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.
Neonode N1m review
A 2007 video review of the Neonode N1m phone, which uses touch gestures including a swipe to unlock.
Steve Ballmer - MacBook Air on MIX08
A short clip from MIX08 in which Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer grabs Guy Kawasaki's MacBook Air from its envelope during a Q&A and mocks it.
Bad Apple on an E-ink E paper display (2022)
A demo of the Bad Apple music video played back at 60 FPS on an e-ink display, up from 2.4 FPS in an earlier attempt.
Microsoft Surface Demo @ CES 2008
A 2008 CES demo of the original Microsoft Surface, a smart table with multi-touch interaction.
Lenovo X300
A short parody ad for the Lenovo X300 ultraportable, mocking the original MacBook Air ad.
A Magazine Is an iPad That Does Not Work.m4v
A one-minute video of a baby treating a print magazine like a broken iPad, presented as a tribute to Steve Jobs.
Scumbag ASUS: Overvolting CPUs & Screwing the Customer
Gamers Nexus criticizes ASUS over its handling of exploding Ryzen CPUs, overvolting BIOS settings and warranty and support behavior.
Ballmer Laughs at iPhone
A two-minute clip of Steve Ballmer laughing at the $500 price of the newly announced iPhone and dismissing its lack of a keyboard.
I made a 32" Digital eInk Newspaper
A short project video in which Greg Raiz turns a 32-inch eInk display into a wireless digital newspaper showing daily front pages.
XBOX Controller Mods: Analog WASD Gaming Keyboard
Ben Heck modifies a keyboard with magnets, Hall effect sensors and an Xbox controller so the WASD keys give analog control.
Quasistatic Cavity Resonance for Ubiquitous Wireless Power Transfer
Disney Research's demo of quasistatic cavity resonance, which uses a purpose-built room or cabinet to generate magnetic fields that deliver kilowatts of power wirelessly to mobile receivers inside.
Introducing Word Lens
A one-minute demo of Word Lens, an iPhone app that translates printed text in real time by overlaying the translation on the camera view.
IS IT SPILL PROOF? Lenovo Thinkpad P50 review + spill damage test
Louis Rossmann reviews the Lenovo ThinkPad P50, covering build, thermals and throttling, then spills liquid on it to test the keyboard drainage and spill protection.
Louis opens new Macbook Air, immediately loses mind.
Louis Rossmann opens a new MacBook Air and reacts to its cooling design, where the fan does not appear to be thermally connected to the CPU heatsink.
Apple botches Macbook board design: again!
Louis Rossmann, an independent repair shop owner, explains a recurring MacBook logic board design problem that leads to failures such as a black screen.
THROUGH THE LENSES - QUEST 2 vs Reverb G2 vs INDEX! 90Hz Quest
A through-the-lens comparison of the Oculus Quest 2, HP Reverb G2 and Valve Index, capturing what each headset's display actually looks like.
Symbolics Space Cadet keyboard review (Honeywell Hall effect 4B3E)
A review of the Symbolics Space Cadet keyboard, with its Honeywell Hall effect switches, including how it sounds and feels, and a typing demonstration.
WWDC 2019 Keynote — Apple
Apple's full WWDC 2019 keynote, announcing iOS 13 with Dark Mode, watchOS 6, iPadOS, macOS Catalina, the new Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR.
Steve Ballmer Laughs At The iPhone
A one-minute clip of Steve Ballmer laughing at the original iPhone and dismissing its price and appeal.
HP computers are racist
A short 2009 amateur video showing an HP MediaSmart webcam whose face tracking follows a white face but fails to track a black face.
How to be a technology innovator: Meredith Perry at TEDxNashville
A TEDxNashville talk by uBeam founder Meredith Perry about becoming a technology innovator and her plan for wireless charging of phones.
Bringing BACK The iPhone Headphone Jack - in China
Strange Parts spends four months, seven custom circuit boards and several disassembled iPhones adding a working headphone jack to an iPhone 7 in China.
Nokia N97: The Truth
A parody video contrasting Nokia's polished N97 promotional material with the sluggish, buggy reality of using the phone.
LED Christmas lights still annoy me. Let's try some more fixes.
Technology Connections complains about the harsh, overly blue color of modern LED Christmas lights and tries more fixes for them.