Strange gadgets

A late iPod copy that fixed none of the iPod's problems and was killed by the iPhone, a 6 out of 10 fail.

Cooking pizzas in trucks on San Francisco roads failed and the company pivoted away, a 7 out of 10 fail.

The 1-cent plastic knife slices poorly and wrecks the inside of the orange.

He finds the 'stealth' name ironic for a whistle, which is the opposite of stealthy.

He thinks $50 for a bottle opener is absurd and wonders who would buy it.

He calls the $55 cracked-glass decal the most bizarre of the lot and says you could just do it yourself for free.

He calls it the future of rulers, praising its 0.1 mm accuracy, unit switching, map scale and division features.

Full-body muscle stimulation suit that's intense and cool tech, but he wants more proof of benefits.

The SixPad product he could most see himself using regularly, though it felt like a torture device at high power.

A good concept ruined by AAA batteries and a squeaky, unsatisfying experience; three out of ten.

Sceptical-sounding but not unpleasant; he can't judge the skincare benefit and thinks it looks odd.

He thinks it is the most futuristic shoe around because it folds in half so you never need to use your hands.

Not useful for most people but a great working science lesson; 8/10.

The glowing algae looks impressive when shaken, but is impractical; 6/10.

An overcomplicated but genuinely accurate digital ruler for people who need the features; 8/10.

An astonishingly agile and powerful robot he rated 9/10.

A mind-blowing holographic display with a ChatGPT demo; he gave it 10/10 for taste of the future.

The self-rotating lead really works, but he only gave it 6/10.

Surprisingly cool ferrofluid display that reacts to sound, with some quality control issues; 8/10.

Shown as a retro floppy-disc AirTag case, with a joke that it can still save your AirTags.

Shown as a realistic novelty biscuit-style AirTag case, with a joke about the missing cream.

Shown as a cute astronaut case that appeals to his childhood ambition.

Named as the best case for hiding an AirTag in this jokey list.

Shown as an adorable SNES controller case that appeals to his inner gamer.