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Gadgets & Gizmos: What will 2018 hold?

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: What will 2018 hold?
Steve Caplin gazes into his crystal ball. He sees the first electric black cab, the suit that means your online orders will always fit, the foldable smart phone, dynamic pricing in supermarkets and a voice assistant for cars.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Review of 2017

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Review of 2017
Steve Caplin looks back at the weird and wonderful tech of 2017, including the world's first smart hairbrush, the videoing toothbrush, the connected mousetrap, the dog-poo-clearing drone and the lifestyle magazine for dachshunds.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Christmas gift guide

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Christmas gift guide
Steve Caplin makes some tech suggestions for presents good and weird, among them a bike compass, a car luggage holder, cheap non-Apple bluetooth watches, wireless chargers, a foldable washable hat, light bulbs with speakers and an ecologically cool aquarium.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: High-tech cat litter box

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: High-tech cat litter box
Steve Caplin discusses portable football stadia for the Qatar World Cup, buses powered by coffee, avatar therapy for schizophrenia, a smart padlock for courier deliveries and a high-tech cat litter tray.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Weird advent calendars

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Weird advent calendars
Steve Caplin casts his beady eye over weird Advent calendars, bad tech security, Musk's electric truck, the ultimate in flying first class and Carwink way of "talking" to other motorists.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: iPhone X

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: iPhone X
Steve Caplin finally gets his hands on the iPhone X (is this a modern form of idolatry?). Also Uber and NASA's flying taxi, Facebook tackling nude photos and a cure for all those socks that go missing.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: London tree map

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: London tree map
Steve Caplin discusses the London tree map, a shark spotting drone, an anti-phone app, an automated bottom and a battery-free powered toothbrush.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: AI horror stories

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: AI horror stories
Steve Caplin examines AI-written horror stories, an end to broken touchscreens, a flying car, Amazon's solution to "while you were out" cards and the world's first fully automatic smart bike lock.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Butt-picking crows

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Butt-picking crows
Steve Caplin looks at cigarette butt-picking Dutch crows, folding dual-screen smartphones, sanitised door plates, Facebook's inability to count and a robot mop.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Police hover bikes

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Police hover bikes
Steve Caplin looks at Dubai's police hover bikes, Google Maps on Mars and other planets, a rubberised car, Oculus Go, an electric E-type Jag, Ikea's smart lighting and the Mobu cable clip.
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Steve Caplin


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