The Home Tech I Actually Use Every Day

All right, listen, I have some things around the crib that if I'm being honest, I bought purely because they look good. Designer coffee table books I never read. Hermes pillows that spend half of their time stored away inside of this sofa right here. I have expensive candles that apparently I think are too expensive to actually burn. At this point, the candle is just there for sculptural purposes, I'm not gonna lie. But while I've been living here and just putting this space together, there are a few things that I personally think are actually, like, actually worth it. I know you guys been asking for a condo tour for a minute and it's coming. I'm about like 80% happy with how everything's looking right now, but the tech side is something I could show you right now. So today we're going to go through the home tech that I actually use every single day, what it does, how I use it, and why. All right, so first thing first are smart bulbs. Now, this one is actually from Philips Hue, and I know Philips Hue could get a little bit expensive, so I'm not telling you you have to get exactly the ones from Philips Hue, but I've been using these for years now, and they literally just... they brought me into the ecosystem so i have it literally everywhere around this crib in every size shape form factor inside the kitchen pot lights inside the small little lamps that come in different shapes and the beauty of these is that it connects to the Philips Hue bridge so once it's connected to the hue bridge you could use it with like matter and create all sorts of different automation so if you have like a smart lock you open the crib and then it could turn on Your bedroom lights at a certain level. So the good thing about it is that you could automate it to make your crib move depending on how you want to set it up. So at eight p.m., the lights could turn off and then obviously you could just set the whole mood. So at nighttime, you could change the lights to any color you want. And also you have the app. So inside the Philips Hue app, you could dial in even more. And also whenever you use your automation, if you have smart home stuff like Google Home or Alexa, you could use your voice to control the lights as well. So As I said before, they have a bunch of different ones you could choose from, but I've just been using Philips Hue, and I just love how... Good it is, it works well, and it never really fails me. So this is one thing I definitely have to have in my smart home. Okay, now we just spoke about smart bulbs, but not every lamp situation comes with a socket for a smart bulb. So I have these smart mini Wi-Fi plug adapters. This one is from Tapo, but I think it's actually TP-Link. If you just go on Amazon or something, you could just search up smart plugs. So as I said before, some of the smart plugs around the crib are just regular lamps. I still love the way how they look. Smart plugs from TP-Link give me the smart control without actually replacing the whole lamp itself. It's a very small upgrade, but it just makes the lighting easier to manage with everything else. And speaking of lighting, I recently added something to my closet that's also been super clutch. Alright guys, now still on that light theme, this isn't... so smart but it's still kind of smart so these right here are the MG Gore motion sensor lights so this doesn't have any Google Assistant or any Matter support you can't really talk to Siri but it works with motion sensors and what's so smart about this that makes it smart to me is that the motion sensors you have the setting you could first thing pop them off you don't need any tools it uses this little 3M adhesive sticker and also magnetic so if you have any closet that's like It's like metal, it just sticks right to it. and as i said before the beauty of these is that it has a motion sensor so you have different settings to turn to auto off or on so if you want to turn them off you could turn them off you want to leave them on indefinitely you can but that would eat up the battery so the best way to do it is put on auto and then whenever you walk close to it it turns on for around 10 20 seconds i think it's around 20 seconds then it turns back off so that's how i've been running these And it's just so clutch at night time. or anytime that you have all the big lights off and late at night you just want to go grab something it turns on really nice and it's super affordable so this has been a game changer to illuminate how my closet looks. I have it in my laundry room because my laundry room doesn't have lights and also in my office to just illuminate all my gear whenever I walk in and it lets you look good in background like videos as well so yeah this super affordable game changer. Now to make all of these devices that I have connected easier to talk to each other, I've just been running Google Assistant. So Google Assistant is just the one I've been using. I heard Amazon Alexa is also good, whatever, but I've just been using Google. So I have the Google Nest Hub Max in the living room, a Google Nest Hub with a screen in the bathroom, and also a Pixel tablet on the stand in my primary bedroom. Now the main thing for me when it comes to my Google speakers and