Your smartphone may have replaced your MP3 player, your point-and-shoot camera and your sat nav, but it could be set to go even further. Maybe turn its hand to a little DIY, for example, with connected tools that cover everything from laser levels to inspection scopes.

It's all thanks to the Ryobi suite of tools that works with a dedicated app to harness the power of your smartphone and turn it into an interface to read and store measurements. The Phone Works suite includes a laser level and and stud sensor at the cheaper end of the scale, with a laser distance measure and inspection scope costing a little more. ryobitools.com