Anything But Fruit

Thanks so much for listening! On the show this week: I’ve been inspired by Serenity Cauldwell’s amazing iPad 2018 review Amazon have released a child-friendly Echo Three’s Go Binge product is evolving, which prompted a concerned discussion on net-neutrality iTunes is 15 years old! How much would you need to get paid to forego using an internet service? And, if it charged, how much would you pay for the service? Luke wines about his You Should Use This

Jack’s away getting sunburned this week, but the show must go on!   This week - we talk:   Shadow Profiles: it looks like Facebook knows who you are, even if you never gave it permission to know you. An Echo Retrospective: we’ve both been using Alexa for a few months now. Luke talks through his daily routine, and Jack moans about music. It’s not only Jack that moans, though, Luke’s infuriated! By... how hard it is to download Kindle books? A former YSUT entry - Sleep Cycle - has a meaningful update. And Google’s trying messaging again... but has asked the CARRIERS to fix it this time?!   You Should Use This It’s featured in the show before, but it’s back for YSUT this... its this cheeky app.

We’re back! Sorry we went away for a little bit. On the show this week: Jack made an impulse purchase. Turns out, it was a good decision! What happens to data on the internet? Cambridge Analytica & Facebook scandals are a big deal The Samsung Galaxy S9 is here! Technology and education: are tech companies trying too hard? Boring (but extremely functional!) You Should Use This! Thanks for being with us!

To Start: Sorry we were tired! Main Topics: Snapchat’s big app update. Where’s it going wrong? Facebook’s tackling fake ads, but is it doing enough to tackle fake news? Google’s predicting your health with your eyes using machine learning and AI.  Why hasn’t TV got better yet? iWork, G Drive, OneDrive. If you were choosing which one to use today, which would you choose? (hint: there’s a clear winner!) You Should Use This Make yourself into a meme & create 3D versions of yourself with this ridiculous app. 

To Start: Jack & Luke are tired (we’re very sorry about this!) Jack’s Dad wants an Echo Spot Were we wrong about HomePod? Main Topics: SpaceX! The Falcon Heavy Launch is awe-inspiring Intel’s Vaunt Glasses are cool 12 Year Old Jack makes several appearances. You Should Use This: This incredible audio app.

To Start:  Jack bought an Echo. Luke hijacks the show with his own news. Main Topics:  Luke’s hijacking becomes a main topic. Google’s tiny AI camera. Google’s Smart Assistant Displays are a mishmash of popular technologies. Nintendo Switch is awesome.  You Should Use This: Luke is surprised by his drinking habits. 

To Start  Amazon & Google are still fighting. Currys PC World are fans of the show. Main Topics Amazon finally opens its Amazon Go store concept in Seattle. The store with no queues... has a huge queue out the front. HomePod finally has a release date!  Home assistants & privacy concerns OnePlus data breach Facebook's strategy shift & its affect on the news cycle You Should Use This This excellent and convenient service  

Thanks for joining us this week! To Start Luke’s cold. He also updates us on how he’s getting on with his new roomie, Alexa. Health insurance. Main Topics Bad UI causes Hawaii chaos & The Guardian’s rebranded. The iOS economy is bigger than everything. Google tells you which famous piece of artwork your selfie looks like. Open banking in the UK. CES! Here’s a list of some of the coolest CES. Gadgets. And here’s the PowerSpot!  You Should Use This This brilliantly sentimental idea!

Thanks for listening! If you get a mo, please do hit that big ol’ subscribe button. On the show this week: To Start Jack took Luke’s You Should Use This suggestion from last week and tried out Sleep Cycle YouTube is gone! (At least, if you’re totally reliant on Amazon devices to watch videos...) Main Topics Luke got an Amazon Echo after many trials and tribulations. Skills are making this a really compelling product. Google’s new operating system is another bright colour (Hear Luke’s Coral Upset in Episode 1) Meltdown & Spectre affect pretty much every modern computing device. We naively try to understand what it does & why this is an important tech news story (Also: see Apple’s explainer). You Should Use This This is Jack’s rather unusual suggestion this week...

We're back! After far too much turkey & sacks of festive cheer, Anything But Fruit returns.  To Start We recap our Christmasses, reflect on the Festive Gift Guide from Episodes 9 & 10. Jack has a change of heart... We jump all the way back to Episode 2 ("Alexa, Create Two Amazon Fanboys."), after Jack gets Headspace Pro for Christmas. Main Topics Google & Amazon are fighting. Tech that will make 2018; including AR, VR, Mixed Reality & Smart Dumb Things. Smart Speakers & Home Automation will edge towards the mainstream (see Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, HomePod, Amazon Echo, Google Home)  You Should Use This Luke tells us why this app has, quite literally, changed his life...

This is Part 2 of Anything But Fruit's Festive Gift Guide for 2017! Stuck for a gift idea? Look no further! We've got a comprehensive rundown of some of 2017's best tech gifts. Links to the products are here: Ring.com Video Doorbell 2 Anker Power Banks(s) Anki Overdrive Starter Kit Amazon Echo Spot (if you're in the UK, it's not available yet (thank God...)) Tile (Various Options) Thanks for listening!

This is Part 1 of Anything But Fruit's Festive Gift Guide for 2017! Stuck for a gift idea? Look no further! We've got a comprehensive rundown of some of 2017's best tech gifts. Links to the products are here: Philips Hue Starter Kit (and the Mickey Mouse StoryLight Starter Kit. Check out what you can do with IFTTT) RavPower Wireless Charger (see episodes "Really Want A Semi." & "Let's Be Agony Aunts!" for extended discussion) Bose QC35 II Star War App-Enabled Droids by Sphero (R2-D2, BB-8 & BB-9E) Fitbit Aria 2

On the show this week: To Start: Google's fixed their burger emoji! Luke's used a Wireless Charger and has come round to Jack's way of thinking. Huawei debuts its Honor V10. 1 Week On: The Internet reacts to the Tesla Roadster 2.0 (and it's brilliant). Main Topics: Facebook uses AI to help its community in real time. Other uses for Facebook's AI. Uber's Current Predicament: TfL revokes its license & Data Leaks. You Should Use This: Luke tells us how we can have easy, secure passwords.

