I Bought FIVE Weird Tablets from AliExpress… Ask me anything

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    We bought a whole bunch of weirdly shaped, oddly advertised, and strangely use-cased Android Tablets from AliExpress. Is the Android on them legit? Do they serve their purpose well? Are they just another hunk of plastic and metal doomed to find its way to the land where tablets go to perish?
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    0:00 Intro
    1:06 Black Doorstop - Android Edition
    3:31 Black Doorstop for Windows
    5:01 The Tent
    6:48 Rain-proof Windows
    8:58 The Android Radio that Went for a Swim
    11:45 Conclusion
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  • @mapegz
    @mapegz Před 11 měsíci +3256

    The Tent tablet can be used at stores as a screen to display what is being ordered while the cashier controls the other side, allowing you to input as well. Can be used at restaurant tables to place orders too.

    • @floydlooney6837
      @floydlooney6837 Před 11 měsíci +65

      good idea. Need that software now.

    • @Thx_And_Bye
      @Thx_And_Bye Před 11 měsíci +162

      My first thought was to hang it upside-down in a bus or underground to display the next station, news or advertising or whatever is cool to display in public transport these days.

    • @LockonKubi
      @LockonKubi Před 11 měsíci +108

      Only if the displays are independent and not mirrored.

    • @endurosniper
      @endurosniper Před 11 měsíci +2

      or mcdonalds

    • @KareemFloat
      @KareemFloat Před 11 měsíci +41

      yep local restaurant here has all their menus and ordering system on these on each table. only time we see another human is when they bring out the food. best restaurant experience possible.

  • @zbatchDOC
    @zbatchDOC Před 11 měsíci +3218

    I like how Linus stopped doing the necessary and boring shtuff and started doing more fun and not necessar stuff

    • @leonidas14775
      @leonidas14775 Před 11 měsíci +231

      Gaming PC stuff was getting kind of old. I like when he does videos on business computers and weird electronics

    • @jtjames79
      @jtjames79 Před 11 měsíci +121

      Victim of his own success.
      He rose to the level of his incompetence.
      I'm not judging, my level of incompetence is much lower.

    • @sugmamynutz2day
      @sugmamynutz2day Před 11 měsíci +8

      necessary*

    • @BenSwoloest
      @BenSwoloest Před 11 měsíci +18

      You haven’t even watched the video yet

    • @pilotreg
      @pilotreg Před 11 měsíci +10

      yes engrish uhu

  • @FragFrog01
    @FragFrog01 Před 11 měsíci +175

    A couple'a years ago, I bought one of those rugged Windows tablets for around $200. We used it in our biosafety lab for taking notes and keeping track of experiments. Since it was waterproof, we could just douse it in Ethanol or Virkon after each use, wipe it off, and have it good to go again. And since it had a resistive touch-screen, it even worked while we were wearing gloves.
    Sure it was slow as heck and the battery life was terrible, but honestly, for what we needed it to do, it worked great for years and I'm quite happy these odd types of tablets exist.

    • @alexatkin
      @alexatkin Před 11 měsíci +18

      Though it has to be noted that waterproof does not mean all liquid proof. There's always a chance using anything other than water can damage the plastics or touchscreen coating.
      Phones claiming to be waterproof always bug me as they will show things like them getting dropped in the swimming pool and then in the small print point out that the rating is only for pure water, not chlorinated. This is the particularly annoying with smartwatches as swimming with them seems logical for fitness tracking, but many are not rated for the pressure you will put on them when swimming, even when marketed as a sports watch. Heck, they're not even guaranteed sweat proof.

    • @kekesed97
      @kekesed97 Před 11 měsíci +3

      ​@@alexatkinThis!
      My Amazfit Bip U died shortly after a swimming session in a hot spring swimming pool.

    • @NotTheStinkyCheese
      @NotTheStinkyCheese Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@alexatkin My Sony Xperia phone had that disclaimer too while all advertising pretended it would work.
      That's why they often claim it as 'water proof' instead of providing an actual IP - rating, which itself doesn't say a lot either (30 minutes at 1 meter depth) and comes with the same disclaimers.
      There are more IP ratings but consumer devices rarely gp there ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_code )

  • @enriquedossantos3283
    @enriquedossantos3283 Před 11 měsíci +7

    complains about the 200 dollars tablet, proceeds to plug his 70 dollars PILLOW

  • @TheZzuzy
    @TheZzuzy Před 11 měsíci +1322

    The doorstopper ones are meant to be used as a POS and the serial ports are to connect to a thermal printer to print receipts. The rugged ones could be used by a waiter in a restaurant, a salesperson or even a mechanic to connect to a car

    • @zakk3910
      @zakk3910 Před 11 měsíci +45

      The all black rugged one would be great for being mounted in a police cruiser, and the one with the walkie talkie stuff seems good for someone working on a construction site.

