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How did mobile gaming get so big? Got to check out the new @Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Adreno Neural Fusion at #SnapdragonSummit. Pretty wild what phones are capable of these days #gaming #tech #PaidTravel_Snapdragon #SponsoredBySnapdragon

Did you know that mobile gaming generated more revenue last year than PC and console gaming combined? $113 billion. There is an entire world out there that a lot of us have been overlooking. But how did mobile gaming get this big? Well, a big part of it is access. You probably already own a phone, and many of the games are free to start. And for a lot of people, their phone is their main gaming setup. In fact, fifty two percent of consumers globally say that smartphones are their primary gaming device. Communities then grow around these games. Optional purchases turn that huge audience into revenue. Snapdragon's Mobile Masters 2025 even peaked at over 2.7 million concurrent viewers. Which brings us to last week at Snapdragon Summit, where they've just announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, featuring Adreno Neural Fusion. Now, Neural Fusion is powered by the new Adreno Matrix Core, an AI dedicated core built right into the GPU. Using this tech in mobile gaming makes a huge difference. It essentially reconstructs sharper images and generates extra frames between the rendered ones. Now you're getting enhanced game stability without increasing power consumption or latency, which I think what's cool is this tech was built specifically for mobile. Snapdragon game studios optimizing around a phone screen, battery life, heat limits, Mobile gaming got huge initially just by it being extremely accessible, but Snapdragon is now taking it to the next level with how much more These phones can really do. This video is sponsored by Snapdragon, but honestly, I just think this tech and this whole world of mobile gaming in general is really cool.

Unboxing the new Beats 360 modular headphones #tech #beatsbydre #apple #headphones

The new M6 Mac Mini is here 👀 #tech #apple #mac #macmini #minipc

This is the brand new M6 Mac Mini, and here's my hot take. This is actually one of the most fun products that apple makes, just maybe not for the reasons you think. Lately the story around these has been that they are the perfect little AI machine, and that is totally true and totally fine. But the cooler story to me is the community behind these Mac Minis, and once you dig into it, it gets pretty insane. People are running these headless with various monitors, 3D printing, custom cases, mounts, and other super cool projects, and really building entirely portable rigs around these. I've always been obsessed with tiny computers, so this, the cyberdecks that are trending, and weird custom setups in general are right up my alley. My buddy Scott actually created a portable Mac mini setup about a year ago, and I built it last night. I am super excited to try this out. So those are some of the main reasons I'm really excited to have one of these finally in the studio. But if you take a step back, I also wanted this for some practical reasons. Well, right now, I carry my MacBook Pro into the studio almost every day, plug it into my setup, work, unplug it, take it home, repeat. And I wanted another computer that could basically do all of that but be dedicated to the studio. And this little guy can handle everything that I needed. My two biggest Workloads are video editing and 3D modeling, and so far this has been able to handle both without really breaking a sweat and also hardly taking up any footprint. I do wish it had an SD card reader. That's really one of my only complaints with it, but I was able to solve that by just getting one of these little portable ones. If you can't tell, this is something that I'm super excited about. I think when a powerful computer is this small, it stops being just a box on your desk and starts being something that you get to build around, which I think is pretty cool.

Should you update to iOS 27? Welp here are my favorite features to help you decide #tech #apple #iphone #ios27

Okay, so iOS 27 officially comes out tomorrow, which means you can update your phone tomorrow. And as someone who's been testing out the beta for the last few months, here are a few of my favorite features that I definitely think you should know. Starting with messages. If you didn't know, you could already adjust the speed of voice messages by long pressing on the play button, but now there's a much more obvious speed control button that pops up when you start playing. This is perfect for those friends sending 10 minute voice messages. You know who you are now moving to find my. You can now temporarily hide your location from somebody without sending them a notification about it. Someone out there just got way too excited about that feature. You cannot be trusted. And when sharing your location, you can actually now set custom durations as opposed to just the preset options from before. One that I personally love is now you can save a video frame as a photo as opposed to having to screenshot it and maybe crop it like before. Now it's just the press of a button. Speaking of videos, you can now get automatically generated subtitles even if the video didn't come with captions to begin with, which is really nice. When you copy something, there's now a paste shortcut at the top of the keyboard. Such a nice quality of life improvement if you've ever wanted to set your alarm And alert volume separately from your ringtone volume. Now you can do that! And you can also do things like customize your AirPods EQ now as long as you have AirPods with an H2 chip or higher. While we're talking about audio, you can now swipe and clear the now playing widget from the lock screen. Personally very excited about that one. And like I said, these are just a few of my favorites. This whole update feels like a massive house cleaning update. And of course on top of all the small things, there is a massive Siri overhaul that makes it much more useful. That's really the headliner of this whole iOS. But honestly, all the little fixes and performance improvements and things like that are what I've come to appreciate. If you're wondering if you should update your phone, the answer is yes.

