Aliexpress Nuggets of Entertainment With 0% Feedback

[@DergEnterprises]

At least it didn't come with U2.

[@SayAhh]

Worse: it came with #MeToo

[@junkaccount2535]

@@SayAhh #ChildSlavery 😍

[@alkoofee]

Even Worse,UsToo

[@saimonsevcik]

Lol

[@polyglotcat]

Endeed!

[@HughJeffreys]

More restoration videos are in the works, just been having some issues getting them out :)

[@Techlevel1534.]

Ayo

[@Random_4400]

Exciting !

[@ClemBt]

No prob, take the time you need!

[@carlosdbz1]

Nuggets!!!!!

[@aleksazunjic9672]

You made a whole video about musical devices without mentioning sound quality 😆🤣

[@Michael-zf1ko]

"Nuggets." I like how DankPod's influence is spreading, lol.

[@masterdefender5616]

I was waiting for someone to say this lol

[@vaulto]

heck, even the thumbnail screams “DankPods”

[@TuckerCreech]

They both live in Australia

[@Moonside_Fox]

This entire video is Dankpods down to the inclusion of a brand new "aesthetic edition" Edit: I just noticed even the thumbnail is Dankpods style

[@PrinzEugen39]

@@TuckerCreech lol, youre right, i forgot about that 😂

[@DigiVore.official]

"Little nuggets of musical entertainment" I see what you did there... DankPods would be proud.

[@Mr._Sandman]

inb4 DankPods reply

[@xanshark]

Exactly what I thought when i saw the title

[@JoshMackey-pn4fv]

I like these types of videos. I know you run out of phones to repair, I love to see more different types of tech taken apart and explored.

[@mjesticfalco]

I need a Hugh Jeffreys and Dankpods collab, I would die happy

[@mcbchannel7173]

it’s possible if they want as both live in Aussie

[@theunknown7683]

​@@mcbchannel7173the problem is if I recall correctly is Wade/dankpods is in Adelaide. Just a bit far across the country

[@FrIoSrHy]

Possible but unlikely, one in melbourne, one in SA so quite a while away

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

The most epic thing would be a triple collab with Smoorez as the third person. The aussie tech trio.

[@davidwood9966]

At least borrow his green iPad.

[@AbrahamLTobing]

Ruizu is a somewhat popular brand among budget audiophiles in Indonesia. Sounds decent and most importantly, cheap.

[@imacg5658]

The section with the zoom of the lizard made me just stand in shock. It was such a profound moment seeing that lizard lick its eye, and then out of my airpods came "sssssslllurp". At that moment, I realized that this is true art. Everything I saw in museums, everything people say is "art" is nothing when compared to this. Simply profound.

[@A_ARAFAT]

If I remember, that video is actually Samsung's "Moments of everyday life" demo video that they used to preload on their devices. I had one on my Galaxy tab 2 as well

[@asteroidrules]

It's downright bizarre seeing an Aliexpress listing that's pretty much honest. I am one of the weirdos who still likes having a dedicated music player so it's neat to see some people still making them without the nonsensical prices of audiophile level items.

[@NijiDash]

Yup, I'm one of those weirdos too haha. Not having to rely on another service is one of the biggest reasons, since licenses expire or music gets removed for whatever reason. My music choice can be quite niche too at times and they aren't available on these services in the first place. Buying an album on services like BandCamp is also better for artists I believe.

[@sisamusudroka3000]

Lol any more room on the weirdo boat😂, got myself a mp4 player early this year and I'm having fun listening to music.

[@irfanluriyanto9125]

Same here, still have mp3 player for play music

[@GinsuSher]

Ruizu is a bit known (famous?infamous?) in the DAP space. They focus on the really budget market. They're fine for what they do and as you've said in the video, they don't lie about their device's specs. I think they've been releasing audio devices for around a decade now ?

[@deanchur]

Would love to see him get a hold of a Fiio M17 and a good set of headphones.

[@mokisan]

Ruizu has been in the game for a long time. I actually spoke with their team in china when asking for warranty and stuff and they were really satisfying when in terms of response. I have used the android one although it sounds nice on paper they suck but their non android mp3 is surprisingly decent.

