In September of 2014, Unbox Therapy uploaded a video in which Hilsenteger used only his hands to bend his iPhone 6 Plus. The video is recognized as launching Apple's "Bendgate" controversy in which people could bend their phones in their pockets.
Hilsenteger was born on May 6, 1985. He lives in Newmarket, Ontario, in the Greater Toronto Area. Hilsenteger attended the Toronto School of Art where he studied Digital Arts Photography and Video Editing. Hilsenteger owned an Apple repair store close to Ryerson University. He is married and has a son.
Hilsenteger and Jack McCann created the unboxing YouTube channel Unbox Therapy in December 2010. Hilsenteger decided to create the channel after discovering he enjoyed watching unboxing videos. Unbox Therapy allows viewers to experience the pleasure of opening the newest technological items and not having to spend money on purchasing those items. Two items he unboxed were a breathalyzer that integrated with a smartphone and an "unspillable cup" that he tried to push down. Unbox Therapy uploads several videos per week. The channel's videos routinely get a million views each. The average view of his videos is around 3.7 million as of March 2020. The channel's total number of views has exceeded one billion. Hilsenteger runs another YouTube channel called Lew Later. In May 2019, Unbox Therapy and Lew Later had 19.3 million subscribers combined.

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