**Hands-On Review: Tech Bag and Accessories**
I recently had the opportunity to review a tech bag that exceeded my expectations. The device is essentially a headphone device for connecting USB-C to an iPad, perfect for listening to music on the go. I also found it useful as a video capture device, allowing me to connect my iPhone to a monitor or TV via HDMI.
The top compartment of the bag features two straps that can be adjusted to secure the bag in place. This feature is particularly useful, as I've had experience with bags where the contents spill out when opening the bottom compartment. The bag also has different compartments that can be configured to suit individual needs. In my setup, I used two larger compartments and three smaller ones.
In addition to the tech bag, I received a clip-on microphone from MobileI, which is a great product. The microphone is of high quality and was easy to use with my iPad or smartphone. Another useful accessory included in the kit is an HDMI video capture device. This device allows you to connect your iPhone to a computer via USB-C, making it perfect for capturing footage on set.
The device also features a pass-through HDMI output, which enables you to connect any HDMI source (up to 1080p) and use it as an external display or monitor. I've found this feature to be incredibly useful when working with my iPad. The cables included in the kit are high-quality and durable, making them perfect for daily use.
One of the most convenient features of the tech bag is the USB-C port. This allows me to charge my devices on the go, eliminating the need for a separate power source. I also appreciate the additional compartments that keep my accessories organized and secure. The bag itself is made of durable materials and has a stylish design that makes it easy to carry around.
In addition to the tech bag, I received other useful accessories in the kit, including a Tovo headphones, which I've been using regularly. The bag also includes an extra camera mount for my smartphone, as well as a backup hard drive case from Micro Center. This feature is particularly useful when working with clients who bring their own laptops. The hard drive case features a built-in SSD drive that can be easily swapped out for smaller storage devices.
Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with the tech bag and accessories that were included in this kit. The device has become an essential tool in my daily work routine, allowing me to stay organized and connected on set. If you're looking for a reliable and functional tech bag, I highly recommend checking out this product.
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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis is how I used to store my cables no longer I got sick and tired of this I used to wrap them around my hands twist them up get them all messy and just stick them in these bags so I decided to do something about it and I figured I'd take a couple seconds to go through my tech bag show you guys what's in there a lot of people see it and when they see it they're like man I got to get one of those so I figured why not show you all so here it is it is the bag smart carrying bag for cables Accessories YouTube gear anything that you use during a daily basis it does have a carrying handle I don't really take it out and about I just kind of keep it at the house here to make sure everything's nice and clean and organized because this is no good it drives me nuts so without any further Ado let's open her up so the bag smart bag actually has two different compartments it has the upper compartment where I keep all of my cables that I use on a daily basis my charging cables USBC USB a mini USB everything that I use HDMI let's go ahead and pull all this stuff out so in here I've got two of the mini USB cables that I used I think this is another mini USB yep I have two of those this is my GoPro charging cable this is a backup GoPro charging cable of course regular old USBC this piece but I've got too many of these USBC cables now that I think about it usba to USBC for charging my iPad another one which is actually a USB C to a lightning port for charging my iPhone but not for long because I'm going to be getting the 14 pro Max which I'm excited about standard lightning cable for charging my iPhone got a HDMI cable for when I use my video capture device a small screwdriver always have a reason for a small screwdriver some other miscellaneous cables here a USB extension cable it's basically a to a allows me to extend the USB a little bit further back scratcher never underestimate a good back scratcher so as you can see without anything in there it has these little elastic portions here that allow you to slide any size cables in here longer cables you can do two rows of shorter cables like I did up here it's got these pockets for where you can put maybe some USB flash drives or whatever you want in there and it also has this zipper compartment right here which I really like that allows me to basically store my adapters got three things in here right now this is a mini USB to micro USB lightning and USB a that's an awesome little device right there this is basically just you know a headphone device for connecting USBC to my iPad if I want to listen to music found about I'm usually using Bluetooth now anyway and then this is for my video capture device it's basically a HDMI out for my iPhone so I use that quite a bit all right so that's the top so let's check the bottom so like I said there's two compartments and one thing I do like about this is that with all those straps that were up in the top compartment if I do open this while the top compartment is open all my stuff doesn't fly out because it's strapped down I've had that happen before where I've had bags where you flip open a bottom and all the other stuff flies out of the top so basically down in the bottom here you can see that it has different compartments that you can kind of configure how you want I basically configured it to two larger compartments and then three smaller compartments and here I've got standard charging blocks USB a USBC standard old iPad one just in case with the USB a I've got my bag for my lavalier mic which I'm wearing it's by movo and in fact I got this also from mobile I got them both I got I bought this and this came free so I was pretty happy with this this is basically a clip-on microphone very awesome great quality too two of the bags I've got my cords for my HDMI video capture device that's this right here it's basically well they say it's a 4K but I don't get 4k out of it um but what this allows you to do is take an HDMI input and have it be a pass through over to your TV or to your monitor and then it comes in here and from this other side there's a USB connection that connects to your computer it allows you to basically use it on your computer as an HDMI capture device so you can capture any HDMI Source 1080p works great I use it all the time so definitely recommend getting one of these they're super inexpensive now I have the cables for that right here running out of room on the table I've got my tovo headphones which I like very much I use those and the anchor headphones a lot I've got an extra camera mount for my smartphone for a tripod keep that in there to make sure that if I ever have a situation where one breaks I have an extra one and then the last thing that I have in here is my USB external hard drive this is actually not a external hard drive it's a external hard drive case let me show you so basically you can pull this off free Micro Center SSD drive so you can basically pop in and out an SD drive or a mechanical hard drive if it's a smaller one for a laptop I've