The team discuss the tech they've added to their 'smart homes' since last year's challenge. They discuss what stayed and the new items that have been added.

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• Apple AirPods — Apparently all the rage in Copenhagen now.
• Geofency — Location tracking and geo-fencing app for iOS.
• Formula 1 mobile app — New mobile apps for F1 enthusiasts that Rafe worked on.
• Bosch Indego 350 — Ewan's recommended robot lawn mower.
• Roomba i7 — New self-emptying robot vacuum cleaner.
• Arlo Pro 2 — Netgear's HD wireless security cameras.
• AnyList — Mobile and web list-making app that 2-way syncs with the Amazon Echo.
• Samsung SmartThings V3 — Samsung's updated home automation product.
• Nest Hello in the UK — Listener Jamie Holland's feedback on the difficulties of installing devices that use US power / wiring standards.

After some time away the team are back to (prematurely) end the crypto-currency challenge. We talk about why and the challenges for using things like Bitcoin for anything other than speculation.

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• Firefox Reality — A virtual reality web browser for Oculus, Daydream and Viveport devices.
• Glint — The payment card backed by gold.
• Netgear Arlo Pro 2 cameras — Netgear's highest-spec wireless security cameras.
• Oculus Go — Stand-alone VR headset
• Bosch 'Robo Mower' — Bosch's range of automated lawnmowers.

** Nothing in this podcast is investment advice. **

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This week the team tell bad Christmas cracker jokes and discuss gift ideas for last-minute shoppers. We look back at the topics we discussed in December 2012 (including - would you believe - Snapchat) and confirm with Ewan that, yes, it's also Christmas in Denmark. You heard it here first...

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This week the team discuss 'FinTech' - the apps and services hoping to displace traditional banks and their products. We look at some of the most interesting offerings for consumers for everyday spending, foreign exchange and borrowing, considering which firms have what it takes to be successful. We also talk about AirPods, briefly.

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This week the team discuss the ways apps and services fail to keep our data safe. From deliberate data theft to bad design we discuss the worst we've known and how the Apple and Android ecosystems are adapting to these threats. We also launch this season's challenge on crypto-currencies. This episode was recorded in late September 2017.

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This week the team talk about the state of social media and how it's changed since we were early adopters. We talk about how and why we use various networks and how that's changed over time and our reactions, from quitting to shopping. We cover the services we know well and some newer ones we - well some of us - struggle with. Could it be Snapchat isn't for us?

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We're back (sorry for the wait) and this week we're re-visiting our smart home challenge. What's the long-term verdict on the products we bought last season, what have we changed and would we recommend? Also, were you aware of the 'neat hair' situation in Nordic banking? Ewan has the latest.

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After a short break we’re back with the final episode of the season. We’re looking at smart ‘stuff’ again… Ben’s been on the Citymapper smartbus trial run in central London and Ewan’s been doing an extended comparison of Google Home to Amazon’s Alexa. Rafe’s also been messing about with bees.

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This week the team talk about mobile working… Do we still need laptops or is it possible to do ‘real’ work on an iPad. Does the device even matter or is it the software that drives users’ behaviour. We talk about ‘transformer’ devices, young people, keyboards and clipboards. Rafe also provides a duck-house update (so you can stop emailing to ask).

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