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Capture

Cameras2

  • Fujifilm camera

    first cited May 2026positive about it

    “The Pro phones are 24 millimeter, but the second I need any zoom, I found myself reaching for my Fujifilm because there’s just no telephoto capabilities on this at all.”
    View source at 6:31from May 2026
  • Logitech MX Brio 4K webcam

    $169.99first cited March 2026positive about it

    “You pair all that with the MX Keys S, whose spherically dished keys are legitimately the most comfortable non-mechanical typing experience I've had on a keyboard, and the MX Brio 4K webcam with its AI-enhanced image processing and Show Mode for sharing physical documents on calls, and well, you've got a desk that feels cohesive in a way that most setups just don't.”
    View source at 6:09from March 2026

Camera equipment1

  • Long Weekend Monterey Sling

    $58.63first cited November 2024speaks highly of it

    “Another thing I love? Well, my little long weekend Monterey Slingbag, because it holds a ton of crap inside of it while looking nice and is the basis for my sacred travel tech go-back.”
    View source at 4:07from November 2024

Sound

Speakers2

  • Morel BIGGIE Wireless Speaker

    $249.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2024speaks highly of it

    “Whether Morel will actually deliver on this is anyone’s guess, and at $300, it’s not cheap, but it sounds better than any other battery-powered, portable speaker I’ve listened to, and I really like it—especially all the lacquered wood color options.”
    View source at 1:35from July 2024+ 1 more source
  • HomePod

    $349.00first cited May 2026critical of it

    “Siri is bad on the HomePod. I don't even ask anymore unless it's for automation because it just says, oh, you can ask again from your iPhone.”
    View source at 34:44from May 2026

Headphones7

  • AirPods

    $119.95cited in 16 videoscritical of it

    “I felt I needed a baseline, so I went out and bought a brand new set of 2nd generation AirPods to make the most direct and fair comparisons possible—after all, Apple does still sell these for $129 so they’re very much competition. And just as I remember, they’re not very good.”
    View source at 6:12from November 2021+ 15 more sources
  • Focal Bathys

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited July 2024mixed views on it

    “Despite owning headphones that sound better in every way, like the Bathys, or headphones that are lighter and more comfortable like the PX7s, I still find myself reaching for the AirPods Max when they're nearby.”
    View source at 16:51from April 2026+ 2 more sources
  • Fostex T50RP MK3 Professional Studio Headphones

    cited in 2 videosmixed views on it

    “…these headphones are $135 and at first listen they honestly don't seem all that special their build quality's a little lackluster they're almost fatiguing ly bright and harsh on the high end with very little bass I don't like them at all and a lot of people don't either but this same headphone is hugely popular in the DIY community because you can get them to sound really nice”
    View source at 0:37from June 2019+ 1 more source
  • Audeze CRBN

    $4,500.00first cited April 2026speaks highly of it

    “And I would take the sound quality of my wired $5,000 Audeze CRBN streaming Spotify's absolutely balls quality 96kbps AAC over the AirPods Max with "High Resolution Lossless" any day of the week.”
    View source at 11:19from April 2026

Editing and post

Editing software5

  • Final Cut Pro

    cited in 4 videos

    “So I took to the benchmarks to see how she’d perform and holy smokes, this machine out-benches the newest MacBook Air in the new GeekBench 5, as well as CineBench R20, and even during our in-house Final Cut benchmark, it came in closer to the base-model 13” MacBook Pro than it did the 13” MacBook Air.”
    View source at 8:17from September 2019+ 3 more sources
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026

    “And not only did the Neo compile builds on device, but I tested them inside Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve on the Neo itself without a single hiccup.”
    View source at 4:10from August 2026+ 1 more source
  • Adobe Photoshop

    first cited May 2026

    “I've run Photoshop on this. I've edited video on this. I have done Xcode compiles and builds on this.”
    View source at 13:04from May 2026
  • Adobe Lightroom

    first cited March 2026

    “The MX Creative Console has become genuinely indispensable in our editing workflow, the dial pad gives me precise physical control over things like timeline scrubbing and exposure adjustments in Premiere and Lightroom.”
    View source at 5:45from March 2026

