Testing a USB powered wall hook and a look inside.

[@mikemondano3624]

Now I really feel left out of the modern age. All our wall hooks still run on coal.

[@julioblanco]

Clean coal though

[@dimitrijekrstic7567]

@@julioblanco not the dirty sort!

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

@@dimitrijekrstic7567 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaG1emB_hrZmo68

[@BuckFudweiser]

Shhhhhhhush 😂

[@andreasu.3546]

Mine are from the 50s. Some of them run on nuclear, the others run on rocket fuel.

[@Rightclick88]

Next revision: smart home integration... "ok google... drop all of the towels on the floor"

[@TheDirtyChef]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RelakS__]

OK Google ... throw them to the floohr. Rhoughly!

[@rvarchitecture3667]

@@RelakS__ what sir? greetings biggus D.

[@RelakS__]

@@rvarchitecture3667 Hey, nice to see you here. Pass on my greetings to your wife, Incontinentia B.

[@rvarchitecture3667]

@@RelakS__ aww yes miss buttox send her regards, hail Cesar!

[@matttumberman2191]

Wall Hook: We've updated our Privacy Policy.

[@fitchyyboi]

Would you like to allow "wall hook" to take pictures and videos?

[@null3dgames]

Would you like to allow Wall Hook to access your contacts and make phone calls

[@samuelmatheson9655]

wall hook wants to know your location

[@cglensmith]

WHAAS (Wall Hook As A Service)

[@divey1337]

@@cglensmith forget to pay your bill come home to your coats on the deck 😂

[@Arfonfree]

I love the inventors who solve a problem that nobody else even knew existed!

[@rodmena3404]

It's like pharmaceutical companies invent a medicine and then invent a disease for it to cure

[@Demilich23]

a genius hits a target no one else can see!

[@riffdex]

Henry Ford: if I asked the customers what they wanted, they would have asked for faster horses 🐎 This company: if I asked the customers what they wanted, they would have asked for faster hooks 🪝

[@joshua-pj3rd]

Yeah the Bluetooth wall hooks are definitely a a solution looking for a problem

[@Kraechtshammer]

A well-engineered, but overengineered and wasteful solution to a problem noone ever had. nice.

[@coloradostrong]

_no one_

[@edo386]

BMW: taking notes

[@bigsmall246]

It doesn't even solve the problem nicely (loads of glue residue left behind)

[@noobeleza7321]

I mean, I live in a tropical country and this kind of wall glue won't last for shit, high temperatures + humidity makes pretty much everything rot. That being said, still a waste and way more expensive than it should be

[@Ranstone]

AKA India.

[@JerryRandalBauer]

'Way back in the 1970s, I was designing some of the earliest microcontrollers. The idea of a microcontroller in a something as simple as a toaster was considered ludicrous. And here we are...

[@goodmorning8172]

@Andrew_koala Can you give me a link or name/brand regarding the shopping carts with microcontrollers? How are they charged? What are they used for?

[@rich1051414]

You say that, but microcontroller equipped toasters are amazing. They are able to toast perfectly consistently every time, while you know that is impossible for a dumb toaster.

[@MilesPrower1992]

@Andrew_koala are you so dim that you don't know that 70s means 1970s? I think if you use context clues you can probably figure out that he wasn't designing microcontrollers in the year 70 or the year 1870. And shut up with that 8 days in a week copy paste BS. What are you, 80 years old and senile? Or 12 years old and Special Ed?

[@LoveOfMules13]

@@goodmorning8172 They're in shopping cart wheel locks to keep the carts from leaving the premises. A wire running around the store's parking lot carries a very low power radio signal that a microcontroller inside the wheel picks up when it passes over it. The microcontroller then triggers a small motor to spin a mechanism that locks the hub. The ones I've seen aren't recharged, the entire wheel is just swapped out. The battery inside was even potted, so it can't even be charged or replaced if you wanted to. Supposedly the battery lasts 3-5 years. These wheel locks have actually been in use for at least 15 years, and the concept/prototype has existed for over 20, so it's funny that he said "who would have imagined that four or five years ago". Search for a video called TWB #4 Locking Wheel Teardown to see the guts of one.

[@frostbite1991]

you can buy a touchscreen toaster now for $350 lol. www.amazon.com/Revolution-Cooking-R180-High-Speed-Stainless/dp/B086H69SJ2

[@SarahWattCA]

This is the most technology I've ever seen in an application that doesn't really need it; it's actually impressive

[@johnnorris1983]

It’s called Spywhere

[@xxDxxism]

@@johnnorris1983 yes I spy on people using a heating element bruh

[@rix1602]

@@johnnorris1983 I don't know where they're gonna spy

[@greenjp779]

Wait until you see "smart fridges"

[@oldkingcrow777]

​@@xxDxxismthere is actually a high tech way of spying on people using "any smart" tech. They essentially used it as a sonar device. The more smart devices folks had the better map of their home you could achieve. Shits crazy now

[@numbrenine9414]

The overcomplification of double sided tape

[@pollosasadosalcarbon]

what a cool album name

[@pollosasadosalcarbon]

one day ill name a song that

[@azuredominus5739]

@@pollosasadosalcarbon when

[@pollosasadosalcarbon]

one day are u blind?

