A Hands-On Review of Various Tech Products

One of the devices that caught our attention was the Seagate Enterprise Drive, which boasts drive compatibility as one of its strong points due to its native 4K sector. This feature makes it stand out from other devices, but there is one potential drawback - the Dual drive model does not have separate power switches for each bay. This means that adding or removing a single drive will momentarily disconnect the other bay. While this may be inconvenient, it's worth noting that no dock handles this situation any differently.

In contrast, the TechKeys products were quite unique and fun to play with. The company started with a concept of ultra-small driverless programmable keys for PCs or Macs. The original idea was to create a business card-like PCB with a microcontroller that would spit out information about the manufacturer when pressed. However, this led to the development of a more advanced product - the TechKeys programmable card, which features a 7x24 LED array built into the board. This allows for easy reprogramming by holding down the "program" button for 2 seconds and selecting the key you want to program using the arrow keys.

The Programmable Card is not a finished product intended for end-users, but rather an experimental device that showcases the capabilities of TechKeys' technology. The company has also created an exposed PCB model that can be purchased along with cool keycaps. While this device may not be durable, it's safe to use due to its low amperage 5-volt power supply.

However, the true star of the show is the One Keyboard and the Three Keyboard, which were inspired by these earlier experiments. The concept behind these devices is simple - a sweet little aluminum housing from nude CNC with a PCB mounted to the bottom that gives you either one or three fully programmable keys. These keys can be used for a wide range of applications, including single inputs, frequently used passwords, program-specific shortcuts, and long macro chains.

The process of programming these devices is surprisingly easy, as demonstrated in the video footage we captured while testing the StableCam mobile accessory. The device works by sliding your phone into one of two slots, depending on its thickness, and then holding it horizontally with the grippy ring. By adjusting the weighted end to balance the device, you can achieve smooth footage that rivals professional equipment.

The StableCam is a game-changer for anyone looking to improve their mobile video production capabilities. It's small enough to fit in a bag, easy to use, and offers incredible results that are on par with high-end cameras like the Galaxy S6 Edge. While it may take a minute or two to balance each time you start filming, the end result is well worth the extra effort.

In conclusion, we've had the pleasure of reviewing several unique tech products that showcase innovative design and functionality. From the Seagate Enterprise Drive to the TechKeys Programmable Card, each device has its own strengths and weaknesses. However, it's clear that these companies are pushing the boundaries of what's possible with technology, and we can't wait to see what they come up next.

Full Disclosure

As is our tradition, we'd like to provide full disclosure about the products we've reviewed today. The Seagate Enterprise Drive was provided by Thermal, but we already owned one that we had purchased for ourselves several years ago. The TechKeys Programmable Card and StableCam were also provided by the manufacturer without any obligation to review them.

We want to emphasize that these devices are not finished products intended for end-users, but rather experimental prototypes that showcase the capabilities of the technology. If you're interested in purchasing any of these products, we recommend visiting their websites or forums for more information.

