18 Smartphone Gadgets to Change Everything.

Works like a personal cameraman, with good face and body tracking and several fun capture modes.

Fascinating translation earbuds that let two people talk across languages, with a transcript on the phone.

Turns a phone into a working microscope, even in beta form.

Great concept for mouse-and-keyboard mobile gaming, but fiddly setup and patchy game support.

Modular light panels with per-tile gradients that he sees as better than the alternative he uses, despite wasteful packaging.

Tiny grip strips that give a slippery glass phone surprisingly strong hold.

One of his favourites: a strongly magnetic wall-mounted charging bar, though not cheap.

A Swiss Army knife style magnetic mount that lets the phone stick to metal and be propped up with a coil.

Adds Bluetooth to any headphone jack and can feed two pairs of earphones at once.

One of the best brushes for cleaning phones and other tech safely.

Simple AA and AAA cells that recharge from a phone, which he finds cool.

A photo frame with built-in Qi charging that works reliably and looks clean, though the phone covers the photo.

Gives a lot for the money and is his favourite Echo device so far.

A clever idea that only winds the cables about half the time.

A standalone translator that suits those who don't want to depend on a phone, but some languages sound robotic.

A grippy, drop-resistant case with a card compartment, for those who don't mind thickness.

Affordable, not premium, but can be pressed on either side to suit any orientation.

By far the best phone telescope mount he has tried, giving 120 times magnification with a secure fit.