[@SilentDeathPotato]

@@pollosasadosalcarbon hey man when dat song come out I'm blind

[@necronomicon1472]

They succeeded in making a product that is as ingenious as it is stupid. Impressive!

[@007JHS]

Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh

[@blacksquirrel4008]

“Don’t do this,” says the man with two bandages on his fingers.

[@kyucumbear]

The saying goes "do as I say, not as I do", but I agree. I had to double-take the moment he had the marvelous idea of touching an active heating element with melting adhesive on top.

[@sharpfang]

Learn from my errors, not from your errors.

[@Anzuo]

Evidence of all his other "let me check this by touching it" moments

[@randomcontentcreator123-l4d]

"i did it so you dont have to"

[@Elec-DIY]

A microcontrolled wall hook, I've seen everything

[@bobs12andahalf2]

Nuts, innit

[@SianaGearz]

I severely doubt that it's microcontrolled or that it knows initial heating from release heating, you plug it in, it heats for a while, then turns off, and that's it. Couldn't it just be a 555 derivative?

[@bigclivedotcom]

Keep in mind that it has modes and can detect and warn if you plug it in after it's already done a recent heating cycle. It's definitely not a standard component.

[@readysteadywhoa]

Typically I run like hell when the product packaging is done all in Comic Sans

[@martiniman34]

wow it should be advertised as ai usb wall hook.. another step to better future. next step, bluetooth connection for your phone to check if your coat is still hanging.

[@unmaintainedcars5077]

i love how those electronics will be used for only about 20 seconds and thats its whole life

[@igualnimp]

i think you could hate that fact

[@BluetheRaccoon]

I presumed the point of this is removability, like a 3M hook?

[@feuerherz007]

@@BluetheRaccoon okay but usually once u find a place for them u dont move them lmao

[@banana9494]

can someone explain what the wall activated hook actually does? I couldnt tell from the video

[@Theinatoriinator]

@@banana9494 you plug it in and it activates a glue mount system, to take it off the glue is melted away.

[@Dabbleatory]

I'll wait until they come out with the Connected IoT Smart Hook, so I can stick and unstick it remotely over the internet using a phone app from anywhere in the world.

[@bigclivedotcom]

But what if it was hacked and they remotely made your coat fall off the wall?

[@Dabbleatory]

That's just the price of progress, I guess!

[@msdesignru]

@@Dabbleatory haha

[@besenyeim]

You have to keep the firmware updated and install the latest anti-virus software to prevent malicious remote unhooking.

[@igotes]

Just make sure you turn the heating off when you're out, otherwise they may not need to steal your coat.

[@pixelpaggos]

I don't know how I got here but the genius of taking some high quality photos instead of trying to get the camera to focus in on it, take my like.

[@danielrose1392]

My grandma owns some which I would call the "historic predecessors" of these. You glue them on using a hot glue gun and to remove the, there is a spot underneath the hook where you stick in a soldering iron. The heat melts the hot glue and by applying a slight twist with the iron, you notice once the glue melted.

[@swayback7375]

Somehow that is more impressive than this and honestly seems more practical at first thought, not actually practical mind you, just more practical than all these circuits and chips which are now in higher demand than ever

[@KOTYAR0]

Japanese used ceramic hooks with meltable sulfur inside during 20th and 19th century

[@simp-slayer]

I was thinking of the exact same thing!

[@kjamison5951]

When this comes to Amazon, there will be a one time purchase of additional glue pads as well as a subscription option that saves you 5%.

[@OldProVidios]

That is what the other two glue dabs are for. FREE. Included at no additional cost.

[@paulgascoigne5343]

I want a USB self heating sausage with a heating element running through the middle.. come on, what are the Chinese playing at, where's my usb sausage!?

[@Gun4Freedom]

You can have your sausage, I want USB filet mignon... With a firewire potato and displayport green beans too.

[@davey2k12]

U ain't right lmfao

[@kkobayashi1]

Self-heating food packaging has been around for a while.

[@Marco911]

There actually is a product for that. It's just a long metal rod you stick through the sausage and connect both ends to a little box. Saw that on a market in Shenzhen.

[@davey2k12]

@@Marco911 cus they dirty bastards lmfao

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

Maybe I'm just becoming an old party pooper, but this seems like a case of shoving tech into something for the sake of putting tech into something.

[@25566]

This is what happens when the usb mug heater factory has spare parts..

[@djhaloeight]

William Shreckengost my thoughts exactly

[@AlanisonYT]

It is a strong adhesive and the instructions clearly state that isopropyl alcohol can dissolve the remaining glue. Of course, you could do the whole process yourself, but good luck making a removable hook with enough glue strength to hold up 5kg.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

A dab of hot glue, just like this uses? Speaking of, I have some serious doubts that this actually can handle 5kg.

[@andrewness]

@@StopChangingUsernamesKZbin Perhaps Clive could find some suitable items to suspend from it and test its actual strength.

[@NoirpoolSea]

What people seem to be missing is that you plug it in again to melt the glue to *remove* the hook without damaging your wall.. That's the reason for the replacement glue pads.

[@bobshermer6246]

But why would one need to remove a hook from one's wall?

[@stephenlee5929]

@@bobshermer6246 Many reasons,, I changed the size of mirror, picture, soup ladle... I want to hang on it, My child has grown 6 inches taller, I want to move my furniture, I'm renting. Really many reasons to want to move a hook, still not a good solution, I think, but I think, there is a use case.

