Actually innovative

Calls it the most intelligent projector around, combining LED and laser with Dolby Vision, room scanning and optical zoom for much less tha…

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

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

Calls it probably the biggest iPhone update ever, with contact posters, AirDrop, StandBy and Messages the highlights, though still in beta.

Impossibly light magnesium mouse with 8,000Hz polling that glides with no perceptible latency.

Singled out as the awesome one of the lot because it has working wireless earphones built into the watch.

A gimbal unlike any other he has used, with clever AI tracking, a built-in tripod and selfie stick, and long battery life, making it his be…

A surprisingly refreshing gadget that turns a fruit into a spray bottle, the pleasant surprise of the day.

His favourite core phone design so far, with a smooth rounded body and clever photochromic glass.

A paradigm-changing thin laptop and one of Apple's top moments, with a multi-touch trackpad that felt intuitive.

Calls it the most extreme vacuum cleaner he has owned, praising its smart mapping, rug detection and a very capable dock.

Ridiculously good value phone with record-breaking 210W charging and a surprisingly detailed 200MP camera, though software support is short.

The weirdest of the six: a Transformer-like device that projects a working trackpad onto any surface.

Lets you play PS5 games on a phone, and it's the first gadget he'd buy himself, rated 9 to 9.5.

Sees DART as proof that humanity now has an anti-extinction weapon against asteroids.

Considers it probably the coolest undercover self-defence tool thanks to its siren, camera and location sharing with police.

A toy that claims to let you move a hologram with your mind, which he found absolutely insane.

An early stylus-driven drawing tablet that arrived decades before the iPad.

Titanium pen that writes without ink and works on any surface, with a pencil-like feel.

Impressive first foldable with a great hinge and sensible shape, but still a novelty with poor third-party app support and he would not rec…

Rated as the third genius LEGO product, as it is made of real LEGO and lets you build on grips, stands and even a steering wheel.

Tiny mint-like tablets that expand into towels quickly, which impressed him as a feat of engineering.

Not a better clock, but the levitating ball hand is wild and the customisable timer is a feature he loves, if pricey.

Elaborate box and an electrochromic colour-changing back make it the coolest phone so far, with a fun detective puzzle to unlock.