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Hey guys, Stephen Coles of Mac here
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Now I get sent a whole ton of cool and interesting tech that I struggle to show you due to the
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lack of time. So I thought I'd jump on the YouTube trend of showing you the best tech under a set price
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So here it is, my best tech under $100 for July 2017
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So let's get started. First up is for all you parents out there
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Circle is a product from Disney that allows you to set time limits for individual family members tech usage, block websites based on your child's age and even pause internet
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access entirely when it's time to log off. Circle is actually a small white cube that sits anywhere in your house but probably best
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near your router and is about the same footprint as an Apple TV
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Setup is super easy taking a matter of minutes and is simply a case of linking it to your
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home wifi network through the free companion app. Once connected you can create individual profiles for each member of your family
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Circle includes 5 presets that will automatically block certain websites as necessary for the
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age groups so you don't have to go through the process of fine tuning or you can block
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individual sites by adding the domains manually. You can also restrict internet use by time or day or the amount of time per day
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For instance for a specific child you can allow a total of 5 hours per day online or
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you can allow unlimited access between the hours of 9am and 9pm
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You're in complete control and Circle makes it very easy to handle being in that position of power
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Every family with kids, especially younger ones should own a Circle and I've yet to see
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something that manages and restricts internet use more effectively. $99 gets you the Circle and everything it's capable of, no subscriptions needed
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And it's capable of saving you a lot of time and stress
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If you're on the lookout for a new luxury case for your iPhone 7 or 7 Plus then look
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no further than the selection from Nodus. From the packaging alone you can tell that they make quality products
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They have two styles available for both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, either in the slim shell
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case or a wallet style access case. They're both made from vegetable tanned Italian leather and are compatible with their magnetic
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docking system. The shell case has a polycarbonate core to protect from knocks and drops which is then
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covered in the leather and has a microfiber lining to protect the iPhone when installing
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and removing the case. The shell feels super nice in the hand and adds a little bit of extra grip to the phone
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as well as luxury. It also comes with their MagShore docking system which is a tiny little magnet with
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some 3M tape on the back so you can mount this in your car or bike
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The access case is a portfolio case which attaches to the iPhone with micro suction
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Simply place the phone onto the case and press down. Then the phone is well and truly stuck on there
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Even when I shake the case, that iPhone is going nowhere. There's also a slot for any cash or cards you want to carry which will fit around 3
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cards comfortably but you'll have to buy the MagShore magnet separately. I've had a few Nodus cases in the past and they've always been top quality and aged beautifully
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over time. For $70 they're also a steal for what you're getting in return in terms of quality and function
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If a leather case is not your thing and you're after something minimal and ultra thin, Peel
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cases produce by far the sleekest cases out there. Not only are they just 0.35mm thin but they're completely branding free
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There's no huge logos printed across them anywhere so this is as minimal as it gets
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They're also great if you've been planning to switch up your black iPhone for a jet black iPhone which you can do in seconds with their jet black case
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With the peel case on the iPhone, it genuinely isn't noticeable in the hand whatsoever apart
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from a tiny subtle lip that protrudes around the lens. While it does offer some protection, it's obviously nowhere near military grade
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I've actually dropped mine with this case on it and it did save my phone from yet another scratch
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Though it's definitely more style over protection. The case comes in 7 colours so you can easily switch up the look of your iPhone quickly
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and easily without the use of skins and for $24.99 they're cheap enough to buy more than one
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If you're a member of our female audience or if you're looking to buy a present for your tech loving girlfriend or mum, Case Defy have a super convenient lightning cable which
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is disguised as a tassel for a handbag. The tassel and cable itself is made from lamb leather and from first glance you can't even
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see the cable. It's fairly short so it's convenient to carry a cable on you at all times but it has both
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USB and lightning connections and is long enough to plug into a laptop
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It comes in 4 different colours including a tan, pink and white as well as the black
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I have here so it can complement plenty of purses or handbags
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It's even saved my battery in the past when my iPhone was about to die on a train and
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luckily my fiance had this on her bag and there were USB sockets on the train so I was
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able to charge my phone through the journey. If you have trouble getting to sleep or if like me you can't sleep in silence then the
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Lectro Fan Micro might be the product for you. It plays 10 different relaxing sounds including 5 fan sounds, 4 white noise sounds and a calming
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ocean soundtrack. It's got this cool swivel design so it's perfect for travel and you can either have the sound
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playing upwards or forwards. It's also got Bluetooth so you can use it as a speaker to play music from one of your
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connected devices and for the size of the speaker the audio can go pretty darn loud
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It's also crystal clear for the small form factor. The battery will last around 16 hours playing the sleep sounds or 6 hours of music depending
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on the volume. For the $35 price tag and it's tiny size, this little speaker is definitely a piece
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of top tech. Last but not least is the JetDrive Lite from Transcend
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A storage expansion card which seamlessly fits into your MacBook to increase the storage
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up to an extra 256GB. The prices vary depending on storage size and MacBook compatibility with the 128GB card
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coming in for around $70 or for the 256GB version it retails for around $159
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The JetDrive slides straight into your MacBook's SD card slot and instantly boosts the storage
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capacity of your MacBook. There are plenty of other manufacturers producing expansion cards that will fit into your MacBook
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but these ones from Transcend use the highest quality flash storage and have blazing fast
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read speeds of up to 95MBps and write speeds of up to 60MBps
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I've personally always used an expansion card with my MacBook Pro as it's 128GB of storage
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is easily eaten away by all the software that I use so having extra storage is essential
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Transcend also went one step further than a lot of it's competitors by producing a free
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companion app to download to your Mac which offers recovery and power save functions
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Plus if that's not enough, they're also resistant to water, dust and shock. Well, that's it for this video but if you'd like the chance to win almost everything in
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