[@Ranstone]

@@stephenlee5929 I am happy to inform you double sided sticky tape was invented 200 years ago.

[@PandaPelley]

@@bobshermer6246 you ever live in an apartment?

[@markharrison7468]

but it would just leave a load of sticky glue on the surface, at least if you get it off cold will pull it off with the hook

[@yaughl]

Queue infomercial montage of people epically failing putting up hooks.

[@wildonemeister]

Would be perfect for tiles as that is a problem area anyway.

[@BRMBug]

Maybe if you upgrade the firmware to "hook 2.0" you can get it to release cleanly.

[@volvo09]

"introduced a small firmware change to resolve occasional complaints of residue when releasing"

[@TheBodgybrothers]

And fixes the botnet attack vector.

[@-Gadget-]

I don't think you should add "Too Many Fixes" for the first release. You should at least wait until "Hook 2.1.5" before making changes to it that actually make the product worth while, otherwise sales of "Hook 1.0" will decrease and become unfeasible 👍👍👍😅😅😅 Ps. residue fix can be introduced at "Hook 1.3.7" and botnet attack vector can be implemented into "Hook 2.1.9" (And both residue fix and botnet fix will be receiving royalties for their brilliant input) 😂😂😂

[@rolento19]

if they use type C usb that would be solved, but they have to cut cost

[@simonnplaysmc]

Hook 2.0 does less damage rip roadhog

[@DiodeGoneWild]

a USB powered toilet paper is not that far from being invented :).

[@gkcnalaka]

😅

[@100videosandnosubscribers3]

www.amazon.com/dp/B01DB8DRNO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_wlHiFbPCK73RJ

[@sebastianchibrac4877]

@@100videosandnosubscribers3 a portable Japan stile washing toilet?

[@100videosandnosubscribers3]

@@sebastianchibrac4877 yes

[@TheNiteNinja19]

They do have a smart toilet. "Alexa, flush my shit!"

[@Nono-hk3is]

Both isopropyl and ethyl alcohols will cause hot glue to release. It even works when the glue is cool. It will wick it's way between the glue and whatever it's stuck to, and as such may take several tens of seconds to work.

[@greentjmtl]

Goddamn, I just tried it, with just a few drops of ethanol hot melt glue peels off plastic like nothing, gonna have to remember this!

[@nicolaslosito5735]

Good to know! Thanks!

[@SianaGearz]

Undefined Lastname, that sounds vaguely familiar. And it was in a follow-up to Ben Heckendorn's comment who kindly suggested trying alcohol. Does that ring a bell?

[@MkmeOrg]

I was just going to mention this- A couple drops of isopropyl and it will just fall off that glass. Its a magical hack for hot glue and makes the stuff 100X more useful :)

[@SianaGearz]

Oh yes, i found it, it was on 8-bit-guy's video where he re-fixed a project that Perifractic and Jan Beta worked on before. And Ben is a suuuuper famous maker/designer who ran "The Ben Heck Show" first on Revision3 and later on KZbin, from approximately 2010 to 2018. He is also known for his 2005 book on console modding, and overall well known on the Internet pre-KZbin via Hackaday and similar sites, for handheldised versions of various consoles. If there's one person in the whole world of whom there's a detailed public record of working with hot melt glue on tens thousands of occasions, it has to be Ben.

[@rchupacabrae]

This is that type of product that really gets you hooked once you buy it.

[@danpalu2308]

Insert bad joke eel here

[@-Deena.]

Swap the glue for something nice and flammable, hook it up to smart plug, sit in the pub, turn it on and burn your (obviously not someone else's) house down. The tech arsonists dream.

[@leaningtower201]

I like the way you think! Prolly throw in some steel wool instead of hot glue, then some shredded paper..

[@seannot-telling9806]

Clive on the days when your really tired do you ever catch yourself trying to use the meter on the printed images of the circuit?

[@bigclivedotcom]

It has happened on video in the past.

[@jaylittleton1]

Well why not? It's much easier to see.

[@seannot-telling9806]

Also your chances of shorting 240 to ground will be much lower. But then we would not get the required fireworks. Speaking of. It's about time for Clive to blow something up.

[@davey2k12]

😂😂😂

[@GRBtutorials]

Well, it’s a Printed Circuit Board, nothing strange about that.

[@Frankfurtdabezzzt]

1980's: *In the future we'll have flying cars!* 2018: *...*

[@SR-wm1kr]

Rrrranu hum I will be there at least to get it done before the end of the day I was in the shower and then I'll be home to get it done before the end of the day

[@technoman9000]

2024: Your wall hook subscription will be increasing to £5.99 per month

[@CarcharothQuijadasdelased]

This need to be the greatest waste of electronic resources. Very clever, but no one asked for this product and it does not provide a big advantage.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

Carcharoth, someone spent a lot of time engineering a solution for a non-existent problem. But, seems everything needs a usb. Next... hard-boil an egg with usb.

[@macartm]

> But, seems everything needs a usb. Next... hard-boil an egg with usb. You'll be getting back to us in a few days then , James? ;)

[@km5405]

some idiot will buy it and think its the best thing since sliced bread though.

