Home & smart home

A cheap way to make a sluggish TV feel new again without replacing the whole set.

Motorised rails respond to a tug and are Wi-Fi connected for automation.

Chosen as the discreet smart home hub controlling the room via Alexa routines.

The huge, very bright RGB MiniLED TV suits a daytime living room and has ruined other TVs for him.

A case with an AirTag slot to stop the Apple TV remote going missing.

The best digital frame he has seen, updating automatically from a Google Photos album.

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

Clever and low-power, but the image looks worse than a printed photo and costs far more.

Thin, discreet panels that gave about a 40% improvement to a very echoey room.

More a Roomba with CCTV than a relationship device; better than expected but he still wouldn't buy one.

Looks freakish but kneads firmly and feels good, so he says it would be worth it.

Surprisingly comfortable, well made and left him feeling warm and alert.

Well made, but the $120 lookalike cleaned better and the Dyson even rubbed hair further in.

Clearly the better doorbell, with a field of view about twice the fake's and a much smoother frame rate.

Swankier remote and a good purifier, but the fake matched it for around a quarter of the price.

A convincing Dyson copy that blows harder and cleared the smoke nearly as well for a fraction of the cost.

A near-copy of the Dyson V8 that glides smoothly and cleans better for a third of the price.

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

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

A clever inflating duvet that makes the bed to hotel standard, but its temperature control and build trail Eight Sleep.

The standout of the video: seals and replaces the bag automatically, with a 180-day battery, earning 90% effort saved.

Cooked a restaurant-quality paneer unattended, but it is expensive, needs a subscription and leaves the prep and washing up to you.

A brush-wheeled grill cleaning robot that he tested, with concerns about edges and how it notifies you.

Produces unbelievably good soft serve, but the prep and washing up make it the opposite of lazy.