The hard hitting research you come here for #tech #apple #iphone #iphoneduo

Hands on with the iPhone Duo #tech #apple #iphone

This is the brand new iPhone duo, Apple's latest form factor and one that I think a lot of people are excited about. I'm here at Apple Park. I just got about an hour hands on with it. So here are all of my notes, my first impressions, and everything that I think you should know. First, let's talk about the front screen. Coming in at 5.4 inches diagonally, I found it just small enough to be able to reach most things with a single hand. Having the dock on the right side now, of course, helps with that and makes it much easier here to get to the things that you care about quickly. On the side, you'll find the fingerprint sensor for a quick unlocking. No face ID on this one. The volume buttons are up top and around the back you have two 48 mega pixel main and a 48 mega pixel ultra wide. Very stoked to see the ultra wide on this. And having this form factor allows for fun new features with those cameras. Things like the rear camera selfies with a live preview, for example. Now opening it up, you get this really nice transition animation. I'll see. Whoever came up with that fully deserves a raise. And once it's open, you're greeted with this large 7.6 inch nano texture display with a selfie camera hidden underneath. I do think the nano texture is gonna draw the line in the sand a bit for People, but I personally really like it. Minimizes glare really well and still looks great in person. A bit tougher to capture on camera to be honest, but the screen does look great. Also, when they add Apple Pencil support later this year, I think it'll feel even nicer to use. Now of course we have to talk about the crease. Or I guess lack thereof. There's essentially zero visible crease here. of course feel it a bit when you run your fingers over the middle, but to the eye, at least on brand new duos I. I don't really see a crease at all. And this larger screen is great for exactly what you'd expect. Things like side by side multitasking, watching content. Basically everything we found to be nice about this passport style, aspect rate, a few other things. You get IP sixty eight, water and dust resistance, and a titanium build, so durability seems to be promising. Multiple configurations and way to use this with the hinge. And I also really like the cases. Actually the kickstand one. It even has a nice front cover which I didn't notice at first in the keynote. Of course, these are just my first impressions. It's only been an hour with the thing. Follow along if you want a more in depth review later on. But with this starting at 1999 and coming out in October, I gotta say zero glaze, I think apple really nailed their entry. Into the world of folding phones. But let me know what you guys think.

Why would you want a “passport” phone? With the Apple event right around the corner and rumors of an iphone fold, I figured we should talk about it #tech #apple #iphone #android

This is apparently the next big form factor for phones. But what makes this shape so much better? We're just one day out from the apple event, where, of course, there have been all these rumors of them launching a new foldable. And in a year where passport style foldables are really starting to make waves, why would you actually want one? First up, let's talk about it close. Because the front screen is shorter and wider depending on your hand size, you're actually able to reach most of the display with just one hand. Typing is a bit more comfortable now that the keyboard has a bit of room to breathe. Apps, of course, have more room horizontally. And on top of all that, since this is a more compact phone, it sits nicer in a bag or your pocket, for example. Of course, we have to talk about these phones unfold. Now, every foldable opens into a bigger screen. That's kind of the whole point. But most of what we've seen on the market today opens into something much closer to a square. And yet, a lot of things that you'd want a bigger screen for aren't really shaped for that. For example, watching content 4 by 3 aspect ratio actually gives you a much larger picture for wide videos than most traditional folds. And unsurprisingly, 4 by 3 content itself also looks amazing here. If you're into multitasking, using side by side apps feels much less cramped. And turning it vertical, things like websites, photos, reading, they all just feel a bit more natural to use on this more traditional tablet form factor. Basically, with this form factor, you're not necessarily getting more screen than another foldable, but you're getting a shape that makes better use of it for a lot of your everyday scenario. Now, it's not all perfect. This form factor, of course, comes with its own unique quirks and challenges that we'll probably talk about in a future video, so follow along for that. Based on all that, I can see why a lot of companies are moving towards this form factor. Honestly, I'm okay with it. In a world where phones seem to be getting bigger and bigger, it's kind of refreshing to get something smaller for once.

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This is a 16 inch laptop that's not only incredibly thin, has tons of port options, but also quietly has some performance that might surprise you. This is the MSI Stealth 16 AI plus. I think stealth is the perfect name for it. First up, on top of the all aluminum alloy chassis and two 40 hertz OLED panel, this thing is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 3 processor with the ability to fit up to an Nvidia Geforce RTX 50 80 laptop GPU. What is this performance get you? Well, unsurprisingly, it's gonna be great for gaming. I honestly love that this laptop doesn't scream gamer, even though you do have some fun touches like the RGB keyboard. When you're not gaming. It can of course handle those everyday tasks totally fine. And even things like creative work, video editing, stuff like that, for example. The display is also 100% DCI P free with the Delta E value under one. Which essentially just means it's great for creative work that requires color accuracy. But as the name suggests, this laptop is also tailored really well for AI perform. Specifically local LLM work, which is becoming more and more popular by the day. And the overall performance for that type of work is incredibly impressive. It's nice to be able to work on more sensitive things like scripts or projects with NDAs locally where I normally can't do that type of stuff in the class. Long story Short after testing, I am a fan of this laptop. I think if you're looking for something high end that can easily handle gaming, creative work, or local AI, you should definitely check this one out at Best Buy.

I built a Game Boy digital camera 👀 shoutout to @Haihaisb for the help throughout the project! #tech #gaming #nintendo #diy

Alright, this is officially one of the coolest things that I've ever made. This is a Game Boy Color that I turned into a working digital camera. It's got USB C, micro SD memory, interchangeable moment lenses with a custom mount that I modeled myself. It shoots videos photos. I'm telling you, this thing is awesome. Now I didn't invent this. That credit fully goes to Hiro. He's done some of the coolest Game Boy mods I've ever seen. I'll of course tag him and if his stuff below so go check them out, but building this was easily one of my favorite projects that I've ever done. The idea is simple in theory, but much more difficult in practice. Basically you take the internals of the digital camera and wire them to a custom Game Boy PCB. So the original Game Boy buttons become the camera controls. A button is shutter, B button is back, all the navigation buttons work as they should, and the result is a really fun to use Game Boy camera. The photos and videos have this really cool nostalgic feeling to them. And sure, they aren't the best quality, but I think capturing them on something like a Game Boy just adds to the whole experience and makes it feel more special at the end of the day. If that makes any sense. If you want one for yourself, there's actually two ways you can get them one. Hiro actually sells them on their Page so you can go hit them up now. Alternatively, if you want to build one for yourself, I actually made a full video building mine with the parts list and everything, so if you want to go check that out, I'll leave that link to my bio. I also have a few more cool projects planned, so if you're into stuff like this feel free to follow the channel, but otherwise I just wanted to show you guys this. Super happy with how it turned out and see you soon Spider Man!

