The World's Most Convenient Phone Gadget...
Oct 16, 2025
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So it's another day and there's always some fresh gadgets to evaluate here on Unbox Therapy, as you've learned at this point in time
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These ones are a bit weird. Well, one of them is weird. This one is weird
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This is a screen holder thing that you wear on your leg
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It's a way to prop your phone in front of your face without breaking your neck
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Look, I don't know, man. I'm telling you, stuff just shows up. But there's a couple of other items, but we're going to start with this screen holder thing
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and then we'll check out the others after. So, the world's most convenient screen holder
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They say it's the modern-day TV stand. Watch simply hold in action
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So let's check out a few seconds of the video clip here. So there's like a kind of arm that maneuvers into place
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and then it's a pretty typical phone holder at that point. But what's different and weird about it
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is that it goes onto your thigh. They expect, at least this video seems to indicate
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that you're gonna be on the couch, that you're gonna be reading your guitar tabs
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while you're playing the guitar. You're gonna be petting the dog. You're even gonna take it with you on the go
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which is the part that kind of blew my mind. So I think at some point in this video
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this guy's on the bus And he's got it strapped on the leg on the bus. He's saving his neck. He's super comfortable. There he is. That's him
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So what do they sell this thing for? This is not a Kickstarter. This is a full, this is a company
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They sell it for $34.99 and you can actually buy it now via their website
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I think most people are just gonna do what they do on their phones, which is watch YouTube, watch videos
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scroll feeds, and maybe save their neck because you know how it goes. Yeah, you get your neck, get the neck
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cranked up in here you can't get comfortable you're whether it's you're in
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bed or on the couch you can't get comfortable where do you put the phone or you got the phone overhead and you're dropping it on your face I mean I don't
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do that but I hear that happens one thigh fits all it looks like it okay yeah
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that's I mean my thigh can get in there and it has a hard plate in it so it's
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actually anchored there that's probably to reduce wobble but that's something I'm a bit concerned about, the wobble in general
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because even in their video, it looks like if you move at all, the thing is kind of might drive me crazy
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I don't know. Just saying. So this is the phone mount. Will it hold a big phone
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We're going to find out. I have a S20 Ultra here. The gooseneck, and that is robust
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Far more robust than I expected. This thing is like a weapon
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This thing is solid. This piece here is going to unscrew. and then the..
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Ooh, so that clips in, that's pretty sturdy even without screwing it on, but then once you screw it
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like this, it's going to be completely tight in there. Look at this wild contraption
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Hey man, it looks crazy, but does it work? Does it serve the purpose
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I don know Putting it on my thigh tighten it up And now I have my phone on my leg Which is not something I thought I would ever have happen
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My phone is now on my leg. Insert it like so. You know what? Okay
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Alright. Check this out. That's on the leg there. I gotta tighten this more now actually
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That's a heavy phone. Because of this edge design, it gives it a perfect curve to it, but on the table, it's got a little wobble to it
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From this angle, you can't... Yeah. Yeah. But no? I don't know, man
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It definitely wobbles. a little more than I'd like but I kind of expected that
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um look if if you're in the market if you need something like this if if you're looking at this
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right now I'm thinking that's exactly what I need my neck is killing me if you got some kind of an
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issue but I just can't ever imagine myself strapping into that it just I don't and this
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is coming from a guy who yeah I look at my phone and it's just the overcoming the hurdle of
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Honey, where's my simply hold? You know, and then I'm sitting over there and I got the thing in and she's looking at me strange and I just can't
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It's a cool idea. And trust me, I feel the pain of the neck if you're looking at your phone for a while
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But the one way I can see it is how they said with learning the guitar or something
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Where that could be difficult to figure out where to place your phone
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and you do want it close to your face, you wouldn't want it close to your face
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if you're looking at a tutorial or something like that. Maybe I'm the wrong guy
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You let me know in the comments. Maybe that's exactly what you've been looking for. Maybe you need to be simply held
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Okay, next up, I have this thing called DG Rule. This is a kind of docking station for a laptop
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Well, in this case, it's actually for a MacBook. They do make a few different models
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from what I understand. What can I say about life with a Macbook? You're probably aware
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You start to have to live the dongle life because you only get one port a USB type-C connector
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Thunderbolt port it really sucks to be honest you wish that there was a more versatility of ports
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Granted having the Thunderbolt throughput is a nice thing as well And if you do buy a product like this you gather back some of those ports
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I think this is a cool solution compared to the dongle life
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because those things hanging off the sides, it's a bit annoying. I've lived that life
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so I happen to know that it's a bit annoying. So you're gonna have USB type C multifunction
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up to 5K or two times 4K 60 Hertz display. So that's nice to have
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That means you're gonna output to displays. You dock into here. It's got your keyboard and everything hooked up to it
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Now you're all set and ready to go. And then it's kind of the one cable situation
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where you just show up plug in and everything lights up which is something I always wanted Now I did showcase a while back a keyboard that had some of this functionality in it I actually been using it
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because it has an SD card slot in it as well. So this one had type C in, type C out, micro SD, SD, HDMI
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and four traditional USB ports in one keyboard. And that was kind of a cool implementation
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It brought a lot of ports back and made it really accessible by putting it right in front of you
