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Nine things you’ll only know if you’re a massive technophobe

We’ve all felt it. The rising panic as we realise we’re being outwitted by the technology we supposedly own, and that every menu screen we flip through is probably just making matters worse.

For some of us, this is a near daily occurrence. Here are a few things you’ll understand if you regard technology with mutual distrust…

1. You’re too scared to use trial and error...

Smart homes: Demystifying the futuristic gizmos making our homes hands-free

Voice-activated cookers, remote controlled loos and a fridge that can tell you the weather. Luke Rix-Standing scrolls through the latest home tech.

If someone from 1999 spent the last 20 years in cryo-freeze, then woke up and immediately toured the smart home section of IKEA, they would probably think the robots had finally taken over.

Detailed datasheets on household ‘...