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100 MONEYBOX

Saving is hot! Moneybox is a low-risk approach to investing your spare change. Everything you purchase through the app, from a taxi to groceries, is rounded up to the nearest pound, with the difference invested in a range of companies, from the likes of Netflix to simple tracker funds. Fingers crossed for a windfall over time.

Free, moneyboxapp.com

99 KNOW YOUR SCREEN TIME

Smartphones have revolutionised productivity and remote working, but we could all spend less time glued to the horrors of the current news. iOS and Android handsets come with monitoring tools to help. Screen time insights highlight the apps you tap most, enabling you to set time limits on them and to enforce healthy breaks.

98 JOBERT ABMA AND MICHIEL PRINS

This hacking duo cofounded Hacker One in 2012, after successfully meeting a challenge set by Facebook’s head of security to find vulnerabilities in its system. Hacker One rewards hackers for uncovering security flaws in major companies, in turn improving security for us.

hackerone.com

97 SONY WENA

Upgrade your Rolex with some smarts using this series of straps from Sony. Available in black or silver stainless steel, as well as a rubberised option for sportier wear, they fit any standard watch, but include activity tracking, contactless payment, and notifications on the little screen. All the smarts, but with a your choice of watch.

From £349, sony.co.uk

96 DRONE RACING LEAGUE

The Drone Racing League is showing no signs of slowing down, selling out shows and qualifying heats around the world, showcasing the wildest drone piloting skills yet, and hitting Sky Sports. As if the $1million prize money isn’t enough, this burgeoning sport is also creating new jobs.

thedroneracingleague.com

95 MY SKIN TRACK UV LA ROCHE POSAY

Finally, this is available to buy. The battery-free My Skin Track UV sensor and companion app track your exposure to UV, pollution, pollen and humidity, feeding back with advice and suggestions to protect your skin from potentially health-threatening future conditions.

£59, laroche-posay.us

94 VUZIX BLADE SMART GLASSES

Proving AR glasses weren’t a flash in the pan, the Vuzix Blade deliver all the hands-free wizardry you’d expect – social media alerts, navigation, photography, video recording – via Wave-Guide tech, a quad-core ARM processor and Cobra II DLP display, overlaying everything from directions to cafe menus in front of your eyes.

£999, vuzix.com

93 SHENMUE III

The first two games in this Sega series blew minds back at the turn of the century, and after an 18-year absence (and an impassioned Kickstarter campaign) we worried this sequel would turn into a lost legend – but it’s coming. Expect immersive worlds, cinematic sequences and epic action when it arrives on PC and PS4 this August.

shenmue.link

92 KEF LSX

These speakers are still strong favourites in the T3 listening rooms (AKA the big closet by the fire escape) after earning our Platinum Award when we reviewed them. Kef’s Uni-Q driver system sounds fantastic, and puts out more sound than you’d think these little boxes would be capable of. And with wireless tech and amp all built in, they’re all you need for a truly next-gen hi-fi stereo setup.

£999, uk.kef.com

91 SPONGE MOUNTAIN

Architect Angelo Renna is hoping to breathe new life into the heavily polluted Italian city of Turin. Renna proposes using a 90m-high mound of landscaped, gras-stopped soil – left over from a 170-mile railway tunnel project – to act like a pair of giant lungs, absorbing the city’s carbon dioxide, and forming a beautiful new

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