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compatibility is a strong point for the blacks with only our native 4K sector Seagate Enterprise Drive stumping it and if I had to complain about any anything else it would be that the Dual drive one doesn't feature separate power switches for each Bay so adding or removing a single Drive will momentarily disconnect the other bay although I've yet to see a dock that handles this any differently item number two today is a totally fun one from Tech keys and it's actually kind of a variety of items we have here with a common theme Ultra small driverless programmable keys for your PC or for your Mac now the original concept was kind of a unique PCB business card with a microcontroller on it where each of the keys spits out some information about the manufacturer when you press it then from there came the tech Keys programmable card which unlike the business card and thanks to the 7x 24 LED array built right into the board can be easily reprogrammed by holding down program for 2 seconds selecting the key you want to program then using the arrow keys to select which characters you want cool right not as cool as the Tetris game Easter egg that I'd be lying if I said I didn't waste a bunch of time tinkering with at my desk while I was supposed to be writing this review anyway neither of those are really finished products intended for end users although you can buy them along with cool key caps on their site exposed pcbs are not a safety hazard with low amperage 5volt power to them but they're certainly not durable so let's take a look at the One keyboard and the three keyboard that these earlier experiments inspired the concept is simple it's a sweet little aluminum housing from nude CNC with a PCB mounted to the bottom that gives you either one or three fully programmable keys that can be used for anything your heart desires from single inputs to frequently used passwords not that I'd recommend that particular use to Windows or program specific shortcuts to Long macro chains with modifiers like control and shift just hold down any one of the buttons for 4 seconds with a text editor like notepad open on your computer and watch as the instructions for programming the device up here magically which leads us to the magical device that allowed us to take the following footage walking up and down stairs with an iPhone check out how steady that looks isn't walking footage with phones usually total crap how's he doing oh all right there's nothing magical there's nothing magical about a gimbal but this particular one is Affordable easy to stuff in a bag and just a downright cool little mobile accessory it's called the stable Cam and it's about the size of a folded umbrella and works a little something like this you slide your phone into the smaller or the larger of the surprisingly slip resistant slots depending on your device's thickness then you decide if you want to film at body level or down low or up high then you hold the device horizontally by the grippy ring and pull the weighted end out until it balances you put the whole thing up right and then you nud your phone left or right till it pretty much holds still then holding it like this and supporting the bottom shaft with your little fingers it is Off to the Races the whole process does take a minute or two every time you want to balance it but considering the difference in the results it's pretty safe to say it's worth the extra effort if you're into not having your phone video footage look like total rubbish the footage you're looking at right now was actually shot on the Galaxy S6 Edge at 1080p 60 FPS then that was slowed down to 30 for even better stability pretty cool hey so closing out this video the last thing is the full disclosure part that I like to include with handy Tech the black actually a number of them for our new office was provided by thermal but I already owned one that I'd picked up for myself a couple of years ago and the stable Cam and Tech keys were both provided by the manufacturer without any obligation to review them if I didn't like them but I did so here they are guys thanks for watching like this video if you liked it dislike it if you thought it sucked leave a comment preferably on our Forum which is linked in the video description if your feelings are more complicated than this also linked in the video description you can buy a cool t-shirt like this one give us a monthly contribution if you think what we're doing is awesome and you want to support it or just change your Amazon bookmark to one with our affiliate code so whenever you buy any of this stuff on Amazon not that all of it necessarily is available on Amazon not really the point whenever you buy stuff on Amazon we get a small Kickback thanks again for watching and as always don't forget to subscribe and follow and all that good stuff hewelcome to Handy Tech under 100 episode 8 where just about anything can happen as long as it happens for under $100 and also isn't lame we never let anything lame on this show which oh you're going to go there you you want to go there all right all right that's it I'll throw down here are three unsalable Arguments for why socks and sandals are the world's most optimal Footwear one it the corser HX 1200i power supply delivers 80 plus Platinum efficiency for quiet efficient power and Corsair link digital for advanced monitoring and control click now to learn more right about here so our first handy item of the day is one that would have come in handy uh many times at the office when we've resorted to Hanging cables out the sides of our systems using the Frankenstein remains of ripped apart external hard drive enclosures or crossing our fingers and hoping one of those USB DEA adapters will manage to supply enough power to the drive we happen to be trying to read from this is the thermal take black checks I honestly have no idea how to pronounce it so I'm going to go ahead and call it the blacks uh the concept is simple but quite frankly most of the options on the market are just not very good and my personal BLS has served me so well that we reached out to Thermal about equipping each of our editing stations with one of them for quick ingesting of footage shot directly to an SSD we actually have a few cameras that do this but the application of these bad boys goes Way Beyond pulling files off of cameras they're great for troubleshooting borked PCS so you can try to fix issues or pull important data off with outer working OS they're great for archiving data if you use hard drives kind of like VHS tapes and if you pay a bit extra for the duet then it's even more flexible because you can use it as like a you know external drive enclosure with two mounts instead of one for your usual nightly backups or whatever else the case may be Drive compatibility is a strong point for the blacks with only our native 4K sector Seagate Enterprise Drive stumping it and if I had to complain about any anything else it would be that the Dual drive one doesn't feature separate power switches for each Bay so adding or removing a single Drive will momentarily disconnect the other bay although I've yet to see a dock that handles this any differently item number two today is a totally fun one from Tech keys and it's actually kind of a variety of items we have here with a common theme Ultra small driverless programmable keys for your PC or for your Mac now the original concept was kind of a unique PCB business card with a microcontroller on it where each of the keys spits out some information about the manufacturer when you press it then from there came the tech Keys programmable card which unlike the business card and thanks to the 7x 24 LED array built right into the board can be easily reprogrammed by holding down program for 2 seconds selecting the key you want to program then using the arrow keys to select which characters you want cool right not as cool as the Tetris game Easter egg that I'd be lying if I said I didn't waste a bunch of time tinkering with at my desk while I was supposed to be writing this review anyway neither of those are really finished products intended for end users although you can buy them along with cool key caps on their site exposed pcbs are not a safety hazard with low amperage 5volt power to them but they're certainly not durable so let's take a look at the One keyboard and the three keyboard that these earlier experiments inspired the concept is simple it's a sweet little aluminum housing from nude CNC with a PCB mounted to the bottom that gives you either one or three fully programmable keys that can be used for anything your heart desires from single inputs to frequently used passwords not that I'd recommend that particular use to Windows or program specific shortcuts to Long macro chains with modifiers like control and shift just hold down any one of the buttons for 4 seconds with a text editor like notepad open on your computer and watch as the instructions for programming the device up here magically which leads us to the magical device that allowed us to take the following footage walking up and down stairs with an iPhone check out how steady that looks isn't walking footage with phones usually total crap how's he doing oh all right there's nothing magical there's nothing magical about a gimbal but this particular one is Affordable easy to stuff in a bag and just a downright cool little mobile accessory it's called the stable Cam and it's about the size of a folded umbrella and works a little something like this you slide your phone into the smaller or the larger of the surprisingly slip resistant slots depending on your device's thickness then you decide if you want to film at body level or down low or up high then you hold the device horizontally by the grippy ring and pull the weighted end out until it balances you put the whole thing up right and then you nud your phone left or right till it pretty much holds still then holding it like this and supporting the bottom shaft with your little fingers it is Off to the Races the whole process does take a minute or two every time you want to balance it but considering the difference in the results it's pretty safe to say it's worth the extra effort if you're into not having your phone video footage look like total rubbish the footage you're looking at right now was actually shot on the Galaxy S6 Edge at 1080p 60 FPS then that was slowed down to 30 for even better stability pretty cool hey so closing out this video the last thing is the full disclosure part that I like to include with handy Tech the black actually a number of them for our new office was provided by thermal but I already owned one that I'd picked up for myself a couple of years ago and the stable Cam and Tech keys were both provided by the manufacturer without any obligation to review them if I didn't like them but I did so here they are guys thanks for watching like this video if you liked it dislike it if you thought it sucked leave a comment preferably on our Forum which is linked in the video description if your feelings are more complicated than this also linked in the video description you can buy a cool t-shirt like this one give us a monthly contribution if you think what we're doing is awesome and you want to support it or just change your Amazon bookmark to one with our affiliate code so whenever you buy any of this stuff on Amazon not that all of it necessarily is available on Amazon not really the point whenever you buy stuff on Amazon we get a small Kickback thanks again for watching and as always don't forget to subscribe and follow and all that good stuff he\n"