Home & smart home

A simple stirrer that mixes soups and curries well, but struggles with dense dishes like risotto.

A small, smokeless, odourless spiral fire that he rated at least 8 out of 10.

A genuinely clever heated bidet seat, with only fit and mains power as downsides.

After a 30-minute cycle the shirt came out bone dry and smelling great, and he was super impressed.

Likes the idea of a wireless, remote-free TV but thinks sticking it to the wall with a battery-powered vacuum is a flawed idea.

A set-and-forget heated mug that keeps his tea at the right temperature and helps his productivity.

His number ten pick, a hands-free bin that keeps things tidy and makes recycling easier.

An overkill but genuinely effective smart toothbrush that he thinks is worth investing in for health.

His favourite massager, relaxing and quiet, with extra face treatments like microcurrent and LED.

A premium steel bottle with scent-based flavour pods that gets him drinking more water, though it will not turn water into juice.

Still scheduled to clean every night and roughly halves the time spent vacuuming, despite struggling with a high rug.

Powerful cordless handheld car vacuum that he thought was exactly what his mum needs.

Thinks it is a really important product since it extinguishes fires without going near them and triggers automatically.

Star Wars sandwich maker that left a Darth Vader imprint, and the result tasted pretty good.

Looks the part and uses hot air instead of oil, but he joked that the Death Star was dead after trying it.

Fully articulated tiny desk lamp that works well enough.

A decent recreation of the lava lamp effect.

Too weak to whip double cream.

A cool piece of kit with a clear display, but a phone does the same things faster.

A low-tech upside-down planter that saves floor space and only needs watering every couple of weeks.

A lamp disguised as a potion bottle that changes colour.

An autonomous security robot packed with sensors that ran over a toddler, was knocked over by a drunk man and drowned itself in a fountain.

34 models shook so violently that their tops flew off, leading to a recall of millions of units.

He swapped it in occasionally while working at his standing desk, as it exercises the body for you.