Testing 3 Drink Gadgets: The Good, The Meh, & The Ugly!
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- Today I'm testing out three drink gadgets. One had high ratings, one had low ratings, and one had no ratings at all.
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0:00 Intro & Overview
0:45 USB Mini Fridge
4:05 Silicone Bottle Caps
7:51 Soda Spout & Handle
9:44 Conclusion
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The silicone bottle caps would be cool for keeping bugs out of your drink at a barbecue or something.
wouldnt the original cap do the same thing??
@@joshuaguenin9507 if you pry it off right yeah probably, but usually they are bent almost in half and do not create any kind of seal anymore
@@joshuaguenin9507If you don't take it off with a bottle opener. A lot of caps are still pry-off, and the majority of people can't remove the supposedly "screw-off" metal caps by screwing them off.
these would be perfect for keeping fly's out of your stubbie/bottle of beer/soft drink!!! (a constant battle here in Australia) way better than having to constantly keep your thumb on the top of the bottle and would keep them out when you have to temporarily put it down for a moment. searching ebay for some today :)
@@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co if you push down on the screw tops as you twist it helps. I figured that out one day. It has worked on most but not all that I have found.
The fridge seems like it’s going to steal your data 😂
I came here to say this exact same thing - the fact that it had any talk of storage capacity/requirements implies a likelihood of some sort of computer circuitry in there, and that he plugged it into his computer I'd be a bit worried that it has some small USB drive with an autorun in there that ran when he plugged it in.
I use the pour spout with an empty soda bottle to water plants. It works great for that.
The confusion on your face when reading the instructions that came with the fridge 😂😂😂
As someone who has worked IT.... please NEVER plug cheap USB devices from China into your computer. If you must use them use a USB wall outlet or a powered USB hub that is not connected to your other networked devices.
Now you scared me. Never thought my desktop humidifier might hold China viruses
@@Maninawigfhe cables also can. It was less common but is becoming an issue
That fridge….lol. It’s straight plastic. Insulation no where to be found.
I think it's just a computer fan blowing on a metal plate and some plastic. 😆🤣😂
@@ASMR-Arboretumit supposed to have an thermoelectric module with would supposedly work a little
@@f.i.b3027i think its only rated 5v tho so its not gonna cool 300ml of soda in a couple hours maybe in like 3 days with proper insulation
@@ReyaadGafur I know, in hindsight it supported higher voltages from usb chargers than it should function.
the silicone caps would be great to bring to sporting events, some arenas take the caps off the bottles when you purchase them.
55 degrees F from 15 hours in your regular fridge? That's worrying, it's the same temp as you'd get in a wine fridge. 39 or lower is the recommended temperature for storing fresh food in your fridge..
He said he “just” pulled it out of the fridge, I would guess it was actually awhile ago since there is no condensation on it. Or he has a seperate “beverage” fridge set to a higher temp.
@@helloimzane Considering he lives in Las Vegas, be greatful it's even 55F!!! LOL I live not far from him and we get up to 120F in the summer.
Came to the comments to say the same, spot on.
The silicone caps (because they are so brighty colored and easily removable) would be great to identify your drink in around a group of friends.
Great minds think alike! That was my thought too.
And they'll prevent accidental spills if you tip the bottle slightly
Don't ever let your drink out of your sight
I had a similar USB Fridge that did actually work at cooling the cans but it usually took around 24 hours before the plate inside actually got cool and then another several hours for the can to cool. Even when it works it's very inefficient, I recommend getting a larger desk fridge that can hold multiple if you're going to go that route.
Yep! We bought one of those smaller refrigerators from a store similar to Costco/Sam’s and have it upstairs! Works perfectly and we don’t have to keep running up and down the stairs for anything. And yes, we are in the “older” side😄😄😄. And those plastic bottle caps are beyond stupid! Why not screw the original one back on!
@@sandybruce9092 They are silicone and many bottles of the better beer and soda are not screw offs.
you can get a real mini fridge for slightly more too... that's a scam
Yes, I was gifted one that holds a six-pack. It comes with its own power supply and 12v car adapter, and they still sell for cheaper than what he paid for that one. And they're actually pretty well made and insolated, unlike the cheap plastic on his. They do work, but the technology limits them to cooling about 30 degrees F below ambient temperature, so how useful depends on when and where you use them.
I use the silicone caps (from another brand) since years. It was a gift and i usually take them to replace wine bottle and cider bottle caps. Works pretty well. I like them.
Hello from France.
