I'm also a travel enthusiast. Your recommendations are all spot on. Those are the things I'd use for myself. You're one of my favorite gear reviewing channels. Thank you for doing the heavy lifting for the rest of us!
@@MikeOBrienMedia Just wanted to share. When I travel to Europe with 20+ reservations (airlines, hotels, trains, activities, etc.), TripIt has been a life saver to manage everything in one place and get your trip super organized. Highly recommended.
A good travel selection, the one essential I see you did not mention is a travel adapter. For someone flying often I find it is as important as the travel charger brick to be able to have a one stop solution for every country's plug type needs. And yes, I get your frustration with Apple still holding onto that ancient lightning cable head type. I can't wait for them to make the full switch to USB-C on their whole product line! It will slim down the cables I need to bring even more!
A good suggestion. I have one that features UK, EU and US/SEA adapters as well as USB and a car lighter adapter too. All the connections fold out so in its normal state it's a square of 4 cm x 6 cm x 9 cm. Quite compact and slightly rubberised so it can be carried with other accessories. What I find, particularly in South East Asia is that the travel adapter with a power adapter added to it will quite easily pull itself from a socket. So I end having to try to support the whole thing. It's a bit easier in the UK where we have the extra earth pin which makes for a tighter fit. If there was a gadget to help support these arrangements then that would be ideal.
As a frequent traveler myself I think you should carry over the ear headphones , I've left the country 8 times this year already and there's no way earbuds are comfortable for long periods of time , maybe on a 2 hour flight is fine but 8-13 hour flights you need comfort
I used to bring both and I agree that it's nice to switch between them for comfort, but my latest earbuds are very comfortable and I actually can wear them for an entire flight. Now I just prefer to not bring over ear headphones to save space. Still, if I have the extra room I totally agree with you and will bring over ear headphones
I too don't mind using earbuds for very long periods, as I did on a recent trip from the UK to Thailand and back. I'm using the Galaxy Buds2 Pro and find them very comfortable and I have found the active noise cancellation to be excellent. They're an ideal space saver.
As ever, an interesting and engaging post. I regularly travel relatively short distances, up to 3 hours each way. Long haul flights are rarer. As commented already, a travel adapter is essential. I have one that is compact and adaptable, sliders fold out the required region's adapter. I carry some standard adapters for the region in my hold luggage too. With a charger connected to a travel adapter it's quite a bulk to hang off a socket. Some sort of support would be ideal if someone has come across one. I now have a couple of Anker chargers and tend to use their braided USB cables too. I've found them reliable over the years and the 65W charger I have will power my HP EliteBook and Microsoft Surface (not at the same time) as well as having a spare socket to charge the phone/Buds/etc. I have some small USB-C to USB-A adapters to minimise the number of cables I carry. The Bluetooth Air adapter is not something I've see, I'll definitely be investing in one of them. As for bags, I like the security features on the bag you featured. I tend to switch depending on my needs. I have an old Pakuma backpack which has a padded compartment for my laptop. It doesn't have a lot of capacity but ideal for planes and where I have additional luggage. It's barely aged in 10 years so great quality. I have had budget backpacks which have fallen apart very quickly. Now I have 25l and 30l Berghaus backpacks which have survived many trips without an issue. Neither are designed for laptops but sort of work in that the smaller is ideal for when we're away and out and about without the laptop. The larger I use for shorter trips and can squeeze 1 to 2 nights worth of gear in as well as my laptop and accessories.
6:47 peak design case works well with peak design accessories, but it won’t necessarily protect your phone well and is weaker with regular MagSafe devices. My peak design case didn’t protect my phone in a pretty catastrophic way where my phone was no longer fixable, and I also stopped using my MagSafe pop socket because it came off too easily. Can’t recommend that case to anyone in good conscience
Amazing video mike! Man that bluetooth airplane adapter might be a gamechanger for me. Didnt even know about something like that. Ive been using those aweful free ones that they give you for as long as i could remember, but after I get myself a new pair of bluetooth headphones soon, that gadget is gonna make flights a breeze.
Excited to watch this video. I travel a bit and some of these things sound actually quite useful. Thanks I'll take a look and maybe but one. As always the best
@@MikeOBrienMedia maybe you're right... i am a basic bitch who has almost entirely had galaxies so it might be them only. I was trying to score points in android v ios 😔
It’s a pitty: I liked the beats fit pro a lot, but I couldn’t make the left one stay in my difficult ear, wingtips didn’t help. Strangely the Beats Studio buds plus se editing a way better job staying in my ears, love them so far.
Nice choices on travel tech. A further upgrade to the already excellent lineup would be replacing the USB charger with a travel adapter with USB PD charging function, powerful enough to charge your notebook.
