what's happening guys evan techsource
welcome back to another cool tech
episode i got a pretty exciting video
planned for you guys so
let's begin kicking off the episode we
have some dope coil cables for your
keyboard
the custom keyboard scene is becoming
widely popular every single day
with people building their own custom
keyboards and going with custom
cables as well but what if you're not
planning on building a keyboard but you
still want a cool looking cable to
complement your keyboard
well that's what these asceni coiled
cables are they come in four different
flavors for type c mechanical keyboards
this means you have to have a keyboard
with a detachable usb-c cable for it to
work
quality on these cables are also really
good they use stiff plastic
injected asceni connectors with pet
double sleeving that gives off this cool
texture
with a tight six inch coil in the middle
custom cables can get really pricey
depending on how you customize it not to
mention the wait time if you're buying
them through a group by
the best part about these cables is that
they are pre-built and ready to sell on
amazon with two day shipping so you can
get them as soon as possible
one thing to keep in mind is that
unfortunately the cables won't work on
all usb type-c
keyboards hence why the reviews on these
are really low
i tried them out with my sp-84 keyboard
back at home and sadly it doesn't
recognize the cable
however it does work with the ghost k1
keyboards
it's really a hit or miss with these
cables unfortunately but again the best
part about these cables is that they are
on amazon
and we all know how great their return
service services so if you like these
and you pick them up
but they don't work with your keyboard
then you can simply return it for a full
refund another thing you guys should
know about these cables is that they are
really short so
if your pc is pretty far from your
keyboard i strongly recommend picking up
a usb extension
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next up is a very useful tech to have
and surprisingly a lot of people don't
know this thing
exists this is the techhole hdmi
switcher
it's such a simple product but it comes
in very handy if you have a bunch of
systems but only one display to work
with
techhole out of every brand name out
there
really hey i noticed you've got an hdmi
cable there
you wanna put it in my tech hole
so this allows you to easily switch
between two of your devices with a click
of a button
here is an example i have the switcher
hooked up to my biotech monitor via hdmi
i also have my laptop hooked up to port
number one and my ps4 pro
on port number two now if i want to
switch to the ps4
all i have to do is press the button and
the switcher does the rest
this eliminates the need for me to reach
behind the monitor and manually change
the sources
also if i were to plug both the ps4 and
the laptop to the back of the monitor
it would take a total of two hdmi ports
but since i'm using the switcher
it consolidates everything into one hdmi
port freeing up an extra port for me to
use
so on the website it states that it can
only support up to 30 hertz across
all the resolutions so 4k 1440p and
1080p
but i was able to achieve 240 hertz
without a problem
on the top lg monitor so i'm not really
sure how accurate the description is
but either way i would recommend using
an hdmi 2.0 cable
to ensure that you are getting the
maximum refresh rate possible the most
popular use case scenario for these are
people that have multiple consoles and
only one display
so let's say for example they hook up
their xbox on the first port and their
playstation on the second
they're able to switch between both of
the consoles with just a press
of a button but obviously this will work
with anything that has an hdmi port so
you can plug in your
laptop you can plug in your pc any
console this is honestly a very useful
thing to have
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up next is the ice water a three in one
smart water bottle
what makes this smart you might ask i'm
glad you asked this stainless steel
water bottle has a built-in bluetooth
speaker
but more importantly and my favorite
feature it reminds you to stay hydrated
the bottom of the bottle will glow once
an hour reminding you to drink more
water
you know it's easy to get caught up in
our work or even those long gaming
sessions and we sometimes forget the
most important necessity
staying hydrated did you guys know that
there are six benefits of staying
hydrated
drinking enough water each day is
crucial for many reasons to regulate
body temperature
keep joints lubricated prevent
infections
deliver nutrients to cells and keep
organs functioning
properly being well hydrated also
improves sleep quality
cognition and mood so that's why i think
this bottle is a cool piece of tech for
only 25 bucks
the bluetooth speaker is also really
nice to have it's great during private
workouts
camping going to the beach is cool and
anything outdoor related
plus it's water resistant it features a
360 degree
5 watt speaker built in a 600 milliamp
hour battery
the quality isn't audiophile grade by
any means but it does pack some nice
base
if you put it on a flat surface
preferably wood tabletop it will
activate its resonance feature which
will produce a nice deep base
near the bottom you will find the power
button and a flap which covers the micro
usb port needed to charge the speaker
the controls are also down here
you can only play pause and control the
volume no skipping tracks here
unfortunately
but you do have the option of enabling
the dancing light feature as they call
it
by holding down the pause button
basically it reacts to the music from
the speaker but honestly it's just a
flashing light feature that occasionally
changes colors
pretty useless if you ask me if you
don't plan on using a bluetooth speaker
you can simply twist it off and leave it
behind since the bottle is also modular
so on a full charge the bottle lasted me
a full two days
i took it to work with me and i used it
for about four hours a day so
around eight hours of total use on a
full charge
one thing to keep in mind though is that
if you want the hourly reminder
you have to keep the bottle on with the
bluetooth feature enabled
any piece of tech that can be useful
while promoting health is a cool tech
for me
so that's why i included it in this
video
this next item is another useful thing
to have around it's a two in one cleaner
that comes in a super compact travel
size
one side has a retractable brush that
can be used to sweep away dust and dirt
from surfaces or devices
you can use this to clean your laptop
console parts of your setup that collect
a lot of dust
maybe your grandmother's urn and on the
other side is a microfiber pad
that can be used to remove fingerprints
and smudges from your screens and
surfaces
this is really useful on smartphones
laptop screens tablets and oddly enough
it works just fine
on my computer glasses as well such a
useful thing to have around and it
doesn't even take up that much space
next up i got something pretty cool for
my switch owners out there
is your nintendo switch looking vanilla
and boring well now you can impress the
girls you bring over to play on your
switch
with these dope light up dog shields you
get an officially licensed nintendo base
stand that your switch sits on
along with two acrylic shields that you
can swap between
one is a mario odyssey shield and the
other one is a shika ice symbol from
zelda
you also get a usb cable which is needed
to plug into the switch so that it can
provide power to the light up dock
shield
and you can control the lighting from
the back by using the three buttons on
the side
the first button powers the light on or
off the second button switches between
seven static colors and the third one
cycles between four effects
the first one is a breathing effect that
fades in and out using the color you
selected
so if you select green for example this
option will just fade the same color in
and out
the second effect is the same thing but
it cycles through all the colors one by
one so it's basically an rgb breathing
effect
the third and fourth effect flashes
through all the colors one is just
faster than the other
for around 20 bucks it's a pretty cool
piece of tech to have if you're looking
to spice up your switch
i just wish they had more options to
choose from instead of mario and zelda
like super smash bros would have been
cool pokemon would have been nice you
know but for twenty dollars
i can't really complain wrapping up the
episode we have my personal favorite
item from the video
the vulkit card holder this sleek
minimalistic card holder not only can
store up to five cards and extra items
in the pouch
but it has an rfid and nfc blocking
technology
built in the aluminum case this means
your cars will be protected from
unwanted wireless communication when you
are paying for stuff in person
the card holder itself is built really
well you get this really cool smooth
aluminum finish with a velvet pocket on
the outside
that can be used to hold cash or other
necessities but the cool thing about
this card holder is that you can use the
slider
to pop out all of your cards and you can
do this with just one hand
which makes it super convenient
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thank you guys so much for watching and
as always i'll see you very soon
in the next one