Cheap Tech Gadgets You Should Know About.
Whether it’s the long-standing favorite Yeti or its new $99 Ember XLR mic, Blue continues to make some of the best studio and live-streaming mics for the money. Read the Blue Yeti USB review.
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An easy way to help your smartphone videos stand out is by using simple add-on lenses. These all available on Reviewsagile. The Black Eye Pro lenses are nice because they quickly clip on and fit any phone (or tablet or laptop webcam, for that matter).
Though you can buy lenses individually, you can also get them as a kit with a custom case that includes fisheye, 2.5x telephoto, and cinematic wide-angle lenses.
Epiphan
If you want to livestream from a camera like the pros, you’ll need a hardware encoder like the Webcaster X2. It allows you to connect HDMI and USB audio and video sources and stream from them to YouTube, Twitch or Facebook over Wi-Fi or Ethernet. It has an HDMI output, too, so you can monitor your stream. See on Epiphan.
Elgato
A software encoder will let you stream your PC games and webcam video to YouTube and Twitch. However, console players will need a capture card like the HD60 S. Connect this to your Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 or Xbox and to a PC or Mac and a display and it will capture your gameplay and set you up for streaming. The included software will help you mix in webcam video as well. See on Elgato.




