I wasted $1134 on Amazon MYSTERY TECH

Two Minutes Before Finishing Mystery Tech

Just as I was about to wrap up my review of Mystery Tech, Austin's phone started buzzing with an incoming call. "It's a black hat," he said, picking it up to answer the call. The person on the other end was asking him a series of questions about his computer setup, including the type of processor and RAM. Austin seemed oblivious to the conversation, too caught up in trying to figure out what was going on with his mysterious tech.

As he continued to chat with the caller, it became clear that this was no ordinary phone call. "Oh, it's an LED hat," Austin said suddenly, as if it had just dawned on him. The person on the other end seemed confused by this response, but Austin didn't explain. Instead, he launched into a tangent about his recent experience building a PC with Jake. It was clear that Austin was still trying to process what was happening with his tech.

Just then, Ken walked into the room and asked Austin if everything was okay. "I'm getting mild flashbacks to when I did the chicken wing PC build with Jake," Austin said, still sounding confused. Ken laughed and teased him about being a bit warm, but Austin insisted that it wasn't hot or spicy - just "hot and spicy." The two friends continued to banter back and forth, with Ken making jokes about Austin's lack of culinary skills.

As the conversation continued, Austin's phone started beeping again. This time, it was from an app that had installed itself on his hat. "What could go wrong?" he asked, sounding frustrated. The app was asking for access to his location and contacts, but Austin seemed hesitant to grant it permission. Ken encouraged him to just say yes, but Austin was more cautious.

Finally, after a few minutes of deliberation, Austin decided to give the app access. To his surprise, it started working right away, displaying a series of flashing lights and animations on the hat's LEDs. "This is the slowest thing ever," Ken said, laughing at the app's sluggish pace. But Austin seemed delighted by its quirks, exclaiming that he loved the way it looked.

As they continued to play with the app, Ken asked Austin how much he had paid for the custom LED hat. Austin replied that it had cost $15, which Ken found astonishing. "That's not even close to what Jordans typically cost," Ken said. Just then, a message arrived from Jacques Slade, the host of Surface Originals. It turned out that Jacques had sent Austin a pair of custom sneakers as a gift.

Austin was thrilled by the surprise and quickly showed off his new shoes to Ken. As they admired the sleek design, Ken asked if there was anything they could do with the sneakers that would make them even more special. Austin suggested trying to customize them himself, but Ken warned him about the risks of creasing the material.