[@haploideallel]

Well, it is at least not as stupidly wasteful as those one-time use LED-wristbands (contains µ-controller and all)... Clive's got a video about that, but i couldn't find it, sadly... But in these times of 3M-tape, it does seem like a solution to no problem at all...

[@kuberootwastaken]

On one hand, sure, somewhat excessive. On the other though, it's convenient and at least it goes for a bit more security than necessary, rather than the other way around.

[@dillacorn_linux]

I love the way you presented the PCB and heating pad with big pictures to point at as you talk about the process.. gives me ideas for videos I may create! Thank you

[@IrishSchaller]

I thought, when Clive said at the beginning the chip was a mystery, he was going to tell us that it was Chinese and it sends back all sorts of classified data to them such as how heavy your overcoat is!

[@RobertRoberts329]

Ive got to say, with the rise of 3M command adhesive I totally don’t understand the point of this.

[@FurrBeard]

I'm with you on loving 3M's Command strips. For that matter, I think 3M is one of the most innovative corporations in the USA, and they produce so many clever and truly USEFUL products. (Post-Its, anyone?)

[@Muonium1]

Thanks 3M ad dept.!

[@totherarf]

3M Command Adhesive ...... Sounds a bit S&M to me ;0)

[@jakp8777]

Furr Bear I used to work at 3m in St. Paul Minnesota. 3m was much more innovative before they brought in corporate outsiders and implemented six sigma. As engineers we were afraid to try anything new because six sigma punishes failures.

[@SianaGearz]

You mean a belated knock-off of TESA Powerstrips makes your company innovative? Oookay.

[@ChrisBigBad]

Wouldn't buy. Isn't USB-C.

[@Cain-IVI]

I hate micro b leads

[@ericwalker2434]

This is actually how I am about all USB products

[@symix.]

@@Cain-IVI what is micro b? You mean micro usb?

[@Cain-IVI]

@@symix. they call it micro USB b here

[@symix.]

@@Cain-IVI there is no such thing so thats weird. There is usb b and mini b but not micro usb b

[@akspett]

This might be the dumbest thing I've seen in a long while

[@saltysoysauce954]

@Shasta Graff Please do, clogged toilets would be no more

[@ianworthington2324]

You didn't foresee 2021, did you?!

[@richardtickler8555]

@Andrew_koala chances are nobody got rich of that

[@luisderivas6005]

You don't get around much: Kérastase Hair Coach - A smart hairbrush that uses a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a microphone to listen to your hair to see if you’re brushing it all wrong, you sloppy moron.

[@luisderivas6005]

Griffin Toaster - A $100 Bluetooth toaster by Griffin that can send you a notification when your toast is done to your desired level of crispness. Which is fine, except toast takes like three minutes. And it’s $100. My toaster was $8 and works almost all the time.

[@porschadominguez8262]

I came to watch the video, and stayed due to the comments that kept me scrolling & lol.. totally forgot why I was here ...I Just Love people! and the way one selects words to convey their feelings! I guess we all have a comedic side within!

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

I think this must be re usable, hence the two extra glue discs. On the other hand you can make your own glue dots with a glue gun. why not just hot glue a regular hook with a glue gun in the first place?

[@redmist4963]

How can you detach it 'neatly' after then?

[@doublepinger]

There was a saying, 'once you've seen to do it, its obvious'

[@Ben-Rogue]

Or just use one of those 'Command' adhesive hooks, that let you pull the adhesive out from the bottom of the hook and cleanly remove it

[@Ricinoz]

@@Ben-Rogue Only they decide if they'll hold for a month or a decade.

[@gdlpe05]

I would guess its for people who dont have a glue gun

[@NicholasHoward]

"The un-melt mode"

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

Yeah, that didn't make much sense, huh? But a little, because "unmelting" is freezing. So once you stick it on or take it off and it has cooled down, then it has "unmelted" (frozen).

[@wizpin]

weird that the manufacturer of this piece of total un-usefulness didn't start a kickstarter for this.

[@woldemunster9244]

Propably some scammer will try "Kikcstarting" this totally original project and hopes that nobody realises that the product is already sold in China. Still it would be better than the "Motion activated toilet nigh-light" that clive reviewed, it was in Kickstarter and sold in China. :D

[@Alan_Stinchcombe]

That'd be a Stickstarter, no? ;)

[@theelmonk]

Maybe the kickstarter version will have a voice synthesizer instead of a flashing LED.

[@MrDuncl]

The Kickstarter proposal will have a miniature mains powered electric nail gun inside :-)

[@Alan_Stinchcombe]

@@MrDuncl with voltage step-up and nano-nails (YHIHF), maybe 5V will suffice.

[@christopherguy1217]

I thought it was going to be a USB charge port on the hook so you could hang up your jacket and charge the peripherals in your pocket.

[@chaos.corner]

Or an rfid antenna to provide an answer to "where's my keys?"

[@garywheeler7039]

I was hoping it was a usb charged and flile accessed minicam for the shower. The old ladies on my facebook circle would just love to know about nefarious devices such as these. And spread the information around. About what to look out for when you are naked. They are already on the lookout for shiny chrome phillips head camera lenses. With suspicious black plastic filling.

[@3ountyhunter]

I mean, that sounds just as dumb but probably more useful. Would that be considered an improvement then? 🤔

[@chrismorse3862]

+Gary Wheeler those exist too but if I remember correctly are extra big or something weird. knew someone who wanted to get one when they thought their apartment maintenance man stole their old hoodie and something else weird like sugar lol

[@downthetubes]

Buying a regular hook , a screw and a screwdriver and hole filler would be cheaper than this device.

