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Reviewing the Zapbox 4 (it's bad)

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0:00 I didn't buy it, Nick. >> I can't watch me and me and ████ watching. Whoa. >> That's awesome. Whoa. >> Whoa. >> Bravo. Bravo. >> All right, guys. Um, take a look at Subin and let us know if he looks stupid or not. >> He does. >> It's a yes. >> Oh. Oh, you mean after he puts Okay. >> Okay. Go do it. >> Look at me like that. >> What the is that? We're Subin. He looks smarter. >> You look like a fashion guy right now. Like a cool fashion >> look like I look like a dentist, dude. >> Oh, okay. You look like you got crazy pubes right here. >> What can you Can you a dentist pubes right here? >> Wait, we know what you've been doing last night. >> Oh, I see. I see. He He built a He's

0:52 flossing. He's flossing. World building. That's disgusting. >> Okay, explain what the hell this is, man. So me and my buddy saw this online. Some dude like killing it in a drill, a bill drill shooting, and then it was like a POV version of this. Why is it? >> So some guy was doing target practice. >> Yeah, he was doing target practice and then it's like if you wanted a POV >> of yourself as an idiot. >> Not me, but >> your hair looks good. >> I was just I like the middle part. What he has on there is he's he's got the camera app open. >> Yeah. >> And then these >> the clear thing is like a magnify >> full cut simulator >> and then he's just recording >> middle part simulator. You can see through it but he's recording exactly where he's >> you want to see what you look like. >> You look like every Asian character in all those '9s '8s. >> It it enhances like zooms in on your red

1:43 dot if you wanted to. >> Wait, so for you to shoot a real gun? >> You got that? You got that part? >> A real gun? >> Yeah. Or does he use red dot, brother? >> I don't want anyone looking that dumb shooting a real. >> You say it's whack. Why is it whack? >> Yeah, why is it whack? >> I want to know your uh >> You just looked so dumb with that thing. >> I know, but it's not supposed to. >> What if he takes out the whole freaking >> Why don't you use like a GoPro? >> Well, that's what I said. But we just got it just to try it out. >> Like GoPro up here anywhere. >> Cuz they got GoPro mounts that that >> Watch Watch. Put it on and then >> Damn. We're making Subie have buyer remorse. >> Maybe it'll look better on you. >> Let's look. Can we say some positives about this product? >> Maybe it'll look Maybe you'll look cooler than him. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, you're supposed to be shooting shooting people with this. >> What the ████

2:33 >> dude? There's no ████ way, dude. >> I Dude, this is like ████ operating a firearm when you're ████ drunk. >> Maybe it'll make you better. >> This is not safe. >> No, I think it's >> the way you're tilting your head. You look like you got in a car accident. >> There's no This is not even safe. >> Okay, look. Okay, I'll pretend I have a gun. Okay. >> Okay. >> Are you supposed to be pointing upward? >> Nope. >> I know. >> Nope. >> He wants to shoot over your head. >> Motion sickness. This is crazy. >> What? What if I try a fish eye? >> Don't close one eye. >> Bart, do you feel like there's any advantage? >> ████ no. >> For the other person, >> do you feel like you're more prone to getting shot? >> ████ yeah, dude. I don't even know what's happening in this world. Babe, you got to look down at your hands. >> Hey, Nick. Nick, put it on. Nick, put it on. >> There's That's Yeah, that's not Yeah, this is awful, dude. >> Do some adjusties. You can You can uh

3:24 >> Honestly, what it is is I'm seeing double of everything. >> Okay, now imagine Imagine it's a fight simulator. You got to like punch and stuff. >> Yeah, fight. Fight. >> Yeah, like >> try to punch Bart. >> Yeah, try to punch him. >> Ow. Ow. He's too good. What the hell? >> It works. >> It's cuz he's too good. >> No, it's cuz honestly, I think you're wrong. This is giving me a seizure. Probably it's going to give me too good. >> Yeah, this actually see >> who hit me. >> Yeah, it's uh I'm sure you have to adjust it. >> It's probably not calibrated. Give it to Bonus. >> Yeah. >> Let's see. Let's see if >> Let's Let's Let's look at your hair. >> ████ >> Look at my hair. Let's see if women can make something out of this. >> Wait, where do I look out of? >> See nothing. >> There's nothing. >> Where is everybody? >> Wow. >> What does it feel like? >> My hair looks good still. What's going on? I guess it's just me. >> Wait, I literally can't see anything.

