Favorite Tech Under $200! v2.0 #Helpful Post

Hey guys, this is Austin

And welcome to my holiday gift guide, 2015 Edition

Kicking things off is the Samsung Gear VR

Virtual reality is becoming seriously legit and the Gear VR is one of the first headsets you can actually buy

What separates this from other models is that it relies on your phone to do the heavy lifting

You'll need either a Samsung Galaxy S6 or Note 5

It might seem weird to base a VR headset around a phone

But there are actually quite a few advantages to this approach

This frees you up to not only be able to move around a bit

But also to use the Gear VR on the go

It also allows the headset to be reasonably priced as the main hardware is all built into the phone you've already bought

That hardware is no slouch either, the Galaxy line has terrific High-resolution AMOLED displays that are perfectly suited for VR

And the Exynos chipset inside can handle some surprisingly solid games

Get into a game and the Gear VR is one of the nicest looking setups out there

If you've never tried virtual reality it really is crazy just how immersive it can be

And the cool thing about this is that the Oculus software allows you to do more than just play games by watching video and apps like Twitch, Netflix and Hulu

For $100, if you own a new Galaxy smartphone the Gear VR is absolutely worth a look

Next up, we have the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick and big thanks to Sandisk for sponsoring this gift guide

It looks like a fairly ordinary usb flash drive

But it's got a trick up its sleeve

Wi-Fi

Download the app on your Android or iOS phone or tablet

And you can access photos and video right off the wireless stick

With up to 128 gigabytes of capacity this can also be helpful if you need a little extra storage on your phone

From the app you can upload photos and videos right to the drive which is really handy

You can then connect up to three devices wirelessly to view the files

On top of using this as a backup for data on your phone it also works as a normal USB Flash Drive

Plug it into a computer and you can put whatever files you want on it with the added benefit of charging it up at the same time

Especially when you consider the price

The SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick is a really cool piece of tech to share files and even use as a backup

Moving on we have the GoPro HERO

GoPros are massively popular and for good reason

They're terrific little cameras that have all kinds of uses

The standard HERO pairs a 5 megapixel camera in the standard size GoPro body which means it's compatible with a massive range of accessories

The camera itself is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand

And while it might not have the easiest menus to navigate in the world

For the most part you charge it, throw a Micro SD card in and you're ready to go

Go it shoots video at 1080p at 30 frames per second or 720p at 60 and the quality really isn't half bad

They might lose out on the higher frame rates in 4K video of its bigger brothers

But it's also nowhere near the same price and delivers good enough quality for the vast majority of people

With the included waterproof housing you can do a lot, but with the huge variety of GoPro accessories you really can't go crazy with it

There are a lot of expensive drones out there

But U818A delivers a lot of the same fun without worrying about wrecking a thousand dollars worth of gear

It's incredibly lite which makes sense as not only is it easier to fly but it's less likely to break when you crash it

And you'll probably crash it

The controller feels good with a small screen and buttons to change modes and trigger photo and video recording

It's seriously fun to fly too

It's got a gyroscope to be more stable up in the air and can even do cool tricks

The battery lasts about 7 minutes

Which is okay

But it's easy to fly and is an absolute blast to play with

The built-in camera is of the very best potato quality

But for what's essentially a toy it's passable

At about $50 it's a lot of fun

If you guys enjoyed this I teamed up with Amazon to create part 2 of this video going over even more awesome stuff

So definitely be sure to go check that out at the link in the description

Anyway guys, thank you so much for watching and I will catch you in the next one