[@uktay001]

Thank's Clive very interesting concept, I think as we continue moving forward with technology everything will have a port on for charging or modifying. As a middle aged man with lots of IT experience and some PCB experience I find your video's very interesting and very detailed. Thank you for giving your time to share this with the community👍

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

I never thought of putting my coat hooks on the windows. Great idea, thanks Clive.

[@RichGwilliam]

Genuinely thought this was a joke video along the lines of Fanny Flambeaux to begin with. I suppose 5kg is a lot of weight, but honestly I don't think I'd trust it anyway. Plus, of course, there's always the chance it'll just take the wallpaper down with it.

[@Ramog1000]

wouldn't recommend it on a wallpaper anways seemse more suitable to use in the kitchen or in the bath on tilings. And those seem a lot saver than those suctioncups or adhesive hooks, since water and loos of pressure can't loosen those up

[@AAAyyyGGG]

Are "loos of pressure" those things they use on aeroplanes by any chance?

[@xAo2xSmurf]

Who still uses wallpaper?

[@tin2001]

Grand Moff Tarkin The English, as far as I understand... Every English renovation show seems to go through truck loads of wallpaper. Usually after ripping out some similar wallpaper they've described as "hideous" or "ugly".

[@gordslater]

Yep - the majority of English homes until the last couple of decades were of stone, block or brick construction with dual-skin (cavity) walls - a common construction is brick, cavity (air or insulation) and brick. The interior face of the inner skin is then plastered directly to finish it before decoration. Timber frame construction is very rare, probably due to the damp climate and lack of extensive local timber resources in the modern era. That has meant that dry-wall interior walls are only a recent thing and so there are millions of houses in the UK with 50-400 year-old interior walls that have seen a lot of wear and damage in that time. Wallpaper is a quick and easy way to cover damage, lumps and bumps and is particularly popular in the UK, far more than any other country I've visited. Its the norm in all but recent builds so has an extensive fashion following. Personally I find wallpaper both hideous and ugly :)

[@msdesignru]

Its not a heater it is a secret antenna

[@chuffpup]

And a tiny little camera...

[@SianaGearz]

As a matter of fact, an LED sources a tiny bit of current when you shine a light on it, so you can use it as a photodetector or a single-pixel camera.

[@chuffpup]

@@SianaGearz I always remember a boffin friend of mine blowing my mind back in the cathode tube tv days by explaining how a tv screen could be used to retrieve enough light in the same way, to create a video signal. Compensating for focus and ambient conditions, the set being off, and wired properly. We were talking about crazy people thinking their tv was watching them. When my wall hook comes flying at me in its drone mode, to release a shaped explosive on my forehead, I might be a bit more concerned....

[@SianaGearz]

How do you think TV cameras worked before CCD became economical? You can even find tube-based compact camcorders from the early 90ies. Granted, you don't really get a useful image off backsensing a TV screen. I have seen practical use for LED as detector, for example as a combined display/touch panel, where the light off a neighbouring LED can be measured as a reflection off your hand.

[@tin2001]

Like that Russian wood carving thing (apparently literally called "The Thing") that was in a US government office for years?

[@Y4CK02]

This is legit just a vape in a wall hook. Lemme rip a phat glue cloud

[@emanandchill]

jack mcpherson lol 😂

[@Hotdog_pimpin]

Gay

[@deadbox2003]

@@Hotdog_pimpin ungayn't

[@oskarcoronado9663]

I'm with you

[@mrmaniac3]

@@deadbox2003 oh thank goodness

[@c97f]

I'll wait for the Bluetooth version.

[@jamescollier3]

lol😅

[@andylewis7360]

FYI, Clive: Microchip PICs can be ordered pre-programmed with custom marking, if the quantity ordered is high enough. 100,000+, I think.

[@linswad]

My god, is there nothing that can't be 'improved' by adding a USB port? I'm surprised it doesn't have an Arduino as well...

[@gordonlawrence4749]

Yep there is now even a USB pet rock.

[@VictorGarciaR]

Needs more InternetOfThings and machine learning

[@gordonlawrence4749]

The hook or pet rock?

[@jaccurtis5789]

Both

[@pizzablender]

Next version will have wifi. And an app.

[@MWDFrancis]

Thank you for actually teaching me something with this silly little invention - there are too many channels that open stuff up and call it good. Worth a subscribe.

[@shurdi3]

1:30 "Sticking something hot and sticky onto a piece of glass sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately my showering neighbour disagreed with you, Clive

[@rickautry2759]

There's just something not right about that statement...

[@mrmaniac3]

Hold on a minute...

[@TheKamiBunny]

Hold up!

[@trissylegs]

I love the simplicity of using plugging and unplugging the cable user control. Say if the chip is a MC then the two mystery pads are probably serial tx/rx. Which on many controllers is used to flash the internal rom. Edit: having read some on 6-bit MCs they tend to have multi purpose pins. But I'm guessing the pads were used for testing and/or flashing the chip.