In the end, Austin decided to be careful and avoid damaging the shoes. He carefully stood up and sat back down again, making sure not to create any wrinkles in the fabric. As they both laughed at his antics, Ken expressed admiration for Austin's unique sense of style. "Those actually look pretty good," he said, eyeing the sneakers approvingly. Austin grinned, feeling proud of his new shoes and his place in the world of fashion.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- So I believea item of mysterious technologyis about to be thrown on the table.I'm ready to receive.It's a lot of stuff.This is the Kinesis Gaming XL Mouse Pad.We've got a TKO Tournament Keyboardand a Kinesis Freestyle Edge SplitMechanical Gaming Keyboard.I'm gonna start with the regular keyboard,this seems like areasonable place to start.And so inside our TournamentKeyboard is, oh, wow,it's keyboard, never would have guessed.All right.(upbeat electronic music)Why the (beep) are therethree space buttons?So, interestingly on the back,we actually have double sort of feet,so, you actually can liftthe entire keyboard upor you can put some of them down.Oh, you also have multiplestages on the feet too,so, you can go all the way up.- Their specialty'sergonomics, so I would imaginethat they've put enoughR&D into this to make it.- Before I get too into this,why don't we take a look atThe Freestyle Edge SplitMechanical Gaming Keyboard.Oh, well that's the wholepresentation, isn't it?Look at that.I mean, it's a big keyboard.It's a big chungus as the kids say.- They don't say that anymore.- What do the kids say then?- Notch.- Oh, drip.This keyboard's got drip.- What?- This is actually the ultimatekeyboard testing experience.I've got surround sounds.Oh wow, you actually cantake it apart even farther.There's a hidden littleextra loop of the cableunderneath this flap,so you could actuallybring it even farther awayif you for some reason, want to do that.Takes some little bit ofgetting used to, mostly becauseI feel like my right handalways takes a few extra keys.Like my right hand coverslike 60% of the keyboardso like, I'm trying to tap T,you just have to get alittle bit used to that, but-Ooh, I gotta look down a lot.That's not good.Yeah, that's-(Austin groans displeasingly)Okay, well let me justactually put it together.No, because it's still too far.Oh God.Everywhere, everywhere is wrong.Everywhere is wrong.If you're the kind of personwho deals with like RSIor you really need somethingthat's very ergonomic,there's certainly othersplit keyboards, right?I mean, there are keyboardsthat are a single deck,but you know, they have likethe kind of rise in the middle,like the Microsoft one and whatnotwhere this could make sense.I'll say, certainly not for me.But that being said, I meanthe keys themselves sound good.The spacebar sound good, it's well damped.It doesn't actually feel quiteas nice as the Tournament,which personally,this is a little bit moreof the kind of key switchthat I like.Yeah, let's actually give this one a tryand see how it actually performs.Oh, I'm all used tothe split keyboard now.Oh God, this is weird.I forgot how to type.All right, you knowwhat, I love this thing.I would personally prefer to use a modelthat at least has the arrow keys,but the the key switches on thissound and feel phenomenal, right.I don't know if I'm necessarily a huge fanof the split space bar, but the thing is,it comes with a regular space bar.You can swap that onyourself, and honestly,if you get used it, youprobably would be just fine,especially if you'reusing any of the macroswhere you're using differentthings for the spacebar.This thing is properly cool.(upbeat music)That's a really odd-looking package.Okay.So, oh, it's heavy too.Was it shipped like this?- No, we repackaged it.- Oh, you repackaged it like this?- No.- Oh, okay.Should be slightly careful with this.- Actually be careful with it.- Yeah, yeah, yeah.I feel like there'ssomething fragile in here'cause it's packed a little too well.That's rare 'cause usuallyI have like a spidey senseof what Mystery Tech's about,a little tingle in my dingle.(Austin mumbles indistinctly)Is this the deconstructedsmartphone thing?- No.- Oh, okay.- Definitely not.- It is.I knew it.Let's see what's in themysterious box of technology.Oh yeah.So, GRID is the name of the company.Now I know for a fact,these are not cheap.- So this was I believeslightly north of $150.- One five zero?- One five zero.- Really?I thought these thingswere like 3 or 400 bucks.