I built my very own 3D printing assistant I've been sitting on this idea for a while, and it was a lot of fun to finally build it. WINSTON definitely still needs some refinement, but I’m impressed that it already gets a project far enough along that I can take over and finish the 3D modeling myself. Still wild that you can make something like this in an afternoon… #tech #3dprinting #ChatGPT_Partner @ChatGPT

This is a 3D printing assistant that I built where I can tell it what I want to make, generate me a controller wall mount with screw holes. It'll then go and find if that print already exists and show me the best option. And if it can't find one, it'll 3D model its own object for me to print. Let me show you how I did. I've always been obsessed with those holographic interfaces in superhero movies where they essentially just manufacture something out of thin air. So it got me thinking, what if something like this existed for 3D printing? So first up, we had to plan it out. Now, I knew I wanted to talk to the assistant like I was having a normal conversation. Once I tell it what I want, it needs to search for an existing print and show them to me in a carousel format. And if nothing returns, it moves to research, then planning, building, and and finally showing me what it created. Essentially the perfect tool for when I need something thought out. Now. Nice. With everything planned out, it was time to actually build it. Now, there are a ton of tools you can use for this, but I personally went with Codex for this build. In my testing, I found it to be really good at these kind of more complex loading task without needing a ton of back and forth. First up, we had to get the 3D Modeling set up. So I showed it Fusion's local MCP settings and got it all connected. And then I just described the plan. Voice input, the model search the interface, the 3D modeling, and Codex went and built it. Of course, the first version wasn't, like, a perfect success. It specifically wasn't doing a great job 3D modeling. Like, take a look at the first version of the controller mount it did. Those hook tips. I could see where it's going, but also, that's physically impossible to print. But this is what's nice. I showed the failure to Kodaks. I asked it to improve Winston rolls around, wall thickness, overhangs, connected geometry, overall printability. And then I ran it again, and this time it actually produced something that could survive being 3D printed and used. It's definitely not perfect yet, but the fact that I could have this idea this morning and by the afternoon have a working tool that could create something like this still blows my mind. I think we can get even crazier with this. Maybe some projection and motion control stuff. But if you have any ideas for how we could improve Winston, definitely let me know in the comments, and I'll see you soon.

Google’s new Pixel 11 lineup is here #tech #android #google #pixel11

This is the brand new Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro fold, Google's newest phone lineup. And this year we have a few interesting changes. I just gotten early hands on with them. There is definitely some stuff I want to talk about. So here is everything you need to know and my initial thought. First up, we have to talk about what is arguably the most interesting addition to the Pro lineup this year. And that's highlight. It's basically an array of LEDs baked into the camera's flash module that gives you light based communication on the back of your phone. What does this really mean? Well, essentially, when your phone's face down, highlight will glow and give you a visual cue to alert you to either look at your phone if you need to or hey, in the moment. Right now it's launching with two main news cases. One where you can give a favorite contact their own color and it'll shine that color when that person is calling. And of course, unsurprisingly, a glow for when you. You're using Gemini so you can know that it's on when your phone is face down. First thing I thought of when I saw these was the nothing glyph interfaces. Obviously, it isn't quite as robust as those, but I've always loved the glyph interfaces and just the idea of using the back of your phone for a little indicators in general. So I'm all for this. And you'll notice highlight fits nicely into this newly designed camera bar, where you'll also find upgraded cameras, including a larger redesigned telephoto sensor with the ability to zoom up to 120 x. And on the 50 megapixel wide camera, there's also a new sensor to bring out more detail. Outside of this, I think the Pro phones in general are beautifully designed this year. They have this really fun yet classy style to them. And I think the color selection they went with is awesome. We have some upgrades to the fold as well. It's about 1 millimeter thinner, 10% lighter, three times more durable. And fun fact, it is still the only fold in the US with that IP. Sixty eight water and dust resistant distance. So Google still seems to be really prioritizing wearing that crown of one of the more durable fold. And of course we have to talk about the Pixel 11 base as well. On top of them having some really fun colors this year, it also has its slimmest camera bump ever. You can barely see that this thing sticks out. Outside of that, I think, unsurprisingly, a lot of the changes you'll see this year are mostly with the software experience and Gemini intelligence. Stuff like the new Creator Suite video settings that allow you to have a built in teleprompter, audio visualizer, speech enhancement, things like that. To stuff like magic captured, which will automatically capture those highlight moments so you Never miss. And there's obviously a lot more. These are just my initial thoughts after checking out the phones for a couple hours. But I'm curious, what do you guys think of this year's Pixel lineup?

