シャドーイング練習: I spent $12,000 on the THINNEST Tech - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Inside this one envelope, I have a power bank, a phone case, an e -reader, a full -size keyboard, mouse, monitor, and an entire desktop -class PC.
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How is that possible?
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Well, I've just spent $12 ,000 buying the next generation of thin tech.
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Tech that is not just slimmer than anything we've seen, but through feats of engineering, might also be better than the big boys.
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So let's say you wanted a really thin computer.
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You could take a PC tower and shave it down, or you could do what hp has just done
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and shove the entire thing inside of a keyboard just to
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be clear they call this a desktop class pc with up to 64 gigabytes of ram
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and it ain't even a particularly thick keyboard my readings say 20 .1 millimeters it's really easy too
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because it's one cable into a monitor and that powers your pc
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and keyboard and then you get this mouse included that's automatically prepared to that.
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I feel like this is designed around being in an office and hot desking.
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The thing's even got an internal battery so it won't just die when you unplug it to move to another desk.
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It's to Rocket League in 4k.
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This actually looks sick.
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This is max settings.
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No complaints from me.
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Oh what is that?
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Those are some serious fans for a keyboard.
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I'm not sure that is conducive to a pleasant office environment.
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Then again I suppose if you're playing Rocket league in the office maybe that's on you
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that is really loud and it kind of makes sense
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because they're trying to compress a lot of cooling into not
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a very large body with not a lot of outlets as
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a board yeah it's not in the slightest bit mushy i could get used to
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that i can't hear the keys at all because the band's so loud all right can you turn your keyboard down
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sorry i'm busy we've got speakers too one's firing out
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that way one's firing out that way and I can actually hear a stereo effect.
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Could you argue that this is just a louder bottom half of a laptop that still costs $3 ,000?
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Maybe you could.
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So what if we didn't try to cram an entire PC into our board?
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Well, we could go even thinner with the low -free edge.
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And while the last time we tried to cover an ultra -thin keyboard, it came with a slight drawback of no actual keys, this is a completely...
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Oh my goodness.
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This is a complete mechanical keyboard that is 16mm.
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So I'm excited about this.
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stocky goodness I didn't think that keys that was
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so light could have this much weight to them incredible there's
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an obvious question about whether you need a keyboard to be
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so thin if it is just sitting on your desk
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but then how easy would this be to slip it into a backpack
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if you wanted to take it somewhere
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and I could see myself wanting to take it somewhere
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because there's like zero need for my wrists to bend upwards it's
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so low down not gonna lie I am more of a fan of this, even though this has more of a fan than this.
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What about this mouse though, because we can't keep using this chonkster.
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Well last time I tried to find a super slim mouse, what we ended up with had all the ergonomics of a chocolate bar,
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but no longer, because the MyAir Zero Ori mouse, a name clearly chosen by someone who never had to say it out loud, has two distinct states.
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so when you want to take it somewhere it flat packs down to just 14 .1 millimeters
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and most of that thickness is just the optical sensor i feel like
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if that didn't poke out you could genuinely use this as a coaster
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but then when you want to activate it damn it's pretty clever
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because it's done with a magnet but the magnet actually pops inside of an enclosure
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which stops it wiggling around
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when it's in i mean it looks potentially even less ergonomic
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than the last one this soft squishy pvc like material is actually doing a lot of the hard work for it so there is
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that element of it it does have the the glossy consistency of like a used kitkat wrapper
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but weirdly as a mouse it kind of works the clicks feel satisfying
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and responsive it doesn't feel like it's going to fall apart
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if i put too much pressure on it one thing they've
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had to figure out a solution for is obviously you can't have a scroll wheel in something this thin
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so instead they've turned this area at the front into a touchpad.
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It does the job.
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It's a little bit less precise than a scroll wheel.
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And I suppose at the point where you're making this many sacrifices, would I just use the trackpad built into my laptop?
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All right, so that's mouse and keyboard cupboard.
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Now this, you can't have...
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I think we should do this in post.
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Because I think I found something better.
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What is wrong with me today?
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Something that on first glance kind of looks like Apple designed a chopping board.
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This is the Sotsu Flip Action Elite Monitor.
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Yes, a monitor that is 14 .3mm.
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And it's not just a portable monitor.
