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.
Bookeen displays smooth video playback on eInk Panel
A short Bookeen R&D demo showing smooth H.264 video playback on a Pearl E Ink panel, driven by a TI OMAP3621 chip and custom controller software.
Testing Apple's Touch ID with Fake Fingerprints
Tested explains how Apple's Touch ID recognizes fingerprints, then tries to defeat it using fake fingers and prints, retracing methods claimed by a German computer club.
İpad pro— What's a computer– Apple
Apple's short ad for the iPad Pro with iOS 11, pitching it as a computer and suggesting a post-PC world.
Apple Event — November 10, 2020
Apple's November 10, 2020 event introducing the Apple M1 chip and the new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini, along with macOS Big Sur.
So I Bought Those Weird New AliExpress Retro PCs…
LGR reviews the Book 8088 and Hand 386, newly built DOS retro PCs sold on AliExpress that use real legacy chips on custom boards.
iPhone Commercials
A compilation of the first four iPhone commercials from the June 2007 launch.
SmackBook
A very short demo of SmackBook, a hack that used the MacBook Pro's sudden motion sensor so that smacking the sides of the laptop switches desktop spaces.
How most 16" Macbook Pros often kill themselves & why they're unfixable
Louis Rossmann explains why many 16-inch MacBook Pros fail and are difficult to repair, focusing on power design on the logic board.
holoportation: virtual 3D teleportation in real-time (Microsoft Research)
Microsoft Research demonstrates holoportation, which reconstructs and compresses high-quality 3D models of people in real time and sends them anywhere.
Sony Releases Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work
An Onion News Network satirical segment about a new Sony gadget that is infuriatingly bad, delivered as a profane tech-trends report.
Project Glass: One day...
Google's early concept video for Project Glass, showing a wearer navigating a city with augmented-reality glasses that surface contextual information.
Nook simple touch e-ink games
A brief clip of a Nook Simple Touch e-ink reader running PlayStation 1 games through an emulator with a hacked fast refresh rate.
EEVblog #1001 - uBeam Ultrasonic Wireless Charging DEBUNKED!
Dave Jones of EEVblog debunks the uBeam ultrasonic wireless phone charging technology and explains why it is not practical.
Dasung Releases 25.3" Monitor- Paperlike 253 | First Look
A short first look at Dasung's 25.3-inch Paperlike 253 e-ink monitor, edited from the company's own Weibo reveal video.
Virtuo Vivo™ live scanning at IDS 2019
A short live demo of Dental Wings' Virtuo Vivo intraoral scanner at IDS 2019.
Etak Navigator Tour & Demo
Raw 1991 home footage of a working Etak Navigator, the 1985 in-car navigation system that predated consumer GPS.
Windows Was The Problem All Along
Dave2D reviews the Lenovo Legion Go S running Valve's SteamOS instead of Windows, calling it the first true competitor to the Steam Deck.
Microsoft Surface Parody
A 2007 parody mocking Microsoft's Surface touch table, made by SarcasticGamer.
Gboard 両面バージョン
A short Google Japan promotional video, in Japanese, for Gboard Double-Sided, a keyboard with no back side that comes in a paper-craft version and a full electronics version.
Google Glass
A short 2012 promotional-style video of Google Glass showing what the headset was meant to do.
iPhone4 vs HTC Evo
A short xtranormal-animated comedy sketch comparing the iPhone 4 and the HTC Evo.
iPhone 12 Anti Repair Design - Teardown and Repair Assessment
Hugh Jeffreys tears down the iPhone 12 and assesses its repairability, focusing on how parts are serialized and tied to the device so swapping components between phones does not work.
New Technology: Haptic Feedback for Touchscreens
GameSpot meets the VP of Senseg, a company adding electrostatic touch feedback to tablets and touch surfaces, and demonstrates the technology.
WWDC 2020 Special Event Keynote — Apple
Apple's WWDC 2020 keynote covering iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, privacy, tvOS and macOS, and the announcement of the move of Macs to Apple silicon.