How to get Pokemon Red in ✨HD✨ on your phone #pokemon #android #tech

Okay, I've gotten a ton of questions on how I got Pokemon Red set up like this on my Z fold 8. You might have seen this video that I already posted. It is super easy. You can do this on pretty much any Android device. So let me show you how. Alright, first things first, you're gonna Wanna go to Google, search gen 1 recomp and click on the first link. And then you wanna grab the latest release. Looks like there was one an hour ago actually. Click on your platform. We are on Android. And then you're gonna Wanna just run that and install it and you'll get this gen 1 recomp app back to Google. You're gonna search dramatic shape voxel mod, click on the first gethub link, and again, you just want the latest release. So go ahead and download this zip, you don't need to unzip it. Okay, now you wanna open up the gen 1 recomp app. Up here you can do Pokemon yellow, blue, or red. We're gonna do red and just click on Import ROM. Once you have the ROM imported, you're gonna go over to this tab here and click on Import Mod. And then you wanna just go where where you save that Vauxhall download from earlier. You can see it's ready here and on. Go back over to red, click play to get through all this. Alright, so this is what it looks like by default. Classic. You're Gonna hit start, go down to option, scroll all the way down till you see Vauxhall, and turn that to full for the colours. You can do whatever you want, really. I like to do advanced, but there's a ton of different options here. And there you go. I think this looks so sick. It's still using the original ROM, it's just using that mod to essentially tilt everything. And, uh. Yeah, that is how you do it. Hope this helps.

Found the perfect use for the Zfold8 #pokemon #android #tech

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Testing the most popular home 3D prints #3dprinting #tech