    • @alpham777
      @alpham777 Před 11 měsíci +47

      @@zakk3910 If they worked that is lol. But yeah I would love to have the yellow one for running ATAK and have radio comms all in one, we had a similar one when I was in the Marines we used it to organize units, view drone feeds and positions, mark enemy positions and create memes.

    • @jackmcallister9783
      @jackmcallister9783 Před 11 měsíci +45

      @@remeuptmain why has bro got beef with some random lad. just let us talk about nerd stuff lol

    • @phuzz00
      @phuzz00 Před 11 měsíci +6

      That makes some sense, but receipt printers have been using USB for at least a decade. Still, I suppose there's companies with loads of old serial printers they want to use.

    • @dubious6718
      @dubious6718 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@alpham777 It wont work without the antenna.

  • @CorndogCrusader
    @CorndogCrusader Před 11 měsíci +955

    I haven't even watched the whole video yet, but Linus being made into a serial port was hilarious. Good on whoever edited this. 😆

    • @cydia2020
      @cydia2020 Před 11 měsíci +88

      ​@@remeuptmainyou've posted 62 comments similar to this one, please go do something more productive.

    • @PeterLePresident
      @PeterLePresident Před 11 měsíci +6

      Yeah, that cracked me up 😂 It's one of those things you didn't know you needed in your life.

    • @JackScythe94487
      @JackScythe94487 Před 11 měsíci +3

      That made me laugh so hard 😂

    • @craggleshenanigans
      @craggleshenanigans Před 11 měsíci +27

      👁️👄👁️

    • @polishedturdtv
      @polishedturdtv Před 11 měsíci +2

      Came here to see if anyone else had said anything... left happy

  • @veryboringname.
    @veryboringname. Před 11 měsíci +9

    The doorstop one has plenty of space inside so I wired up an RFID reader internally and used it as a time clock for staff to clock in and out.
    I bought another one to use as a Zello to Windows gateway. Once set up it barely requires any intervention so it's like a NUC plus touchscreen in one unit which is more convenient than a NUC as the footprint is small and you can see what's happening on the screen. It has been running 24/7 for the past 4 years with no issues.
    They obviously don't have wall mounts because if you mounted them on the wall, they'd be angled towards your chest. They're meant to be placed on a desk or counter top.

  • @preednd
    @preednd Před 11 měsíci +52

    Great video as normal. I have content suggestion. "How rugged is a rugged phone?". It would be interesting to see you all putting rugged phones through their paces. Just think of all the tests you could dream up in the lab for them (stock prrof, water proof, dust proof, being buried in concrete and then dug up, hot and cold temperature tolerance, the list does on and on). Interesting side note. Some rugged phones have thermal camera.

    • @NotTheStinkyCheese
      @NotTheStinkyCheese Před 11 měsíci +2

      I think we all know the answer to that question ... ;)
      If the ratings are real then they're tested in lab-environments (and easily replicated) ... so you might have to go 'realistic' to get results.
      If they're not ...
      Either way we could get glorious slow motion videos of devices being destroyed :D

  • @arbington
    @arbington Před 11 měsíci +376

    The tent and the door stoppers I immediately recognized as the kind of tablets they’d have on your table to pay and order at a restaurant like Chili’s or Applebee’s, I know exactly what’s up with them from the start. The other ones though look decently rugged and I am intrigued.

    • @p_mouse8676
      @p_mouse8676 Před 11 měsíci +33

      I have to admit that this is one of those videos were the purpose beats me. Just making fun of stuff?
      It's that I actually wish they did a bit more research and show and teach us what those things are actually being used for.
      Wireless payments and interaction for example is also such a high standard in a lot of Asian countries, culture there is also very different. So you definitely don't sit side by side looking at kitchens or real-estate.
      Aaaaanyway, interesting to see, that's for sure! 😎😄

    • @arbington
      @arbington Před 11 měsíci +6

      I dunno if I’d go that far necessarily. I knew what was up with most of the products already just in my own fairly limited knowledge of the tech world, but I can still see where the video serves a purpose in terms of educating people with really no basic knowledge at all on what’s out there. It’s something which would appeal more to the uninitiated layperson than someone with even moderate experience, but that doesn’t mean it’s useless it just means it’s introductory content. And in that way it makes sense that it wouldn’t be a very deep dive into the topic and more a simple hardware showcase. People can learn more about it later, a good number of them only just found out that a tablet with a built in tent stand exists it’ll be a sec before they can wax poetic about industry standards for barcode scanners. lol

    • @TevelDrinkwater
      @TevelDrinkwater Před 11 měsíci +3

      Industrial automation has a lot of serial, RS232 and RS485. I've noticed lots of Point Of Sale gear seems to stick with old reliable serial as well. These are definitely not for watching CZcams, Linus does note there isn't mounting built in.

