The tech gadgets I can afford

A USB Endoscope

There are gadgets and then there are, what I consider really cool gadgets.  This one falls into the latter category.  I saw it on a deals site (I don’t even remember which one) and it met my primary requirement – it was inexpensive.  But the lure didn’t stop there.  Not only is it inexpensive, it works like it is supposed to, and is useful (especially when I am trying to fix a computer and I either can’t tell what is inside or I drop a screw, more on that in another blog on magnetic screwdrivers).   So here I am with a pretty neat instrument.   I can do a really neat thing in that I can look at an image of the inside of a computer on my phone.  I can blow it up (I mean zoom in).  Which is great, because my eyesight isn’t always the best.

Anyway, the long and short of it is that it is worth the less than $20 I spent.  When I upgraded my phone from a Note5 to a Galaxy S8, I had a problem – the connector changes from a microUSB to a USB-C.  Luckily, my phone came with a USB to USB-C converter and this device had a Mini-USB to USB adapter.  Put it all together and it still works!