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 HNDetergent packs are kinda wishy-washy (Dishwashers Explained)
11 mo on HNThe Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours
8 mo on HNGuarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story — Tony Chen, Microsoft
6 mo on HNBOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos
5 mo on HNDrip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap
5 mo on HNMiniDisc - An Appreciation
5 mo on HNclojure.core/typing - Matt Adereth
5 mo on HNA Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C Cable
4 mo on HNiPhone 1 - Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote in 2007 - Full Presentation, 80 mins
5 mo on HNCassettes - better than you don't remember
4 mo on HNE-paper hacking: fastest possible refresh rate
4 mo on HNPortable Air Conditioners - Why you shouldn't like them
3 mo on HNVintage Electronics - The Tefifon
3 mo on HNLED Experiments: Making Holiday Lights Less Garish
3 mo on HNGetting GPLv2 Compliance From A Chinese Company- In Person!
3 mo on HNHow GPS Works, And How It Got Better Than The Designers Ever Imagined
3 mo on HNWeird webcam mod that enables eye-contact conversation
3 mo on HNDesign Your Own Keyboard!
3 mo on HNThe Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours
3 mo on HNThe Best Easy Way to Capture Analog Video (it's a little weird)
3 mo on HNThe Art of the Bodge: How I Made The Emoji Keyboard
3 mo on HNHow I Upgraded My iPhone Memory 800% - in Shenzhen, China
3 mo on HNApplied Sciences Group: High Performance Touch
2 mo on HNSensor Fusion on Android Devices: A Revolution in Motion Processing
2 mo on HNSteve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007
2 mo on HNGENERAL MAGIC - Official Trailer
2 mo on HNSteve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD)
2 mo on HNMy personal fight against the modern laptop
2 mo on HNConventional Keyboards Are STAGGERINGLY STUPID!
2 mo on HNCHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)
2 mo on HNHow Do Night Vision Goggles Work?
2 mo on HNSpringboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)
2 mo on HNHow I Made My Own iPhone - in China
1 mo on HNCicret Bracelet DEBUNK
1 mo on HNApple Music Event 2001-The First Ever iPod Introduction
1 mo on HN