    • @gamagama69
      @gamagama69 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@p_mouse8676 yeah like it is a little weird to me that pos focused tablets dont have a built in card reader, but i guess china mostly uses wechat for payments and maybe cards arent that common, and the idea that these are old company stock is true

    • @MrReadySetDance
      @MrReadySetDance Před 11 měsíci +1

      They have batteries at chilis and Applebees..

  • @progmistro
    @progmistro Před 11 měsíci +42

    Therapist: "Serial Linus can't hurt you"
    Serial Linus: 0:51 fear me for you have no god

  • @Jamon1916
    @Jamon1916 Před 11 měsíci +8

    We use a tablet similar to the yellow one in the fire service here in the US. Actual working models are very useful for communication and resource management.

  • @BraynerBR
    @BraynerBR Před 11 měsíci +1

    im so happy that linus now has time to go back doing these random tech videos!!! i love the random vids

  • @melissablick779
    @melissablick779 Před 11 měsíci +299

    The walkie Talkie tablet has a DMR radio in it, which typically costs upwards of C$300.
    Also, you need a commercial or amateur radio license to transmit on those frequencies.
    ISED and local police/fire/businesses/ham's might get upset if you transmit on their frequencies.

    • @alexusman
      @alexusman Před 11 měsíci +39

      Their radio was DMR too (cp200d). The question is, have they tried both analog and digital. Probably only analog.

    • @melissablick779
      @melissablick779 Před 11 měsíci +48

      @@alexusman They downloaded the official Mototrbo software used for programming motorola commercial radios. It's possible this android tablet replicates the programming interface used by handheld motorola radios. But you're right the screenshot doesn't include color codes. Likely none of the folk on the writing team have an amateur radio license.

    • @BrianNaeem
      @BrianNaeem Před 11 měsíci +15

      I assume they bought the radios from a reputable reseller so they probably have a license to use those frequency, the probably didn't program the tablet as DMR, or didn't add the color codes.

    • @alexusman
      @alexusman Před 11 měsíci +28

      @@melissablick779 nah, you can't program other radios with MotoTRBO CPS.
      Also, it's analog channel for their motorola portable radios in the video, as the channel icon in the channel list on the left is a "sine wave". There is also a digital channel at the bottom of that list with a square "digital signal" icon.

    • @melissablick779
      @melissablick779 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@alexusman Ah, thanks for pointing that out

  • @jodp
    @jodp Před 11 měsíci +25

    Yes!!!! You read my mind! I wanted a nice review of one of those doorstop ones because I saw them being used in a store as complements to their legacy sales system. Nice!

  • @LunaWuna
    @LunaWuna Před 11 měsíci +7

    10:35 a SDR will help you find out if its actually transmitting. There are some incredibly cheap but still decent SDRs called the RTL-SDR you can pick up for under 40 dollars.
    Those licence free "walkie talkies" have different frequency ranges per country but my assumption is the module inside it is designed for VHF/UHF ham radio bands so no HF/shortwave. HF Bands also need massive antennas to transmit. If anyone in your office has a ham licence, give it to them and they will probably be able to get it to transmit on the ham bands.

  • @ShiroKage009
    @ShiroKage009 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I used that IP67 Windows tablet! I was looking into it for lab applications. It works alright for taking notes and whatnot. I would have preferred it there was a Surface tablet in that size that supports the pen. Would be way more useful.

  • @banisherblade
    @banisherblade Před 11 měsíci +38

    I think the inside/breakdown coverage was probably a Labs-thing and if so, I'm digging it. Timeline wise does kinda cover the 'round-up' style content Labs was meant to cover.

  • @WespectRamen
    @WespectRamen Před 11 měsíci +102

    The Emdoor tablet (the rain-proof Windows tablet) is very similar to the ones used in Canadiantire warehouses. Each of the forklifts also has a similar mount that a scanner is hooked up to, which makes performing moves and shipping/receiving really easy. Assuming of course, that your co-workers are doing their jobs properly lol

    • @fenn_fren
      @fenn_fren Před 11 měsíci +7

      True, but most warehouses use Zebra hardware, not random chinesium.

    • @laurensweyn
      @laurensweyn Před 11 měsíci +6

      @@remeuptmain Why are you in the comments section if you're not asking to see people's comments?

    • @inisipisTV
      @inisipisTV Před 11 měsíci +4

      ​@@remeuptmain - Cry some more.😂😂😂😂

    • @ThatLaloBoy
      @ThatLaloBoy Před 11 měsíci +3

      ​@@remeuptmain 🤡

    • @WespectRamen
      @WespectRamen Před 11 měsíci

      @@fenn_fren hence why I said similar. I dont remember what the tablets were off the top of my head unfortunately. I dont work for them anymore because corporate sucks

  • @friedtomatoes4946
    @friedtomatoes4946 Před 11 měsíci +1

    The tent one is probably for restaurants. I could see it as being really useful in that application. On the table is a way to pay and have the server interact with it or at the cashier checkout that way you don't have to rotate a screen.

