Esat Dedezade, Deputy Features Editor

Having recently moved into a new house, I’ve found myself buying boringly sensible things like toilet paper, tiny bathroom pedal bins and towel hooks. On a less mind-numbing note, I’ve also decided to invest in a nice house plant for emergency feng-shui purposes. My memory is notoriously lax, so rather than running the risk of starving the poor thing of life-giving fluids, I’ve left Parrot’s little wonder-pot to automatically monitor soil moisture and fertiliser levels before kindly watering it for me, from its internal battery-powered reservoir – handy for when I’m away on a city break or Destiny LARPING weekend. £130 / parrot.com/uk