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361 Podcast
361 Podcast episodes
- Recapping 2019 [S17E08]
See Rafe fully committing to a visual gag in an audio medium on Instagram.
Ben, Ewan and Rafe recap some of the big themes we've covered this year and some new news including smarthome, 999 (911) emergency response, Apple's Express Transit, streaming content discovery, the (new) Motorola Razr, gear bags and home networking.
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Links:
- Connected Home over IP
- Vacuum Wars - YouTube
- Ikea’s big bet on smarthome tech - YouTube
- Roborock S5 Max robot vacuum
- Arlo Ultra security cameras
- Anker eufyCam E 2
- 999sms - Contact UK emergency services by SMS (reg req)
- Just Watch app
- Motorola RAZR delayed
- Samsung’s next foldable phone leaks
- Peak Design duffel (35l) bag
- Wandrd Duo Daypack
- Peak Design Tech Pouch
- Google Nest Wifi
- Home Assistant
44 min - GPS hacking, Apple's Express Transit comes to London & Christmas gifts [S17E07]
This week the team discuss:
- A complex suspected GPS hack in the port of Shanghai that has experts and researchers baffled. Has someone developed the ability to manipulate GPS signals and, if so, who?
- Apple's Express Transit mode has arrived in London allowing travellers to pay for Transport for London tubes, busses and trains without unlocking your phone. This is doubly useful when paired with a smart payment option like Citymapper Pass.
- Christmas gift ideas with a techy (ish) slant, including for the younger people in your life (like Rafe).
Let us know your thoughts on these subjects or anything you'd like to hear covered in future via the website or Twitter.
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Links:
- A GPS mystery in Shanghai - MIT Technology Review
- Use Express Transit with Apple Pay
- Citymapper Pass
- Amazon Echo Flex
- The Seabird’s Cry by Adam Nicolson
- Kano Computer & Coding Kits
- Osmo – Educational Games for iPad
- Hue Go light
- Sonos Move
38 min - eSIMs, the (folding) Motorola Razr & Apple TV+ [S17E06]
This week the team discuss:
- eSIMs and buying data packages when overseas direct to your handset. Rafe buys one from a 'global eSIM store' when travelling to India and it works rather well...
- The 2019 folding Motorola Razr which attention-grabs with a clever screen and nostalgia for the original Razr design. At £1500 can this attractively designed (but mid-spec) handset attract buyers?
- Apple TV+ and big-tech's move into 'content'. As the TV streaming wars heat-up what has Apple got to offer? (spoiler: right now, just a pile of money for Hollywood)
Let the team know your thoughts on these subjects or anything you'd like to hear covered in future via the website or Twitter.
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Links:
- Ubigi - Global mobile data service provider
- Mobile data switching between SIMs on iOS
- Rafe Blandford's Instagram which may have some eSIM pictures on or could just still be puffins
- Motorola Razr - android smartphone
- Motorola StarTAC
- Apple TV+
- BBC iPlayer
- NowTV
- Sky Q
- Tom Scott - YouTube
42 min - Airpods Pro, hacking mobile networks & phones vs cameras [S17E05]
This week the team discuss:
- Apple's new Airpods Pro and Amazon's Echo Buds. How do they compare and what's the future for smart assistant-enabled headphones?
- Hackers that have discovered a way to make untraceable calls across mobile networks and the police response.
- Phone cameras vs 'real cameras'. Have we reached the stage now where only the pros are better off with an SLR? Does the advent of computational photography on phones make them superior?
Let the team know your thoughts on these subjects or anything you'd like to hear covered in future via the website or Twitter.
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Links:
- AirPods Pro
- Echo Buds
- Sony WH-1000XM3 wireless noise cancelling headphones
- Article: Keeping Up With the Phone Hackers
- iPhone 11 Pro
- High-dynamic-range imaging
- Nokia 808 PureView
- Nokia Lumia 1020
- What is Deep Fusion?
- Raw image format
- Computational photography
- The on-demand economy & #RubRafe [S13E05]
39 min - Google's Nest Aware, Monzo's starting-over with Plus & 5G [S17E04]
This week the team discuss:
- Google's new Nest Aware offering, AI-based analysis of home security camera in the cloud. Ewan's tempted by the low price but he's heavily invested in Arlo devices.
- Monzo's withdrawal of it's 'Plus' premium account offering (for now). The start-up bank's acknoweldged the product (and subsequent changes) wasn't popular with customers, but Ben and Rafe signed-up.