3D printers might be the most powerful tool you can have in your home. But the thing about a tool that can make pretty much anything is it can also make a whole lot of nothing. I don't know how many more 3D printed dragons I need to see at a farmers market before I absolutely lose my mind. So today I tracked down the most pop popular home 3D prints of all time. And we are putting them to the test. Are they actually useful or are they just a waste of plastic? We're counting down from the least popular all the way to the print that's been downloaded more than any other home 3D print on Maker World. And it all starts with this. Guys, have you ever found yourself in a place with no chairs and thought to yourself, man, I could really use a chair? Well then I have great news for you. This is the compact portable chair with suitcase functionality. Everything to build the chair stores nicely inside the suitcase. It took about 35 hours to print and used 1.3 kg of film. And it's been downloaded ninety six hundred times. Now, assembling this seems straightforward enough. You just take the legs out, these ends pop onto the bottom like this. Close this up, and then these just slot into these holes on the bottom of the stool. Okay, that should be it. Okay, so now to test this out. I mean, yeah, I Think this works? Totally fine. Feels sturdy. I thought it was gonna be short, but it's actually a totally fine height. I'm also 5 9, for the record, but still. Okay, next up, the weight test. This was apparently tested for up to 206 pounds. I weigh around 1 sixty eight right now. And uh, yeah, totally fine. And then finally, let's see how easy it is to tear back down. That was so easy. Okay, honestly, we're starting out really strong. This is compact, it works like it's supposed to, and I actually think the design is really great. So I'm gonna give this a nine out of 10. Next print. Picture this. You're about to cook dinner. You have the recipe up on your tablet. But then you realize, uh oh, I have nowhere to put my tablet. That's where this comes in. This is a mechanical arm holder. Stand for tablet slash phone. 14 hours to print. 375 grams of filament used, 22,000 downloads. I'm not gonna lie to you guys, assembling this thing absolutely sucked. I don't know if I did something wrong, but the screws just didn't go in that smoothly for like half the holes. And once it's all together, tightening and untightening the knobs doesn't really inspire a lot of confidence. Once you get it set up, I will say it does work. It's tough to get these knobs tight though. I don't know why. Like I'm cranking on that and I can Still pretty much flex it. Even fully tight. It does give you the option to swivel in pretty much all directions. Another thing to note, it can't fit phones horizontal. It can only do vertical. Okay, I don't know, man. Maybe I'm being a little harsh. I do like the design. It's really cool. But in terms of the scale, I feel like I'm gonna put this at A3. Next print. This next one is a car garage key holder with opening door. This took just 4.2 hours to print, use about 128 grams of filament, and it has 32,800 downloads. This one is actually gonna get mounted right here now. I actually really like this one. I think the design is a ton of fun to use. It's super satisfying. The print really didn't take that long. The only issue is I don't actually have any Hot Wheels here at the studio, so I had to improvise a little bit. I'm gonna give this one a 9 out of 10. Next print. Okay, this next one might look familiar to a lot of people. This is the iPhone standby dock designed by Scott Ewan and overwork. The one I printed has been modified to fit an iPhone 17 Pro with a case on it. Took 5.6 hours to print, used roughly 229 grams of filament, and it's been downloaded about 63,300 times. And honestly, probably way more than that given how many variations of this there are online. So If you're unfamiliar with this one, it is so cool. Basically you need a Magsafe puck here, and this is optional, but you can also use an Apple Watch charger paired with that to charge your AirPods on top. This little guy is the ejector handle, so it slides right on top here, and when you put your phone in, you can push down on that to eject it. I did have to use double sided tape to keep the puck in because otherwise the magnetic force from my phone's Magsafe would pull it out. But honestly I think that's an issue with the up scale designs, not Scott's original one. And as the name suggests, once you have this puck plugged in, you can just wash your phone on there and it will put your phone in standby mode. Really cool. This looks great on something like a bedside table for example. If I had the dock points at all. It's just for the fact that you have to use these two separate cables in order to get full charging functionality. But this thing is just so cool. The functionality is great, the design looks fantastic. I am personally giving this one a 10 out of 10. I think it's 100% worth the development. Good job Scott and overwork. Next print up next we have the ratcheted toothpaste tub squeezer. Try saying that 3 times fast. Ratcheted toothpaste tub squeezer. Ratcheted Toothpaste tub, squeezer print. This little guy was just 1.4 hours with only 22 grams of filament used. 64,300 downloads. First up, we have to figure out how to assemble this. Insert the shaft into the knob. Shaft into the knob. Slide the ratchet flat side down onto the shaft. This little part goes down, insert shaft into the body. Okay, it's working. I think the way this works is the toothpaste goes into this little slot, and then you just ratchet it. Haha, this is crazy. Okay, I think we're pretty much at max here. It fits the toothpaste perfectly, and it's super satisfying to use. You can see when I twist it, it like, starts to push the toothpaste out, which I'm not gonna do, but I would say that works pretty dang well, actually. Very cool. Okay, this one was super satisfying to use. It reduces waste on the toothpaste, and outside of being slightly confusing to assemble, I think it's pretty cool. So I'm gonna give it a 9 out of ten job. On to the next one. Okay, I know it may not look like it at the moment, but I do try to keep this place relatively clean, and part of that is constantly keeping the tech wipe down with this microfiber cloth. But, ah, I have no good place to store it. Well, that is about to change. Introducing the Auto Locking Hanger Gravity Towel Hook Ribbed Edition. This took about One hour to print. Used 22 grams of filament and has 67,400 downloads. I think my plan is to put it, like, maybe right around here by the 3D printer. And it is a wall mount, so. Okay, I mounted this terribly, but theoretically, this ball should hold the towel when we slide it up into it. Oh, yeah. Wow. How is it taking it out? So, I think it looks great. For some reason, it. It does hold the towel well. Um, removing the towel is a little harder, but I like it. I don't know if I'm supposed to be pulling the towel off or what. I also should have for sure mounted this more securely, but. But honestly, this does what it says it was gonna do. I think the design is actually really pretty. I'm gonna give this a 7 out of 10. I could see myself using this now that it's here. Next print. Question. Have you ever been cleaning your fruit in the morning and thought to yourself, one, this is taking way too much time, and two, I wish I had just a little bit of micro plastic in my fruit? Then, boy, do I have the product for you. This right here is the Hydro Bowl, a smart fruit and veggie Washer. 15.4 hours to print on this one, and 468 grams. 69,600 downloads. The innovation of the Hydro Bowl makes washing produce effortless. Its unique side water inlet creates a powerful Vortex effect. Gently spinning fruits and vegetables through the water for a deep, thorough rinse. Perfect for quick, efficient and gentle cleaning. No scrubbing needed. Alright, so to demonstrate, we have our blueberries here. First, let's wash them how we normally would. You know, my hands are all wet now. It's kind of a mess. I get it. Next up, the Hydro Bowl. Alright, so we got the water spout lined up with the hole here. And let me just turn it on. Oh, wait. Okay, maybe. Maybe slightly less pressure. There we go. Okay. I mean, it's working. Throw a couple more in there. Wow. Okay. You know, I'm. I'm. I'm kind of genuinely shocked right now. Just drains out when it's done. Perfectly washed fruit. So honestly, it actually worked very well. I'm getting water everywhere. Let me put this down. So the design, really impressive. I think given the amount of time it took to print, mixed with the fact that you would probably have to put some sort of food safe coating on this for me to really feel confident using it. And paired with the fact that you can buy one of these for not that much money, I'm gonna put it right in the middle at 5 out of 10. That might be a little harsh. I just don't know if I wanna be rinsing my food off with a 3D printed object. But you guys can let me know if I'm overreacting. We Are on to the next one and we're staying here at the sink. Guys, let's face it, most sponge holders are boring. And if you're a scrub daddy user like we are, you might be thinking to yourself, there's gotta be a better way to display this. And well, someone made something. This is the Scrub Daddy Holder V2 with drainage. 2.6 hours to print and just 59 grams of filament. 84,700 downloads. So theoretically, the way this works is you set this guy down here, let's go ahead and get our scrub daddy nice and wet. Blah blah blah, I'm doing dishes, blah blah blah. And then when you're done. Haha, I, I, I genuinely think I have to blur this. Blah blah blah, doing dishes. Sponge is all wet and can see the water draining here. And um, kind of just use your imagination. Alright, final verdict on the scrub daddy holder with drainage. This is probably gonna come as no surprise. I am giving this one a 10 out of 10. It's just so good, it's 100% worth the hype. Okay, on to the final one. And in true home print fashion, we are staying in the kitchen for the final category. Guys, I have fantastic news for you. If you've ever thought to yourself, maybe size actually does matter, I'm here to tell you that it doesn't. Because the number one most printed item in the home category is a mini bag clip. Yes! This little Guy right here was the most popular home 3D print, coming in at over 100,000 downloads. This took 14 minutes to print with just 4 grams of filament used. And of course, it wouldn't be a true test without bringing others to the table. Why go out and pay for clips when you could just print your own? That's the question we're solving today. Classic clip works totally fine. Wide clip, great. Traditional clip, perfect. And finally, the mini clip. Beautiful. Absolutely zero issues with this. Works perfectly. Could even use it to seal something like bread, for example. I went ahead and looked up what this would cost. The spring loaded ones are around $7 for a pack of 30. Based on that, for the final and most printed object, I'm gonna go ahead and give it a seven out of 10. They're incredibly useful and they're super easy to make, but I can't quite put them at the top of the daily driver category just because there are some better options out there for not that much money. And there you have it. The most downloaded home prints. Most of these aren't really gonna change your life. Some of them might. A big takeaway from me for this video is that download count shouldn't really be your metric for determining what to print. I totaled up the print time for these nine objects. It was around 82 hours, some of which I'm using regularly now and others I've Already forgotten about the ranking on Maker World had nothing to do with that. Filament cost money. Plastic waste is a real thing. I encourage you to think about this the next time you're deciding whether or not you want to print that dragon. Okay, jokes aside, thank you guys for watching this video. It's been really fun to see all the support on the channel lately. I feel like we're starting to grow a really cool community here, which is just so dope to see. If you want, feel free to go check out the other content on the channel, and if you like a couple of the videos, maybe consider subscribing. Okay, uh, anyway, appreciate you guys, and I'll see you soon.

