Smart lighting

Replaced dotty LED strips under the kitchen island and gives well-diffused light.

His favourite of the IKEA bunch, a playful lamp with detachable light and auto-off.

USB-C docking tea lights that really do last the claimed 35 hours.

Satisfying to use when working, but pairing is so unreliable he measured about a 50% success rate.

Cheap £1.50 cabinet lights with motion sensors that are nice and bright.

Same tech as the £7 bulb but costs £55 in glass, and was hard to connect.

A creative £15 glass bowl that doubles as phone charger and light, which he finds delightful.

Incredible value at £7 and feature-rich, but connection problems undermine it.

Non-Matter light strip at £13 that becomes configurable when paired with a Matter plug, great for the money.

Used as the pricey benchmark: he paid £55 for one and was annoyed.

A £2 motion-sensing night light that works as well as Xiaomi's £12 one.

He put them all over his house and counts them among the best tech products he has bought.

A rechargeable, shielded upgrade to the nightlight 2 that he calls a fuss-free gadget and scores 9 out of 10.

His pick of the whole video: a simple, well-designed, toolless light that just works.

Best fake of the video: a third of the price with brighter output, a base light, a magnetic remote and a brilliant app.

Premium app and arrives assembled, but the Govee does more for a third of the price.

Cheap and cheerful lamp, fan, clock and pen holder in one, though the thermometer isn't accurate.

Not especially bright, but a print, frame and LEDs for under $11 is a treasure.

Fantastic for ambience at home but too limited in brightness and light count for a pro studio.

The highlight of the garden, giving full control over scenes, fire effects and schedules.

The one Hue product to buy if only getting one, as the sofa strip transforms the room's vibe.

Used in a hidden candlelight automation scene he calls his favourite.

He liked it enough to put one in every bedroom.

Having to buy a separate Hue Bridge is annoying but a necessary evil.