The bottle caps would be good for outdoors. Keep sand out at the beach or bugs out
I remember years ago there were plastic ones that extended to a loop round the neck of the bottle, so didnt get lost.
Here in Australia those reusable bottle caps would be perfect for keeping the flies (and bees!) out of your drink. Usually we have to put a spare drink coaster, a napkin, or something else on top if we're putting it down for any length. Especially in summer when the flies are really bad.
"you had one job" made me laugh lol. That handle was so ridiculous. If it went out and straight down and rounded without that random groove..
The worst part of connecting a USB to your computer is that whatever you are connecting can insert malware in your system and you are not going to notice it. Be careful plug in anything in your personal computer. 👍
Negative.
@@Starworshipperpositive. Even a usb cable can theoretically transfer malicious code.
My favourite drinking gadget is a glass. Can't beat em
Not really good for a hot coffee. 🤣
a hammer can
Then a glass made of ceramic, better known as a mug.@@mickm6309
A mug, works for everything
The bottle caps might be good for summer bbqs keep bees and bugs out of your drink.
I have some made for cans for exactly that.
Sure, but the original cap you take off will do the same thing, and probably do it better. Plus, you won't have to wash it either.
Just drink faster lol
Learned the hard way a ate a roach once, now I use tissue paper to cover up, I highly doubt you'd use these caps more than once
Not knowing, I had a bee crawl into my drink and that thing stung the inside of my mouth and tongue about 5 times before I could get it out.
Already one candidate for worst item of 2024.😂
The silicone bottle caps are great in the summer to keep wasps out, but you have to be careful if you agitate the drink a lot (for example by often pulling them off and back on aka drinking) I had them go flying of the bottle with a loud pop
I found that with items that need to be plugged in to usb you have to use a specific wall plug as using the wrong wall plug will prevent it from charging or being used properly. I had this happen to portable air pumps and some other items.
While this statement is true for devices are configured to request 9v, 12v, 20v over the USB. The soda cooling product is just a fan. There isn't refrigerator unit or heat exchanger, nor insulation to hold in cooling once extracted. There are a lot of that on TEMU like the ultrasonic cleaner for $4 which takes a single AAA battery and is just a rumble motor under the plastic bed. Real cleaners should be metal beds, have big power supplies, and normally start around $30 for the most barebone tiny capacity models.
@@MNSweetthey are supposed to have Peltier devices in them but they are extremely inefficient and a small usb brick would not do much.
Did you try the silicone caps on bottles in the fridge. I would be curious how well they worked on cold beverages.
I've had those caps for a few years. They work best with glass bottles. When putting on, push down with palm of your hand & turn to seal them better to bottle.
That little fridge is like the Temu version of the New Wave Toys Coke branded fridge. That thing is kinda awesome, functional miniature coin door, mini cans and room for a tall boy can.
needing harddrive space and ram is actualy insane for a mini fridge. idk why thats so funny to me
I'm pretty sure that fridge does not have cooling element, only a fan.
Great review as usual James. Love your videos.
sounds like you got a metal coaster with a fan underneath it
Need to get one of the fridges to Big Clive.
Love the reviews on TEMU stuff! Always wanted to know how some of there stuff tests out. Thanks👍 😊
I used to have that same usb micro-fridge product 15-ish years ago. It wasn’t very efficient at cooling a can, but it did help keep a can cool over a period of time. Seems even that one feature went out the window with time.
Can't wait to see that fridge in the Top 10 worst of 2024
i have that usb fridge and it works but due to the nature of how it works, it requiers a drink container that makes good contact with that cooling plate so no cans. certian glases or metal cups can work however.
Ahh, but does the little man inside turn the light off?
@@EmeraldHill-vo1csno but it probably wouldn't be hard to add some sort of magnetic switch to the light to turn it off when the door is closed
Yeah I wanted hom to measure the temperature of the plate
Bourbon County Brand Cherry Wood Stout sounds delicious. I think the silicon caps are actually a good idea, with the non screw top beers having an easy to use cap would be helpful when I buy a big beer but decided to not drink the whole thing, I will still finish it in a few hours.
Likely the "mini-fridge" uses a peltier plate to attempt to cool - I have a larger version - a "solid state" fridge which sorta does work, but they're really not reliable. (I don't recall seeing any peltier plates running at 5V tho - all the ones I've played with were 12V, but I could be mistaken) - still kind of a waste if it only holds a single beverage....