  • @synthium_
    @synthium_ Před 11 měsíci +19

    6:05 it's an ARM computer!

  • @isaacmanjr
    @isaacmanjr Před 11 měsíci +11

    0:52 The stuff of nightmares. 🤣

  • @RandomGrinch
    @RandomGrinch Před 11 měsíci +29

    I ran an undergard physics laboratory - these type of devices would be perfect for interfacing with lab equipment, such as oscilloscopes etc. (many of which still have serial interfaces) - as long as software is available.
    The small form of these devices is ideal, given the amount of equipment that is often out on the benches.
    The rugged tablet form, would also be useful for taking the experiment out of the lab and into the field.

    • @Montisaquadeis
      @Montisaquadeis Před 11 měsíci +1

      Yup that is one use case for devices like this as well as other industrial uses for matience of machines and other stuff. AKA take the rugged ones out for field mateience for example.

  • @ravagingwolverine666
    @ravagingwolverine666 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I remember when those wedge/doorstop devices were new. I actually liked the form factor and the extra ports compared to a traditional tablet. I also liked the idea of no battery so it could be kept in service for a long time, if desired, without battery issues coming up. I could have used one of those too as I was having some major back pain that made sitting upright using a laptop difficult. I didn't get a regular tablet for a little bit. But I did like that form factor, at least in theory. I might have gotten one, but I didn't like that they all seemed to be dual boot(I wanted Android only) and were using the old Intel Atom chips and they didn't seem to be looking to update them. Of course, most of that comes down to the situation with Windows licenses for small devices at the time.

  • @freemansfreedom8595
    @freemansfreedom8595 Před 11 měsíci

    The doorstopper ones are great for deploying in a floor where you need to tick things on a system. Nice self contained boxes that are good enough for most floor PC usage, that are easy enough to deploy and to replace as long as you have a power outlet (specially the windows one)

  • @droderon1
    @droderon1 Před 11 měsíci +10

    OMG the serial port edit with Linus face killed me 😂😂😂

  • @paramm6194
    @paramm6194 Před 11 měsíci +16

    I have used the tent tablet quite frequently while purchasing coffee and snacks at the local café, they have these instead of the swiveling ones found more commonly.

  • @tangerinealarm
    @tangerinealarm Před 11 měsíci +4

    I really like seeing these random / niche examples of tech. Stuff I might never need to know about, until some random situation presents a useful use case for them.

  • @illus1ve
    @illus1ve Před 11 měsíci

    We've used several tablets similar (probably the same) to the Greatium Windows Tablet. We needed the serial port to connect with RFID UHD antennas, as well as Miele washing macines for software we created to track laundry at hospitals, nursing homes and alike. We actually experienced very few faulty tablets, and were overall quite pleased with them - at the price point we obtained them at.

  • @SniperReady
    @SniperReady Před 11 měsíci +106

    I think a lot of people are nailing it here: these are for point of sale. They’re all so obviously shaped for that, and their feature set is precisely what those sorts of things need

    • @TheTyisawesome
      @TheTyisawesome Před 11 měsíci +16

      Exactly what Linus said in Video POS

    • @SniperReady
      @SniperReady Před 11 měsíci

      @@TheTyisawesome yep! 🙂

    • @zakk3910
      @zakk3910 Před 11 měsíci

      Or a receptionist who is checking people in and printing visitor passes, or something similar.

    • @SniperReady
      @SniperReady Před 11 měsíci +7

      @@remeuptmain how are your feelings doing?

    • @CaidicusProductions
      @CaidicusProductions Před 11 měsíci +7

      @@remeuptmain Man, you're on a roll. Worth note, no one asked for your attitude problem, either.

  • @blueridgeocean
    @blueridgeocean Před 11 měsíci +9

    3:20 he understands money

  • @compaqdeskpro5770
    @compaqdeskpro5770 Před 11 měsíci

    One of those wedge shaped ones looks like the time clocks at my work, but bigger and more full featured.

  • @Notpoop906
    @Notpoop906 Před 9 měsíci

    I was thinking the tent one could be used for taking orders at a restaurant. The customer gets to see the current order and the total cost and the clerk on the other screen has all their controls for selecting the items the customer wants. Idk if that would actually be possible on Android though.