[@LindonSlaght]

I remember all the demo media. I had an MP3 player from the same brand in 2018-2019, it was very similar to the one with touch buttons. It cost 40$ CAD on Amazon. It could read ebooks - I actually did read ebooks on the tiny little screen when I had nothing better to do at lunch in grade 7. (I didn't have a phone or friends) I distinctly remember the red fade background. The most annoying thing about it for me was that it could only play lossless files over a wired connection, no Bluetooth. Or course, at the time I didn't realize that Bluetooth SBC didn't have the bandwidth to support lossless audio, or that my Bluetooth audio devices didn't support LDAC, HWA, AAC, AptX, AptX HD, or any other lossless codec. I listened to one of my favourite songs in lossless for the first time on a little Bluetooth speaker (because of previously mentioned, I was using the 3.5mm in) and I swore it sounded better. To this day I'm not sure if that speaker was of a quality that I genuinely could hear a difference, but I know a lot more about tech now, and I use a set of Samson SR850's for high fidelity listening, through the Quad DAC on my LG V60. (I use USB Audio Player Pro {UAPP} if anyone's curious). It's safe to say I've changed a lot since then, seeing something very similar to that player in this video brought back a lot of memories from that time. I liked my Ruizu MP3 player. It did what it advertised.

[@peters.3228]

Nice picture ||-//

[@LindonSlaght]

@@peters.3228 thankss ||-//

[@yo.adrian]

1:40 Wow, that MP3 player is small. Oh wait, Hugh has one of those humongous Bluetooth speakers that looks like an Airpod earbud.

[@pigletshut]

I remember him featuring the speaker in a previous video about aliexpress fruit clones.

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

These AliExpress finds are truly intriguing. It's amazing how they resemble iconic devices like the iPod, and it's cool to see the insides and real specs

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

My most user friendly do all device at the time was the Nokia N6110 Navigator: Slide phone with defined answering, very accurate navigation with display optimisation. To top it all was its MP3 playback capability with for the time it was built remained my favourite.

[@herresheroftuna8031]

Actually owned a Ruizu A50 before transitioning to the A105 walkman, build quality is surprisingly nice for such a small nugget, the whole thing is milled out of aluminium, sounds pretty decent with a good low power dac inside, would 100% recommend to check it out if you can still find one.

[@namesurname4666]

the clip at 2:30 is called "moments of everyday life" and came preloaded in my samsung galaxy tab 2

[@K113-A]

Imagine Hugh going through Dankpods most interesting nuggets

[@wonseok_song]

3:53 Language Option for 'Korean' is translated into 'Korean Person'.

[@jamiechampion299]

2:27 This collection actually originated from Samsung. It was included on the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet from 2012, and it's called "Moments of Everyday Life" by Samsung.

[@doomjazz420]

Honestly that one with all the audio lessons would be an amazing purchase for someone trying to learn English or Mandarin

[@sfb7247]

Hugh's tribute to Dankpods

[@Ultra360_wastaken]

the thumbnail and the word "nuggets" in the title is screaming dankpods lmao

[@Ultra360_wastaken]

1:26 dankpods got this one in a video onece

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And there is still a market for dedicated music nuggets. Even Sony still makes them, from small nuggets like these to proper hifi things for four digits. I wouldn't even mind getting a decently sized small nugget. Something with lots of storage, expendable, with long battery life.

[@gziKmdDFrg]

2:29 that video also came in my galaxy tab 2 7, 10 years ago

[@Rabiuk]

One of my favorite KZbinrs. Your subtle voice is soothing. Well done

[@AkashCherukuri]

The slomo clips from 2:37 are from samsung, I had that exact clip on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 a decade ago... What a throwback!

[@MrBopYT]

Before this video I got an ad for Temu 😂

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

For the languages, they use "한국인" for Korean but 한국인 actual means Korean person and not Korean language (which is 한국어). 😄 Anyways, it's obvious they just used an machine translator.

[@Knaeckebrotsaege]

I've pretty much given up on finding a music player with expandable storage that does *not* use a touchscreen but has physical buttons instead, so it can be used blindly while in your jacket or whatever. There only seem to be junk noname ones left. I don't wanna stare at the damn thing because I'm forced to use the touchscreen for every basic feature. Why does no one make a decent, *simple* device like that anymore?!