Coding software2

  • Xcode

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited March 2026

    “But that phone chip can edit 4K video, it can compile an app binary in Xcode, and I know because I've done it, it can handle web browsing and email and word processing and doing all of that stuff that normal people do without breaking a sweat.”
    View source at 10:16from March 2026+ 2 more sources
  • pypush

    first cited December 2023positive about it

    “After a git request and an installation of needed dependencies, I can open pypush in a command line window and I'm immediately shown as being connected to Apple's Push Notification Service or APNs.”
    View source at 3:28from December 2023

AI software9

  • ChatGPT

    cited in 4 videosfirst cited June 2026

    “And I am now using it over on-device search and even ChatGPT for a lot of stuff, like being able to hold down the Camera Control button, snap a photo of a thing, and then ask follow-up questions later when you have time is a game changer.”
    View source at 22:26from October 2026+ 3 more sources
  • TypeWhisper

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited April 2026speaks highly of it

    “Had I known when I bought this about a year ago that TypeWhisper would be available free and open source with nearly as good a performance, boy I would have waited.”
    View source at 10:07from April 2026+ 1 more source
  • Siri

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026mixed views on it

    “I spent the entire summer with the brand new Siri AI. But I've got to be honest with you, beyond my initial surprise of, wow, this is actually pretty good, I largely reverted back to my old behaviors.”
    View source at 0:00from October 2026+ 1 more source
  • Cotypist

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited April 2026speaks highly of it

    “Our first app is Cotypist, it's something that when I saw it, I thought, wow, no, I do not want that, but I continued to see everybody rave about it, and so I was like, fine, fine, I'll give it a shot, and well, everybody else was right.”
    View source at 0:47from April 2026+ 1 more source

Productivity software31

  • Alcove

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited April 2026mixed views on it

    “Alcove is not only one of the most expensive but it's also one of the most limited. And yet, it has become indispensable to me because it works flawlessly.”
    View source at 25:25from April 2026+ 1 more source
  • MiddleDrag

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited April 2026mixed views on it

    “And that today is an application called MiddleDrag, which I've been using for a few weeks now and really like, but was broken this morning.”
    View source at 29:47from April 2026+ 1 more source
  • Handy

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026speaks highly of it

    “But Handy is one that I really like. It's entirely free. It's multi-platform. It uses on-device models.”
    View source at 21:00from October 2026+ 1 more source
  • MacPacker

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026speaks highly of it

    “But my newest and most favorite is MacPacker.”
    View source at 0:52from October 2026+ 1 more source

Creator tools3

  • Clop

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026speaks highly of it

    “Having said that, I didn't know that till I made this video, because I've never paid for it. I've never been asked to pay for it. The free version is great. It's called Clop.”
    View source at 13:07from October 2026+ 1 more source
  • Textream

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026speaks highly of it

    “That's where Textream comes in. It is a voice teleprompter for your notch, which puts your notes right up near your camera.”
    View source at 6:47from October 2026+ 1 more source
  • Shottr

    first cited April 2026

    “Shottr”
    View sourcefrom April 2026

Platforms

Hosting platforms2

  • Flashback (podcast on Relay FM)

    positive about it

    “…but I do want to announce my new podcast flashback on relay fm my co-host Steven Hackett and I talk about old tech failures and what we can learn from them”
    View source at 0:19from February 2020
  • Fly.io

    first cited August 2026positive about it

    “Mine runs for free on fly.io because it costs like a dollar per month and they only charge you if you spend $5 per month.”
    View source at 2:31from August 2026

Ecommerce platforms1

  • Shopify

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026mixed views on it

    “Copland Supply is my Shopify merch store where I sell a lot of cool stuff, and many awesome people order multiple things at once.”
    View source at 8:44from October 2026+ 1 more source

Desk

Computers16

  • iPad

    $449.00cited in 13 videosfirst cited July 2024critical of it

    “Which brings us to the iPad, and frankly a slightly embarrassing admission. I basically didn't use it at all. I never even finished setting it up.”
    View source at 9:52from August 2026+ 12 more sources
  • Mac Pro

    cited in 2 videos

    “…and Derek makes fun of me because a lot of the time I'll do this on my iPad pro with my mac pro screensaver running in the background behind me”
    View source at 11:55from May 2020+ 1 more source
  • Framework laptop