4:15 >> Yeah, that's what I said, right? >> Zoom in. This is basically close your eyes simulator fisheye thing. >> Wait, how do I even >> Do you want to wear a bunch of ████ on your head? >> I can't adjust it. >> Just use a GoPro. >> You have a hard time seeing everything. >> A 360 camera or something. >> Dude, my head hurts. >> I have that. I'm telling you, my head hurts. >> Not enough ████ on your face. >> Why is your guys's head so big? Why is your head so big? >> What the? >> It's supposed to be a higher angle. Like >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, like that. >> Oh, there. Now it really looks like ████ >> Yeah. >> Wow. Look at your hair, Ryan. >> That's what this thing does. >> Find your worst look. >> Ba simulator. >> You know what this feels like? When you're a kid and you're crying and you're trying to look at the world,

5:05 >> you have too many tears in your eyes. >> Yeah. So, Subie, can you walk us through it again? What is this supposed to simulate? >> It's It's not that deep. We're just trying to >> That thing's going to make me throw. >> Can you explain what it's for? >> Yeah. Like, what's the desired outcome? >> ████ I already got motion. >> It worked for him. My head hurts. >> Yeah. That is weird. >> Yeah. I don't know. >> So, yeah. Just see Show the camera what the other side looks like. >> Oh my god. Yeah. It's crazy. You're not doing a very good job of that. Here. >> Yeah. It's like you're looking through Rick Morannis's prescription glasses. Damn, look at that. That's crazy. >> From from Honey, I shrunk the kids. Yeah. >> Yeah. I don't know what I don't know >> how much What's this cost, dude? >> I don't know. >> What is it called? What is it called? >> Zap Box. >> Oh, so they sent this to you as like a >> Oh, no. I think my boy got it and he told me to try it out. >> Wait, what is it called?

5:55 >> I think my boy bought it and uh we tried it out. Zap Box. >> There's no way I'm shooting anything with that thing. I can't even see. >> I don't think it's I don't think it's for shooting. Oh, why did Ryan said it as we're shooting? >> No, we seen a guy do it. >> Oh, okay. >> So, we're like, oh, we kind of want to try it out. >> Can you find a good use for it? >> Maybe play heads up. >> I don't know. I really don't know. >> Oh, this isn't that expensive. It's only It's only $70. >> It's $69.99. >> Hey, >> all right. >> I don't know if I did this correctly, but All right. I mean, that's a lot for what that's for. >> NextG VR and mixed reality headset for iPhone. >> So, it is VR. >> Yeah. So, it's supposed to take your iPhone and make you feel like you're in VR with it. >> Not use the camera. Oh, so he the guy used the camera. >> This reduces VR sickness. Doubt it.

6:46 >> No, I believe it. >> Not VR at all. >> Yeah, but you know what's kind of cool is like magnifying. >> It is really funny. >> I mean, that's just a magnifying glass. >> Is that like if you need to fix a watch or something? >> Yeah, it's cool. So, you It's handsree. What? I think they have like glasses for that. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Actual glasses for >> Look, man. I'm just trying to find a positive for this. >> I'm with you, Subie. It's useful for something. >> Wow. >> You just don't know what it is yet. >> I don't know what it is. >> You want to write some diamonds? >> You should use that to change your baby's diaper. Make sure you get all the ████ out there. >> So, some guy was shooting with that. >> Yeah. I swear to God. >> It doesn't have any examples of a guy doing that, but there's people that are doing the 3D painting. You know, you like spatial paint on an app. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, like >> they're doing that. >> That's cool. >> And they're playing games. >> I'm pretty sure there's an app for it. >> And they're uh And they're Yeah, there's a bunch of like like you can play chess.

