Value king

Winner of the glow-up award, with a much better screen and doubled storage for the same price.

A £9 MagSafe charger that is light and wobbly but insane value if stuck down.

A £2 motion-sensing night light that works as well as Xiaomi's £12 one.

A £5 Matter-over-Thread sensor that makes him wonder how IKEA turns a profit.

Incredible value at £7 and feature-rich, but connection problems undermine it.

A $45 band that rivals the Apple Watch Ultra 3 for health tracking and gets 10 out of 10, plus the Hall of Fame.

A flashlight with a seat belt cutter and window breaker that he rates 9.5 out of 10 for around $30.

Cheap Balmuda copy that makes toast nearly as good at a quarter of the price.

Winner of the budget category and the best value option, with Nothing polish, minimal bloatware and a modular design.

Overachiever award winner that blew past his expectations with flagship-level specs, Bose speakers and a grippy denim finish for $679.

Most recommendable $99 headphones, with huge battery life and satisfying physical controls, despite plastic build and only decent noise can…

A $25 copy that feels the same as the real thing, with USB-C charging and replaceable batteries.

Best fake of the video: a third of the price with brighter output, a base light, a magnetic remote and a brilliant app.

A fake that sounds as clear, is louder and bassier, has a built-in battery and brighter lighting, for a quarter of the price.

A convincing Dyson copy that blows harder and cleared the smoke nearly as well for a fraction of the cost.

Faster, double the storage and includes an adapter for just $2 more.

Sturdier, brighter and cheaper than the Amazon Basics monitor.

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

Cheap copy gives 65% of the sound and 90% of the design for 20% of the price.

Won the Hall of Fame as a cheap, enjoyable controller that makes the most of its transparency.

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

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

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

Chosen over the JBL Go 4 in blind tests: sounds a fraction better, costs less and lasts about 50% longer.