I have been sharing my Galaxy Active 2 with a Pixel 6 Pro and the integration works well. The only think you lose is the Samsung Health Monitor for ECG and Blood Pressure. That only works with a Samsung phone unless you're prepared to follow a relatively simple hack/install for ECG and a bit more of a complex process for BP. You still get the rest of the health features: sleep, tracking, etc. In the last week I made the switch to a Samsung Galaxy S23 and have noticed the integration is far more seamless. I've gained the extra health features but also noticed I'm getting many more notifications coming through on the watch. I suspect it wasn't a limitation with the Pixel phone, more a manual configuration notification step.
@@worigami Interesting. Thank you for the information. I think maybe I will just stick with Garmin for now and hope they come out with better apps for it. lol
What is your top travel tech?
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Hi Mike, Which Pacsafe backpack are you using?
I'm also a travel enthusiast. Your recommendations are all spot on. Those are the things I'd use for myself. You're one of my favorite gear reviewing channels. Thank you for doing the heavy lifting for the rest of us!
Thanks for your positive feedback! I love to hear it 😁
@@MikeOBrienMedia Just wanted to share. When I travel to Europe with 20+ reservations (airlines, hotels, trains, activities, etc.), TripIt has been a life saver to manage everything in one place and get your trip super organized. Highly recommended.
A good travel selection, the one essential I see you did not mention is a travel adapter. For someone flying often I find it is as important as the travel charger brick to be able to have a one stop solution for every country's plug type needs. And yes, I get your frustration with Apple still holding onto that ancient lightning cable head type. I can't wait for them to make the full switch to USB-C on their whole product line! It will slim down the cables I need to bring even more!
A good suggestion. I have one that features UK, EU and US/SEA adapters as well as USB and a car lighter adapter too. All the connections fold out so in its normal state it's a square of 4 cm x 6 cm x 9 cm. Quite compact and slightly rubberised so it can be carried with other accessories.
What I find, particularly in South East Asia is that the travel adapter with a power adapter added to it will quite easily pull itself from a socket. So I end having to try to support the whole thing. It's a bit easier in the UK where we have the extra earth pin which makes for a tighter fit. If there was a gadget to help support these arrangements then that would be ideal.
You never disappoint with your high production quality and thoughtfully picked products. Thanks!
This comment made my day. Thank you for your kind words!
As a frequent traveler myself I think you should carry over the ear headphones , I've left the country 8 times this year already and there's no way earbuds are comfortable for long periods of time , maybe on a 2 hour flight is fine but 8-13 hour flights you need comfort
I don't mind earbuds for many hours. I only realize how uncomfortable they are when I take them out of my ears
I used to bring both and I agree that it's nice to switch between them for comfort, but my latest earbuds are very comfortable and I actually can wear them for an entire flight. Now I just prefer to not bring over ear headphones to save space. Still, if I have the extra room I totally agree with you and will bring over ear headphones
Well not just comfort but you also get better noise canceling on over the ear headphones
@@jrighteous1984 that's true but I have the XM4 earbuds and the noise cancelling is really good
I too don't mind using earbuds for very long periods, as I did on a recent trip from the UK to Thailand and back.
I'm using the Galaxy Buds2 Pro and find them very comfortable and I have found the active noise cancellation to be excellent.
They're an ideal space saver.
I think the US passport is the most recommended tech product👀
nah us passport is weak, try singapore or canadian
As ever, an interesting and engaging post. I regularly travel relatively short distances, up to 3 hours each way. Long haul flights are rarer.
As commented already, a travel adapter is essential. I have one that is compact and adaptable, sliders fold out the required region's adapter. I carry some standard adapters for the region in my hold luggage too. With a charger connected to a travel adapter it's quite a bulk to hang off a socket. Some sort of support would be ideal if someone has come across one.
I now have a couple of Anker chargers and tend to use their braided USB cables too. I've found them reliable over the years and the 65W charger I have will power my HP EliteBook and Microsoft Surface (not at the same time) as well as having a spare socket to charge the phone/Buds/etc. I have some small USB-C to USB-A adapters to minimise the number of cables I carry.
The Bluetooth Air adapter is not something I've see, I'll definitely be investing in one of them.
As for bags, I like the security features on the bag you featured. I tend to switch depending on my needs. I have an old Pakuma backpack which has a padded compartment for my laptop. It doesn't have a lot of capacity but ideal for planes and where I have additional luggage. It's barely aged in 10 years so great quality.
I have had budget backpacks which have fallen apart very quickly. Now I have 25l and 30l Berghaus backpacks which have survived many trips without an issue. Neither are designed for laptops but sort of work in that the smaller is ideal for when we're away and out and about without the laptop. The larger I use for shorter trips and can squeeze 1 to 2 nights worth of gear in as well as my laptop and accessories.
ill never understand how you don't have 2 mil+ subscribers! your a top 3 tech channel for sure
Sometimes the problem for bluetooth transmitter device is the delay. Its annoying for watching movies
Thanks for your content!!!! ❤
6:47 peak design case works well with peak design accessories, but it won’t necessarily protect your phone well and is weaker with regular MagSafe devices. My peak design case didn’t protect my phone in a pretty catastrophic way where my phone was no longer fixable, and I also stopped using my MagSafe pop socket because it came off too easily. Can’t recommend that case to anyone in good conscience
Hi Mike, enjoyed your video and have saved for reference. What is the model of your PacSafe backpack?
