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This is the Evo Type case from Tech21. It turns your smartphone into a tiny laptop like thing. This model is designed for the Google Pixel 3 XL. Is this something you'd ever consider using with your smartphone?
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This is top class, top shelf weird
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It looks like a serious product. Like that instrument thing the other day with the Japanese writing
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This one positions itself kind of as a real product, but immediately you look at it and you're like
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What exactly is going on there? Why would you want an integrated keyboard with a smartphone
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I think I messaged you Will. We gotta get our hands on this thing. Maybe it's gonna blow me away
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Maybe it's just what I'm looking for. I doubt it, but it's possible. That's why we make these videos
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It's called the Evo type from Tech 21. It is a keyboard case for your pixel 3 XL
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It's almost like laptop status wireless NFC connection We got a silica gel jack that's been a minute. It's actually kind of a nice material. It's it's a soft
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What is it a knit kind of thing going on? It's chunky though. That is a big that's a commitment right there
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there, pop it open and this is wow that's actually, that keyboard's a bit bigger than
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I expected it to be. Of course the Pixel 3 XL is a big phone. It's touch based. You're
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just tapping on top of where the key is So it not particularly satisfying Let see how the phone fits in Okay so I have a Pixel 3 XL Now you committed to that situation forever
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The way this piece flaps off, it keeps part of it glued to the case portion
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A little less satisfying clicking on these buttons versus the actual phone's buttons
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Let's see, how does this thing work specifically? Is that right? Right like that
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You could have an angle there, there, all the way to there basically
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It's like a tiny little laptop at that point. So let's power it up
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When you hit the power button on here, it launches you to the Google Play Store
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But then it says the Evo Typecase unreleased. And then it says you've got early access to the app
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Did they send us this or did we buy this? Oh, they sent us this. So this is not available yet
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Let's keep in mind this thing doesn't officially come out until the spring. So that probably indicates why the setup process is a little bit bizarre right now
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But anyway, at least I have the app. Let me open it up and see what happens. switch it on okay oh wow that's actually pretty easy to do start typing now evo
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tighty oh wow all right huh quick brown box whoo that does not look good right now you really have to hammer these keys Look at the uh look at my line there The quick Brown Fox no space jumped no U over the AZ dog
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Dog, you have to really hammer it. It's not worth it. Look, look up here
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It missed the space. The space bar in particular, you have to hammer it
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Since this is an evaluation unit, the product is not out at retail
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possibly this improves via software but it's not very promising right now
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Unbox Therapy. You know where I really think this thing actually has some function is as a stand
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So that's almost upright and it actually kind of sticks there reasonably well
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You can see even if it gets wobbled around a little bit and then the various angles in between there
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Now if you're sitting at a table, this one actually works kinda well because it's facing mostly upright
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It's actually quite an angle that's on there. And of course I guess with any flip case in general
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It's gonna protect the screen when you close it so you've got this situation. I guess it's very
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Protected What the elastic band for Will Oh just to keep this closed Yeah alright That your travel package right there ladies and gentlemen I mean it a cool enough thing for me to make a video on it I mean the typing experience is not better than the actual
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phone. As it stands, out of the box for me, it's more of a headache than
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anything else. Like, it's definitely not a substitute for typing on display. In fact, it's
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less satisfying than you're asking yourself why am I adding this accessory in the first place
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Okay, Will wants to talk. Come You wanna put your face behind those words
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What Will's telling me right now is that really what's compelling here is not necessarily the keyboard
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which I mean, how can it not? It's kind of the whole purpose here, but it's the way that it connects and interacts, so it's using NFC, the phone is powering the keyboard
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I mean, there's no charge port on the keyboard, so he's right, that is cool as far as accessories are concerned
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but unfortunately this particular implementation is lacking. I don't know what kind of version of this would change that for me
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some tactile feedback or maybe something that's just a bit more sensitive if they can tweak that
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I really don't see it right now. This is not the case for me. Maybe it goes somewhere one day
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But as of right now, you're better off typing on your own screen and having a way less chunky case
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I'm just, I'm just keeping it real for you guys. I'm just being honest
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