Weird & wonderful

A dog-shaped phone grip with a body that hangs down, shown as a novelty.

A cat-shaped grip that pulls out and can also work as a phone stand.

A biscuit-shaped grip that he found very realistic, to the point of dunking it.

A donut-shaped grip that surprisingly smells like donuts.

A tongue-shaped grip he found grim and strange.

A massive gummy bear grip, part of a run of food-shaped designs he finds puzzling.

A beans-on-toast grip he questions anyone wanting on their phone.

Self-moving chess board he loves, though the pieces feel cheaper than their price suggests; he gives it a strong 8/10.

Used to show how absurdly the complexity of Rubik's Cubes scales, ending with a 13x13 he left a colleague to solve.

The coolest toy he has ever used, marked down slightly by the $549 price and the need to buy two; he gives it a 9.

The most powerful Nerf gun, but accuracy lags behind the power and it feels like a 3D printed product, so he wouldn't recommend it to most.

A movie-accurate premium lightsaber with its own software that feels unbelievably premium, costing around 100 times a toy-shop saber.

Opens the video as a throne that bolts onto a Segway and fires gel blasters, shown but not rated.

A 155mph RC car that does exactly what it promises, expensive but a straight 10.

A capable table tennis robot for serious players, with a basic tablet and an unattractive but stable app.

Gamifies water fights with a display and pressurised water bullets, but is inaccurate past about five metres; he gives it a 7.

Impressive at precise drawing, but calibration is fiddly and the wall-drawing focus is niche.

A 210-foot chain of cables with signal boosters that, to his surprise, still manages to charge a phone.

A case with a big grip that comes with a spoon you can store on the back of the phone.

A case with an x-ray effect when it opens, shown only briefly.

Another fluffy case, shown without a clear verdict.

A handbag-style case that you fold the phone into and latch shut, which he sees as finally something fairly classic.

He calls it the ugliest mermaid he has seen.

A heavily jewelled case with a built-in pop socket that roughly doubles the phone's weight, though the colour is impressive.