I like to do photography and timelapse videos, so my favorite gadget is a collapsible tripod I can use with my phone. It doubles as a selfie stick and includes a carrying bag and an optional bluetooth remote.
book holder opener
Arduino? you can get like 3 or the mini ones for $15 and depending on the amount of effort you are willing to put in it can control almost anything.
A dual USB C/USB A drive is always nice.
It makes transferring files from phone to phone or from phone to PC significantly nicer.
Shoutout to LocalSend if a purely software approach is applicable. Fills the same role very nicely, and is free.
Is anything wrong with using Quick Share to get files to a computer, or vice versa?
Not at all, it’s just what I’m personally familiar with.
LocalSend can also send installed .apks if you’re on android.
Localsend is just awesome in general, use it if you need to send files wirelessly over lan
Microwave Splatter cover
“Lock laces” elastic shoestrings. Gives me a nice fit and I can slip my shoes on and off more easily.
I will definitely second that recommendation. They turn basically every shoe into a slipper.
I was skeptical when I read about them, but gave them a go. Reason being: my feet swell during the day, which means I was constantly loosening my laces throughout the day. Which isn’t ideal.
The Lock Laces help in that they’re always perfect: they flex with my feet and always have just the right tension.
They are popular with a wide range of people. Triathletes like them for fast transitions since you don’t need to retie your shoes. Marathon runners also love them since it means no more laces getting undone. And yes, they’re obviously great for old folks and people with disabilities.
I like them so much, I now put them on every new pair of shoes that I buy.
Little remote ring for my phone. I can change the music/volume during my walks without having to dig my phone out of my pocket/etc. I also use it when gaming to change songs without having to put down the controller, same when I’m knitting.
Like an actual ring you can wear? What’s it called?
This was the one I purchased.
That’s so cool, if I didn’t have a smart watch that could do these things, I’d definitely get one of these
My air fryer… Also my Casio watch.
Where do you get so cheap air fryers/Casio watches?
My air fryer was $15 from best buy around thanksgiving two years ago. Classic casio watch is under $20 from Amazon.
This is almost the air-fryer I picked up. Mine is white, but they don’t sell this size anymore. :( https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bella-pro-series-4-2-qt-manual-air-fryer-black/6507322.p?skuId=6507322
Maybe it’ll come back.
Stole them.
VE Monk in-ear headphones. Easily the best audio value in the world. Prepare to have your mind blown by the sound. Look up reviews
Not going back to cables. Hated it when I yanked them out accidentally.
These ones were my best buy for an item around 20€:
https://www.amazon.de/Xiaomi-Earbuds-Basic-Freisprechfunktion-Aufbewahrungsbox/dp/B08GSQ7B9Z
Pretty sturdy. Much bass. Very good connectivity and fit.
I concur. VE Monk and it’s successor Monk Plus are the best $5 earphones you’ll ever use. They compete against earphones in the $100-$150 category. Don’t let their appearance fool you, they look like a cheap crappy plastic pair you’d get for free with a discman. But their audio quality I’m phenomenal.
I’ll note here, the VE Monk success has spawned a bunch of competitors in the very-cheap-but-shockingly-good category, notably look at the Faaeal Snow Lotus and Faaeal Iris, I have both and they are great.
like a cheap crappy plastic pair you’d get for free with a discman.
You must be matured around my age talking about discmans like that. Although, The last “discman” i bought was a portable CD player, and wireless earbuds didn’t exist.
This is crazy, according to wiki: “The Sony brand name for Discman changed to CD Walkman, initially for Japanese lineups launched between October 1997 and March 1998,[1] and then entirely in 2000. Discman and CD Walkman players were discontinued at the beginning of the 2010s when they lost popularity with the general public.”
Makes me feel a little old…
They are good but do they still make them find it hard to find them
I got a new pair of VE Monk Plus about 10 months ago, from AliExpress, but I haven’t looked recently.
I bought a nice pair of fingernail clippers. ~$15 Green Bell from Japan. You hardly have to apply any force to the lever at all, and the nail just slices off neatly and falls inside. Not like my old cheapo pair that went “KACHONK” and endangered anyone in my vicinity of shrapnel injuries.
I don’t know man, the kachonk is a valuable part of the experience for me, great tactile feedback
I guess I can see the appeal of that. But it’s pretty fun feeling like a nail salon samurai, too.
I have one of those Japanese nail clippers. I’m wondering how they make it cut so softly. Like even if it didn’t eat the nails they wouldn’t launch. Best clippers ever, even if it’s harder to get the edges.
Pretty sure they’re just incredibly sharp. The Japanese like to sharpen things.
I’m betting that it almost all comes down to sharpness and using better metal (harder, keeping it sharp)
Well Wet Bob, you made me laugh.
Bought a Rovyvon keychain flashlight I believe was around $20 that’s amazing. It’s Iike 650 lumens or something and it’s tiny so I just have it on my keychain and turn it on at night if I need it in a jiffy.
- slicer for round fruits
- large 1l cup
- book light with attachment
Why not get a small 1l cup instead?
I have the medium sized, it’s great!
Managed to pick up an attachable bidet toilet washlet for around $16. Worth every penny.
Bidet master race.
Got myself one with heated seat, heated water (tankless water heater, not a connection to a hot water tap that takes ages to warm up), and even a hot air dryer thing that I only really use in the winter.
Cost a hundred bucks, best hundred bucks I’ve ever spent, I’ll never go back.
Cold water ones are good too, more practical even, but the water gets cold here in the winter, make your brown eye blue lol
Love is a bit of an overstatement, but I got a cheap Walmart brand USB hub for my laptop since it only has a single USB male (female?) port and I needed more for my mouse and thumb drives. Definitely worth it to ensure I could save work to my thumb drive at college.
I’ve never seen Great Value electronics. Guess they’re branching out.
It’s ONN, but I’ve been told that it’s a Walmart brand, so I don’t question it because it’s cheap. That, and I haven’t seen that brand in any other stores.
Male: with connector outside (like penis) Female: with connector inside (like vagina)
Terms arose before trans people got so visible, so there’s that Male: with connector outside (like penis) Female: with connector inside (like vagina)
Terms arose before trans people got so visible, so there’s that :)
Not exactly the same, but I find “plug” and “socket” or “jack” to be generally more useful terms since the definitions are based on function rather than similarity to genitalia. Plugs are usually male, but always. For example, computer power supplies typically have a male jack and a female plug. In those situations, I find it more meaningful to describe the part by whether it is fixed or moves rather than which way the prongs go.
you sent it twice, also guess if this is male or female:
It’s the individual pins and their holes that matter for DIN and similar connectors. Female.
Female xlr end
The connection part is where the 3 slots are, (metal touching metal), the outer part/shell is moreso a way to hold it in place
Its a lot easier to tell when its on an audio interface or whatever audio device
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