PickVidsBest Consumer devices & gadgets Videos
The 199 Consumer devices & gadgets videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 5 introductory, 23 intermediate, 166 for a general viewer, and 5 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a demo. What they share is that you see the result first and only then decide whether to follow the detail. Channels you will keep seeing include Linus Tech Tips, Technology Connections, Louis Rossmann.
My personal fight against the modern laptop
Hamish Coleman describes reverse engineering the keyboard controller in a Thinkpad and reflashing it with custom firmware.
Conventional Keyboards Are STAGGERINGLY STUPID!
Ben Vallack compares finger movement on a staggered keyboard with an ortholinear grid keyboard, using an Anne Pro 2 and a ZSA Planck EZ.
CHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)
Second half of a 2017 Computer History Museum live event in which former Apple software chief Scott Forstall is interviewed by John Markoff about creating the original iPhone.
Apple Watch : Scientific Sleep Test
The Quantified Scientist, a sleep researcher, tests Apple Watch sleep tracking against a research-grade Dreem 2 headband, comparing accuracy for sleep stages, deep and REM sleep.
Motorcycle Airbags Exist – But No One Uses Them?
FortNine surveys motorcycle airbag technology and explains why airbags have not reached mainstream adoption.
$30,000,000 AI Is Hiding a Scam
Coffeezilla investigates the company behind the Rabbit R1 AI gadget, alleging a shady history as a crypto and NFT startup and questioning its large action model claims.
Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together
Google's short promo for Project Starline, a booth that shows a life-size, three-dimensional view of the person you are talking to.
How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?
Veritasium visits the US Navy's Crane facility to test top night vision goggles.
Tested: Magic Leap One Augmented Reality Review!
Adam Savage's Tested spends a week with the Magic Leap One developer kit.
AMD Ryzen Eco Mode Deep-Dive & Benchmarks on R9 7950X (Zen 4)
Gamers Nexus benchmarks the Ryzen 9 7950X in its BIOS Eco Mode presets (65W, 105W and stock 170W).
Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)
The Verge's documentary on Handspring and its Treo, a smartphone that came a decade before the iPhone.
Fixing Apple's GOOD Engineering - M1 MacBook Air thermal pads
Linus Tech Tips opens up an M1 MacBook Air to test whether better thermal pads could improve performance in the fanless design.
How I Made My Own iPhone - in China
Strange Parts builds a working refurbished iPhone 6S entirely from components bought in the Huaqiangbei phone parts markets in Shenzhen.
Honda e First Drive | Fully Charged
Robert Llewellyn of Fully Charged takes an early, 19-minute test drive of the Honda e electric car in Frankfurt.
Hands-On with Meta's New VR Headset Prototypes!
Tested gets hands-on with four Meta Reality Labs research VR headset prototypes testing resolution, brightness, focus shifting and form factor, plus an interview with Mark Zuckerberg on display technology.
A COMPLETELY Upgradeable Laptop? - Framework Laptop Review
Linus Tech Tips reviews the first Framework Laptop, a fully repairable and upgradeable machine.
Take a look inside Steam Deck™!
Valve opens up a Steam Deck to show its internal components and explain which are replaceable or upgradable.
Cicret Bracelet DEBUNK
Captain Disillusion debunks the Cicret Bracelet, a crowdfunded wearable that claimed to project a touchscreen onto the wrist.
Apple uses spite to force planned obsolescence.
Louis Rossmann argues that Apple designs and supports its products in ways that force planned obsolescence and obstruct independent repair.
The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now
Marques Brownlee reviews the Humane AI Pin and calls it the worst product he has reviewed, arguing almost no one should buy it.
Apple Music Event 2001-The First Ever iPod Introduction
Steve Jobs introduces the first iPod at a small Apple event in 2001.
Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds
Linus Tech Tips builds a Linux PC together with Linus Torvalds, who talks through parts selection, kernel development and some of his side projects.
Apple Pro Display XDR Review (vs Sony Reference Monitor)
HDTVTest reviews the Apple Pro Display XDR using measurements and a side-by-side comparison with a Sony BVM-HX310 dual-layer LCD reference monitor.
Why Your Webcam Still SUCKS!
A short Techquickie explainer on why laptop webcams are much worse than phone cameras.