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An air filtration unit that removes allergens at night pushed his sleep quality up to around 90%.

He strongly recommends a standing desk, using it about four hours a day to stay more active.

A $10 wall-mounted foaming dispenser that has already become central to his routine and does not feel like a gimmick.

His number one pick, a sink-mounted glass rinser that cleans glasses very quickly once installed.

A $2 four-pack of surprisingly strong suction hooks that has become a staple in his shower.

A sponge on a refillable handle that he calls the most handy product of his university life.

A $2 set of flexible straws for a vacuum hose that reaches tight spots without sucking up your belongings.

Sony 8K TVs are scattered around the studio, amusingly used to watch 1080p content.

Rated 5 out of 10 fail: crammed-in tech caused overheating and swelling batteries in 488 reports.

Scent rings trick the brain into tasting flavour in plain water and it works despite knowing the trick, rated 8 out of 10.

Set up a smart mattress with sleep sensors and temperature control to track his sleep, which scored just 28 on the first night.

Pellet pizza oven that cooked a pizza in about a minute and tasted better than an ordinary oven pizza.

Spray that removed shirt wrinkles about 18 times faster than ironing and impressed him.

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

Kept tea warmer than a plain mug but clearly behind the Ember mug.

A working smart plug with Google Assistant and Alexa support for about seven dollars.

Surprisingly functional for eight dollars, though it looked close to exploding.

Astro feels like a tipping point from virtual assistant to an actual assistant, complete with a cup holder.

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

A vacuum-sealed cooker that is five times more energy efficient than a barbecue and can cook using only sunlight.

Plant-based bacon that he cooked and found really smoky and meaty, just like bacon.

A shower head that atomises water into micro droplets so less water has more washing power; rated six out of ten.

Strong, oven-safe plates made from wheat bran that you can eat afterwards; he calls them god tier.

A sofa inflated with a hair dryer that melted, leaked and slid around, scoring 4 out of 10.