Strange gadgets

Lighting effects sell the thundercloud illusion, though he thinks you could make it at home.

Lets you draw on your clothes with a UV torch, but the effect fades too quickly for him to use it.

Fascinated by the lab-like machine that mixes a personalised scent, with mixed reactions to the three perfumes he tried.

Interesting concept that does release smells, but they don't match the on-screen action closely enough to add a real layer.

A Kickstarter umbrella that could never work as pitched, and it left backers with no refunds; he scores it 2 out of 10.

An over-engineered laundry-folding robot that was slow, absurdly expensive, never shipped, and scored 3 out of 10.

Technically impressive but pointless and fiddly, and he gave it 0/10.

A pan you eat from sounds clever, but it is too hot to handle and only suits one person cooking for one.

Quiet and neatly foldable, but build quality and the auto speed mode are shaky; fine for light use, 7/10.

Finds the magnetic levitation kit cool, though a bit fiddly to set up before it works.

Impressed by a table that looks unable to hold itself up but carries weight on an elastic string.

Explains how the mirror scope makes an object appear to float, without giving a firm verdict.

A car-styled case with a built-in spoiler, retractable stand and lenticular car image.

A case with a visor that shields the cameras when closed and acts as a stand when open.

An odd case that looks like an Apple Mac Pro and works as an aroma diffuser, which he finds curious.

A case with built-in dice for board games, which he finds cool but imagines would be noisy with every step.

A case where the phone sits inside a lid-topped box that slides up to use and locks, said to make the phone effectively unbreakable.

Very portable, but sounds like one note and gets one out of ten.

Underwhelming looking and not functional for normal people, as it burned, tore and gives no warmth or padding.

Extremely solid RC car that took a crash and acted as the impact vehicle, earning 9 out of 10.

Tear and water resistant, but the pages burn, so 6 out of 10.

The most useful item of the six, as you can attach LEGO pieces and join the pens together.

A LEGO pin badge that he jokes has only one obvious use.

A Rubik's Cube made of LEGO that you can decorate and repair by swapping pieces.