[@Allerka]

I enjoyed your video and was actually kind of surprised these things were at least quasi-functional and not outright lying about anything. But I'm more amused by my audiophile friend's ranting of said video because you didn't "use a resolving bud or IEM to compared the DAP" and that this wasn't a serious review of the sound quality. My friend is also quite insane, I should point out.

[@5gk3ll3]

Love these new formats!

[@GabePuhJ]

you give off the vibe of a more professional version of DankPods. not to knock you at all. I still really like your videos

[@truckerallikatuk]

Any volume limits on these? Over here in Europe phones have had such limiters in place for a few years, and it makes using a phone to power a car's aux input very difficult as they can't put out enough signal even at max volume. If you max the phone and the car stereo, you get something workable, but the second the traffic announcement comes on, you get shot in the leg by 2 speaker cones leaving their housings at high speed.

[@SuchANoobOG]

probably not as they are not from Europe or made in Europe

[@CAMSLAYER13]

They won't have limiters but they might just be low power. Though these are likely repurposed cheap android phone so its probably fit for what you need, its always a bit of a gamble buying unregulated chinese stuff.

[@Alias_Anybody]

@corbinauriti7807 In a lot of countries car radios automatically switch to FM if an important announcement (especially people driving against direction on highways) is made. Annoying as frick when you just drive alone on some country road.

[@rogehmarbi]

2:34 I remember that slow-mo video, it was preloaded on my old Galaxy Tab 2, the title was something along the lines of "Moments of Everyday Life"

[@bibasik7]

I appreciate the non-soldered battery, although it will probably be impossible to get a replacement. iPods with non-soldered batteries are better in this regard, since you can easily find replacement batteries for them.

[@tydshiin5783]

Nope, just get a disposable vape and you'll get the right battery, or one close to it

[@bibasik7]

@@tydshiin5783 I'm not gonna go around buying random crap in hopes that it'll have the right size battery.

[@pigletshut]

Aliexpress probably has the answer, again.

[@floydffrogfloydffrog7453]

Brisk, to the point, interesting content... what's not to love?

[@kforkrish]

In an alternative dankpods world.😅

[@rayphoenix7296]

That iPod Nano clone looks like an Mp4 Player that I got for Christmas in 2006. Also, that exact same test demonstration video in slow motion also came on a Chinese Android gaming tablet my father bought for me in 2014.

[@steelfox1448]

I need more AliExpress nugget content!!

[@finnishsnow3182]

The mp 3 player with the random slow mo clips are sample videos showcasing the display performance. All earlier Samsung tablets used to come with one of those videos preloaded. Ahhhhhh the good old days.

[@animenope]

That video reminds me of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 back in 2012 🤣

[@Napert]

YOU GOT THE FUTURE NUGG WITH MP5 COMPATIBILITY

[@jerryesposito]

Actually, this isnt the first time ive heard of this company. Ive seen that exact company ive had a nugget just like that one with the remote controls. It was about 4 years ago as well. (Also, I used to play snake on it, so check if the nugget has snake)

[@KristianNowak]

NO FUCKING WAY ITS THE AESTHETIC EDITION

[@semectual]

The Great thing is that the Chinese, despite how weird they are, at least they are still producing Portable Media Players (MP3 Player), in contrast to phones, at least they stay true to their music and keeping their headphone jack and Micro SD card Slots. I do agree, if you have an old phone with the same specs and comforts of an MP3 Player, let's keep it going for as long as that lives! Great Video!

[@ILoveTinfoilHats]

Most phones that aren't Samsung or Apple still have those things

[@semectual]

And as the years go by, those companies are slowly removing them. They started with the Flagship, then Mid-Tier, and soon, the budget phones are next.

[@deanchur]

Just buy an old LG with the Quad-DAC if you want a budget music player; they're going to be more responsive and sound better than a super budget device like this. Pair it with a sub $100 in-line DAC like a Shanling UA-1 for a decent entry level set up (MAKE SURE THE PHONE CAN SUPPORT USB AUDIO OUT, my LG G6 won't do it and I can't figure out why...which is annoying because I spent a few hundred on a Fiio BTR7 primarily as an upgrade to the LG's Quad DAC).

