Smart lighting

Gorgeous, well-angled lamps that give eye-level and ceiling light, though not very bright.

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

A $9 magnetic motion light with double the range of rivals; he would buy one for every bedroom.

LED lights you weave through a LEGO build to tie it together.

Lovely reflections from the glass, but cheap LEDs, a remote and a dead rotation motor; 4/10.

Now sees it as the desk lamp done right, with front and bias lighting and adjustable colour temperature, though the remote is a bit finicky.

Not bad for the price, though the exposed circuit board and remote control are unimpressive.

Self-assembly kit that makes a convincing thunderstorm effect, with a surprisingly cool voice activation.

Works well as a ceiling projector with LED nebula and laser stars, though it appears to overheat.

Extremely long and cheap strip that adds atmosphere, though the LEDs are widely spaced and the strip isn't bright.

Not real neon, but a decent good vibe; the back looks terrible.

A 20-minute build but the most tasteful and cleanest item he bought, with no extra cables.

Large, cheap light with plenty of output that fits neatly under the desk.

Solid feel, with USB-C input and output and a wireless charger that works well, and it suited the corner perfectly.

Expensive for simple-looking bulbs, but the sunrise wake-up software solves the dark-night, bright-morning problem.

An imposing, fully articulating lamp with excellent light quality and a 60-year life, though very pricey.

A $1 five-metre LED strip with 40 modes that looks good, though the LEDs are spaced far apart.

Loves it as an LED lamp with Lego-like pieces that slot together.

Fully articulated tiny desk lamp that works well enough.

A decent recreation of the lava lamp effect.

A lamp disguised as a potion bottle that changes colour.

A five dollar sunset lamp that gave a decent Instagram-style photo.

The biggest upgrade to his filming room, turning the whole wall into a colour canvas.

Magnetic levitating bulb with a wireless charging base that he loved enough to keep set up permanently.