Gimmick

A polished, customisable musical toy that makes you sound good without learning guitar.

A 6.7 mm console sold like a gift card; cool and nice-looking screen, but awkward controls and he wouldn't buy it.

Impressive built-in gimbal tech with excellent stabilisation and tracking, but the AI party tricks are gimmicky and durability is a worry.

A viral block of acrylic that he found stupid, and he gave it F tier.

Impressive purse display effects, but impractical for battery and risky for a delicate folding screen, so D tier.

The satellite mode really works, but the software and design feel rushed next to Crosscall's phone.

Hours of gaming barely cooked an egg, leaving it only a little crusty, so the warmer is more novelty than useful.

He sees DLSS 5 as an AI filter that overrides artists' intended looks and damaged Nvidia's reputation with gamers.

Fun for listening to music but did nothing for his sleep, and his wife hated the noise.

An enormous glasses-free 3D handheld with an impressive AI 2D-to-3D mode, but a concept nobody asked for.

The drummers found it inaccurate, hard to know where the drums are and lacking bounce-back, so rated it around zero.

The mouse adds recoil from a small motor, but it doesn't sync with the game and the kids found it impractical, scoring two or three.

A fry holder that attaches to a controller or handheld; Arun called it a disaster of a product.

A fascinating cookie-playing gadget, but gimmicky and good for only about 20 minutes of fun.

Cute gimmick earbuds with average sound for the price; he gave them 6 out of 10.

Interesting autopilot reading mode, but low resolution, a fiddly remote and clunky AI mean it makes little sense for most people.

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

A real, working rebadged Galaxy Fold at $399, but the odd company and delivery uncertainty mean he can't recommend buying it.

Responsive, but he thinks it is a pointless extra gadget to charge and pair when you can just scroll.

A distinctive, good-value $349 phone with a great screen and clean software, though the Glyph features lack depth and the cameras are only…

Mostly a design update with underwhelming features, and Workout Buddy was cringeworthy, so 4 out of 10.

Beautiful and transparent, but the photo quality and no-screen experience are too gimmicky to recommend.

The keyboard-switch mouse sounds exciting but is just a normal click, so it looks stupid and is stupid.

Cool to watch work, but light leaks through the body so it is pure design and functionally useless.