Thanks for listening! We talk all about Tesla's Massive Event this week: To Start: Luke's got an iPhone X. Jack's Qi Chargers are clicking (albeit almost silently). IKEA Qi Chargers are here, and the RavPower Charger from Amazon, here. We also talk Twitter change & bad selfie panoramas on Samsung Galaxy S8+. Main Topics: The Tesla Semi Truck. One of 2017's most ridiculous, incredible innovations. You can read all about it on The Verge, here. The Tesla Roadster 2.0. Adding to the insanity of Musk's Top Gear styled event, we go all in on the importance of this product. You Should Use This: Jack's turn this week! He infuriates Luke by admitting to using a favourite from last summer...

On the show this week...   Jack & Luke both thought they’d escaped the mystical A [ ? ] autocorrect bug, until Sunday... CARROT Weather is sassy about this. Police Break into flat after Alexa device blasts loud music in ‘party on its own’ | Evening Standard Facebook wants your nudes! We break the biggest rule of the show.. by talking the iPhone X. Jack’s had his for a week, and talks through his thoughts on Animoji (see amazing Animoji Karaoke videos here, here & here), FaceID, the new, massive, edge-to-edge display (see Dr Raymond Soneira’s website from the 90s), gestures, the camera & Qi Charging (here’s the charger Jack bought from Amazon).   And, of course, You Should Use This is back. Luke tells us all about Day One, and why you should use it now!   Thanks for joining us this week!

After five weeks of Ducking It (see Episode 1), Jack’s switched back to Google. We hear your suggestions for #sevenminutes (following WhatsApp’s new 7-minute deletion feature) and Snapchat wades in to Hamburger-gate (You can see Google’s beer abomination here).   On the show this week, Jack & Luke talk:   Samsung’s Ad Tactics: Following Samsung’s brand new ad, the pair analyse the Korean giant’s move to parody Apple fans & explore if their efforts would be better placed. TV in 2017: How global players like Netflix & Amazon (we almost went a week without mentioning Amazon...) are changing the way we watch TV, and are leaving behind traditional British Broadcasters (extra reading here and here). Augmented Reality: Jack & Luke’s Top 6 AR Apps, following iOS 11’s introduction of ARKit (AR Dragon, MeasureKit, Stack AR, Holo Messenger, IKEA Place, CARROT Weather).   Thanks for joining us this week!

Anything But Fruit is a Podcast about technology. We’re fans of a fruit-themed technology company, on a mission to understand the wider technology world.   This week, Jack & Luke talk:   Amazon (yes, Amazon... again...) and their ambitions for a home-based marketplace with their new service, Amazon Key (Funny tweets on this here, here & here).    Hamburger-gate: Google designed its Burger Emoji wrong; Jack & Luke take big issue with it. They also discover it exposes a much bigger emoji problem... (You'll want to read this article, from The Verge).   Yet more issues with Google’s Flagship Phone, the Pixel 2 XL.   WhatsApp’s decision to allow messages to be deleted after 7 minutes (Make sure you let us know why you think they chose 7 minutes by tweeting us with #sevenminutes).   Google & Samsung’s advances in wireless headphone technology.   And, of course, You Should Use This is Back this week, it’s Luke’s turn to convince Jack to use something.   Thanks for listening! You can reach Jack @JackCully and Luke @lukewilson_95.

Anything But Fruit is a Technology News Podcast. Jack & Luke are big fans of a large, fruit-based company - but they’ve challenged themselves to explore the wider technology world.    In Anything But Fruit, Jack & Luke talk through the week’s news.   Join Jack & Luke as they talk new products from Sonos & Ultimate Ears and discuss the omni-presence of Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service on these products. (13.16)   They also explore Fitbit’s foray into smart watch technology - their first product since purchasing the original innovators - Pebble. (35.58)   And finally, on “You Should Try This”, Jack reintroduces Luke to a beloved app... They talk task management, and Luke gets a little bit too excited... (52.16)   Thanks so much for listening! We’d love to hear from you @JackCully & @LukeWilson_95 on Twitter.    Want to hear from us every week? Hit that big ol’ subscribe button. And if you have more than a spare moment, we’d really appreciate it if you rate, below.  

Anything But Fruit is a Tech News Podcast. We just don’t talk about fruit. This week, Jack & Luke unpack Amazon’s surprisingly massive range of hardware products. They talk the new Echo, Echo Plus, Echo Spot, Echo Connect, Fire TV & more. The pair also discuss mindfulness - there’s a huge range of mindfulness apps available today, so Jack test drove a few & discusses his thoughts with Luke. (You can find Headspace here, and Meditation Studio here). Finally - The G Suite. Luke makes his case for using it’s many products, and how, in particular Maps & Calendar make life way easier. Is Jack convinced? Listen to find out. Thanks for listening!

Anything But Fruit is a tech podcast. We just don’t talk about fruit. Join Jack & Luke this week as they unpack Google’s #MadeByGoogle Event. They discuss the new Google Home products Max & Mini, the virtues of AI in the new Pixel & Pixel XL, the challenges for Google’s PixelBuds, and the expensive PixelBook. Jack tries his persuasive hand - convincing Luke that DuckDuckGo is way better than Google. Spoiler alert: He succeeded.