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Published 12:16 12 Sept 2016 BST
Updated 17:03 12 Sept 2016 BST
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So it seems like the weather is intent on being hot and muggy, and unleashing torrents of rain for 15 minutes at a time whenever you step outside.
What you need is either a very good umbrella, or a waterproof rain jacket that isn't going to boil you to death in this close heat.
Rains have a good range of classic raincoats for Autumn at prices that aren't going to leave your wallet hurting. They also look great.
Voice control is one of those things that *seems* cool, but that, in reality, has never really matched the slick way it's portrayed in movies, adverts and TV.
Anyone who's ever tried to show off to their mates by uttering the words "OK, Google" only to face an excruciating silence will know exactly what we mean.
But a new device called ReSpeaker aims to change that. It's an open source technology that hacks normal objects in your home and allows you to control with them with voice commands, and it's available from around £60.
We're not gonna lie, you have to be a bit of a nerd to get the most out of it, but a lot of the fun is in playing around with it to see what you can do, and the flexibility of the device also means there aren't too many limits to what you can voice control in the environment around you.
Chances are that, if you're using an iPhone, there's a ton of capability you're missing out on. Enter "Field Test" mode.
The phone has the capacity to display signal as a percentage, hide your caller ID for specific calls and contacts, screen certain calls so that the caller thinks you are missing their calls but you are actually rejecting them so they don't bother you, and also has a feature called "call waiting" which notifies you if somebody is trying to call you why you're already talking to somebody else, and keeps them on the line for as long as you need to finish your current call.
Get full instructions on how to enter "Field Test" mode, here.
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