- Whether it's worth buying 5G devices at the moment... Do handsets really benefit from the speed increase and what else might encourage the team to invest in operators' new offerings in the UK (but sadly, not in Denmark yet).
Let the team know your thoughts on these subjects or anything you'd like to hear covered in future via the website or Twitter.
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Links:
- Google Nest Aware pricing and plans
- Nest Wifi
- Monzo
- RBS sought Monzo takeover
- Bó
- 361 Podcast: S09E08 - The team discuss 'real' watches
- Starling Bank
- N26
- Revolut
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
- Apple TV+
- HUAWEI Mate 20 X
- LG V50 ThinQ 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note10 5G
- Relish has become Three Broadband
36 min - Ikea Sonos speakers, Facebook eavesdropping & backdoors for spies [S17E03]
This week the team discuss:
- Ikea's new SYMFONISK speakers powered by Sonos. Cheaper, but similarly specced to the Sonos One are these good value for consumers and a good idea for Sonos?
- Ewan (and others') concern that Facebook (and Google... and Amazon...) are recording our typed and spoken conversations to target advertising to us.
- Requested by a listener, our opinions on the UK, US and Australian governments' requests to firms like Facebook to build 'backdoors' into their messaging products' encryption.
Let the team know your thoughts on these subjects or anything you'd like to hear covered in future via the website or Twitter.
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Links:
- IKEA Sonos speakers
- Philips Hue
- Sonos Play:1
- IKEA's Sonos Speaker Has a Secret (YouTube video teardown)
- Echo Studio
- US, UK and Australia urge Facebook to create backdoor access to encrypted messages
- xkcd: Security
38 min - Robots, iPhones 11 & Bags [S17E02]
This week the team discuss:
- Ewan's robot lawn mower (RIP - it didn't survive the winter) which cost about the same as a small car, but less than a Danish gardener.
- The iPhone 11 and tough questions like "is it good" and "should you buy it"? (spoilers: yes, but probably)
- Bags, rucksacks and briefcases which Ben is adamant are a valid and useful subject of discussion. He and Rafe school Ewan.
Let the team know your thoughts on these subjects or anything you'd like to hear covered in future via the website or Twitter.
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Links:
- Bosch robot lawn mowers
- Roomba robot vacuum cleaners
- Flymo 1200R robot lawnmower
- RoboMow robot lawn mowers
- iPhone 11 Pro
- Apple iPhone upgrade programme
- Apple - Dual SIM with an eSIM
- The Peak Design Everyday Backpack
- Flickr Pro membership (20% Peak Design discount)
- RiutBag anti-theft rucksack
- Tumi briefcases
- Chase Reeves bag reviews
- Carryology
41 min - Ubiquiti, Huawei & Citymapper Pass [S17E01]
After an extended break the team are back with a new(ish) format and recording arrangements. This week the team discuss:
- Ben's new home networking setup as he replaces the Apple equipment he's used for years. In the spirit of always making a simple job difficult he's selected Ubiquiti's 'prosumer' products.
- The 'Huawei problem' that is part cyber security and part trade war. The team discuss the difference between the firm's infrastructure equipment (like that for 5G under scrutiny for its security) and its consumer devices.
- Rafe's review of Citymapper's multi-mode transit pass for London which he's been using for several months.
Let the team know your thoughts on these subjects or anything you'd like to hear covered in future via the website or Twitter.
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Links:
- Ben's Ubiquiti in-wall access points
- UK government's 2019 report on Huawei cyber security
- Citymapper Pass
46 min - Palm & companion devices [S16E03]
This week the team discuss the return of Palm with the, er, "Palm" companion device. Is this a new category of device and could they really replace our smartphones sometimes?
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Links:
- Netgear Arlo Cameras
- Apple Watch 4
- The Thick of It (BBC Show)
- Norsemen (Norwegian TV comedy)
- Withings Smart Scales
- Dark Sky
- SmartThings V3
- The Palm
- Vue smart glasses
53 min - Autonomous vehicles [S16E02]
This week the team talk about self-driving cars, Ewan's recent briefing by Waymo in 'the valley' and how autonomous vehicle technology will change the world (probably).
CorrectionsIn the episode Ben says that iD Mobile is 'operated by Three'. That's not correct - whilst it uses Three's network, the mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is behind it.
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Links:
- Tile trackers
— The Bluetooth trackers that now come with replaceable batteries.- Google smart display
- Dual-SIM support on iPhone XS & XR
- Truphone eSIM support for iPhone XS & XR
- iD Mobile
- Waymo autonomous vehicles
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