- 139 actuallyfor that one.- $139.Okay, this seems more reasonable,especially considering howwell it's packed and everythingBut the reveal is-(indistinct)You don't get to see itfirst, I get to see it first.That's so cool.So it's an actual iPhone 4Swhich has been deconstructedso you see all of thedifferent pieces, right?So everything from the batteryto the vibration motor,the main board, you see thelittle Apple A5 processor.To create this, you're literallybuying some old iPhone 4S,which I'm sure when theybought a pile of these thingswas worth next to nothing, right?And then from thereyou just take it apart,which sure, is not super simple,but especially with the waythey've done this schematic, right,everything that can be taken apart herehas been taken apart.This is really well done.Another one?- So this one was $170.- Okay, 170 bucks, got it.Why are you looking at me like that, Matt?Is that just your face?- Yes.- Oh, okay, I'm sorry.- Thanks, appreciate that.- Okay.The iPhone6.The inferior iPhone whichwas worse in every way,except it had a bigger screen.But with the iPhone 6,you can see it's a muchsimpler design, right?If you put them side by side,the iPhone 4S was an older generationwhere they had so many individualpieces that were needed.When you look at theiPhone 6, I mean, look,you had like the back panel,you had a of couple of things,but generally speaking,it was all integrated intothe actual logic board,and the additional things that you neededto get the iPhone 6 to runare pretty minimal, right?So you've got the camera.You've got the lightning port,as well as the speaker assembly.You got your chargerand your headphone Jack.I really appreciate theamount of work that goes intobuilding something like a smartphone,but it's not often thatyou actually get to seewhat that work looks like.I mean, sure, you couldlook at a phone, but I mean,from the outside, most phoneslook almost exactly the same,but when you look at the componentsand all of the individual pieces and partsthat make up something ascomplex as a smartphone,this gives you a much better understandingof just what it takes, evenback almost a decade ago,to build yourselfone of the greatestsmartphones of all time.(upbeat music)(Austin groans)Hello, friends.How's this episode of Mystery Tech?Don't hit me again.I got, I got flashbacks again.I got flashbacks.Cool.I've used this before.We've done many, many videoson the Nintendo Switch.A controller update is available.This is an Xbox controller.That was an Xbox controller.Are you kidding me right now?Do you just have a box ofXbox controllers there?Okay.So this, my friends, isthe Hori Switch Pad Pro.Full-size controllerexperience in handheld mode.Now this is, I believe, yes,it is a Nintendo officiallylicensed product.You know when you got thatNintendo seal of quality,that it means slightly less than nothing,which is always a good sign.I've actually never tried this before.I've seen it videos on it.It seems interesting because Iwill say, I am not a huge fanof Joy-Cons in the handheldconfiguration, right?I actually do, to be fair.I usually use the Switch Litebut I'm never a huge fan of theway that any of the Switchesfeel when you're playing in handheld mode,which for me is all I ever do.It is very rare for me toplay the Switch on a TV,I'm almost always playing it handheld.So a larger Switch that is better suitedto my giant meat hooksis probably a good thing.So a bunch of thoughtsinitially, first of all,look at these compares to Joy-cons, right?So I'm just gonna holdthe normal right Joy-con.Do you see how much bigger this is?I mean, if you find theJoy-cons to be fine,and these are certainly not wireless,so they're not like a fullreplacement, sure, great.But I mean, they are much thicker,and honestly immediatelyfeel a lot better.So the sticks have alot more travel to them,and the actual face buttonsare much larger, right?Like something like an Xboxor a PlayStation controller,what have.(upbeat hip hop music)What is this?Gaming in-ear monitors?But it's actually for the switch,or are they just normal headphones?I guess they're, oh, theyhave a detachable boom mic.Yo, I can go yell at allthe 12 year olds of Fortnitethat they suck.You guys, I've have never seen an in-earwith a boom mic attached.That seems like it's aboutto be really heavy in my ear.You suck.I gotta say, isn't thiskind of a cool look though?Having the boom mic, butwithout the actual headset?I feel cool right now.Life is up to you.It's not what it does toyou, it's what you make of itso please subscribe to my$99.99 course on self-helpand how to look incrediblystylish with this microphoneavailable at AustinEvans.xxx.