I'm slightly surprised the mini fridge did nothing as I have seen reviews for similar mini fridges for years with people saying they work pretty well even if not exactly like a regular refrigerator. Of course such things get made by different companies and are made cheaper and cheaper as time goes on.
Another use for the bottle caps would be using the different colors to mark your bottle from someone else's in a situation where you might sit it down near another.
This is a cheap knock-off that lacks basic insulation and seals. The cooling disks can work, but they have to actually have heat sinks to work. There is a reason why the "instructions" use the word "play". It's a toy.
@@kmcd6140they are only supposed to cool the bottom plate which then causes the drink to cool. In hindsight, a peltier cooler stuck to the bottom of it with a computer fan cooling it off should work.
@@f.i.b3027 I stand by what I wrote. No heatsinks for the fan to blow over = little to no cooling (or heat leaching/sinking), and whatever there might be would be highly inefficient. Thus, crap. $1 worth of aluminum + pennies worth of insulation and sealing would turn that into something half-decent.
You also have to understand that 1 of the ways these cheapos get away with it is they make a percentage with proper materials and parts, then they skimp out at the end as they run out the rest of the primary look-alikes. Most of the bads will never get returned. That's 1 of the reasons why you end up with 1 person with a great experience and another with total crap.
They also do this with contract manufacturing. Build out the contract amount, then run the rest of the parts, even if they don't have all of them. And that's legal in some places.
A USB powered cooling device doesn’t work!? I’d never expect that! Fun vid thanks
Good to know about the fridge. I've wondered about those things over the years, thought about purchasing one off and on, and suspected they might not work very well. So thanks for confirming that!
the usb mini fridge is just a stupid product... even if it did work it's still garbage.
An update regarding amps on the mini fridge would be nice. If you had a low amp output adapter or cable, and it needed a high amp one like the 3 amp chargers, then that might be the problem. It probably won't make a difference, but it's plausible. If it came with that cable or adapter, then even if it did work with another, then that's basically false advertising.
Better to use a physical probe thermometer that an infrared gun thermoneter. Take temp readings of the liquid, not the can.
It sucks that the mini fridge doesn't work. I could actually get behind having a single can/bottle fridge on my table in the front room. That way I'd always have a cold drink nearby, and I could keep it cold.
I have a small fridge I have gotten many years ago for car use. It fits a six pack, works in the car and has also a wall plug.
I think the 2-liter pourer would be good. There was nothing to say you couldn't use 2 hands so I think if you held the spout with one hand and use the other hand on the bottom of the bottle it would work great and you wouldn't have to worry about it slipping out of you hand and would have a little more control while pouring.
It also eliminates the little trickle down the side as you stop
I have a feeling the USB Fridge is already a contender for one of your worst products of 2024.
I like your scientific approach, it answers many of my questions! Another control group for the mini fridge experiment would be a room temperature soda, just to gauge if the fridge is producing any change 🤷🏻♀️
would you take apart the mini fridge and see what’s inside? … it it just a fan?
It's probably a single peltier device
He......did a room temp soda
Funny seeing people think that the USB fridge might not have enough power or might use a peltier cooler. There's a cheap heat sink and fan under there, nothing more. It's also an ancient piece of junk. I remember seeing it for sale at least 15 years ago.
While the results of your "fizz tests" seemed to validate the caps, be aware that the different profiles of the glasses has a profound effect on the fizz from a pour. Your open bottle glass (your left, our right) affected the results. That open curved shape tends to preserve the fizz. I found this out in Dublin, Ireland where I saw that Guinness has a VERY specific glass shape that must be used (as well as a very specific two-part pour) to get the correct "head" on the drink. (Side note: I also found out why the Guinness we get here in the States sucks compared to the real deal in Ireland and the UK. )
Was the rating on the power brick high enough for the mini-fridge? I just always try a couple of different ones since there are so many standards and whatnot, but sometimes the cheap one works better than the expensive one and vice-versa. Great video!!
HEY''HAPPY NEW YEARS''loves your vids.
I can never finish bottled soda, so silicone tops would be nice to keep fridge taste out, too!
After all these years.. I love tuning in while I eat lunch or breakfast and having something to watch while I’ll eat. Thank you for the continuous uploads and reviews.
I would be really skeptical of a device which requires hard-drive space if it only needs to draw power from a USB. It's not something I would plug in to my PC willingly.
For the caps, you might want to check the ingredient list on the root beer. If IBC does like A&W, it has quillaia extract to keep it fizzy a lot longer.
The problem with that fridge is it has no refrigerant in it due to being too small. Fridges really do need refrigerant to work properly.