[@FenceThis]

they likely do

[@campbellmorrison8540]

You might be surprised at how well that glue comes off with isopropyl, a similar system is used on car dent pullers and they come off paint no problem. Agree I dont think I would go with wall paper but I would use double sided tape either

[@SuperAWaC]

i assumed this was going to be one of those hidden cameras. excellent job subverting my expectations.

[@PaulApplebyphotography]

So I'm guessing that the two smaller circles of glue are to supplement the original heating element glue? So a 3 shot device?

[@vgamesx1]

Well there's no reason you couldn't take a glue stick, cut a little piece off and toss it into the heater.

[@willrobbinson]

Paul Appleby was wondering the same , that makes sense & why u will loose some on removal as demonstrated

[@Gun4Freedom]

It's special high performance liquid infinity glue, and you need to take it to an ihook store to have it replaced by an infinity glue certified technician. If you try to replace it with your own infinity glue, you will void your warranty. The ihook OS also locks you out if you install any unauthorized 3rd party hardware. There is a list of compatible graphics cards and memory modules on the website, but you can only get them from a licensed ihook store.

[@gordslater]

next year the USB-C version will come out with no hook on it, so we'll all have to buy new coats and mugs to be compatible

[@Gun4Freedom]

I guess there is nothing for me to worry about then, all my iCoats and iHats have been updated to support the coming Bluehook 4.0 standard. I was never really a fan of physical hooks anyway, it's much more fashionable these days to hooklessly hang your iGarments at the end of the day. I heard a rumor that there might be a USB-C to hook dongle, for all those fans of obeying the laws of physics. What a bunch of dinosaurs.

[@IanSlothieRolfe]

If you soak a tissue or rag in isopropanol and hold it against most kinds of hot melt glue it soaks in and turns the glue crumbly and not very sticky, so it comes off well. I've seen this done to unstick things from pcbs and it works moderatly quickly. I think it might stain your wallpaper though :)

[@fraaggl]

shit i've lost the instructions for my wall hook...

[@mh1970]

I thought this was a joke, even when I see the explanation it still feels like a joke. good one, you really got us.

[@mduvigneaud]

I have seen some types of adhesive that soften to a sticky gel when heated but aren't gooey and don't come apart like that. Seems like that's what they intended, but cheaped out and just used regular hot melt glue.

[@QLTD]

all these components just to melt a glue?! it would be cheaper if they just included a lighter with the hook LOL

[@QLTD]

@Andrew_koala I don't think so, postage is free already and even if it weren't free, a lighter will not add any significant weight as post offices calculate weight by 500 grams increment!

[@quantumphaser]

This is nothing compared to the Bluetooth Cheese Log I got for Christmas. 😎

[@RemuAiBON]

I love how he actually printed out the photos he took earlier

[@GMan-xl9dj]

"Don't touch the hot glue pad". He already has 2 bandages on his fingers.🤣

[@willtato8778]

I mean, if you already have a hot glue gun at hand...

[@shuneycutt]

Willtato my thoughts exactly

[@nambinhvu]

But how to heat behind the hook for removal? Lol

[@shuneycutt]

nambinhvu isopropanol will remove the hot glue

[@nambinhvu]

@@shuneycutt so you spray isopropyl alcohol all over your wall hoping it'll get behind the hook on your wall? Depending on your wall, that might also cause damage, but I guess the glue would have as well.

[@twocsies]

A simple engineering solution would have a reservoir in the back of the hook for the hot glue gun deposit.

[@andydunnock8114]

Not as good as my iNail - putting a nail in the wall by twatting it with an iPhone. For heavier coats, use a bigger nail and an iPad.

[@xl000]

ijokes are so passé

[@andydunnock8114]

Yet Apple keep making them.

[@vivimannequin]

Gotta install a hammer app

[@zdw306]

Would be useful to have an accurate scale built in, then when you plug it in you can weigh an item 'up to say 20lbs or whatever' That could be useful in the kitchen, garage, bathroom, closet, bedroom, etc...

[@avocademy]

I appreciate that you take the time to print out a photo the little bits instead of zooming.

[@HantsLeo]

Somehow this guy presents interestingly and with humour. Brilliant.

[@Fifury161]

Why is there even a market for this kind of thing?

[@shiruba2004]

because, many people live in apartments where they are not allowed to use nails

[@km5405]

because people today lack any basic skill like putting up a hook ....and a hammer and nail or a hot glue gun is far too dangerous for today's special snowflakes obviously. and like the other said sometimes you need to call in a 2 man technical team or are forbidden from making a .2mm in your wall and put a nail in godforbid. but even then strong glue will potentially fuck up your wall WORSE.

[@oscargr_]

The market for this is being created right in front of you. At least 1% of viewers is now checking out how much they cost.

[@Gun4Freedom]

Kevin Miedema, There is also new legislation requiring registration for all hot glue guns, along with serial numbers, hammer carry permit, and 5 vetted references to own what the media has begun to call "assault mallets", associated "armor piercing spike rounds", and "fully automatic inferno bonders". You can blame the Snowflakes if it makes you feel good, but in all reality, the Snowflakes are being opressed and discriminated against.

[@The-Cat]

wtf are you talking about Cyphik theres no such thing as the media calling worker tools assault weapons. quit drinking Alex Jones kool-aid.

[@Nono-hk3is]

3M command strips don't work on recently painted walls (or perhaps just on whatever brand of paint I used in my house). I imagine it outgassed some kind of oil that caused the strips to release. I wonder if this would fair any better.