used this a ton of times for when I have a friend bring a laptop over I can take his hard drive out of his machine back up their stuff put this one in goes into USB 3.0 and you're zooming right along I mean I get pretty fast read write speeds out of that I'll put that in the description down below also and by the way this bag and some of this kit will be listed down below if you want to check it out and while you're down in the description go ahead and hit subscribe for me that would be awesome I'm trying to get to 100 subscribers so that I can change my URL up above to youtube.com technical goodies that would be nice with that out of the way there's another compartment here it's actually kind of like a velcro compartment that I use to just keep miscellaneous stuff some of my product guides that I want to refer to another larger cable here and this silly little thing which is actually like a clip-on ring light that I actually don't use for a light because it takes batteries and I don't feel like keeping batteries in there but what I do is clip it onto my iPad if I'm recording with my iPad so now I have a nice little Target to look at when I'm recording so I use that and sometimes I might use it as a light but yeah that's it it's the bag smart two compartments I'm loving it Carl from technical goodies signing off now I got to put this stuff awaythis is how I used to store my cables no longer I got sick and tired of this I used to wrap them around my hands twist them up get them all messy and just stick them in these bags so I decided to do something about it and I figured I'd take a couple seconds to go through my tech bag show you guys what's in there a lot of people see it and when they see it they're like man I got to get one of those so I figured why not show you all so here it is it is the bag smart carrying bag for cables Accessories YouTube gear anything that you use during a daily basis it does have a carrying handle I don't really take it out and about I just kind of keep it at the house here to make sure everything's nice and clean and organized because this is no good it drives me nuts so without any further Ado let's open her up so the bag smart bag actually has two different compartments it has the upper compartment where I keep all of my cables that I use on a daily basis my charging cables USBC USB a mini USB everything that I use HDMI let's go ahead and pull all this stuff out so in here I've got two of the mini USB cables that I used I think this is another mini USB yep I have two of those this is my GoPro charging cable this is a backup GoPro charging cable of course regular old USBC this piece but I've got too many of these USBC cables now that I think about it usba to USBC for charging my iPad another one which is actually a USB C to a lightning port for charging my iPhone but not for long because I'm going to be getting the 14 pro Max which I'm excited about standard lightning cable for charging my iPhone got a HDMI cable for when I use my video capture device a small screwdriver always have a reason for a small screwdriver some other miscellaneous cables here a USB extension cable it's basically a to a allows me to extend the USB a little bit further back scratcher never underestimate a good back scratcher so as you can see without anything in there it has these little elastic portions here that allow you to slide any size cables in here longer cables you can do two rows of shorter cables like I did up here it's got these pockets for where you can put maybe some USB flash drives or whatever you want in there and it also has this zipper compartment right here which I really like that allows me to basically store my adapters got three things in here right now this is a mini USB to micro USB lightning and USB a that's an awesome little device right there this is basically just you know a headphone device for connecting USBC to my iPad if I want to listen to music found about I'm usually using Bluetooth now anyway and then this is for my video capture device it's basically a HDMI out for my iPhone so I use that quite a bit all right so that's the top so let's check the bottom so like I said there's two compartments and one thing I do like about this is that with all those straps that were up in the top compartment if I do open this while the top compartment is open all my stuff doesn't fly out because it's strapped down I've had that happen before where I've had bags where you flip open a bottom and all the other stuff flies out of the top so basically down in the bottom here you can see that it has different compartments that you can kind of configure how you want I basically configured it to two larger compartments and then three smaller compartments and here I've got standard charging blocks USB a USBC standard old iPad one just in case with the USB a I've got my bag for my lavalier mic which I'm wearing it's by movo and in fact I got this also from mobile I got them both I got I bought this and this came free so I was pretty happy with this this is basically a clip-on microphone very awesome great quality too two of the bags I've got my cords for my HDMI video capture device that's this right here it's basically well they say it's a 4K but I don't get 4k out of it um but what this allows you to do is take an HDMI input and have it be a pass through over to your TV or to your monitor and then it comes in here and from this other side there's a USB connection that connects to your computer it allows you to basically use it on your computer as an HDMI capture device so you can capture any HDMI Source 1080p works great I use it all the time so definitely recommend getting one of these they're super inexpensive now I have the cables for that right here running out of room on the table I've got my tovo headphones which I like very much I use those and the anchor headphones a lot I've got an extra camera mount for my smartphone for a tripod keep that in there to make sure that if I ever have a situation where one breaks I have an extra one and then the last thing that I have in here is my USB external hard drive this is actually not a external hard drive it's a external hard drive case let me show you so basically you can pull this off free Micro Center SSD drive so you can basically pop in and out an SD drive or a mechanical hard drive if it's a smaller one for a laptop I've used this a ton of times for when I have a friend bring a laptop over I can take his hard drive out of his machine back up their stuff put this one in goes into USB 3.0 and you're zooming right along I mean I get pretty fast read write speeds out of that I'll put that in the description down below also and by the way this bag and some of this kit will be listed down below if you want to check it out and while you're down in the description go ahead and hit subscribe for me that would be awesome I'm trying to get to 100 subscribers so that I can change my URL up above to youtube.com technical goodies that would be nice with that out of the way there's another compartment here it's actually kind of like a velcro compartment that I use to just keep miscellaneous stuff some of my product guides that I want to refer to another larger cable here and this silly little thing which is actually like a clip-on ring light that I actually don't use for a light because it takes batteries and I don't feel like keeping batteries in there but what I do is clip it onto my iPad if I'm recording with my iPad so now I have a nice little Target to look at when I'm recording so I use that and sometimes I might use it as a light but yeah that's it it's the bag smart two compartments I'm loving it Carl from technical goodies signing off now I got to put this stuff away