  • @th0m
    @th0m Před 11 měsíci +7

    Kind of cool to see those wedge shaped devices again! Those first two "tablets" are bringing back strong memories of the Sony Dash (variant of a chumby) I got off woot in college. The one thing it got right that these did not IMO was the ability to have it stand up for cross-room viewing, then flop it down for interacting more closely.
    Our standards were lower pre-ipad, but the ability to flip orientations on the Dash made it an almost pretty decent alarm clock/pandora/email feed/netflix device.

  • @-PixelPilot-
    @-PixelPilot- Před 11 měsíci +198

    I love random gimmicky tech like this. And when it’s from Linus we know is gonna be good fr.

    • @ccalvinn
      @ccalvinn Před 11 měsíci +9

      ​@@remeuptmain yet we're all here watching lmao

    • @-PixelPilot-
      @-PixelPilot- Před 11 měsíci

      @@ccalvinn Facxt

    • @Tagiau
      @Tagiau Před 11 měsíci

      @@ccalvinn It's a bot, just report it and move on.

    • @nash2935
      @nash2935 Před 11 měsíci

      nah i rather the more "techy" stuff.

    • @Montisaquadeis
      @Montisaquadeis Před 11 měsíci +2

      NOT gimiccky when its main use is in Point of Sales and use in situations like warehouses and the like. AKA the LMG team didn't do a very good job on this one honestly with doing research into what these kinds of devices are meant for. They can also be used at home for automation setups and CCTV setups as well. Searial is still a very used port in an industrial setup where the ruggedness on those couple would be very useful as well. So yeah

  • @junior-gamer-410tutorials
    @junior-gamer-410tutorials Před 11 měsíci +1

    5:52 Could see it working well for those restaurant games like at Olive Garden

  • @ThisIsAGoodUserNameToo
    @ThisIsAGoodUserNameToo Před 11 měsíci

    i need more please. this content weirdly hypnotizing

  • @yo.adrian
    @yo.adrian Před 11 měsíci +17

    Linus buying random things from AliExpress is like me. Except he can write these purchases off as a business expense and just chuck the products in one of his humongous buildings.

  • @martinlagrange8821
    @martinlagrange8821 Před 11 měsíci +16

    With the explosion of interest in computer-controlled digital astrophotography, a tablet with an RS-232 interface makes sense, in terms of its application as a field-computer for that purpose.

    • @Bwong55
      @Bwong55 Před 11 měsíci

      @@remeuptmain no way you just said that in 2023

  • @airsoftuniversity
    @airsoftuniversity Před 11 měsíci

    That animation for that segue is going to give me nightmares. Thanks, Linus! 😂

  • @omgdisfunny4852
    @omgdisfunny4852 Před 11 měsíci +7

    05:40 I work at a game store and would love to have one of those at the store counter, so you can show someone something on the website without moving a monitor around or having to go around the counter
    Edit : also the 1st tablet I actually used when doing cctv training, the joystick would connect to it and you clicked the screen to change cameras

  • @dyscotopia
    @dyscotopia Před 11 měsíci +11

    The tent would also be useful at tables on a restaurant, where people often sit across from each other. It could be used to display menus to each diner and then allow them to play digital board games together after

    • @bakedbeanfanclub
      @bakedbeanfanclub Před 11 měsíci +3

      I will never enjoy dinner at a place that does this. There's enough tech in my life, I don't need it to get involved at the dinner table

  • @nimocolombia
    @nimocolombia Před 11 měsíci +41

    Linus, I'm really happy for you dude. Hope your stress has been lowered a bit now!

    • @Bwong55
      @Bwong55 Před 11 měsíci

      @@remeuptmain NO WAY BRO LIKED HIS OWN COMMENT HAHAHA💀

  • @garbagebirb5133
    @garbagebirb5133 Před 11 měsíci +1

    the doorstop one is used a lot in in-store displays. Google uses a very similar designed tablet for their little display houses in stores like Bestbuy that act as an interactive screen for showing little ads and features of their nest products. Its only really meant to be gotten into by technicians and employees to update content, and is powered up with the rest of the equipment so no need for a battery.

  • @iwrathg1122
    @iwrathg1122 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Some companies I work for use the Tablet Tent as a means for workers to clock in and out. Mount it vertically, and have both screens display the clock in/out software then line up on both sides

  • @jimm_k3134
    @jimm_k3134 Před 11 měsíci +6

    I like the fact that P.O.S could also mean "piece of sh*t" as well as what is mentioned in the video. Nice one!!!

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 Před 11 měsíci

      If you talk to anyone who deals with POS devices they will indeed tell you that often they are POS.

  • @UntouchedWagons
    @UntouchedWagons Před 11 měsíci +16

    I could see wall mountable POE-powered tablets be rather useful for stuff like home automation or a CCTV monitor at the door of your house.

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 Před 11 měsíci

      Right? And you don't have to worry about dying batteries.

    • @inisipisTV
      @inisipisTV Před 11 měsíci

      They probably intended it not to. They probably selling another Tablet with that feature with a different price point.