[@brothyr]

you'd be better off using a hot glue gun.

[@charlesdeens8927]

If it's a spot that you really want to use a command strip, try spraying a couple of small coats of hair spray in the spot you want the hook, or try painting a little primer coat where you want to stick the hook, or try sanding the spot you want the hook to stick. I can't say any of these suggestions will work, but if you're desperate, give it a try.

[@Drew-Dastardly]

Why not just screw in a hook with a rawlplug?

[@sugarbooty]

Wipe down the wall with alcohol, and dont touch it afterwards. The oils from skin cause that as well

[@nambinhvu]

@@brothyr but you can't heat behind to remove it afterward.

[@MattOGormanSmith]

Oh look!. A handy hook to hang my expensive camera on and charge it at the same time.

[@timkeip]

I'm guessing that 6 pin chip is a PIC10F series micro from Microchip. It's been a while since I messed with them but I think pic10f200 would be a good example. If you google the data sheet you could check if the power pins make sense..

[@FBI_Agent_69420]

I wonder if this will be compatible with electrical towels.

[@over00lordunknown12]

1:30 "Sticking something hot and sticky on a piece of glass sounds like a great idea." - bigclive 2018

[@Ryukachoo]

thing is, removable no-residue wall hooks are incredibly useful for apartments, at the moment 3m command strips seem to be the only real solution this looks like it's a MUCH stronger hold with an arguably even easier removal process. i wonder though, is it reusable? like if you take it off one wall can you glue it to another? if so, that'd be legitimately useful stuff edit: nevermind it leaves way too much residue, not good

[@big0bad0brad]

I think it would work well on metal or glass, maybe even some paint. But I think anything with much texture or paper/fabric would be a nightmare.

[@avem819]

I’m surprised you don’t have to sign up to use this little guy

[@hackeritalics]

I actually think the concept has some potential.. I think it has two things going for it. The first is that hot glue doesn't really deteriorate like most adhesives do, so it is probably a pretty long lasting solution. The second is that it is removable without damaging the surface. (This assumes there is a way to remove the goop. ) I feel like the removability of it could be a big benefit if the adhesive is really really strong. That being said, both things are pretty "Niche". I feel like it people that need a long lasting hook could just take an existing hook from those sticky hook packs and use their own glue. lol It seems like the kind of thing that could have a commercial application, only you would take the electronics out and put them in a box. Then you'd sell the hooks with the little heating disc inside for cheap. I feel like there are industries that could use this concept to do certain things. (maybe not to attach hooks, but something else.)

[@Dennan]

they need to add a wifi function so you have to activate it from there, and if it sense your using wrong label towels, they will fall off the wall, this is the future.

[@Peter_S_]

My guess is that the chip is a clone of the PIC10F200. I've gone through roughly 200,000 units of the PIC10F322 in a hard drive thermal monitoring product and the footprint all lines up with a PIC10F. If it is a PIC, you should be able to connect up a PICKit to the ICSP pins 1 and 3 and to /RST on pin 6 to get an ID code at the least.

[@JockMurphy]

IIRC the pinout is the same between the PIC10F200 and the ATtiny4/5/9/10.

[@bigclivedotcom]

When I saw it in the 6-pin package the PIC10 series did come to mind.

[@Peter_S_]

Jock Murphy, right you are. The markings don't match either a PIC or AVR but with all the Arduino cloning I'm sure the AVR architecture has been reduced to Verilog so it could easily be either one. ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-8127-AVR-8-bit-Microcontroller-ATtiny4-ATtiny5-ATtiny9-ATtiny10_Datasheet.pdf

[@JockMurphy]

Right, or some 6-pin 8051. I would love to see someone decap it to see if we can find out

[@simontay4851]

Send one to electron update. He does close up videos of chip dies.

[@spikeydapikey1483]

How to leave a bogey on ya windows and walls :P

[@johnpossum556]

At least its a clear skidmark.

[@Alexander_l322]

It would come off easily but it sucks lol

[@slinkytreekreeper]

Only if the surface the surface you stick it to is non porous. Stick it to wallpaper and you ain't getting it off without damage. Even soaking everything in iso will just damage the wallpaper unless you somehow have non porous rubber sheeting on your dungeon walls.

[@andysworkshopuk]

2:44 did you just lick that hot melt glue off your thumb? I would totally do that by the way.

[@jakenkid]

"IT'S A HEWK! TIS A BEAR! IT'S AN EXCITED CLIVE!" I freaking love this fella! Thank you Clivenberger for being a badass Manxery Man of Mystery!!

[@_kwak]

"whookuh" 😂 love it, what a product!

[@slimysi99]

Change the shape of the heat pad, and you get a car lock de-icer?

[@neilcaldwell870]

But doesn't every car have a remote fob these days. Who uses keys to open a car anymore?

[@phils4634]

Whilst the cockpit doors are nowadays centrally locked, the tailgate lock on many utility trucks (Mazda, Holden (Rodeo), Ford, etc) are not linked to the system, and obviously the canopy window locks (if your truck has a canopy) are not! In such cases this will be a useful gadget - and I've ordered two. Not much use in the Aussie summers, ( :-) ) but our winters (especially eastern escarpment) can see well below-zero temperatures.