(upbeat synthwave music)I'll say, the headset sounds okay,a little muddy maybe.Just to make sure that I'mgetting a solid test here,I am gonna plug this into the G14.(upbeat synthwave music)Muddy, definitely muddy.You know, that's just something I noticed.They kind of show they're like EQ,and the entire EQ is just loud.Like, I don't know ifyou could see, but like,it's just all really high.They don't sound great.That being said though, Imean, for $30 headphones,they sound fine.Let's let you try that boommic, see how it sounds.This is a test of whatthe audio sounds likefrom this boom.Is it good, is it terrible?I have no idea, but you couldbe the judge, fine viewer.Let me know.Does this $30 headset withthe super cool boom micsound MLG enough for for you?Oh wow.That's a reference.I still say MLG regularly, and yet,that went out of business like 2014.I'm gonna say, this is rare.(Austin mumbles indistinctly)I'm gonna say these are both wins.Hori is definitely up therefor probably the most comfy wayto play the Switch in handheld mode,and this little headset,man, it's not bad.Good job, guys.I'm proud of you.Do you know what today is?- What is today?- Today is the greatest day of your life.- No, it's thegreatest day of you life.(Austin exclaims excitedly)- Do I get to be Ash again?Or do I just get towear a hat and be happy?♪ I wanna be the very bestlike no one ever was ♪(Austin vocalizes Pokemon theme song)♪ To catch them is my real test ♪♪ I've already (beep) up the song ♪♪ Mewtwo ♪So this is one of the Mega Pops.This is the Mewtwo.So on the back, we haveMr. Mime, the wrong choice,Pichu, the okay choice,Vulpix, the very questionable choice.- Wait, we have to get more.- What do you mean we have to get more?- There's a wholeset we haven't got yet.- There's 582 of these.We don't need 582 Pops.I mean.- Pikachu is the actual mega.- Yeah.- Yeah.You put them side by side,Mewtwo seems much more reasonable.He actually does kind ofstand on its own a little.- That does seem to scale.Fun fact, Pikachu is taller than Mewtwo.- I feel he's just creeping right behindRobo Raptor's butt.I mean, that checks out.That seems like where I would hide too.Hello, welcome to Mystery Techwhere today we have coordinationand I'm just gonna be over here.So theseareheadphones.The Sony WF-1000X Mark 4.Now you might ask yourself,Austin, what happened to the desk?I thought we were watchingMystery Tech, not mystery window,and to answer that question,I just feel like sitting down today.These 1000X Mark 4s areactually a headphones-A headphone?a pair of headphones thatI'm quite excited for.Oh, this is small.This is small.It's a good start.Everyone likes somethingsmall in their pants.In comparison,I do happen to have itpair of AirPods Pro on me.And the AirPods case is certainly,I mean, I'd say it's ballpark,it's a little taller and a little thinner,but I mean, if this fitsin my little coin pocket,which I'm very confident itwill, yeah, look at that.No problem.A lot of paperwork.I don't need that.How much are these 1000X Mark 4s?- 279 bucks.- Oh, okay.That's a lot of money.- Well, okay, that's MSRP though.You'll probably find themon sale later in the year.- So when it comes to like,in-ear Bluetooth headphones,these are chunky, right?These are definitely big.I will say these do not,with the medium tipsthey don't really fit at all.Like it's just,it's really bulbous andit just doesn't fit.Let me actually try togo for the smaller tips.I will say though,I've been wearing these formaybe what, five minutes now?It is starting to be a littleuncomfortable in my ears.And this is something that is typicallya problem for me personallywhen it comes to foam ear tips,just the pressure kindof just irritates my earsa little bit,and there's the secondary issueof these are very large headphonesand they're actually a little bit heavy,so I typically like lighter ear buds.I actually liked the Beats Studio Buds.I actually like those a lot,not only because of the sound,but also because of they're lightweight,so they fit in my earsand I can really wear themfor long periods of time.Let's give a little sound check, shall we?- Sure.