panic announced Season 2. For $39, you get 12 games that automatically download to your Playdate in pairs, once a week for six weeks. A little purple LED flashes once weekly to let you know that you've got new games They're already downloaded, and you unwrap them like they're a present. Boom. They're yours. No research, no reviews, just games. And the variety is wild. Autos Galactic Groove is a music game in the same vein of Trombone Champ, where you use the crank to hit notes. Dig Dig Dino is a super chill puzzle game where you uncover fossils. Great when watching TV. And Tiny Turnip is a mashup of Karen and Celeste, where you navigate tricky levels as a turnip with arms that rock climbs. And not everything is a game. Blippo Plus is one of the weirdest, funniest apps I've ever seen. Think Adult Swim meets Public Access TV with hours of bizarre yet entertaining video content. I love the Playdate. And I wish I didn't. Because the price is nuts. But I do. The games are just great. It's super easy to pick up for like even just five minutes at a time. It fits in your pocket. And boy, it's just the best. And you're the best for watching this video. Please get subscribed if you're not already. Comment down below which gadget is the neatest to you. I know that Eggcuber is, uh, is gonna be number one. But most importantly... And as always... Thanks for watching. That's a good egg.