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A foldable full of small compromises that he would only recommend to experienced foldable users who really want one.

Works well as a system for three specific setups, but at around £4,500 for all the parts a powerful laptop makes more sense.

A $4,000 hassle to pour and light, producing little more than a big candle flame.

Same tech as the £7 bulb but costs £55 in glass, and was hard to connect.

Barely updated after four years and still 60Hz at $1,600, so he suggests buying the old model for half the price.

Craftsmanship and gold over function, a step back from nice keyboards; scored 4.5.

Nice but strange to pay twice the price for materials on a value-focused product.

A lovely, light and thin phone, but he would be nervous recommending it because of the small battery, the case dilemma and the Ultra-level…

Beautifully presented and heavy, but the speakers, camera and ZTE-derived software make it poor value at $5,400.

Beautiful with a charming dial, but slow and low capacity, so he would not carry it even at the same price.

Looks lovely, but the symmetrical shape is awkward and the Logitech is the logical choice.

Swankier remote and a good purifier, but the fake matched it for around a quarter of the price.

Fun and spontaneous to use, but not very comfortable and hard to justify at over $2,500.

Hard to recommend as a home console, but the best-compromised handheld he has used, with weak battery life.

Natural airflow wasn't enough in a hot room, and the $60,000 bed gave less deep sleep than the Eight Sleep setup.

Very thin and nice to hold, but scratches easily and is hard to justify at $60; 5/10.

A slightly neater Fold that still has the same fundamental flaws at roughly twice the price of a normal flagship, so he finds it hard to re…

Brilliant outdoor TV with great brightness, contrast and low input lag, held back only by costing about three times an indoor equivalent.

Cool-looking but not useful, and he gives it 4 out of 10 with no justification for the $320 retail price.

It works well and is very secure, but it is a drop-shipped AliExpress product that is nowhere near worth $80.

Wooden spoon winner: good software ideas but hardware that looks like a shelved prototype for the price.

Best Pixel yet, fixing most of his past complaints with better build, cooling, cameras and AI, though it is still slower than rivals and pr…

Wacky-looking earbuds with good software and clever tech, but uncomfortable and not worth three and a half times the price of the SE 2.

Baseline earphones priced at $130-140 with misleading marketing; scored 2 out of 10.