Mrwhosetheboss Picks
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Everything I've tested.

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Glowing Watercress Plants
I'd buy it1 video
Glowing Watercress Plants

Watercress injected with luciferase to glow, a sustainable light source, rated 9 out of 10.

Matternet Drone Network
I'd buy it1 video
Matternet Drone Network

Autonomous drone network delivering blood samples and medicines, rated 9 out of 10.

Matternet
Third Thumb
I'd buy it1 video
Third Thumb

Toe-controlled extra thumb that comes to feel natural, slightly terrifying but incredibly cool, rated 9 out of 10.

Poimo Inflatable Scooter
Worth it if…1 video
Poimo Inflatable Scooter

A fully inflatable e-scooter that packs into a bag, rated 4 out of 10.

Poimo
Ecolift Disposal Sites
Worth it if…1 video
Ecolift Disposal Sites

Hidden underground bins that keep streets clean and need emptying weekly, rated 5 out of 10.

Ecolift
HomeBiogas
Worth it if…1 video
HomeBiogas

Turns food waste into cooking gas, impressive for sustainability, rated 5 out of 10.

HomeBiogas
MyEye 2
I'd buy it1 video
MyEye 2

Clip-on device that reads text and recognises objects aloud for blind or partially sighted people.

OrCam
Mouthpiece Toothbrush
Worth it if…1 video
Mouthpiece Toothbrush

Cleans the whole mouth in 10 seconds; he likes the concept but execution is not there yet, rated 6 out of 10.

Hello X2
I'd buy it1 video
Hello X2

Clip-on gadget that makes any 10 to 27 inch display touch-capable, rated 6 out of 10.

Hello
Google Pixel 5
Worth it if…5 videos
Google Pixel 5

A better 4a, but not as good value; a solid option.

Google
CalyxOS
I'd buy it1 video
CalyxOS

Impressive privacy-first Android alternative with thoughtful features, but limited to Pixel phones and unlikely to trouble Google.

Calyx Institute
Apple AirPods Pro
I'd buy it3 videos
Apple AirPods Pro

His day-to-day earphones and the benchmark here, with similar noise cancelling and a better button, but slightly weaker sound than the Noth…

Apple
Sony WF-1000XM4
Not rated1 video
Sony WF-1000XM4

Only mentioned as a £280 price comparison.

Sony
Beats Studio Buds
Not rated1 video
Beats Studio Buds

Mentioned only as being well behind the Nothing Ear (1) for sound.

Beats
Freedom OS
I'd skip it1 video
Freedom OS

He sees it as basically Android or LineageOS with a few apps swapped, pitched as more revolutionary than it is.

Freedom Phone
Umidigi A9 Pro
Not rated1 video
Umidigi A9 Pro

The 2020 budget phone the Freedom Phone appears to be a copy of, using a chipset with known vulnerabilities.

Umidigi
Freedom Phone
I'd skip it1 video
Freedom Phone

He sees it as a rebadged cheap Chinese phone sold at a huge markup with a misleading privacy pitch, and says not to buy it.

Freedom Phone
Light L16
I'd skip it2 videos
Light L16

Ambitious 16-lens camera that was too complex and awkward to use, appealing to neither phone nor DSLR users.

Light
Avengers game
I'd skip it1 video
Avengers game

Repetitive live-service game with off-putting character models and collapsing player numbers, plus an IP leak, 7 out of 10 fail.

Square Enix
iSmell
I'd skip it1 video
iSmell

It worked technically, but nobody needed computer smells, so 3 out of 10 fail.

DigiScents
GoPro Karma
I'd skip it1 video
GoPro Karma

Rushed drone with power loss, a GPS bug and a recall that pushed GoPro out of drones.

GoPro
Windows Vista
I'd skip it1 video
Windows Vista

Good-looking but rushed and demanding, with poor performance and compatibility, rated 7 out of 10 fail.

Microsoft
OnePlus Watch
I'd skip it1 video
OnePlus Watch

Looks like a proper smartwatch but is really a fitness tracker inside, so he rates it a 2 out of 10 fail.

OnePlus