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026

    “The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the first PC laptop in over a decade I'd tell anyone to buy: CNC aluminum chassis, best-in-class haptic trackpad, custom 3:2 700-nit touch display, Core Ultra X7, LPCAMM2 memory, no adhesive anywhere, QR codes on every part, and it absolutely screams on Linux with CachyOS.”
    View sourcefrom August 2026+ 1 more source
  • Apple 2026 MacBook Neo 13-inch Laptop with A18 Pro chip

    $699.00first cited August 2026

    “A complete current-generation Apple ecosystem for $1,925 — MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, base iPad, Apple Watch SE 3, and AirPods 4 — and after 30 days living on Apple's cheapest hardware, only two of the five are worth your money.”
    View sourcefrom August 2026

Monitors2

  • Modos Flow

    first cited August 2026

    “And the Modos Flow is a 13.3-inch 3200x2400 300 PPI e-ink monitor with an FPGA controller pushing 2.1GB/s of memory bandwidth to run 7.68 million independent pixel waveforms at 60Hz, priced at $700 mono and $800 color, with open schematics, firmware, and FPGA gateware.”
    View sourcefrom August 2026
  • iPad Pro

    speaks highly of it

    “…why well because I the Mac guy have been using this an iPad pro with magic keyboard look I'm as surprised as you are and I have some opinions about this thing that I think most tech reviewers have missed”
    View source at 0:35from May 2020

Peripherals8

  • Magic Keyboard

    $99.00cited in 3 videosmixed views on it

    “…but with magic keyboard I feel like it's two devices trying to help you do whatever it is that you want to do”
    View source at 9:33from May 2020+ 2 more sources
  • Streacom VU1 Dynamic Analogue Dials

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2024mixed views on it

    “VU meters are mankind’s greatest invention—watching boucing needles is a delight and the VU1 from PC casemaker Streacom taps into that analog nostalgia.”
    View source at 19:53from July 2024+ 1 more source
  • Broadcom wireless LAN card

    positive about it

    “After that, I replaced the wireless LAN card that came with the laptop in favor of a Broadcom card that’s supported by macOS. This is a very easy process.”
    View source at 4:17from September 2019
  • Apple Pencil (2nd Generation)

    $128.53positive about it

    “…but being able to just tear the screen off of the keyboard allows me to fly through my email inbox browse the web comfortably no matter where I am and use Apple pencil to draw or take notes like well an iPad with smart keyboard”
    View source at 9:12from May 2020

Storage1

  • Google Drive

    has reservations

    “…then on Google Drive I can only download at 35 megabytes per second which is only 280 megabits per second”
    View source at 16:50from August 2020

Office furniture1

  • Copland Supply Platinum Pad (desk mat)

    first cited March 2026positive about it

    “It tracks on literally any surface, including glass thanks to its 8,000 DPI Darkfield sensor, though I think it looks best paired with my Copland Supply Platinum Pad.”
    View source at 5:24from March 2026

Everything else

Other23

  • macOS

    cited in 5 videosspeaks highly of it

    “I'm analytical Mac user and I honestly quite frankly forget to use tabs in the Mac OS finder I like them but I forget to do them so I end up with Windows all over the place”
    View source at 9:01from February 2020+ 4 more sources
  • iPhone Air

    $1,149.00cited in 4 videosfirst cited January 2026positive about it

    “Okay, so I have been on the iPhone Air since launch. I’m probably one of the few reviewers who has actually stuck with this thing. I love it.”
    View source at 3:10from May 2026+ 3 more sources
  • Headjust

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026mixed views on it

    “And that's what Headjust does. It uses the camera to calibrate the system. And then once it's calibrated, it turns the camera off, and it just uses your AirPods' gyroscopic data.”
    View source at 30:54from October 2026+ 1 more source
  • PCAPdroid

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited June 2026

    “I also ran a full packet capture with PCAPdroid and Wireshark to test whether the Trump phone is spying on you — the answer might surprise you.”
    View sourcefrom June 2026+ 1 more source

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