7:36 Billiards. >> Why do you need so close in chess? >> Cuz some people are blind. Sometimes you don't know what the pawn or do you need to be rook? I need to feel. >> Why do you need so close? >> Yeah, it is weird. I will definitely give you eye problems. >> Here's the review. It's going to give you >> Okay, here's here's a product review. >> Here's a onestar review for it. They said terrible. You have to put your phone in this, which I knew going forward. The problem is several phones are quite heavy and the plastic digs into your head and makes it very uncomfortable. There's no way to focus the screen since it is on your phone and I find it very hard to read from being too blurry. >> When I hear people complain about VR and they're like, "The headset's too heavy." I'm like, "You're a ████ dude." That's what I think immediately in my head. >> Well, so what do you expect? What? >> What were you gonna say? >> Yeah. What were you?

8:26 >> She's in a feisty mood today, I think. >> Yeah. Yeah. Say it. >> It's the tea. I'm sorry. >> What were you gonna say? Honestly, you can say anything you want about my head and I won't get >> Your head is larger than say my head. >> She wants to fight. >> No, that's a true statement. It is. Yeah. You have a larger head than >> Oh, Ryan. Whose team are you want? Dude, >> she has the smallest head in the room. >> Why is she so malicious today? >> Yeah, she's been making fun of all of us. Biggest brain is a crazy confidence hack right now. That's wild. >> Hey, you might have the biggest one. I got the smoothest brain. You know what I mean? >> You definitely have. >> I got the biggest rivers and valleys. >> Nice ears to hold a headset up. >> Like, >> the ████ is that supposed to mean? >> It means It means you'll probably experience less discomfort. >> Look, when I when I do VR the few times I've done it, it hurts my head too. But, you know, it's just it's just cost a

9:17 business to play a ████ giant play video games. The idea of you like lying to be relatable about that's funny. >> It hurts to my head too, guys. >> It does. It's uncomfortable. >> But like it feels totally fine. >> But to go on to go write a review. >> He forgets it's on there. >> Yeah. >> I I do my dayto-day life with it. >> Oh, sir. Sir, give that back. >> You guys know anybody with the Apple goggles? >> I've tried it. I played with it. >> Is it cool? >> Um I can see if you like technology why you would like it. Because now like when you're looking through it, it almost feels like your screen is floor to ceiling. >> Nice. >> So you can like ████ have like watch open this window, watch a movie, and it just tracks your eyes and it's like it's like imagine like feels like you're in the Matrix. Like you could like oh ████ I have like this whole workspace that I

10:07 can >> But you wouldn't buy it. >> I'm not really into tech that much. >> I I love tech and I think it's way overpriced and I think that the hardware is just not there yet. However, the one thing that made me go like, "Oh, that would be tight to have." is when they do like the sports games and you sit courtside. >> That's cool. >> And both on like UFC fights and basketball games and it just looks so like this is crazy. >> Oh, like you watch uh like you're at home but you watch the sports game. You're immersed in it. >> Yeah. And you're courtside. >> What's that place in LA that's a you >> I know what you're talking about. >> Was it? >> Oh, I want to go see >> I do want to go there, too. That looks really >> Don't they play sports games? >> Yeah, it is. >> Is it expensive? >> You get like a What's the It's It's pretty much that. It's >> It's like the sphere. >> Oh, >> it's like the LA Sphere. >> It's like a It's like diet sphere. >> Diet sphere.