[@xXVibrantSnowXx]

Nah LG Sucks

[@TheHatMan69]

"...any match for the Zune." * There I fixed your video. 😊

[@adhitya105]

Ruizu is famous, here in indonesia. They made a decent DAP with good quality but with cheap price. The x02 type is having quiet a hype here some years ago. Many audio enthusisast suggesting a newbie to buy this brand for their first DAP

[@Royal_R3GALIA]

Ayo I'm using the z80. I love it for how non intrusive it is and being able to sideload poweramp and uapp in it is amazing when you don't want to carry bulky phones during travels

[@gamecuber6]

That video on the first player is actually from the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 lineup. That video was played in stores as a demo and was included on all of those tablets.

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

drinking mojitos in havana is a subtle flex you've thrown there lol, and i like it !

[@fredericktennant9151]

Intresting but I have my LGV30+ that is old but as a DAP its still first class, but that's thanks to the ChiFi range of great IEM's out there.

[@GrazzaD]

I absolutely love the back panel on the Android one.

[@casultaser]

2:27 "It's got a speaker! Woah, is that Alka-Seltzer?? Wha-wh-I don't even know what's happening. Is this an ad, am I watching an ad; is, have I-uh- LOOK OUT STELLA'S WATER HERE, WOAH IT'S A BUG"

[@MarshallRawR]

I actually bought a RUIZU X02 a whopping 7 years ago for my mom! Paid 16 bucks at the time. It did the job, just the interface was kinda crap. Still got it.

[@Aeduo]

That little nano sized one is an interesting one. Its OS/display looks surprisingly responsive and fluid for being something custom. Wonder what it is. Also "russo" makes me wonder if its russian translation isn't going to use cyrillic letters. :p That'd be goofy.

[@LeoAriWibowo]

2:29 That slow mode video is the official Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 preloaded video demo

[@kiokayx]

the tssssspppppp on the gecko licking part was my fav part 😂

[@owoo6]

The icons on the first phone (the music, video and settings icons) look strikingly similar to that of ColorOS 7/11. Not sure how they managed to do that, but it is an interesting detail nonetheless.

[@CarpeNoctum95]

2023: Unboxed by Hugh. 2024 :Nugg luck dip.

[@AlanWGMeraz]

No one asked but its 2023 and im still using my old htc Desire 510, rooted with viper4android and a nice 3000mah battery with a 126gb microsd

[@Jorj57]

these Ruizu nuggets are actually very popular among the budget audiophile scene in Indonesia

[@Hotrod6045]

Aesthetic edition MP3? “g e n u i n e o r i g i n a l”

[@natewesselink]

Good ol nugs but we didn't get any blown up headphones, sexy speaker or a single gritting. frank would be disappointed

[@facurojas4477]

Hugh just made a DankPods episode, I love this

[@energydeeno]

MY FAVOURATE TYPES OF VIDEOS

[@dingusboi7045]

dankpods and hugh jeffries crossover needs to exist immediately

[@TeraAuraBytes]

That All DX clip is Samsung's tablet display/screensaver demo I think, it's called "Moments of Everyday Life", available on YT

[@themonlight13]

7:42 "Seemingly new" isn´t quiet right. If you believe their homepage they are selling such devices since 2011 under their name. Via Google i found some tests from around 2017 about their devices. So yeah, 12/6 years isn´t really "new".

[@zach-yb3xn]

can’t wait for the hugh jeffreys x DankPods collaboration

[@Indrakusuma_a]

I know a bit of chinese, and that song in 3:40 is a song from Taiwanese pop singer called Jay Chou, and the song itself is from 2022, which is quite recent, so the content is at least new, I guess.

[@Firealarm102]

this guy watches DankPods

[@techkiddgfx]

That slow mo clip came straight out of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Demo Unit Phones back then 😂 I used to see those videos on loop everyday when I worked at a phone store

[@pearelectronics3083]

Hugh Jeffreys is now a nuggeteer

[@bloxycola8272]

0:04 nuggets??? Dankpods moment?