  • @Rogueillusion
    @Rogueillusion Před 11 měsíci

    More of this please! 🙌

  • @Patzilla1999
    @Patzilla1999 Před 7 měsíci

    The tent one is probably mounted on tables and used for ordering at restaurants

  • @densepixel
    @densepixel Před 11 měsíci +5

    I'm watching on my Sabre Pryamid rn. I like the native printer support and inherently strong design.

  • @theroburrito
    @theroburrito Před 11 měsíci +8

    Tablets 1 and 3 don't really need volume buttons because they're kiosks which will have the volume muted. Tablet/Kiosk 1 doesn't have a home button because you don't want users quitting out of the app your are running. Tablet/Kioski 3 mirrored display could be so a user can checkin and security/receptionist can see what they are inputting as they input. Why no batteries? Linus mentioned permanent install. But beyond that, some Kiosk software licenses limit the location where it can be used, so you don't want people taking the tablet to a second location via battery.

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 Před 11 měsíci +1

      I actually love that it doesn't have a battery because it's one less thing to worry about over time. But it does make one think how long can it last now without the battery wearing out. I would assume the nand flash would wear out and eventually die and that would kill it.

  • @mathiasbmx1
    @mathiasbmx1 Před 11 měsíci

    the 2 rugged looking ones are often used by mechanics as a mobile obd2 tester that you can take in the car when searching for various errors. We have a similar looking one to the yellow in our shop

  • @hollywoodundead72
    @hollywoodundead72 Před 11 měsíci

    Linus I just wanted to shine some light on you 🌟 thank you for what you create and share. Much love & respect ❤

  • @maxlimited
    @maxlimited Před 11 měsíci +7

    I'm pretty sure the prices for those never changed for their actual price since release, what makes me curious is that are people selling them aware of the specs of those? or maybe they're just waiting for someone (Looking at Linus) to actually buy those before making them obsolete 🤔

  • @DavidJetelina
    @DavidJetelina Před 11 měsíci +7

    We have a very similar device to your doorstopper in our meeting rooms as dedicated Google Meet hub. Although I don't think it runs Android and is made by Logitech

  • @Ballacha
    @Ballacha Před 11 měsíci +5

    as some of the comments have already pointed out, many of these tablets aim for b2b customers who need some kind of thin client terminal in their businesses, like ordering tablet in restuarants and interactable information stand in museum/gallery etc. they aren't really designed with personal use as priority.

  • @Ghost2004
    @Ghost2004 Před 11 měsíci

    1:26: With the lack of battery, I can kind of see the "Black Doorstop" being used as something like a kiosk at a counter or something. Especially with the POE capability, and with how the screen is tilted. It kind of looks like it'd sit on your till counter somewhere, and you type the information in on it.

  • @Rresenden
    @Rresenden Před 11 měsíci +3

    3:00 this tablets are great POS point of sale. And they have the possibilite to connect a barcode scanner and printers :) I sell some (not that model) to a few clients. Android POS are cheaper, and the Software to POS, is more cheap

  • @CobraDBlade
    @CobraDBlade Před 11 měsíci +4

    That black weatherproof tablet looks an awful lot like the tablets we use here in Missouri for vehicle inspections (the I/O and controls are a little different but the physical size and layout is really close, the rubber flaps covering the I/O is straight up identical). They are hot garbage and I don't know anyone who's used it that doesn't want to bash them against the corner of their toolbox.

  • @thany3
    @thany3 Před 11 měsíci

    The tent can be used in restaurants for ordering from a digital menu, like they do in some sushi restaurants in Japan. If two/four people are facing each other, everyone can still see one of the screens, and also use it.

  • @gosnooky
    @gosnooky Před 10 měsíci

    I see a lot of these "tent" models in small indie coffee shops and markets here in Cambodia. One side is configured to be the sales input and the other is for the customer, and is usually configured to display a QR for cashless transactions.

  • @KevinDaGoat
    @KevinDaGoat Před 11 měsíci +8

    I love these kinds of videos

  • @wskinnyodden
    @wskinnyodden Před 11 měsíci +3

    That windows door stopper is a win for POS devices. (Actually know of them being used that way and ordered in bulk for that purpose)

  • @SAMarcus
    @SAMarcus Před 11 měsíci

    In the first shots of them all lined up, that one on Linus' right (the left of the screen) in the rugged yellow looks like one fo the CCTV tester tablets I've seen.

  • @Eragonnogare
    @Eragonnogare Před 11 měsíci

    This is fairly entertaining, but I'd have loved to see Linus's first impressions of seeing these things, him realizing some of these ridiculous flaws or "features" would have been extra fun to see.