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It's a portable monitor with a completely adjustable stand built in More solid than I was expecting And then,
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ooh It rotates
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180 degrees
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It goes all the way around So you could actually just have
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that up there And then you could stick your MacBook underneath that And have an entire second display Also, being able to rotate it like that Gives it an unexpected amount of height too Okay,
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okay it's also meant to have the color performance of a macbook pro
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or apple studio display to be fair i don't think they were kidding this looks incredible wow it's
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so bright too and like seriously this is pin sharp considering
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that this is a 16 inch screen the fact
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that its resolution is just over 4k makes it feel very
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much pro grade plus it's fully aluminium just like most apple
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products it's not quite vibing with my mouse they've even squeezed in two usb -c ports mini hdmi
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and an sd card reader so
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if i just go all the way up here it even
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auto rotates this is just such a sick product whichever way
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you look at it now of course your other setup option
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and actually the even slimmer option is to combine all of those separate parts into one laptop the asus zenbook MacBook S14.
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That is a hell of a lot lighter than the MacBook that I'm used to.
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Wow, imagine this every single day.
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That said, it does come with the exact trade -off you'd expect.
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Creaky plastic.
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Well, at least it's eco -friendly, meant to be recycled materials.
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But thickness -wise, we are all the way down to about 10 millimeters.
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At least, that's when it's opened.
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So the question is, which is the better experience?
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Do you bother with all of this?
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Or actually, should you just do what most people do.
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So if you can play the game just as well, I think we might have our answer.
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Okay, let's open up Rocket League on both and see which does it faster.
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Oh, it's actually slightly, slightly quicker on the Asus.
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That I didn't expect.
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The other thing you can tell, though, if you look at the blacks in this loading screen, can you just see, as great as this Sotsu monitor is, that the OLED screen you get on this always wins for contrast.
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So we already know that the game runs smooth and it looks sharp on our desktop setup.
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It's a very respectable gaming experience for a set of products
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you could just shove into a backpack oh oh my gosh yeah okay
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so immediately this is actually running at double the frame rate
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that that was because this screen is 120 hertz versus 60 it just looks
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and plays even better i wasn't expecting that plus also
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i can barely hear the thing compared to the racket this
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thing's kicking off i was also thinking oh well you know
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it's a mid -range windows laptop the trackpad is going to absolutely suck it's actually really smooth and responsive
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so i think in the pursuit of trying to build the
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thinnest desk setup we've actually just built a deconstructed laptop and
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that is actually less good than just buying the real thing
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but now it is time to flatten the biggest screen in
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the house with lg's brand new oled evo ai w6 tv
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our sponsor i brought this thing all the way to my in -laws house
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because i want to surprise them with a living room upgrade
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i told them we're doing a video on the history of tvs and we needed theirs for some history.
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Three, two, one.
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Oh my God.
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Oh my God.
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You know, I've come to realize there's actually two reasons why they call this the wallpaper TV.
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First, that it's so thin, it literally looks like you would have to paste it onto your wall.
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Cracking out the ruler, we are now in the nine millimeter range
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and it feels even thinner than that because while most TVs, they jut out a little bit from the wall, this W6 is designed to sit completely flush.
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But the thing that I'm struggling to grasp is not actually the thinness, it's the picture quality.
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Because within this sub -10mm body, LG's managed to cram in their hyper -radiant colour tech.
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Or in other words, all the perfect blacks and colours of OLED.
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Plus a level of brightness that you don't normally see paired with that.
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Thanks to their brand new Alpha 11 AI processor 4K Gen 3 and its dual AI engine.
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They've managed to fit in reflection -free premium.
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And then if you're wondering how almost every cable disappeared, this thing is even true wireless.
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So the only thing that it needs is this zero connect box tucked away anywhere within 10 meters of the screen.
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And all of a sudden, anything that you need to plug in only needs to plug in to the box.
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And it will just wirelessly stream to the TV in visually lossless 4K 165 hertz.
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The second reason that they call this the wallpaper is
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while you have LG's Gallery Plus with thousands of art pieces that you can display, you can also turn it into your own wallpaper.
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Let's see how the in -laws react to this when they're back.
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And while we wait, I'm sure this has nothing to do with my current life stage, but I've started getting a ton of ads for multi -tools.
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Usually I ignore them.
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I don't really want to lug one around.
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Then I saw the next tool.
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14 tools packed into a 7 .4mm gift card -sized body.
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So for example, an unboxing knife.
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Yeah, that is sharp enough to cut a box.
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And because of the way it locks in place, you can put a lot of pressure on it.
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There's a bottle opener.
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Oh, it's pretty clever how that one locks too.
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No way.
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Wow, that's cool.
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Fresh can of Tech Cola. That works.
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It says zero calories on here.
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Isn't this full fat coke?
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It's a Tech Cola.
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I've been conned.
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Multifunctional pliers.