[@Defensive_Wounds]

I still use my iriver e100 (2008) every day since it was released. Never wanted a sub par MP3 or PMP like the various ipods that existed at the time - too brickwalled and had none of the features I needed which this has. Stereo speakers, FM radio, microSD expanded storage, line in jack, mic in jack, headphone jack, external mic jack, internal mic, colour lcd screen, flac lossless audio playback among other things that ipods back then did not have or only had the colour screen feature alone. Plus you needed to use that bloatware monstrosity called ITUNES to do anything on those MP3 players! Not this one! I can plug it into any computer of any brand and it shows up as external storage, I can plug my Z glip 3 into it, my Galaxy S2 into it or almost any phone into it and transfer files... Keeping in mind, iriver was the biggest MP3 player brand before Apple jumped onto the MP3 player bandwagon, also the fact that iriver was founded by former Samsung developers, and recently, iriver started a new premium brand for high end audiophile devices called 'Anstell & Kern'.

[@sebencopeak9839]

I just watch your dual sim mod on an iphone. If I remember correctly, you stated that removing the adhesive with tweezers is exhausting. I got a solution to that. Use a power drill to remove the adhesive. Wrap the adhesive around the drill bit and then lightly pull the trigger.

[@johanjoe3012]

2:38 thats a video from early samsung android devices (android jellybean, sasmsung s3 and earlier) i think the name went something along the lines of "moments of life" the ending of the video would have the old samsung logo splash with the classic samsung jingle everybody knows and loves. they mightve cut that out.

[@Techlevel1534.]

I love your content. You never disappoint us

[@HerrAlien]

The licking just got you a like. Such a stark contrast to the rest of the video.

[@planesintheayr]

Nuggets?? U been watching Dankpods!

[@tommythetoe]

Nice video thank you. Did you check out the bluetooth codec or the built ih DAP. i have a LG thinnQ 7 thats a terrible phone but a great mp3 player though it has a lousy bluetooth codec selection.

[@Kenta2012]

2:36 That’s A Samsung “Normal Life” Commercial From The S3 Era. I Know This Because I Found It On An Old Brand New Samsung Tablet That I Found 2 Years Ago.

[@_hanz73]

The android powered one seems like an actually usable and a decent dedicated music player, I kinda want one lmao

[@dagiboy7]

1:21 Aesthetic edition... . . . GeNuInE OrIgInAl

[@curiousfox4463]

2:51 but the iPod Nano does have a touch screen, it's on the 7th Gen.

[@metromodernism]

6th too

[@ellisgarbutt1925]

Hugh knows that has he as restored one

[@techosarusrex]

I remember when I got a new phone as I had a massive music library. I used my old Windows Phone as a mp3 player

[@Tarodenaro]

Ruizu is pretty famous for poor-mans-audiophile devices that mostly appear on local Asian marketplace, while being pretty much ignored by the west for some reason.

[@orbital486]

Fiio x1 in the car connected with an aux cable, and an x5 for the house with some decent wired headphones

[@nanparayeah]

The "aesthetic edition" nugget 😱 DankPods wants to know your location

[@Not--Leo]

1:25 It's the same nugget from that one dankpods video

[@MrEp5]

But how did they sound with wired headphones? How is the amp quality?

[@Pividol]

I had the older generation of that little Ruizu player, it had 16gb internal with expansion, the 3.5 jack was on the left of the device and the refresh rate was like 5hz and terribly unresponsive.

[@darkglowy]

I regret to inform you the iPod nano has a touch screen

[@satsumagt5284]

1:08 nonononono, the correct name is “dirty buds”

[@majtechtings]

I see that boy Dankpods got a whole continent locked...

[@abzhuofficial]

We're just missing the 1 Grit now

[@nanparayeah]

And the ipad 4 with a green case 🤣

[@abzhuofficial]

@@nanparayeah "Oh my 'puk' [PKCell] cell"

[@iretnas591]

The weird slow motion clip is actually Samsung's "Moments from everyday life"

[@bokatianti2519]

That slow mo video was the preloaded samsung demo video for my 2012 Galaxy Tab 2 😂

[@Legofan2676]

Aesthetic... (genuine original) (taste of luxury)