This is so well shot
Cool, hope you do a comparison video for the galaxy watch 6 classic vs 5 pro vs 4 classic
I definitely will!
And one missing thing: world mains adapter plugs for 220V etc.
Yes!
The battery pack does look like a 💣..
My travel audio solution would be Sony WI 1000X(M2) ANC Dual driver Bluetooth or wired and Airline compantible.
Very excited to watch this one
Amazing video mike! Man that bluetooth airplane adapter might be a gamechanger for me. Didnt even know about something like that. Ive been using those aweful free ones that they give you for as long as i could remember, but after I get myself a new pair of bluetooth headphones soon, that gadget is gonna make flights a breeze.
It's so nice to have!
Yep, that definitely looks like a bomb 😂😂
I think he's gonna get stopped everytime lol
Maybe not the best battery to fly with haha
I love that tripod!!!
the air fly thing is cool but i have LG Headphones that has that function inside its charging case which is great
Excited to watch this video. I travel a bit and some of these things sound actually quite useful. Thanks I'll take a look and maybe but one. As always the best
Thanks for watching! These items were so helpful on my trip to South Korea last week
Fyi: you can share audio to two headphones with any Android phone for the last year or two. It's in the media output menu I think
I've done it a lot on my Galaxy phones, but I have not tried on my Pixel recently. That is good to know!
@@MikeOBrienMedia maybe you're right... i am a basic bitch who has almost entirely had galaxies so it might be them only. I was trying to score points in android v ios 😔
what i really need to know is where to get that corduroy bidness
Ethan hawke wish version
Great info tho lol
Great commercial 🎉
Mike like always you bring us top notch videos. Also nice to see your wife for the first time in the pictures you shared. You make a good couple 😀
Thank you! We love traveling together 😁
What's the name of the panda dial app for your GW4? It looks awesome 👌
Were those Samsung 18650 and 21700 batteries I saw in that second powerbank? lol
It’s a pitty: I liked the beats fit pro a lot, but I couldn’t make the left one stay in my difficult ear, wingtips didn’t help. Strangely the Beats Studio buds plus se editing a way better job staying in my ears, love them so far.
You could order new tips
Timestamp without description ? 🧐
actually, Samsung has this feature where two people with wireless earbuds or headphones can both listen on same device
Apple has this too
Can you do a full review on the fire max 11
Where's the fan in the top left corner of your thumbnail I didn't see it in the video?
Whats the white clip thing?
Can you please review Oppo Enco X2.
You are one of my favo youtubers love your style man i like samsung to.
Thank you so much!
Can you add an affiliate link for the backpack?
Backpack link please thanks a lot
whats the app called
Nice choices on travel tech. A further upgrade to the already excellent lineup would be replacing the USB charger with a travel adapter with USB PD charging function, powerful enough to charge your notebook.
How does the Samsung watches work with the pixel 7 pros? I am curious about the galaxy 6 classic, but unsure about the features.
I have been sharing my Galaxy Active 2 with a Pixel 6 Pro and the integration works well. The only think you lose is the Samsung Health Monitor for ECG and Blood Pressure. That only works with a Samsung phone unless you're prepared to follow a relatively simple hack/install for ECG and a bit more of a complex process for BP. You still get the rest of the health features: sleep, tracking, etc.
In the last week I made the switch to a Samsung Galaxy S23 and have noticed the integration is far more seamless. I've gained the extra health features but also noticed I'm getting many more notifications coming through on the watch. I suspect it wasn't a limitation with the Pixel phone, more a manual configuration notification step.
@@worigami Interesting. Thank you for the information. I think maybe I will just stick with Garmin for now and hope they come out with better apps for it. lol
Beats. Bears. Battlestar Galactica.
Clever 1 2 3 4
Ikr. Now I have to click through rather than go to the product I want to hear about lol
Any reason why you went with the galaxy tags instead of air tags?
No reason. They're both great. It just depends on the country in traveling to
@@MikeOBrienMedia ahh, okay. Makes sense
Number 7??
8:39 😂
Very nice video
Backpack link?
Looks like the Metrosafe X from Pacsafe
Is the personal finance guy your brother?
Why would an American think of going to one of the Canary Island's???? I've seen it all now!
nice video
Thanks for watching!
1:32 😂
Tech reviewer using Amazon tsb for daily use? 😂😂😂😂 thats a huge cap lol
I travel with my phone and charger
How annoying that you labeled them 1,2,3 instead of the actual product.
You are a very good RUclipsr, can I get a comment heart?❤
I don't travel