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Consumer devices & gadgets Videos Recommended on Hacker News (199)

Consumer devices & gadgets is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 199 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2007 and 2026 — 279 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.

Consumer tech devices: smartphones, laptops, wearables, displays, cameras, keyboards, e-readers, smart home gadgets, product reviews, startup hardware demos, wireless charging.

Why HN keeps sending people here — on Detergent packs are kinda wishy-washy (Dishwashers Explained): “I highly recommend you watch this video by Technology connections[1], I too used to think I had to rinse my dishes before putting them in the machine.” — an HN commenter, 2022.

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12 mo on HN

Detergent packs are kinda wishy-washy (Dishwashers Explained)

Technology Connections
15 HN recommender · 2021–2025
11 mo on HN

The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours

Technology Connections
12 HN recommender · 2019–2025
8 mo on HN

Guarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story — Tony Chen, Microsoft

Platform Security Summit
8 HN recommender · 2019–2026
6 mo on HN

BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos

AvE
6 HN recommender · 2017–2026
5 mo on HN

Drip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap

Technology Connections
7 HN recommender · 2022–2024
5 mo on HN

MiniDisc - An Appreciation

Techmoan
5 HN recommender · 2019–2023
5 mo on HN

clojure.core/typing - Matt Adereth

ClojureTV
4 HN recommender · 2016–2023
5 mo on HN

A Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C Cable

Adam Savage’s Tested
6 HN recommender · 2023–2026
4 mo on HN

iPhone 1 - Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote in 2007 - Full Presentation, 80 mins

Protectstar Inc.
4 HN recommender · 2020–2025
5 mo on HN

Cassettes - better than you don't remember

Techmoan
5 HN recommender · 2016–2025
4 mo on HN

E-paper hacking: fastest possible refresh rate

Applied Science
4 HN recommender · 2018–2021
4 mo on HN

Portable Air Conditioners - Why you shouldn't like them

Technology Connections
5 HN recommender · 2020–2026
3 mo on HN

Vintage Electronics - The Tefifon

Techmoan
3 HN recommender · 2016–2018
3 mo on HN

LED Experiments: Making Holiday Lights Less Garish

Technology Connections
3 HN recommender · 2021–2024
3 mo on HN

Getting GPLv2 Compliance From A Chinese Company- In Person!

Naomi Wu
3 HN recommender · 2021–2024
3 mo on HN

How GPS Works, And How It Got Better Than The Designers Ever Imagined

Scott Manley
3 HN recommender · 2023–2025
3 mo on HN

Weird webcam mod that enables eye-contact conversation

DIY Perks
5 HN recommender · 2020–2026
3 mo on HN

Design Your Own Keyboard!

Ben Vallack
3 HN recommender · 2022–2023
3 mo on HN

The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours

Technology Connections
7 HN recommender · 2020–2025
3 mo on HN

The Best Easy Way to Capture Analog Video (it's a little weird)

Technology Connections
3 HN recommender · 2019–2022
3 mo on HN

The Art of the Bodge: How I Made The Emoji Keyboard

Tom Scott
4 HN recommender · 2018–2024
3 mo on HN

How I Upgraded My iPhone Memory 800% - in Shenzhen, China

Strange Parts
3 HN recommender · 2018–2021
3 mo on HN

Applied Sciences Group: High Performance Touch

Microsoft Research
3 HN recommender · 2012–2024
2 mo on HN

Sensor Fusion on Android Devices: A Revolution in Motion Processing

Google TechTalks
2 HN recommender · 2012–2026
2 mo on HN

Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007

John Schroter
3 HN recommender · 2020–2025
2 mo on HN

GENERAL MAGIC - Official Trailer

General Magic and the Soul of Tech
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HN

Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD)

Jonathan
2 HN recommender · 2013–2023
2 mo on HN

My personal fight against the modern laptop

linux conf au 2017 - Hobart, Australia
2 HN recommender · 2017–2025
2 mo on HN

Conventional Keyboards Are STAGGERINGLY STUPID!

Ben Vallack
2 HN recommender · 2021–2022
2 mo on HN

CHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)

Computer History Museum
2 HN recommender · 2020–2025
2 mo on HN

How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?

Veritasium
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HN

Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)

The Verge
3 HN recommender · 2022–2025
2 mo on HN

How I Made My Own iPhone - in China

Strange Parts
2 HN recommender · 2017–2023
1 mo on HN

Cicret Bracelet DEBUNK

Captain Disillusion
1 HN recommend · 2016–2024
1 mo on HN

Apple Music Event 2001-The First Ever iPod Introduction

JoshuaG
1 HN recommend · 2010–2022
1 mo on HN

Real Life Emoji Keyboard!

Tom Scott
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024