Samsung’s new ZFold8 is here 👀 #tech #android #samsung #zfold8

This is the brand new Galaxy Z Fold 8, Samsung's newest form factor and the lightest foldable phone in the world. But why would you want something in this size over the traditional folds already out there? Well I just got an early hands on with it. There was definitely some stuff that surprised me. So here's everything you need to know and my initial thoughts. First of all, this size feels incredible in the hand. This is it next to the new Z fold 8 Ultra, my Game Boy digital camera, an iPhone 17 Pro, and of course a banana for scale. I know it might seem like a downgrade at first having a smaller, wider front screen, but I actually like it for a couple of reasons. For starters, it's much easier to use with one hand, better for smaller pockets and smaller hands in general. And the wider keyboard is way more comfortable to use versus the taller, thinner one on the Ultra in my opinion. But outside of the obvious, there are also some really nice changes that you probably wouldn't expect. Last year's fold had these sharper edges which made it a bit tough to open, and also it's just a little uncomfortable to hold in general. This year they rounded everything off. So much nicer to hold, and it's also way easier to flick open with one. They even gave the hinge on the Z fold 8 a Springer feel where the Ultra has A longer slower open, so lots of little details, but they really do make a difference. The front screen is honestly great for things like casual reading or even watching some content. And you can even do things like flip it open and use the front screen as a viewfinder when taking selfies or videos for example. Honestly, I felt like I could go the whole day just using that front form factor and be totally fine. So maybe a cool thing for just one phone that looks like that in the future. But of course when you flip it open you still get that full big. It's not creaseless like the Oppo Find N6 for example. But I do feel like the crease gets less and less noticeable every year, which is nice to see. And surprisingly, while the 4 by 3 landscape aspect ratio is nice, I actually could see myself using the 3 by 4 portrait a lot more. The taller aspect ratio is just super nice for things like reading or scrolling. It just feels much more like a classic tablet to me. But it is cool of course that you get both depending on which way you hold it. And of course the other classic things upgraded camera, upgraded battery life, more durability. And the starting price is 1899. Which, you know, for these folding phones these days. Those prices are definitely starting to get up there. Long story short, I'm super excited for this Form factor. I'm all for moving back towards more compact phones versus the bigger and bigger phones we seem to be getting every year. But of course, let me know if you all have any questions, and I'm curious to hear what you all think.

What it’s like to have a private box at the World Cup #fifaworldcup #argentina🇦🇷 #england #soccer

Okay, what's it like to have your own private suite at the World Cup semi final? Short answer, it's absolutely insane. About a month ago, I got an email from Mercedes. We've worked together in the past. They knew I was a huge soccer fan, and they asked if I wanted to go to the semi final. And that game also turned out to be Argentina versus England. Now, obviously, as anyone would be, I was freaking out from the invite alone, but it came with one little detail that I wasn't expecting. I got to bring a plus 1. And there was really ever only gonna be one answer. This is Evan. England versus Argentina. Let's go, baby! We've been playing soccer together since we were kids. Youth teams, co captains in high school, pickup leagues after college. So when I got the chance to watch one of the biggest matches on earth, I had to pick my best friend that I've spent years playing. But nothing, and I mean nothing, could have prepared us for this experience. You see, when we got our tickets, we found out that we got to watch the game from the goalie club. The most exclusive club Mercedes Benz Stadium has to offer. You walk into this gorgeous lobby, massive chandelier overhead, five star food everywhere you look, and I'm thinking, okay, this is pretty insane experience already. It wasn't. This was the lobby for the experience. They then escort us from the Lobby to the actual suite, and it's absolutely massive. You could ask for pretty much anything you wanted. They had Mercedes Benz logos embroidered into the seats. And we're sitting at almost the dead center halfway line, guys. There's even a screen in the bathroom so that you don't miss any of the game. This is insane. But once you took your seat and settled in, nothing could have prepared me for the actual game. The atmosphere was unlike anything I've ever felt. England goes up one, zero times ticking down. And then, because this is apparently what Argentina does now, they score two goals in seven minutes. In the 85th minute and in the 92nd minute with a winner that shocked everybody in the place. Absolutely erupted. And after the final whistle, to a truly incredible game. Blue. And the stands slowly started to clear out. Evan and I just sat there. Honestly, we sat there for over an hour, not really saying much, just soaking in the fact that we just got to see the game that we love, the game that we grew up playing together, on one of the biggest stages that there is. The suite was incredible. The game was truly historic, and the experience is one that I will honestly never forget.

