The Best Tech Under $100 - February 2016 #Helpful Post

ey guys johnathan here we're closing

out the month with a fresh episode of

tech under a hundred so first up is one

of the most attractive pairs of

headphones I've seen at any price point

let alone under 80 and if you walk into

a store and saw a major brand name smack

on these you could easily see them

selling for 200 bucks these however are

from satochi which is extremely fun to

pronounce they're wireless to bluetooth

4.0 they have a 16 hour battery life and

what's also cool they still have a 3.5

millimeter wired option sound wise these

are also on point they're not

mind-blowing but easily I'll perform a

handful of headphones that I've tried at

twice the price really though the wow

factor with these are the aesthetics

because they look incredible the

attention to detail from the finish down

to the left and right indicators is

flawless

you combine that with killer inline

controls great sound quality and a

relatively inexpensive price and that my

friends is a win

following that are the Mackie CR 3

reference monitors which is a stellar

budget option for those just getting

into video or music production the

difference with these versus a more

traditional pair desktop speakers you're

used to is that these are not meant to

color the sound what that means is you

are getting a more realistic

representation of the audio you recorded

and why that's important is because if

you're adjusting something based off a

frequency or a sound that really isn't

there that will affect your finished

product in a negative way so for example

here what the built-in speakers on a

macbook pro sound like

and after that here's that exact same

audio plugged into the Mackie CR threes

jamming a point but you keep preaching

I won't let this

that was recorded with a zoom h5 which

by no means is gonna accurately

represent listening to these yourself

but at the very least it'll give you an

idea of how drastic the two are and

hopefully you can see if you're into

music or video why it's important to

edit off something like these or a good

pair of headphones next up is a budget

GoPro option from active on and this is

their CX action camera with this you'll

get 1080p recording at 30fps which is

pretty standard but there are a couple

things that I really like about this for

the price the first of which being the

fact there's a built-in LCD net is

something that the closest price GoPro

does not offer the other is the fact

that there's built-in threading so you

can easily mount this on a tripod with

no accessories with this you also get a

pretty wide field of view the video

quality is not breathtaking but it's

definitely solid now the stabilization

while moving with this wasn't bad but it

also wasn't good so do keep that in mind

and if you've been looking for an action

camera but don't have a ton of cash to

spend but really liked the idea of

having a built-in screen this is a

fantastic option after that is something

you've actually already seen throughout

this entire video and that is the I cam

multimedia I clip grip so what this is

is a foreign one video tool for

smartphones it can be used as a handheld

grip a mini tripod a monopod / selfie

stick and also a tripod adapter in my

case it worked perfectly to stand the h5

on the desk for recording and it's also

what I use to mount the active on action

camera in both tripod mode and in my POV

shots so if you shoot a ton of video

with your smartphone this essentially is

a Swiss Army knife of mounting options

plus on top of that it also comes with a

Bluetooth camera trigger so no matter

what shooting situation you're in with

your phone you are more than likely

covered so last up is the LS TN

satellite bluetooth speaker and a

beautiful cherry wood finish and yes it

is no secret I like wood accessories

your perverts and with that I could not

refuse picking this up this little guy

is just three inches tall but packs a

way bigger sound than you'd ever expect

it was cool with this is the fact that

it's not made out of wood like material

that in fact is real wood in addition to

the cherry finish it also comes in

walnut and zebra and it also has a built

in microphone which is cool if you want

to use this for calls as well the one

thing I will point out with this is it

is not bass heavy at all so if you like

your low-end

you might not like this but on the flip

side if you prefer more of a balanced

sound and also want something that is

just downright pretty to look at this is

a serious contender it has great battery

life it was super quick to set up and

the inline controls are simple and easy

to operate now aside from that thank you

guys for watching hopefully enjoy the

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