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Is there anything we've been struggling to unscrew recently?
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Sure.
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Oh, easy as pie.
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And then when you're done with the thing, I love that snap.
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Oh, that's a lot.
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I'm starting to understand why dads think they're so cool when they have a multi -tool.
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Does this bring the dads to the yard?
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I mean, it could literally, because the yard is where the tools are.
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No, we should just move on.
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But if the multi -tool is impressive by being gift card sized, what about a gaming console that's literally sold as a gift card?
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I'm not gassing.
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This is how you're meant to buy a gamer card.
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You pull it off the rack, you pay, and then you play.
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That's probably why they've vomited out the entire instruction manual on the back of the thing.
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Because that's all the documentation you're getting.
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So there's six indie games preloaded on the thing.
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Can't say I've ever heard of these, but let's jump into Blue Kid 2.
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Oh yeah, there are speakers here too.
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Although as you'd expect, pretty tinny sounding.
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Having had no experience playing Blue Kid, this does feel like knockoff Mario.
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Oh, it is cool to see
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that they've actually built the game around the specific double control pad things that you have here.
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So this isn't just a lazy port.
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That said, I think this game requires a little more dexterity than these controls are able to provide.
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There's actually just a set of four buttons below each of these pads, and they're not quite as responsive as I'd want them to be.
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Then again, the screen looks kind of amazing, especially considering the thing's 6 .7mm total thickness.
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It's just a little bit strange that the entire purpose of this device is effectively to be an impulse purchase.
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The idea that someone would be heading towards the till and then be like, oh yeah, wait, I forgot my gum and a gaming console.
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It definitely has the call factor to make you think about it, but I don't think I would personally pull the trigger.
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It actually has triggers on the back.
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It's such an interesting position for them.
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I have to put my index fingers into little claws and then...
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Is it too thin for its own good?
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Possibly.
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There's definitely an argument to be made that
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if you're going to buy a piece of tech that fits in a birthday card, that you might be better served with Xiaomi's ultra -thin power bank.
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But just how thin is ultra -thin?
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6 .5 millimeters.
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6 .5 millimeters, and that includes the metal body, all the components for it to charge things both wired or wirelessly, the magnets to make it mag -safe,
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And then the actual 5 ,000 milliamp hour cell itself.
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Nice snap.
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Why does this look exactly the same shade of orange as the iPhone?
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Yeah, so it's like you cover up the Apple logo.
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Maybe people will think it's a Xiaomi phone.
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Very cool though, but even with this, it's barely losing any of the pocketability that it had.
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Because it's only a tiny bit thicker there than it is at the camera module anyway.
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They've even got four tiny little battery level indicators.
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Okay, so the phone's charging, and now if we plug some earbuds in, yeah, those are on too.
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It will charge both the phone and the earbuds at the same time.
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Now, I'm not normally a massive advocate of using a power bank to charge your phone wirelessly, because you've already got this very limited capacity, and wireless just wastes more energy.
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But hey, if you're gonna, I've not seen a more stylish way to do it than this.
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Yeah, I know, the earbuds are not thin earbuds.
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Disgusting.
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I didn't mean to drop that, by the way.
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but fear not because the sciax fold buds should be the solution
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oh my goodness i was ready for them to be thin
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but i didn't expect them to be this tiny i need to mince bigger than
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that this is a set of true wireless earbuds earbuds
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that even with their charging case are just 6 .4 millimeters thick
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and i never really thought of air pods as a thick product
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but next to these they look like they're made for giants
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do you have a spare grain of rice there's just one
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a small grain of rice you know what it's still thinner than
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that that's mental saix what did you do they're mini enough
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that they're actually designed to work in an entirely different way to a typical pair of earphones
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so they come with this adapter
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that plugs into the usbc port of your phone use a
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bit of 3m tape to stick it permanently to the back
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and then you stick the earbuds case into that mechanism so
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that does not move anywhere now i love the idea of your earbuds never needing to be charged again
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because they're just passively taking power from the iphone and
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if you want to charge the iphone it gives you a
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usbc port back it's actually quite nice to have a product
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that's physically stuck down given my butterfingers today disgusting right moment of truth
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so when you want to listen to them pull your finger around lift the lid up wow
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so they're not just thin buds they're actually transforming buds oh my god
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so they've got a tiny little spring inside of them that's what allows them to stay as thin as
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that when they're not in use but then jump out to
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that when you want to use them okay i would say these sound about as good as apple's wired earpods
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which is to say they're not gonna envelop you in a cloud of bass
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but they're perfectly fine the main thing i noticed though
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or actually didn't notice is the fact that they were there
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because they're so thin they're also so light i'm actually pretty impressed with
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that especially considering how easy this just makes life in general.
