Mrwhosetheboss Picks
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Everything I've tested.

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Transparent Solar Panels
I'd buy it1 video
Transparent Solar Panels

His number-one pick: clear solar glass that could turn every window into a power source.

Eco-Capsule
I'd buy it1 video
Eco-Capsule

A cheap off-grid home with its own wind and solar power and water collection, controlled by one app; rated seven out of ten.

Eco-Capsule
New Wind Wind Tree
I'd buy it1 video
New Wind Wind Tree

Tree-shaped wind turbines that double as tourist attractions and generate power silently.

New Wind
Realme GT 2 Pro
I'd buy it1 video
Realme GT 2 Pro

Very powerful, well-designed flagship with a great screen and fun camera modes, held back by unpolished software and ordinary low-light pho…

Realme
ZTE Hawkeye
I'd skip it1 video
ZTE Hawkeye

A crowd-sourced eye-tracking phone with poor specs, which shows consumers don't always know what they want.

ZTE
Elio Motors Elio
I'd skip it1 video
Elio Motors Elio

Cheap, efficient three-wheeler that took 65,000 pre-orders without delivering one car, rated 6 out of 10.

Elio Motors
Scribble Pen
I'd skip it1 video
Scribble Pen

A crowdfunded colour-scanning pen that looks faked and still has no retail product after ten years.

Scribble
Cue Cat
I'd skip it1 video
Cue Cat

Misjudged how people read newspapers, earning a mild 2 out of 10 on his fail scale.

Digital Convergence
Nike Magneto
I'd skip it1 video
Nike Magneto

Temple-less sunglasses held on by magnets glued to the face, rated 3 out of 10 as a fail.

Nike
Nintendo Power Glove
I'd skip it1 video
Nintendo Power Glove

Clever technology that nobody found fun to use, given 4 out of 10.

Nintendo
ESPN Mobile phone
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ESPN Mobile phone

A sports-focused phone with a huge monthly fee that almost nobody signed up for, rated 5 out of 10.

ESPN
IKEA inflatable sofa
I'd skip it1 video
IKEA inflatable sofa

A sofa inflated with a hair dryer that melted, leaked and slid around, scoring 4 out of 10.

IKEA
Yik Yak
I'd skip it1 video
Yik Yak

Engaging local anonymous app that became toxic through bullying and hate speech.

Yik Yak
Vaporcade vape smartphone
I'd skip it1 video
Vaporcade vape smartphone

A phone that doubles as a vape appeals to hardly anyone, scoring 5 out of 10.

Vaporcade
Laser Razor
I'd skip it1 video
Laser Razor

A crowdfunded laser razor whose prototype could burn only one hair at a time, rated 6 out of 10.

Skarp
HQ Trivia
I'd skip it1 video
HQ Trivia

A tense, hugely popular live quiz game that collapsed once it couldn't fund its prizes.

HQ Trivia
Skype
I'd skip it1 video
Skype

Microsoft bloated Skype with unwanted features and let Zoom overtake it, earning 7 out of 10.

Microsoft
Mixer
I'd skip it1 video
Mixer

Microsoft's Twitch rival failed because viewers wouldn't switch platforms, even after paying huge sums for Ninja and Shroud.

Microsoft
Pique Twitter handheld
I'd skip it1 video
Pique Twitter handheld

A $200 device that only ran Twitter, and badly, scoring 7 out of 10 for sheer stupidity.

Pique
OneCoin
I'd skip it1 video
OneCoin

A $15 billion pyramid scheme posing as a cryptocurrency, his worst fail at 10 out of 10.

OneCoin
Giant Mechanical Keyboard
I'd buy it1 video
Giant Mechanical Keyboard

Extremely rare and hard to source, but he calls it the nicest keyboard he has ever used.

Giant Edible Gaming PC Cake
I'd buy it1 video
Giant Edible Gaming PC Cake

The largest edible gaming PC in the world turned out to be an impressive and delicious cake.