  • @crazyjoeshorts5256
    @crazyjoeshorts5256 Před 11 měsíci +2

    the tent shaped one would be good for a menu at a restaurant or maybe a POS(point of sale) machine. the customer sees one screen, operator the other. edit; i made this comment before he mentioned it.

  • @RageQuitSon
    @RageQuitSon Před 11 měsíci +27

    Reminder: do NOT plug in your phone to random things. Not at airports. Not at restaurants. Wireless charging is fine though... For now

    • @MarasiTemple
      @MarasiTemple Před 11 měsíci +2

      I found the original comment!
      I'm sorry dude, a bot stole your comment.

    • @mikejugo8354
      @mikejugo8354 Před 11 měsíci

      I mean I doubt public wireless charging would be dangerous for like, ever

    • @waterheart95
      @waterheart95 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Actually the chance for malware to come from wireless charging at airports or in public is very low.
      Also you would have to actually accept a prompt and also it would have to target a certain operating system.

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 Před 11 měsíci

      @@waterheart95 Even though you are probably right even the lady from Hak5 mentioned that its just safer to charge with your own devices.

    • @DuckInGameStop
      @DuckInGameStop Před 8 měsíci

      What about a regular wall power outlet instead of a USB port?

  • @xrismanessa3993
    @xrismanessa3993 Před 3 měsíci

    Those are used in stores as point of sale and you can you them as scale interface too, scale software on it and scale connected to it via serial port or usb for weight transmission.

  • @AdemOmerovicBA
    @AdemOmerovicBA Před 11 měsíci +2

    6:44 I think you missed the point of those "tablets"... By not having standard charging port and battery they are perfectly suited for PoS integration. They are more prone to theft since they are useless devices in private use.
    In my country REAL tablets, glued to fixed place, fare used or:
    1. Digital signing
    2. Satisfactory surveys
    3. Signage display controls
    4. Queuing system/counter
    5. Etc...
    After some time one is missing, other not working because of charging issues and etc...
    This makes perfect replacement for that.

  • @Sora_Beats
    @Sora_Beats Před 11 měsíci +3

    I want a T-shirt with cursed VGA Linus on it, please and thank you.

  • @SciPhiSam
    @SciPhiSam Před 11 měsíci +6

    I love the AliExpress videos!

  • @ALC570
    @ALC570 Před 11 měsíci +1

    The tent is absolutely a tip POS terminal. Those ones where they expect you to tip for pivoting to hand you your takeout

  • @PureRushXevus
    @PureRushXevus Před 11 měsíci

    0:50 I actually laughed out loud from that edit of Linus' face hahaha

  • @sergeymelkumov9232
    @sergeymelkumov9232 Před 11 měsíci +3

    One of my fav game youtubers recently had a poll which type of device viewers use to watch his content. More people watch stuff on tv now than on the tablet. It is a niche of a niche market now. Toddlers and half-blind elderly use them.

    • @exvaran
      @exvaran Před 11 měsíci

      But somehow FP still does not have an official Android TV app

    • @ticktockbam
      @ticktockbam Před 11 měsíci

      Yeah, tablets are better to read eBooks, comics and manga, and for drawing too, although many people do the latter with a dedicated graphic tablet on PC too.

  • @stapuft
    @stapuft Před 11 měsíci +3

    the dual screened triangle shaped placard looking one is OBVIOUSLY for table top advertising, at restaurants and the like, as a replacement for those plastic triangle number placards and/or those also triangle shaped advertisements that try to sell you on whatever the current special item is.

  • @bobbyhinner3225
    @bobbyhinner3225 Před 11 měsíci +1

    The tent one is simular to what we use at the sporting good counter at walmart. That way the customer can see what I input, I can see what they input, and they have a chance to read and agree to whatever fishing license or whatever they are buying.

  • @MrCroky123
    @MrCroky123 Před 11 měsíci

    I've seen "white tent" similar models on restaurants for menu presentation and ordering. There you have it ...

  • @i_Kruti
    @i_Kruti Před 11 měsíci +3

    3:20 Wait....What...!!! From when CANADA 🍁has started to call it's currency RUPEES like INDIA 🇮🇳 instead of DOLLAR....!!! 😂🤣

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Před 11 měsíci +8

    Only Linus buys 5 tablets to ask "why do they look like this". Either he's slowly going insane or has already gone insane

  • @IraQNid
    @IraQNid Před 11 měsíci

    The wedge shaped one is often paired with self-contained photo printer booths that use the Citizen made thermal dye sublimation ribbon based printers. Citizen's version has true 600 DPI print resolution. But the same machine they make for DNC only has 600x300 DPI resolution.

  • @wabash9000
    @wabash9000 Před 11 měsíci

    I use some of the first doorstop windows 'tablet' for running some low power software at work. They are nothing fancy but we just needed something cheep that could run windows without buying refurbished. I was hoping to use the touch screen more but most of them are used with mouse and keyboard and have the internal screen turned off because the angle isn't right for sitting at a desk.