everything is just voice control. Being able to control the lights without me reaching for my Or my friends want me to turn off the light. I don't have to get up to go turn off the light. It's just good for that. But the audio isn't really the experience I want for like music and movies. And before you guys start calling me a Google fanboy. I do use the Apple TV. I'm rocking the Apple TV 4K right behind me right here. So my living room setup. I'm just going to talk about it right now. The TV that I've been using is the Sony Bravia 7. And I use the Apple TV 4K with it. Yes, I know there's a new one that just came out. Kinda looks cool, but I'm not there yet. I know modern TVs already have their own operating systems. I just like the way my Apple TV looks and feels to use. I use AirPlay here and there too, which is also pretty handy. But once I had the picture and the interface how I wanted them, the sound was the next thing I needed some attention, right? So in order to upgrade the sound quality from my speakers, I went for the Marshall Heston 120. And the sub 200. Now I've also been using the Marshall Bluetooth speaker before. And I really loved it. First thing I loved about it was just how it looked. The overall design is from the OG Marshall equipment. So if you guys know like the vibes that they use. Like the guitar stuff that they have. The overall aesthetic is just really, really good. The knobs, how it has the neural knobs and everything. It's just super, super classy. And then probably one of the biggest upgrades I've done in this space is the audio setup. Now, even Boo right here chilling, I'm not sure if he knows how good this speaker setup sounds, but it's actually insane how it leveled up my living room setup. Everybody that came to the crib since I've got this new speaker setup is just mind-blown as to how it's just bumping. They're like, yo, you might want to turn this down, like the neighbors might start screaming, but thankfully, I don't really have that much neighbors where I am, and down below, I think it's a party room. So, hopefully, I'm good. I've been bumping this thing. For weeks upon weeks now and I have no noise complaints so hopefully I keep that streak going. So this is the bad boy right here and it's probably the as I said before the biggest upgrade I've done in this space for audio and I'm just like why haven't I done this before. I spent a lot of time in the living room whether I'm watching movies or just having music on while I'm working so I wanted something that could actually do all of that well the previous The previous sound bar that I had, You couldn't connect it to Bluetooth, so for one, that's the game changer with this. This is the Heston 120 that my friends over at Marshall sent over, so huge thanks to them for sponsoring today's video. Just like how I loved my previous Bluetooth speaker from Marshall, the first thing I saw and really appreciated with this is just how good it looks. You have that classic Marshall design with the wrapped leather. brushed metal on those amp inspired controls so it doesn't really feel like you're just putting a soundbar underneath your TV it actually feels like a part of the room and some part of history but obviously the biggest thing is what it sounds like and i'm telling you the Heston 120 has 11 strategically placed drivers along with Dolby Atmos and DTS. So you get that really immersive 3D sound that makes movies and TVs just feel more cinematic. And I'm not going to lie guys, I'm not just saying this, the bass is insanely good. Like I can't even probably show you over video, but just watching movies, gaming and just listening to music is sublime. And one of the things that I really appreciate about this is that it isn't just really a TV soundbar is designed to work. just as well for music so you could connect it over Wi-Fi with things like AirPlay 2 Google Cast Spotify Connect Tidal Connect or just use Bluetooth 5.3 and there's also built-in Spotify Tidal and internet radio options so you could basically have all your music right here on the soundbar and then if you go inside the Marshall app you could customize everything you could adjust the EQ switch between sound modes and even use the room calibration so you're basically not I'm not just getting one fixed sound. You could dial it all in depending on how you use it and the room you're sitting in. I also have the Marshall subwoofer sub 200 right there. And that's where all of the real bass kicks in from, which is really, really great because like it literally shakes the room and it just adds on to that extra thing on the setup. It gives you that extra low end when you really want to feel the bass, especially for movies and anything with a lot of action. Which song should I play? Yeah Quebec. You want to get your reaction? I don't know what you're talking about. Yo, the light moving. He speaks very Japanese. Heater in here. Leave you there. Come on, Ben. Yeah, I got you. I see you. What are you saying? It's insane, eh? It sounds better than the one that you have before. Yeah. Hey won't call no names what I was using before but bro I'm genuinely impressed with just how good the speaker sounds and just how good it even looks like it's just super classy. And lastly, one thing I really