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A surprisingly polished budget smartwatch with a great screen and 7-day battery, which he thinks beats Fitbit and Xiaomi bands.

The cheapest key organiser that still feels well made, and it stops keys rattling and scratching.

Not a brave choice but one of the best, with an unmatched mix of battery life, screen, build and trackpad for most people.

An affordable, flexible phone stand that works on flights, trains, cars and even a chair back.

The clear winner after testing every rival in the $40-$70 range, with good noise cancelling and sound.

A cheap, unremarkable tech bag that avoids wasted space and has just the right number of dividers.

A fun, leak-proof bottle with sip and chug options that survives being shoved into luggage.

Costs about four times a basic 20,000 mAh bank but is worth it for efficiency, 200W output and useful software.

A packing cube holding several days of clothes that lets the backpack double as a suitcase, a game changer for travel.

The backbone of his budget carry setup: light, well-pocketed and roomy, with very few flaws.

The cheapest reliable USB-IF certified cable he has used, with charging and data fast enough for this setup.

A clear, maximum-size liquids bag that passes security without unpacking and suits vertical packing.

His favourite plug to travel with, combining charger, travel adapter and USB sockets, with 70-100W the sweet spot.

The best wallet he has tried, at about half the price of others, with only a slightly fiddly middle card.

A recent discovery he loves for carrying a holiday-sized portion of perfume in a quarter of the volume.

An older model gives nearly the same results for far less, with the savings better spent on lenses.

A cost-effective way to play new games, beating retail if you play at least one new game a month.

Sharing the Premier family plan with five others costs less and gets far more than the individual plan.

Handy for Amazon power users in Europe to compare prices across stores.

The most comfortable sliders he has found, though a little noisy and pricey.

The lattice structure flexes underfoot and feels therapeutic, though it dug into his wide feet.

A genuinely new instrument that is therapeutic and delivers what it promised, though he is not the target market.

An astonishing colour laser engraver and cutter, niche and expensive but worthy of Hall of Fame status.

A brilliant AAA battery charger and organiser that he considers a Hall of Fame product, though limited to AAA.