Weird & wonderful

Made his legs feel like they were moving on their own and lowered his heart rate in a short test, though it did little for his arms.

Fun and spontaneous to use, but not very comfortable and hard to justify at over $2,500.

Looks ridiculous but did about half the ironing, and he commends the innovation.

A modular couch tray with a self-balancing cup holder that he finds clunky and overengineered.

Adorable, but it barely cools anything and solves a problem that waiting 90 seconds fixes.

Faster than the weakest blaster at an claimed 75 ft per second, but it still pierced zero targets.

A spring-powered blaster rated at 200 ft per second that managed to get through three targets.

Uses compressed air instead of a spring to fire at 400 ft per second, and it is the only blaster that went right through the cardboard.

A crypto-funded Wakanda-style city that produced only a half-built hut after the Akoin collapse, rated 9 out of 10.

An exciting idea that he was nearly invested in, killed by funding problems and a price jump before it shipped.

Used as the comparison for the hover shoes, praised for being easier to carry.

Easily the best 3D pen he has used and surprisingly good, though not thrilling enough for the podium.

Technically impressive, but the games are poor and he has no idea who it's for at that price.

Surprisingly fast and fun, but fiddly to build and quickly beaten by more exciting toys.

A chef tester found it too thick, uncomfortable and too slow to harden for 3D shapes.

The coolest chess set he has used and takes second place, but not something he'd recommend to most people.

Powerful, accurate and very fun with loads of accessories, but reloading was unreliable.

Infrared hand tracking corrects posture mistakes instantly and adds a lot to the piano.

A niche, absurdly expensive blaster, but he called it the best nine seconds of his life.

Won the podium; a beautifully designed, genuinely useful learning tool that he thinks is a good investment.

Much smaller than the listing suggested, but it is surprisingly quick for ten dollars.

The thousand dollar car wins, mainly on speed.

Had a very tight race, with the boat just touching the end first.

Raced the $30 boat, and he said there was no chance for it.