This week on KUT's Texas Standard radio show, we discussed some tech devices that may be due for an upgrade in your home and that you probably don't think about too much. These include your computer mouse (should you upgrade to a gaming mouse?), the remote control and the humble alarm clock, which is having to really struggle these days to compete with smart phone alarms.

You can hear the segment below or check it out on the Texas Standard site.

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