(playful music)- All right, that's a warm, nice sound.That's really nice.You know, it's funny, whenyou're listening to music,the noise cancellationalmost isn't even necessaryin a room like this.Same thing, turning ambient sound on.Actually that is pretty nice.I have nothing to complain about.There's good sound stage.It's a very pleasant sound.It's got good bass,but you're not getting thatgood bass at the sacrificeof anything else, likethey're well-balancedacross the board.They just sound great.Gotta get my pre-Mystery Tech stretch in.(Austin makes playful noises)(gentle gospel music)This is beef jerky.I was literally with you.We bought this at Buc-ee's in Dallas.- Yeah.But shout out to Dallas and Texasfor having the best truck stops ever,that has also the best beef jerky ever.- Is this really MysteryTech is Austin eats lunch?- Yeah.- So this is either gonna bethe most amazing beef jerkyof my life or Ken has run outof ideas for Mystery Tech.- Both.Are you okay?- Okay, that was a big bite.- Yeah, no kidding.Yeah, you didn't have to like-- I thought it was soft.- Take all of that.How's it taste?- Spicy.Pretty good.- Nice.- Is that actually mystery tech?I can't talk right now.Give me like two minutes.Two minutes before I finish Mystery Tech.- No, do it now.- It's a black hat.- Uh-huh.- Why is there a USBcable attached to my hat?And a QR code.Oh, it's an LED hat, isn't it?(Austin coughs)(Ken laughing)I can't (indistinct) Igot a mouthful of meat.I'm getting mild flashbacksto when I did the chickenwing PC build with Jake,It's not that hot, butI have literally likenothing in my mouth so I'mgetting a little warm right now.- Man, you are a-- It's it's hot and spicy, Ken.It's not hot, it's notspicy, it's hot and spicy.- I don't believe you.- How you coming back there?- It was delicious for a second,and now it's just annoying.(Austin and Ken laughing)- You're over here making fun of me.I'm just like sweating a little bit.(Austin laughs sarcastically)No.How about you don't-Oh.If you don't give itaccess to your location,it immediately quits.- Give it access to your location.- What could go wrong?Only this time.- Oh, no, no.It probably needs that.You could probably do some weird like,like visualization effects.Only that time, yeah.- Come on.- It'll also notifyyou when there's a call.It also wants torelay your photos on the, on the LEDs.That's all it took.- I got big brain.Wait, here you go.Activate.- Subscrib.Yeah.E or Ken.Won't a.(Austin laughs)- This is the slowest thing ever.- Fford, hi.S Supra.Great, oh yeah, you can draw on it.Oh wow.Hi.- I ran out.- What?That's only half the hat.- Huh?That's my full thing.- That's only,that's only half the hat.Oh, this is not good.- This is an auto, I just chose this one,this is just an image.- I love you.- Aww, so sweet.- Hearts.- Oh, we can sync it to music.(Austin vocalizing)This hat's kind of cool.How much was this particular hat?- I paid 15 bucks for it.- 15 bucks.I mean, what's the price for some-Jordans?It's more than $15.In fact, Jordan's typically, fun fact,costs significantly more than $15.- This was sent to us, by the way.I just figured you wouldadd onto the drip- Did Michael send it?- Michael?- Yo, MJ, thanks man.I appreciate it.I like your shoes.- No, no.We don't know MJ here.We know a certain Jacques Slade.- Oh.Okay.Wait, are these like somesuper limited editioncustom Jordans?- Custom, yes.I'm sure limited too.- What do thesneaker world and Surfacehave in common?They're both in the cuttingedge of innovation designs.Surface Originals is a two episode serieshosted by Jacques Slade.So Jacques has a new series.Well, that is very cool.Jacques has been a goodfriend for a long time.I'm really excited to seewhat a kind gift that he sent across.Oh my g-OhmyGod.I love these so much.Ken, you talking about that drip.I got that drip now.Just gonna casually, just-We don't need these anymore.We'll just get rid of those.I'm good.(Ken playfully crying)I'm careful, I'm careful.Okay, I'll be careful, I'll be careful.Okay.Now you got me all like,worried about creasing them.I'm just-- You should be, they're custom.- I'm just tryingto slide on my foot.- Should've just askedJacques for these myself.(Austin laughs)I swear to God.- Austin's not worthy.Okay, look, I'm trying my best here, okay?- Low key having like20 to 30 pairs of shoes,actually not totally crazy.- Excuse me, 20 to 30?- I have 30- Hello, my wife.- What?- I'm gonna carefully standup so I don't crease them.- There you go.- Yeah, boy.(Ken exclaims enthusiastically)(Austin exclaims playfully)- Those actually look pretty good.- I love, these feel rad.- Look at that.- I like them.- I feel like I'vejust leveled up in coolness.I've got a pair of Jordans.I got a pair of custom Jordans.Thanks, Jacques.Thanks, Surface team.