The Temu thing is just a stripped down version of a name brand one. Those will have some kind of over molding or rubber added to fill in the grove and add color/logo/etc... but then it's not Temu cheep, now its $15 USD.
I saw the Soda Spout thingi on some websites as a tool to wash your butt when traveling 🤣🤣
Happiness is a clean bum.
I got one of those USB fridges at least 5 years ago, possibly longer for Christmas. Christmas here is during summer, so during the hot time of the year. I only ever used it when I opened a can and it kept it cold for a little longer than just leaving an open can on my desk in a stubby holder(a stubby here is a small bottle of beer). My issue was and the reason I stopped using it is because the cans are a little hard to get out, even more so if the can is open.
It seems like a good can and/or bottle insulator (such as Yeti) would be a better investment, as well as being much more convenient to use. Those can keep drinks cold for hours.
I love those bottle caps. Had some for a few years.
Darn it. I was hoping the mini fridge would work. At church we had one of those little electric coolers that look like a fridge, to keep the juice in for communion. They don't seem to have a long life. In a year's time, we've gone thru 2. Since we only needed it for one small bottle, the one you reviewed looked ideal. Bummer.
The sounds of the instructions in that first gadget, I think you might have got hacked by some hardware and software that's just in the cord hidden from you or something
Im also a fan of stouts and dark beers so, good on ya' for making sure not to waste one. : ) And, that fridge? Eesh, i wouldnt even bother tossing it in your garage collection.
If that pop that was in your fridge was only at 55, you might want to check your fridge. The warmest a fridge should be is 41 degrees.
it was probably sitting out for a bit, while he was filming plus his studio lights may have warmed it up also.
I'd love to see a tear-down of that USB fridge. Peltier coolers are notoriously worthless, but I expected to see at least a couple of degrees of cooling. I have a sneaking suspicion they didn't even include the peltier unit and just put the fan in to make you think it was doing something.
Shame about the USB fridge...I can see that being a hit in the workplace, chilling your drink for the lunch break as you work, not having people steal your drink from an office fridge...they need to rework that one for sure, the idea is solid.
You can buy 6 can ones that work well
James, it might be a good idea to check the temp of your (real) fridge. In my experience a soda should get a lot colder than 55 degrees in 15 hours. Fridges should be between about 35 and 38 degrees for safety!
I highly doubt this thing is a "fridge". (It doesn't have the cooling system a fridge has.) It's likely just a fan blowing upwards.
@@Zark-Muckerberghe’s talking about the control can. For the mini fridge, a peltier cooler should be inside with the fan blowing against it but didn’t work
Wondering if the mini-fridge was one of those
"We have a ton of these useless things! Let's give 'em some BS instruction info and sell them at a high cost"
"Sure, Boss! We can copy/paste from this computer fan info!" .... Really does make me wonder if any of them have malware. Could send to a computer shop to check.
Why not try capped and uncapped in the refrigerator? That makes much more sense to me
When I have glass bottled soda, the cap is twist off. I only drink half the bottle and twist the original cap back on. It saves the fizz and it's easy to do.
Pity those silicon caps leak, cos thats gonna mean a flat drink eventually, glad u tested cos wanted to buy them. For me the older style ones you insert and flip the plunger,expanding it inside r the only ones that keep a beer ok for days.
The USB fridge is suspicious for malware. There's no legitimate reason for consuming RAM and disk space. By default (the tyranny of the default) Windows will run whatever the device wants. Code can run without anything visual or any prompts. Elevation prompt will still come up, but don't rely on that. Disable AutoRun guys.
Linux will auto mount, but not autorun. No idea about MacOS.
"mm warm beer"
and us germans...
"warm beer is best"
LOL but really tho the caps would be good to keep them bees out of your beer during the summer when youre outside atleast but thatd prolly be about all... lol
Hello James,
This was a fun video to watch. I bought a USB mini fridge a number of years ago for about I think £17. I was not impressed at all. Mine also was cheaply made with rubbish plastic. It had a warm and cool function. It could only fit in a regular 330ml drinks can. The result was that the bottom of the can got a little cold and the top not so much. I was very disappointed because something like this can be useful. I have mine laying around somewhere and bought a larger portable fridge for my room and that mains powered device works much better.
Hope you had no personal information on that computer- it’s all been shared now, along with key logger installed.
The last one is another example of a solution to a non-existent problem.
I use the mini fridge to keep (little) insulin vials cool. Very handy for travel and way less expensive than an electric insulin travel fridge.
