Pal’s top 7 Favorite tech items

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I thought I’d share some of Pal’s top favorite tech items.

Bluetooth tech

I have a few Bluetooth-enabled items that I love.

1. Earbuds

I love the Skullcandy Sesh ANC earbuds. They fit well and are comfortable to use. I like that you can connect them to your phone or computer with ease.

The sound quality is great. I’ve used these to stream music and to listen to videos. I’ve also found that the sound quality during online video chats is great as well.

I’ve used them to record videos as well.

They have an app you can use to customize your sound settings if you’d like.

You can check out my video review here if you’d like to see the app (android) click here.

The earbuds retail from $49 to $67 USD Price may vary by retailer.

2. Bluetooth speakers

Wonderboom

I’ve reviewed several bluetooth speakers in the past but by far one of my favorites has to be Ultimate Ears, Wonderboom speakers.

I have the older model but I still love the overall design. The sound quality is clear and clean. it connects to a computer, tablet, or phone with ease. you can even pair two together. I’ve even paired it with my bluetooth enabled turntables.

They are water resistant as well.

They retail for around $99 but you can find them on sale periodically throughout the year. price will vary by retailer.

Sony – XE200

This speaker is more of a tower design. It’s easy to connect to phone, tablet, or computer. I liked that it included a wrist strap.

This has a sleek look and can be used as a tower speaker or rested on its side. The power buttons are on the side. You can even use this as a speaker when answering calls. The speaker is durable and water and dust-resistant.

you can view my review video here.

This speaker is a bit more expensive but I thought it was worth it.

It retails for $110 to $123 USD. Price may vary by retailer and color option.

External hard drives and flash drives

3. External hard drives

I don’t know about you but I’m always trying to keep up with my files. I’ve invested in a few different hard drives for my personal files as well as content/blog stuff.

Here are a few of my favorites.

Seagate External Hard drives.

I’ve purchased a few Seagate external hard drives over the years. I think there are a few folks who are either brand loyal to Seagate or WD. I’ve bought Seagate because they seemed a better option for me.

I will admit I have had one Seagate drive die on me and I lost a lot of my content. But even I understand that it’s bound to happen sometimes.

Seagate Backup Plus Hub 4TB 

This hub is great because it offers two USB ports on the front so you can transfer data and/or recharge your phone or other USB device.

This retails for around $170 USD but the price may vary by product storage capacity.

You can check out my video review here .

Seagate Desktop Drive 8000 GB 8TB

This was one of the hard drives that failed on me. But I have another that’s still working fine.

This one was easy to set up and has plug and play tech.

This hard drive can hold lots of photos, videos or documents.

You can view my original video review here.

This hard drive retails for $157 USD but the price may vary by storage capacity.

Seagate Expansion 16TB

This was the most recent external hard drive I’ve purchased this year. I will admit it states it’s 16 TB but once you get it connected you realize it’s 14TB because the hard dieve has some pre-installed software on it.

It’s easy to set up and also has plug and play tech.

This external hard drive retails for $329 USD. Price will vary by product storage capacity.

4. Flash Drives

I always like to keep some flash drives handy to store documents or other content on. I also oike that I can label them when needed.

I always like to buy multi p

acks of flash drives because I can have some on hand when I need them.

There is this 5 pack of color coded Flash drives that are 32 GB each.

They retail for $17 USD. price may vary by storage capacity.

Here’s a 10 pack of 16 GB flash drives. I have a similar item and find them useful. I’ve added one ot my Fire TV for additonal storage.

These retail for $25 USD. Primce may vary by storage capacity.

Routers

5.Netgear router

I’ve owned three Netgear routers and so far I like them.

NETGEAR Nighthawk AX5400 

This my most recent router purchase. it’s pretty simple to set up if you use the Nighthawk app. The router antennas are easy to rotate and stay in place.

The onlything I would have liked was a longer power cord if you plan to place it on a higher shelf.

The router is dual ban 2.4 and 5 ghz. It has WPS button as well as The router also include 4 Lan ports and a USB port on the back.

This router retails for $173 USD.

NETGEAR Nighthawk RAX30

RAX30 was a good router it was easy to use and was great as a starter router. It allows connection of up to 20 devices and can cover up to 2,000 square feed.

The design is similar to the RAX50 but the USB port is on the right side of the unit.

This router retails for $116 USD .

Mics

6.Yeti Mic

I bought a Blue/Logitech Yeti Mic recently and liked it. it can be a bit tircy to figure it out but it works well.

the mic fits my needs and I like that the stand is sturdy and offers plug and play tech.

The mic retails for $94 USD. Price may vary by model and color options.

Snowball mic

The Snowball Mic from Blue/Logitech is a good starter USB mic. The new design looks a bit different from the one I bought years ago. It seems to have more of a neck on the stand.

Currently, the White model is retailing for $39 USD. Price may vary by color option.

Smart Lock

7. Level Bolt

The Level bolt is a great product. it’s like a traditional smart lock it replaces the deadbolt interior. So you can still use your key or your smartphone to lock or unlock your door.

I love it because it works great if my hands are full all I have to do is open the level app and unlock the door.

They offer a few smart lock options. The app works with Android and IOS.

Level Bolt retails for $159 USD.

Level also offers a lock kit as well as a connect which is a wi-fi bridge you can connect to Alexa or Google Home.

The connect retails for $79 USD.

The keypad retails for $59 USD and can be added to any Level device.

You can check out the entire line of smart locks and accesoires to learn more.