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You plop them back in when you're done.
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It's all magnetic.
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That shuts and you continue on with your day.
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You can't lose them.
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Or at least you can't lose your earbuds so long as they're in the case.
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That's the other benefit of them being stuck down.
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Notice too, metal casing.
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Again, which makes sense when you're engineering for extreme thinness.
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Metal's going to be strong even when there's not a lot of it and better at conducting heat away.
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Surprisingly well thought out product but I'm a big fan.
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I feel like we're building a portfolio of things to stick on the back of your phone here, but what I wouldn't have expected to be adding to that list is an e -reader.
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This is mad.
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And then snaps to the back of your phone.
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Where are we now with thickness?
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5 .5 millimeters.
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So you can import books or PDFs with one tap from the app and then
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when you're in them it's just forward with this right button backwards with this left button i love how entirely
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and effortlessly one -handed this experience is plus the screen actually
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fits a lot more text than i was expecting it's a
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little bit slow to load new images i promise i read
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more than just picture books i'm torn between two thoughts one is
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that surely anything you can read on this you could also just read on the front of your phone
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so you're going to all this effort of buying charging
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and then carrying around this whole extra gadget all to read the same thing on a tinier screen
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but then on the other hand it blows my mind
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that you could carry an entire library in this i love
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how distraction free it feels the e -ink display is better for eye strain than your phone
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and it uses such little power
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that even with its tiny size this thing still lasts like
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14 days on a charge okay yeah i like this i like this whoa
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that's the drop counter yeah oh yeah there is also a newer pro version too this has a backlight
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and a touch screen
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but they didn't quite align it with the back of your phone it just protrudes out ever
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so slightly from the bottom why didn't they just position the magnets lower
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so it sat like that plus it's also thicker so get
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that out of here what can i say my standards for thinness are going up
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or down and this thing probably ain't gonna help that okay we're in so this is the moffed laptop stand
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so you stick it to the bottom of your laptop
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and i guess that's the benefit of it being
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so slim you practically forget it's there
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because of these rubber feet i'd actually go as far as to say
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that that adds zero millimeters of thickness and it means
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that anytime you want some better working posture you just oh my goodness
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that actually can take a serious amount of pressure and then if you If you want to lower it, this piece falls outwards and then it settles at that height instead.
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Well, hello!
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Where have you been all my life?
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There's definitely some clever physics going on here.
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I mean, this is a proper load -bearing structure.
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And what is this, like 3 .1 millimeters?
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It looks borderline two -dimensional.
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I would go as far as to say that that massively improves the ergonomics of using a laptop.
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And if anything, that addresses the one weakness that this previously had over the desktop setup.
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That's awesome, to be honest.
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so i have no idea what that makes this the thinnest phone case in the world from nomad
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i'm not sure we can accurately call this a phone case considering it doesn't actually cover the sides at all
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but at the very least it's an alternative to one
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and you can see the appeal let's say you weren't worried at all about dropping your phone
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and really it was just the build -up of wear and tear over time, then why not just slip on one of these magnetic leather backs?
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It keeps the look and feel of your phone, but just with a fancy executive twist.
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MagSafe still works.
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It feels solidly attached because it's not just a magnet, but also four sticky pads.
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It's got a raised lining, which is going to keep your cameras protected and even just a nice bit of grip to it, all while adding just 2 .2 millimeters of thickness.
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I think the idea of this completely works it's just this
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particular iteration of it it feels a little plasticky compared to what you'd expect
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when you order a fancy leather item oh
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and i just scratched it i just tried to brush a
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piece of dust off it with my nail i also think
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i'm too attached to my built -in phone case stands to use one of these
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but it's a choice i would respect the other thing
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that every executive needs is a pen
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and you might be thinking aaron no that's not thinner than the previous product but with the jet stream edge, it's really all about the tip.
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This is the thinnest ballpoint nib in the world.
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We're talking about 0 .3 millimeters.
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I can't even see it with my eyes.
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Thankfully, our macro lens can.
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Can you just about make out that tiny little ball at the end?
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Well, that should mean that we're getting both immense precision, but also the smooth fountain pen -like writing experience that you expect from a ballpoint.
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So with a regular old ballpoint pen, what is the smallest subscribe I can write?
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Okay, at about that size, the letters are turning into an indistinguishable mush.
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So what's the smallest I can write with a Jetstream?
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Whoa, this is sick.
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Can you even read that from where you are?
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No. Can our lens do this?