The pour spout handle might actually be useful if it was lower on the bottle. As it is though, it just seems to require more work.
7 days in 2024 and we already have a strong contender for the worst of 2024 video 😅
Great review. Thanks for letting me know not to buy that usb mini Fridge. I was thinking about it.
The plug socket clearly didn't have enough hard drive space.
Can't stop laughing at that "fridge". Could have saved time and just opened it up and see if there's anything more in there except a USB powered mini-fan. No insulation, and probably not some kind of miniature condenser unit with pressurized collant.
That little fridge is a great early candidate for Worst of 2024! 😅 What a scam.
The Goose Island Bourbon Barrel Stout cameo was the best part of the video.
The desktop mini-fridge requires hard drive space, computer administrative privileges and your bank account number and password 😅
I have a six pack fridge that runs of 12volt or 120 and it works great. Got it at a BiMart in Oregon while stopping for snacks during a trip and it was on sale. So, some of them do work.
I think the bottle caps can be usable. I don't see them used so much as covering any fizzy drink bottles. The best use might be to cover beer and soda bottles when drinking outside summertime to prevent critters getting into the bottle. Also there are some condiment and spice bottles that the caps could cover if the original cap is lost.
Would love to see a review on lunch warmers/cooker for the office.
I take advantage of free refrigeration during the winter months by leaving some sodas outdoors until I need them. Colder out there than my freezer sometimes...
Beats the purpose of drinking ice cold soda.
The problem with these cheap drink coolers is that they use a Peltier module for cooling. One side gets cold, the other side gets hot. The real issue is, Peltier modules are _notoriously inefficient._ The module is cooling down the can's bottom, which doesn’t really transfer the heat efficiently enough. Not to mention, it's running off 5V which is not a lot of cooling power. I wish they made them with USB-C PD which would allow up to 20 volts and 100 watts of cooling power.
I have to wonder if those silicone caps would work better on a bottle that was a pry-off rather than a twist-off. The twist-off would have small gaps between the thread ends that the pry-off wouldn't have, so the carbonation and liquid might stay contained a little better.
Would LOVE to see some espresso and or cold brew makers /gadgets !!!!!!!!!🙂🙂
intresting results with the mini fridge i have the exact same one and it works fine, although i actuary plugged mine into the computer as instructed.
yeah the cooler that you are looking at needs no software - it's not a real fridge and only brings cans down to 10° below room temp. Before my coca cola one broke and died I would leave it on all the time. - now I just wrap my cans in a wet paper towel and punt them in the freezer for 5 minutes haha.
That mini fridge was probably a way to get malware in your computer
Your computer needs more RAM for the fridge to work. You can download some online!
it'd be interesting for you to take the mini fridge apart and see if there's anything in there. My bet is there is just a usb fan and a led light
Yep that's all the cheaper ones are, and they are not even insulated to hold in cold air. To be fair there are some more expensive ones out there that are insulated, run on a higher amp USB wall wart, and have a fan/cold plate, but at that point you might as well just use a normal fridge, or if you're in a cube farm for work, then just use an insulated mug, or small cooler with an ice pak, as they are cheaper, and work just as well.
Not only can the mini fridge be potentially hiding malicious software that could be installed onto your PC, but all it's really doing is blowing a fan on your soda can. A USB cable isn't powerful enough to run anything that would 'cool' a can of liquid.
You need the disk space so the fridge can install a virus on your laptop
That mini fridge is an absolute scam. There are mini fridges like that, that actually work, they have a device in the bottom called a Peltier Junction that moves heat away but those are ''only'' 24V not 5v and they require a fan to move the heat off the other side of the Peltier Junction or it will self destruct. I am an electronics guy and I would bet that all the USB does is power the little LED and the aluminum in the bottom is just that, a piece of aluminum. Send it to me and I will make a video opening it up and showing what is really inside!
USB fridge: I'm not sure how any company would think that a small, USB powered cooling fan could ever create enough heat exchange to refrigerate a drink.
It supposed to have a peltier cooler except they need more than a usb to run with less than 5% efficiency…
The bottles you used are twist off lids. That’s why they wont seal fully with the silicone bottle caps.
Do you drink the Blue Moon with a slice of orange as a garnish? The Brewers say that with the slice of orange you get the full taste. They even went around to bars to make sure they were serving their beer right by having it garnished with the orange slice.
i wonder if those silicone caps would work better on non twist off bottles. i notices both of your bottles were twist offs