What tech do you use everyday?

[IR76]

I like to watch vidoes like Dream every day tech like MrWhosTheBoss has done and back to college tech videos and I want to know what you use everyday and recommend?

 

Whether it's something that makes your life every day easier or just makes it more fun.

 

Anything from phones, earphones, speakers, power banks and any niche tech gadgets that are cool or sometimes serve a practical purpose.

 

Mrwhostheboss tech was quite expensive so I'm interested in finding more budget friendly tech that's not like £200 a piece.

[RONOTHAN##]

In my personal life, I can only think of 4 things use frequently that remotely qualifies for the "niche" role under $200, and two of them are bluetooth-aux adapters. The first is a FIIO BTR5 with a nice set of headphones that I use on my TV to watch shows late at night without waking up people around me (thin walls and all that), and the other is the cheapest one I can find on Amazon so I can connect my phone to my 2009 shitbox for Spotify. The other thing I can think of is a wireless charging phone mount from Iottie, I've had it for years and since I generally prefer to drive older cars without fancy infotainment systems, it's really nice for being able to have the GPS running and not having to remember to plug it in every time. There's also a Chromecast since I hate my TV's smart UI, though since they are seeming to get better this is getting less and less of a useful addon. 

 

I will point out though that a lot of time these niche tech gadgets are niche for a reason. I've bought a couple of them, and while they're neat to use for the first week or two, eventually I find myself just going back and doing things the old fashioned way because they don't really help that much or were more annoying than helpful. Unless I have a specific reason for something, I would generally advice just saving your money instead.

[IR76]

24 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

In my personal life, I can only think of 4 things use frequently that remotely qualifies for the "niche" role under $200, and two of them are bluetooth-aux adapters. The first is a FIIO BTR5 with a nice set of headphones that I use on my TV to watch shows late at night without waking up people around me (thin walls and all that), and the other is the cheapest one I can find on Amazon so I can connect my phone to my 2009 shitbox for Spotify. The other thing I can think of is a wireless charging phone mount from Iottie, I've had it for years and since I generally prefer to drive older cars without fancy infotainment systems, it's really nice for being able to have the GPS running and not having to remember to plug it in every time. There's also a Chromecast since I hate my TV's smart UI, though since they are seeming to get better this is getting less and less of a useful addon. 

 

I will point out though that a lot of time these niche tech gadgets are niche for a reason. I've bought a couple of them, and while they're neat to use for the first week or two, eventually I find myself just going back and doing things the old fashioned way because they don't really help that much or were more annoying than helpful. Unless I have a specific reason for something, I would generally advice just saving your money instead.

Thank you for your answer when I do get my own car that will be some nice Additions.

I do understand niche tech may be a waste of money but I do mean just general stuff like phones, good power banks like ones for holiday or ones that can fit in your jacket pocket. Etc I understand phones are not really below £200 but that's an exception

[RJ56Hours]

I recently bought a pair of XR Pro Glasses, definitely a niche item or just a toy to play with. But it's cool to see where tech like that evolved to I guess.

Another thing is my Shokz bone conduction headphone, great for not wanting earphone tips in your ear canals. Been using it daily in the past year.