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That's the question.
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Wow.
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That's next level.
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I feel like I've just approached the limits of human dexterity.
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So that's the smallest subscribe with a normal pen this is
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what i could do with the world's thinnest now i hear
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you ask Aaron before you surprise your in -laws with this tv what products do you plan to top
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that with well how about the world's thinnest light made
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so thin by the fact that you can literally paint it on
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not an exaggeration this company lumilor has figured out that
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when you spray a surface with these four specific layers of paint it becomes electrified layer one the conductive base layer Basically,
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this is a layer of copper paint.
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Two, this is the insulating layer.
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This stops the light from shorting out.
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It basically just makes sure that it works.
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Three is the phosphor, particles that emit light when placed in an electric field.
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Which are also fluorescent.
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So the best way to see what I'm painting is getting them under some UV.
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I can't say I've done this before.
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Four, another conductive layer, which turns this into a circuit now this layer has to be transparent
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so you can see the phosphor beneath it
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but oh my gosh it's working
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so as long as i make sure this layer covers the whole surface
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and as long as it's dry hence the heat gun we have light
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and so obviously this is me we had to do this to the absolute extreme
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so here is my complete ps5 paint job three two one go
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oh my god
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that is beautiful that's way better than i expected this is definitely above the pay grade of our little ruler
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but um safe to say this is thin tech just to
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clarify how insane this is this means you can paint light onto anything any shape any contour
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and it's water resistant it glows through fog or rain
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while being so energy efficient that it is cool to the touch
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so people are using this for all sorts from making their
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cycling helmets light up for safety to getting their cars to
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glow for well i guess just clout oh we better go we did a little upgrade so look at
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that oh my god do you notice something a bit strange
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about it it's just like to the wall it's like basically
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to the wall it's pretty incredible right like they call it
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the wallpaper tv oh wow look at the colors oh my god i can't believe it
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and the soundbar and the soundbar oh you're welcome you're bringing presents yeah every time
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| 単語 | 発音 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| thin 形容詞 | /ˈθɪn/ | 薄い, 細い |
| keyboard 名詞 | /ˈki.bɔɹd/ | キーボード, 鍵盤 |
| layer 名詞 | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | 層, 膜 |
| mouse 名詞 | /maʊs/ | 鼠, ネズミ |
| laptop 名詞 | /ˈlæp.tɑp/ | ノートパソコン, ラップトップ |
| monitor 名詞 | /ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/ | モニター |
| thickness 名詞 | /ˈθɪknəs/ | 厚み |
| thick 形容詞 | /θɪk/ | 太い, 厚い |
| magnet 名詞 | /ˈmæɡ.nɪt/ | 磁石 |
| desktop 名詞 | /ˈdɛsktɒp/ | 机の上 |
| wallpaper 名詞 | /ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə/ | 壁紙 |
| sharp 形容詞 | /ʃɑɹp/ | 鋭い, 鋭利な |
| desk 名詞 | /dɛsk/ | 机 |
| smooth 形容詞 | /smuːð/ | スムース |
| reader 名詞 | /ˈɹi.dɚ/ | 読者, リーダー |
動画に出てくる句動詞
| 単語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| go up 動詞 | 上がる, 登る |
繰り返し練習したい文
動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。
- What is wrong with me today?
- Do you bother with all of this?
- Is there anything we've been struggling to unscrew recently?
- Where are we now with thickness?
- Where have you been all my life?
この動画の文法
話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。
| 文型 | 動画での表現 |
|---|---|
| 現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している | I've just spent · we've seen · has just done |
| 受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる | is designed · be recycled · I've been conned |
| 関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える | someone who never · Again, which makes · lining, which is |
注意したい発音
話し手はthey're, I'm, you'reなど、短縮形や弱形を113回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。
- 「th」の音: thin /ˈθɪn/, thickness /ˈθɪknəs/, thick /θɪk/, smooth /smuːð/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/
- 「sh」と「zh」の音: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
- 長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, mechanical /məˈkænəkəl/, mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/
日本語話者が苦手な音：
- /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: ultra /ˈʌltɹə/, wireless /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/, portable /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/, scroll /skɹoʊl/, ruler /ˈɹulɚ/
- /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: clever /ˈklɛv.ɚ/, responsive /ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/, versus /ˈvɝsəs/
- /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: fancy /ˈfæn.si/, finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/, efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, knife /ˈnaɪ̯f/, physics /ˈfɪz.ɪks/
この動画での練習方法
- まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
- まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
- 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。thin, keyboard, layerなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。
シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由
シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。