  • @Neoxon619
    @Neoxon619 Před 11 měsíci +8

    I feel like the only reason you would need to have a rain proof tablet is if you had a food truck.

    • @NicCeb
      @NicCeb Před 11 měsíci +1

      A lot of automotive diagnostics computers/tablets look just like that one.

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 Před 11 měsíci

      What about field tech's who have to go out in the wild to diagnose stuff?

  • @metaleuman
    @metaleuman Před 11 měsíci +2

    First 3 "tablets" get used as a cash register. They sit on top of a cash drawer and you connect a receipt printer to them. It's a very commun thing in many countries.

  • @stelp7617
    @stelp7617 Před 11 měsíci

    Linus' face in a serial port with his eyes in the screw mounts made me spit my drink out.
    Thanks LMG editors, now my Northern Lights deskmat(TM) is soaked in cola.

  • @ANINDYA-001
    @ANINDYA-001 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Canadian Rupees 😂

  • @alias6365
    @alias6365 Před 11 měsíci +8

    4:51 منور الطازج 😂

    • @Ali_Mener
      @Ali_Mener Před 11 měsíci

      😂

    • @3bod_badran
      @3bod_badran Před 11 měsíci +1

      تحسه جاي غلط😂

    • @F-I-Bagency
      @F-I-Bagency Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@3bod_badran 😂😂😂 كلامك صح تشوف تعليق عربي في مقطع في متوقع

    • @aMonster121
      @aMonster121 Před 11 měsíci

      قاعد ادور احد يتكلم عن الموضوع عشان اتاكد انه صح 😂😂

  • @guillaumestpierre9090
    @guillaumestpierre9090 Před 11 měsíci

    The rugged one we used in metalworking shops to see plans and quotes , the ip67 is more usefull for the dust part

  • @vishalkalicharan7710
    @vishalkalicharan7710 Před 11 měsíci

    Glad to see you back home.

  • @Maudires.
    @Maudires. Před 11 měsíci +2

    I thought things would get worse after Linus stepped down… I was wrong. We now are receiving more content his true passionate subscribers appreciate! Tech tips indeed!

    • @kyonblack7901
      @kyonblack7901 Před 11 měsíci +1

      He steps down on July 1st, so nothing changed yet.

  • @Ch9rge
    @Ch9rge Před 11 měsíci +13

    Linus never makes us get bored in his amazing videos.

  • @LuciferVeniYT
    @LuciferVeniYT Před 11 měsíci

    love these "i got weird sh*t from aliexpress and were gonna take a look at it" videos

  • @cynderalian
    @cynderalian Před 11 měsíci

    I am extremely sure my job uses something super similar to that fourth tablet for some of our operations XD. We use it for outdoor drive through orders like you can find at places like Dutch bros and Chik fil a.

  • @tanmoynandi4245
    @tanmoynandi4245 Před 10 měsíci

    The tent one can be used for billing and taking feedback from the customer at shops or at a security desk for entering information by a visitor. 5:58

  • @abdulmoeedraja
    @abdulmoeedraja Před 11 měsíci +1

    We have these "door stop" and "rugged" tablets here in Pakistan. They sometimes come with built-in bio-metric sensors or mostly usb ones. They are used by telecom companies to register phones and sim cards to your national identity cards which is mandated by law.

  • @SpaghetteMan
    @SpaghetteMan Před 11 měsíci

    Aliexpress is the wild wild west of modern tech lol, keep it up linus these videos are really amusing.

  • @snerovadlo
    @snerovadlo Před 11 měsíci

    The dual screen triangualr tables is exactly what we need for our company diner. Employees have rfid card that they swipe over reader and it shows them their order and the cook behind the counter can also see the meal they should serve

  • @danielhowe3393
    @danielhowe3393 Před 11 měsíci

    U should do a video on refurbished vs new. Ive always had a good service from backmarket

  • @Dunno333
    @Dunno333 Před 11 měsíci

    The doorstopper ones really remind me of a Logitech Tap (the MS Teams device for meeting rooms)

  • @DengekiGamer
    @DengekiGamer Před 11 měsíci

    The Doorstoppers and the Tent a defiantly POS Systems and/or Cash register Replacements. Add a Cheap Thermal Printer and NFC Reader and you have a complete System for a small Shop.

  • @yuGtahT
    @yuGtahT Před 11 měsíci +1

    I think the intention with most of these is that there would be a custom interface of some sort developed specifically for the device and the device would run that one application only.

  • @TheJeracuda
    @TheJeracuda Před 11 měsíci

    actually that yellow one looks more like an OBD scan tool used on cars to check codes such as why your check engine light is on and that first one you reviewed reminds me of really old school wireless routers lol