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Finally solving the storage crisis Building a NAS has been on my todo list for a while, and I’m so happy I finally got around to doing it. Also as a disclaimer, nothing in this video is sponsored or paid promotion, but some hardware was sent for review from Synology and kept! Big shoutout to them for helping out with the project #tech #nas #contentcreation

so in case you somehow missed it the price of storage right now is absolutely ridiculous I bought this SSD in December for $400 it is now $800 on sale I need a long term solution I think a lot of you all do too that's where this comes in this is a NAS or network attached storage basically a long term storage solution with a ton of benefits but I think there are four main things you should know about this is also probably gonna be a longer video so save it for later if you need to first depending on which NAS system you get they are extremely easy to set up hard drives just slide in there is one cable that goes to your router and at least in the case of this software it just walks you through the rest I chose to go with Synology for this project one because they're just kind of the industry standard but also two because they're incredibly easy to set up but there's obviously a ton of companies that make their own versions of this so feel free to do your own research I just prefer Synology but my main point is you don't need to be crazy tech savvy to run one of these these days it's very easy once it's all set up you now have centralized storage basically now instead of having some stuff on your phone some on your laptop some in a cloud storage that you're paying for it can all be stored on one centralized place your NAS that brings up the third benefit which is instant remote access so now essentially regardless of what device you're on anywhere in the world you you can bring up your files let's say for example you're traveling and mid edit on a video you remember that you want to use a clip from six months ago but you don't have that on your current device with the NAS you can just remote in grab that clip and continue editing wherever you want it's also incredibly useful if you work with other people you can give them access to those files and and they can go in and get work done and then just send it back to you fourth and I think probably one of the most important is Protection against drive failure so I have mine set up in what's called a raid and that essentially just means that none of my data is just sitting on one drive it's mirrored or striped across multiple drives so if one of those drives dies you don't lose anything you can just swap that drive out and system rebuilt itself now one important thing to note is NAS systems are not supposed to be the only place you store things in perfect practice you would have everything stored in at least two places the NAS for example and some other place I think for me if we're being entirely honest I've fully run out of additional storage or backup storage so I'm just gonna be putting archive storage on the NAS that I want to store long term but I made peace with it if for some reason I lose something on there that I didn't back up somewhere else I'm just gonna have to live with that for now but I think this is gonna have to be my current workflow for now I can keep one of my SSD's clear for whatever current projects I'm working on and then long term stuff can go there so I'm not spending $800 every six months I know this was a lot so if you all have any questions or considering getting an ask let me know in the comments and of course as always I will try and do my best to help good luck

Sony's New True RGB TVs are insane #tech #tv @SonyElectronics #SponsoredbySony #SonyBRAVIA #SonyTrueRGB

So I just found out that you, me, practically everybody has been watching TV at some sort of compromise. And Sony has just fixed the biggest part of it. Let me explain. This is your current TV's backlight. He's got one light and that's it. Every color you see they make by holding some sort of filter in front of that one light. Of course, that comes with a compromise. The picture is dimmer, the colors aren't entirely accurate. They're working as hard as they can, but clearly they're exhausted. They'll always be at a disadvantage. But Tony's new true RGB TVs do something different. Instead of using one light, they give that little guy a break and bring in three instead. Red, green, and blue. Each with its own pure light made right at the source. So basically the light doesn't have to be filtered into color anymore. It already starts as the correct color. This not only results in that true color Sony's talking about, but it also makes for a brighter picture as well, cause filters aren't in front of. And when you implement that new tech, this is what it gets you. This is the Bravia 7 Mark 2. Right off the bat you get brighter pure color that holds up with the lights on or sun coming in. Not just at night or in a dark room anymore. Kind of hard to explain or show accurately on camera, but experiencing it in person you can Genuinely tell the difference. And pair that with something like the Bravia Theater Trio, and you get a really nice full experience from Sony at home. I'm personally super excited for this tech. I think it's a big leap forward for TVs in general. But of course, as always, let me know what you guys think.