10:57 >> But it's like for a whole like for a whole like box seat you for like maybe five, six seats, it's like 300 bucks to rent. >> Who Who plays there? >> I don't think that's bad. >> Movies. >> Um they play a bunch of sports games, football games, basketball games, fights, random ████ like that. like live. >> And they also have special angles, so it's like they have a special camera in the cage where like the regular viewers won't be able to see. >> How much would you pay? How much would you pay for the uh for the courtside VR thing, Anthony? >> Um, you mean the feature? Because that's like u that's on the Apple Vision Pro is all. So then you still you have to buy the hardware, which is like $3,000. Way overpriced. >> 3,000. And then you and then you would have to subscribe to like the ESPN like premium virtual whatever thing that like provides it as a service. This is Cosmo by the way. But like when the tech gets

11:48 better, here's the problem with like new tech in my opinion. When a new hardware comes out, if people don't adopt it, if not enough people adopt it, then not enough develop developers want to build apps and stuff. >> It just fizzles out. >> Yeah. So until like they get the price down and the the hardware like smaller, more convenient, comfortable, battery pack, longerl lasting but smaller, like until all that stuff happens, which will, it's like nobody's going to adopt it and go go really heavy. But once they do, I think that stuff's going to be so fun. >> Would you pay $1,000 just to watch the game from like let's say uh like Kevin Durant's webcam on his head? >> That seems like I would get motion sickness. It's just a webcam. >> Yeah. So, he's wearing like a GoPro. >> I have a hard time also uh seeing the adoption of it cuz I feel like we're

12:39 just going to end up being ████ losers. >> Ready Player One. >> Well, cuz like like you know like >> What are you talking about? We totally looked cool with that thing on. >> Watch like fights. One of my favorite things is the community aspect, right? Like we're all watching together. Oh ████ But if I'm just in my ████ bedroom, oh ████ yeah. Yes. Yeah. All right. I'm like what the I'm going to take it off. I'm like, "Dude, I was such a f███." >> How do you feel about >> You literally made these perfectly for VR goggles. This looks better than when you bought like five people. Five people in here, bro. >> I didn't buy it, Nick. >> I can't hang out with you. >> We're watch Me and Nick. Me and Nick are watching. Wa! >> That's awesome. Wa! >> Wa! >> Bravo! Bravo! You didn't draw. >> No, but Nick's at home in Pasadena, but you guys are in the same virtual space together. I know, but that's that's I'd rather just be >> text him. Hey, what's that?

13:29 >> I'd rather just watch it in the living room with >> Yeah. Yeah. No, but you guys don't live in the same state. Let's say you want to watch it with him, but you're not in the same state. >> That's extra loserish. >> How about Silent Discos? How do you feel about Silent Discos? >> That s███'s whack as ████ >> Everyone has their own head, but you're listening to the same music. >> That s███'s whack as ████ >> And but you're like dancing, but it's like quiet. >> It's halfway because at least you guys are together. >> Okay. >> Right. We're in the same spot. Like me and Nick can hold hands and ████ roller skate, but then he's listening to Earthwind and Fire. I'm listening to something else. We're together. >> You supposed to listen to the same song. >> Oh, good. But we're at least together, though. >> Earth, Wind, Fire, and >> We're not We're not He's not He's not in ████ Singapore and I'm in ████ Georgia and we're ████ roller skating together. >> Yeah, right. >> I don't know. >> I think that's literally the use case. >> Yeah, that's the concept. >> I think that's what makes it interesting. >> I'm not a tech guy. >> No, no, no. It's It's that you actually have friends and you're cool. That's the difference.

14:19 >> Yeah. The difference is that is >> He's not processing that right now. >> Yeah. Like when you think about like some people that enjoy this, they don't have the same life to be like, I'd rather just watch it in person with a bunch of homies. Maybe they don't have homies. >> Damn. Yeah, you're right, dude. Like, I'd rather like just have a dog than to have my virtual dog. >> There you go. Been a good boy. >> When you do it like that, it makes you not seem that cool. >> Crazy. I don't know. >> Haven't you ever heard of a Tamagotchi? But even that's in your hand, right? You're like, >> I just >> Oh, whatever. >> It's not your The pet's not ████ in Japan.

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