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And the other cool thing about this, it can work with anything, Windows, Mac, laptop, desktop
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doesn't matter, you just connect it via type C. So you have to like the keyboard though
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it doesn't take a little while to get used to. So the way this thing works, as I understand it
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this kind of clips in, how does this work actually? Oh yeah
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So it's sort of spring loaded over here on the side. I am dead in the day
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Yeah, it's a new day, actually. I didn't realize I didn't have this laptop
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I didn't have a 15-inch MacBook Pro here, so I brought one
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I have one now, and we can finally test this thing out. It clips on
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I think it's spring-loaded over to the side, and it clips on
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I think they kind of intend, in some cases, for you to leave this thing on permanently
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that some people are going to just put this into their laptop bag with all these newfound ports
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And then over here on the other side, there's a little nub that fits into the headphone jack to hold it in place
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and then that's kind of, well, that's what you end up with right there. You could carry it like this
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It does add, of course, a little bit of weight to it. But all of a sudden now you have a whole different laptop
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Now, I know what you're saying. You're thinking to yourself, man, if you need all those ports, why don't you just buy a laptop that has them
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Because those laptops do exist. So obviously this is exclusively for people who are destined to stay on the MacBook
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and want to adapt the MacBook to their needs. All right, so on the back of the unit, yes, that's your power input
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but headphone jack, typical traditional USB times three, SD, micro SD, DisplayPort, HDMI
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It's also got these little vents on the bottom. I believe it attempts to remove some of the heat
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from your unit, and that may happen just from the angle as well. You have a little bit more airflow underneath the laptop
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and then once you open it up, you're also getting a slight incline to the deck
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So it may create a slightly nicer typing experience as well. For some reason, there's a number of docks out there
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for MacBook Pros that don't supply enough power. They'll supply 60 watts, 75 watts
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something in that neighborhood. And essentially what that means is if you leave the thing docked
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and you use resource intensive apps like Final Cut or something like that
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you could deplete the battery even when it's plugged in. And then I heard the chime
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So we are up and running. Yes, we are charging currently. So that's very nice
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Now they claim that that's gonna pass through 100 watts of power. So that's more than enough for this particular laptop
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It could be a nightmare at times when you've got your laptop and you need to plug something in
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and you don't have that particular dongle with you or adapter. Most often it's gonna be a USB type A
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that you have to plug in And then you remember oh I have no USB type A port So I really wish that these MacBooks had at least one USB type A port They don Oh the shipping the estimated shipping is April 2020
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So it's all happening right now. And in Canadian dollars, they want 150 bucks
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So yeah, that's around 100 US. I don't think it's a terrible deal. The thing is made out of metal
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The last one for me is this little guy right here in this video. It's from RavPower
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Now, you know, I've been talking a lot recently about power bricks, the ultimate power brick
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looking for a single power brick for all your devices. And I've shown off a number of GAN chargers
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which allow for greater power delivery in far smaller packages. This one is all about portability
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at the expense of some of the power delivery. So this is a 45 watt charger
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Is that gonna be enough for everybody? Probably not. But if you're in that camp
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this thing is teeny tiny. I'm gonna compare it with a couple of other chargers
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over here from recent videos. So for example, this is a Huawei charger
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This is super charge capable 40 watts. Okay, prongs sticking out. Here is, this is a third party 18 watt
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That's about the same size as Huawei's. Actually, Huawei's 40 watt is pretty good
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This is a pretty good included charger to get 40 watts in a package like that
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This is the turbo power charger from the recent Motorola Edge Plus video
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This is also going to be 18 watt. This is nothing wrong with this charger
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This is fast as well, but that's a 30 watt. So you're typically looking at things around this size, this level of chunkiness
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and more often than not, they're going to have the prongs sticking out. So putting this in your pocket is kind of an unpleasant experience
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if you want to travel with it and you don't want to carry a bag or something
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You just want to put it in your pocket. This is truly pocketable because of how slim it is
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and the fact that the prongs fold up. It doesn't have a fancy multi-port setup
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It's a single type C connector. It's lightweight. The other nice thing about this one
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it's not crazy expensive. It comes in white and black. On Amazon, I think it's around 35 bucks
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So I understand some of the apprehension around those $100 chargers, because then you're saying, man
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I don't want to spend that kind of money. Fast charging. Oh, wait a second
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It makes a tiny little high-pitched noise. Actually, if I bring this to the mic, you can probably hear it
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Maybe. I don't know. Maybe not. I think these could be a really good option for people who pick up the new iPhone SE, for example
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Why would you go and buy Apple's... What do they sell? Is it a 20-watt or an 18
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Apple sells a $30 18-watt upgrade. And it's going to have a Type-C
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It terminates in a Type-C and it has no fancy folding or portability. So honestly, that's a user who I think could take advantage of something like this
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Or how big is the power brick? The MacBook Air also uses a 45-watt power adapter
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So this, if you're in the Apple ecosystem, you've got a MacBook Air and an iPhone that's
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shipped with a five-watt charger and an iPad. This 45-watt could do all those different devices
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All right, so there you have it. Some fun gadgets. Simply hold your thigh-worn smartphone movie theater
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Don't you forget it
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