6 Tech Products That Make It Easy to Create Content On the Go From a portable nightstand chargers to a drone that captures the big picture, you'll have everything you need to make timely content on your own time.
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1. The perfect one-handed shot.
Your smartphone takes perfectly good video, but the Sony ZV-1F Vlog Camera [$500; electronics.sony.com] is the kind of upgrade that creators crave. It has a 3-inch, swing-out LCD that rotates to give you the selfie perspective. Inside, the 4K camera has a 20mm F2 prime lens with a 1-inch sensor that captures content in low light and can soften the background. Shoot video or stills, with a wide lens, microphone input, and software with 10 filters to customize your content.
2. Your camera's helping hand.
Producing content solo can be hard — so get a robotic partner. The 3.7-inch-wide, puck-shaped Pivo Max [$249; pivo.ai] sits on a table or tripod, can hold phones, tablets, or smartphones, and turns the device using an app that tracks movement, or with an accessory remote. The Pivo rotates with six tracking speeds for buttery smooth tracking of a face or body, keeping you center stage for a TikTok or a Zoom call. Need a retake? No problem: It has up to 12 hours of battery life.
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3. Film the friendly skies.
Want to capture the big picture? Wave hello (and goodbye) to DJI Mini 3 [$699; store.dji.com]. At just over half a pound, the drone can shoot 4K video for 38 minutes, and has a 4x zoom. Clearly shoot in wide angle, 180 degrees, sphere, or vertical for social media; you're in full control via a remote that includes one-touch flight patterns like a circle, helix, and boomerang, as well as a return-to-home setting so the drone flies back when it senses that it's low on power.
4. Show me the sound!
The case that holds and recharges the Poly Voyager Free 60+ UC [$350; poly.com] has a touchscreen that includes volume adjustment, toggling active noise canceling, battery level display, and — in the office–the ability to switch between devices so you can go from taking Zoom calls on a laptop to a phone call on a smartphone seamlessly. Traveling? Plug a standard 3.5mm cable into the case and the other end into your seat's infotainment system to watch content wirelessly. The Poly plays well with nearly every device, since it comes with a USB-A and USB-C dongle for Bluetooth.
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5. Nightstand multitasker.
A portable power bank is essential, especially while traveling when outlets might be hard to come by. While the OtterBox 2-in-1 Power Bank with Apple Watch Charger [$50; otterbox.com] functions as a typical 3k mAh battery pack with a USB-C output, it also has a MagSafe dock that holds a watch. Give your timepiece assistant a boost mid-day, without carrying a cord, or stand the less-than-half-pound power bank on end to juice and display your watch bedside — which keeps you from reaching for a phone first thing in the morning.