The PSP in 2026 is insane… #tech #gaming #psp

Before I had a phone, before I was driving, before I had to worry about doing my taxes. I was just a kid and I was really into gaming. 100% biased, but I'd also like to think I grew up in the golden age of it. Game Boys, Xbox 3, 60 lobbies, Wii Sports. And I'm clearly not the only one that feels this way, because we've been seeing a lot of it make a comeback recently. there was one console from my childhood that always stood out to me, one that honestly to this day I'm not even sure how Sony was able to pull off. And that console was the PSP. When I was home for the holidays during December, I dug mine out of a drawer from my childhood bedroom and brought it back here to Atlanta with me, honestly thinking that I would play with it out of nostalgia for like one or two weeks. But the more time I spent with it, the more I started to realise that, unironically, this is an incredible handheld to use even today. part of that is because you can do a lot more with the PSP these days than you were able to back then. Which we'll talk about in a second. But I don't even think I realized as a kid just how awesome this thing was. I think I finally do now. Here's the thing about the PSP that most people don't realize. Sony Wasn't trying to make a Game Boy competitor. They honestly weren't even trying to make just a gaming handheld. Ken Kutaragi, the father of PlayStation, actually described the PSP as the Walkman of the 21st century. He wasn't exaggerating. When the PSP launched at the end of 2004, this thing had built in Wi-Fi. It played music, movies. It was the first handheld with a wide screen display. Less than a year later, Sony pushed a firmware update that even allowed a web browser on this thing. Thinking about it, I probably shouldn't have had access to that as a child, but it brought the PSP fully online. And over the next few years, it just kept going. Camera attachment, GPS attachment, a digital TV tuner. In Japan, it could even remote play from the PS three. Once the PS three came out. When you think about it, Sony was basically building a smartphone without the phone part. The iPhone came out in June of 2007. PSP, December of 2004. Sony got there two and a half years early. They just brought the entirely wrong format. UMDs instead of apps, a proprietary memory card instead of internal storage. An optical drive with moving parts on the inside. For a thing that's supposed to be thrown in your pocket or into a backpack, it was the right idea. It was just packaged like it was still stuck in the 1990s. But here's the thing. The PSP still sold 80 million units to Put that in perspective, this thing sold more than the Nintendo three DS, the GameCube, the original Xbox, Xbox One. This thing was not a failure at all. It just happened to have the unfortunate timing of being launched on the same year as the Nintendo DS, which happened to be the best selling handheld gaming console of all time. Sony was aiming in a really high and ambitious direction, and Nintendo was aiming in a much wider and cheaper direction. That's the way most of the world went. And the do it all pocket object that Sony was describing did eventually show up. It just happened to be the iPhone. But regardless of all that, Sony did manage to make a device that truly feels timeless in a lot of ways. For something that's 20 years old, I could honestly see something like this shipping today. You've got the wide screen, you've got the black finish. The buttons are super tactile and clicky. There's a physical Wi-Fi switch on the top. An actual hardware toggle that, for some reason, in 2026, feels luxurious. And the proof isn't just that people are pulling these things out of their drawers again. Look at what's happening in the gaming handheld space right now. The A Y N O D. 3, the retro pocket five. Same wide screens, form factor, trying to be small again. Packing all that modern day hardware into a very similar form factor. This pocketable handheld design has been Out for two decades now. And instead of aging out, the industry is honestly finally catching up. And to that point, one of the things I think most hand helds are still struggling with today is that pocketable design. I set the PSP down next to two of my other hand helds the other day, and I think the picture is worth a thousand words. I don't really have to say anything about that. This fits in my jacket pocket, fits in my pants pocket. Somehow it feels more durable than the handhelds that I own today. Like, I feel like I don't have to wrap this in a T-shirt when I'm putting it in my backpack just to make sure I'm not gonna ruin it. And when that's the form factor you're dealing with, all of a sudden, it completely changes where you're able to take it and when you're able to game. Because let's be honest, the best gaming experience isn't always the most powerful one. It's the one that you're able to have with you. But let's talk about the gaming, because that's where the PSP in 2026 actually starts to get interesting. I haven't been actually playing on this thing every day just because of the design. I've been playing on it because it is extremely easy to mod nowadays. I was fully expecting modding the PSP to be this whole thing. Rainy afternoon project on a Saturday where I watch like 10 tutorials. And like finally find the link that I need. It took me 10 minutes. I watched one YouTube video, downloaded the file, put it on my PSP, ran it. Boom. Done. This process also fully took me back to that era of the internet where people were jailbreaking their iPod touches to put city on it. Like those processes where you're like I probably shouldn't be doing this, but then it's too easy anyway and it just works. But modding the PSP is a much more guilt free experience. Like, they stopped supporting firmware for this thing in 2015 and shut down the storefront for it a year later. Basically no one should be coming for you for modding your PSP. And once it is finally all set up, it is so fun again. There was something so beautiful about this era of gaming. There was no Battle Pass, there was no daily login. There was no storefront trying to sell you a bunch of new skins or things like that. It was just the game and you just got to play it. And the PSP had over 13 of them with some bangers. Need for speed, most wanted, god of War, Mortal Kombat, GTA. The PSP even supported playing your PlayStation 1 game. Sony literally built an emulator into the PSP to be able to do that. But beyond just the PSP and PS one library, once you mod the PSP and get emulators on it, it opens up A whole new world. N64, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance. Of course, the PSP handles all of it. And you'd be surprised at how well some of these games run. Take Game Boy Advance for example. The process is so simple. You just put your cartridge into the GB operator, back up that game, get that file, and put it onto your PSP. Suddenly you're playing Fire Red on a wide screen in just this beautiful looking format. Like I spent my entire weekend porting over all of my old games to this thing. We've got Golden Sun, Kirby in the amazing Mirror, Mario Kart Super Circuit on this tiny, beautiful wide screen device, and they are just so fun to play. It's hard to explain, but dude, it just hits. Getting all of those games ported over onto the PSP. It genuinely makes it feel like a brand new device. One thing I keep coming back to with all this is the narrative about screen time that's going around right now. Obviously screen time on your phone is something people are genuinely trying to fight, which is why you see devices like the brick popping up, for example. Every modern day device I own is for sure fighting for my attention. I've got notifications going off or reminders, or even the handhelds that I own have friends list notifications or store fronts. Which makes this PSP in 2026 amazing. It's got a dead storefront, we've got no software updates. This thing can only do one thing, and that's play games. There's no way for this thing to interrupt me. There's no notifications, the battery only lasts a couple of hours, and then I just go about my day. Sony accidentally kind of built the perfect focus break device. Just by becoming obsolete, it's also still doing things that devices today can't do. One thing I find genuinely hilarious is the ROG Ally still can't do a simple sleep and resume when you turn the console back on. The PSP has had that since like 2005. And at this point I've definitely gone on about the PSP for long enough. But if I can leave you with one thing, I want you to think about this. Every PSP you find in 2026 has been somewhere. The scratches on the screen are from someone's backpack in 2008. There's probably still a save file on the memory card from a game somebody never finished. It's been on buses, on flights, in waiting rooms, college dorms, in a drawer for a decade, waiting for someone like you to find it again. Sony started something really special in 2004, but eventually they moved on. They stopped updating it. They closed the store. They gave up. And even though they did, somehow this little guy didn't. Twenty years later and it's still here. And honestly, in 2026 it still feels like the perfect time to buy one. So if you do find yourself wanting to, Pick one up now. Take good care of it, because honestly, it deserves it. I appreciate you guys watching, as always, and I'll see you soon.