[@slimysi99]

Maybe this was a subjective comment... I have a 1996 Audi, and use the weird pointy metal thing to open my doors. :)

[@ljprep6250]

slimysi99 What, a loook pick?

[@ColinWatters]

Great idea. They could supply a cigar lighter adaptor as well to plug it into.

[@H4zuZazu]

First i thought i would be one of those Spy Camera Cloth/Towl Hooks.

[@PIXscotland]

While it's a stupid idea, it's also a great idea. It's far more likely to be a solid fixture compared to most foam pad stuff around so I like it for that. I dislike the fixed heater cartridge idea though. It would be good if the heater could be slotted in when required and otherwise just leave a plastic plate. Safety would be an issue though I suppose and price/waste is low in the current form. IPA is great for removing hot-melt glue too. The glue goes hard and loses it's adhesion properties and usually comes off really easily. Great for bathroom tile fixtures but at £2 each maybe over-priced.

[@darronjknight]

Why would India pale ale remove hot melt glue? ;D

[@SianaGearz]

What would an arrangement where you can slot in a reusable heater even look like?

[@progandy]

Just use a hot glue gun and when you want to remove it run a bit of isopropanol behind the hook. You'll have to use it anyways to clean up the residue.

[@AD1255]

@@darronjknight 😁

[@davey2k12]

Dow put it in ya bathroom FFS it'll rust up with the moisture lol

[@g7puw]

Intreaguing indeed , Clive I have one for you It’s a flush switch for a caravan toilet , when we got our van from a dealer there was a huge bodge on the flush control so I ordered the right part and it turned up , interesting it has a microprocessor on it !!

[@LRM12o8]

Genius is the ability to solve complex problems through simple means. This is the opposite of that! 🤣

[@drkastenbrot]

this must be one of the stupidest products ever made and yet i want one

[@rickautry2759]

Instant 'ghost' video.

[@david853721]

I can see this being especially useful when trying to mount a wall hook on a uneven wall surface, the glue melts into the crevices and holds on for dear life.

[@mrnice4434]

OK but you cansl do that with a normal hook and hot glue :)

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

It seems an interesting if somewhat over engineered solution for a piece two sided sticky pad .Clever fellows these Chinese though with all their electronic gadgets and why is it not connectable to the home network! :D.

[@metaleggman18]

I thought I had a stroke for a second, seeing your hands point at a giant circuit board. Your close up images are shot and printed so well, I forgot it was a photo for a second.

[@jakenkid]

Gotta say, I was super confused by the purpose of this product when Clive said it was basically hot glue, but as ever, his damn optimism had me really hoping it wouldn't just leave a skid-mark of a mess... Regardless, I just LOVE IT when Clive *talks past-tense to me*!! Thank you Clive! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kjpmi]

I like how you say hook. “Hoooooook.”

[@EmBeye21]

That's just double-sided tape with extra steps.

[@pargunar]

Speaking of national mail services being greedy... Swedish mail service now charge a roughly 7£ base fee + 10% of the item value for any outside of Sweden purchases. I haven't bought anything from ebay since this new fee was introduced. I hope they remove it soon :(

[@herrpez]

Wish pre-pays the import tax, letting you dodge the processing fee. Might be worth it if you're willing to sacrifice some dignity of the altar of Chinese Tat.

[@herrpez]

Lassi Kinnunen I'm pretty sure the issue was that import tax wasn't being applied at all before, and some government branch was dissatisfied. PostNord, shitty as they are, want to be compensated for collecting the taxes. This is reasonable. What isn't reasonable is that they charge the above mentioned €7 to look at the shipping label for 3 seconds. By prepaying the import tax the government gets their pound of flesh and PostNord can fuck right off. Basically everything is by the book this way; it's the actual legal solution. I just wish more vendors did it so I wouldn't have to use Wish.

[@RicoElectrico]

If they did it in Poland there surely would be riots...

[@owenlj6261]

Well shipping is costly, especially the last few miles.

[@oscargr_]

@@owenlj6261 From experience I would say what's expensive is the FIRST few miles. I regularly ship small boxes from Asia to Europe and get boxes returned to me. The shipping cost from Europe is 3 times what it cost me to ship it to there.

[@paedahe4975]

I always wanted to roast the paint on my doors and walls. It makes for extra work I have so much time for.

[@flcamera]

crazy, I did the same with some clear gurrilla glue and a bit of tape. Some say Chinneese are the masters of the minor things, and this is on going proof. I'm just glad their inovations don't scale up well, okay I didn't wait the removal part is pretty cool

[@alexale8540]

It's genius idea and amazing how such simple things like hooks are electronic now, maybe everything will be in 21st century.

[@johntitor5543]

We are in the 21st century

[@MkmeOrg]

A wall hook now has a micro-controller. The world has gone crazy :)

[@mortlet5180]

That poor decoupling capacitor has had its corner chipped off!

[@maicod]

it will never find a girl or boyfriend now its ugly

[@tzq33tdq]

@@maicod but it has a good personality

[@maicod]

awwwww

[@bignig123]

you could say it would be "decoupled" :)))))))))))))))))))))))

[@maicod]

Thomas I love your joke very much

[@gadgetmind]

Processor is a ATwin Tech AT8PE513ML - 42 instruction RISC and the

[@StephenMcLeod]

This is one of the most insane things I've ever seen.