love about Marshall and the Hestan 120 design is that it's repairable. So if it ever breaks on you, it could be replaced. Components like the end cap, the driver, the circuit boards, which is very rare nowadays. So yeah, guys, that's really what I wanted from the setup here. It's something that sounds incredible. It works pretty much for everything I do in the room, but also looks like it belongs here. And it definitely complemented my space so much. So make sure if you guys want some great sounding speakers in your room I'll leave links down below for the Heston 120 and the subwoofer and maybe throw in the Bluetooth speaker as well but don't slack when I tell you this is bumping. all right guys so this is my bedroom and inside the bedroom we got the 55 inch samsung surf tv if you guys know me you know i'm an og of this tv i just love how it looks in my bedroom it's my cozy place so i care about how everything fits in here so i'm using the built-in speakers and one issue my friend that's a girl always complains about is just how the sound coming from these speakers itself are but the design to me it just looks really good so marshall if you're watching this and there's something we could do to make these speakers sound better Hit me up, man. Let's get that situated. Now, since this is the room where I want things to be the most comfortable, the tech doesn't stop at the TV. You know what I'm saying? This bed that I'm sitting right on right now has the H-Sleep system fitted to it. I know I'm a nerd when it comes to this, but H-Sleep has just been super clutch. I've been using the Pod 5 Core, and I've been using it for a while now, and it's been game-changing for me. The cover goes over my My mattress and it connects to the hub beside my bed. Which is somewhere placed over there. I'll show you guys. Now, I usually like sleeping colder. But if it's really cold in the room, I'll start with the bed warmer feature and have it cool down later when I sleep. It could keep adjusting the bed temperature overnight to help keep me comfortable, which is super smart. So, I'm not constantly changing it myself. It literally just does it automated. For me, that has just meant relying less on my bedroom AC. I could actually turn it off. I could look back at my sleep information in the app and ensure that I'm I'm getting enough sleep or when I was in REM sleep, all that good stuff. It also tracks your age and stuff like that. But overall, I've been loving this because I usually get super stuffy when I try to use my AC. So now I could turn my AC off and then use this to regulate my body temperature. And then when it comes to the overall dust in the room right here, guys, this is what I've been using. It's the Dyson humidifier. So I'm not really entirely sure which version this is, but. I use this as well so sometimes in the winter season when it gets super cold it gets really dry so having this humidifier has been made like the air just so much more breathable as you can see it's working right now because I just turned it on and there's a lot of particles that's in the air that we can't see so this collects all that dust and it just cleans up the air for me and it also works as a heater as well so if it's super cold I could turn on the heater feature and then And then in the summer times, if it's very hot, I could turn on the cold feature. So this has been super clutch and it just looks cool too. You can't deny it. but that's overall what i've done inside the room in terms of smart things it's my Eight Sleep to regulate the heat when i'm sleeping and if you have a partner as well you could put one side to hot one side to cold i'm telling you this thing is just insane like i've seen in the app since i've got this i've gained over two hours more sleep than usual and just that could attest like i can't tell the last time i woke up and i was sweaty or i wake up and the mattresses not on my body again and pair that up with a humidifier you have the smart lamps to the side as well as you guys can see which helps when you want to sleep and wake up but I could go on and on with the tech in here smart blinds but let's not get too much into it I'll save some of that for the condo tour. I can't believe I forgot to mention that the Eight Sleep has an alarm feature game changer like you don't hear any alarms waking up anymore the bed literally just vibrates and if you don't wake up all those vibrates something definitely wrong with you so yes guys that's it that's a wrap on all the tech items that i actually use around my apartment some of it is as simple as a light coming on when i open a closet and some is a full setup for me for watching movies getting comfortable at night you know the gist so let me know down below in the comments which one you'd want me to do a deeper dive on i'll leave all the products link down below in the description and don't forget the full condo tour is still coming and also huge thanks to marshall for making this video possible And I might do more of these videos, you know what I'm saying? Make it like a little filler video, short and spicy. Hopefully, this video is short. I'm not entirely sure. But yeah, as always, guys, remember, love, peace, and tweaks. And slow motion is better than no motion. Signing out.