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5G for Christmas – Great Geek Gadget Gift Guide for Christmas.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Top 20 Gadgets to give to the Geek in your life! Coffee mug for lazy stirrers. Beer counting bottle opener. Invisibility cloak. Wireless charging photos frame. Smart ball for automated fetch. Toothbrush steriliser. LED light ring for be…

2021

Wi-Fi with 1km range, maths on pornhub and robot bartenders.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Wi-Fi HaLow announced by the Wi-Fi Alliance with range of 1km. What is more important when you buy a house? The number of bedrooms or fibre Internet? How a maths teacher makes his living on Pornhub – and no, it isn’t what you think! …

2021

Cycling over the water, electronic brakes and technology in coffee.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

The hydrofoil bike could revolutionise the triathlon: finish the swim and the cycle legs at the same time! Nespresso trying to keep you away from imposter pods. The latest revolution in stopping your car – electronic brakes. When you over-bin…

2021

5D data storage, Squid Game casting for extras and say hello to the hoverbike!

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Hoverboards aren’t here yet so would a hoverbike suffice? Time may be running out to capture old memories from cassette tapes. Toyota is charging slowly in to the EV space. Forget about 3D printing a house. Why not 3D print an entire communit…

2021

Solar-powered headphones, tablets to clean water and breeding virtual racehorses.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Solar panels on headphones! Really? Use this tablet to clean up your drinking water. Having trouble getting to sleep at night? Maybe try these glasses before bed. Want to own a racehorse but it all seems a bit messy? Go virtual. Net zero by 2…

2021

Smart doorbell legalities, virtual cattle fences and iPod memories.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Classic cars with a new lease on life. Keeping cattle in with virtual fences. Nokia relies on nostalgia for sales. After COVID-19 will we need QR Codes? How big is big when it comes to wind turbines? Smart doorbells might soon show you the …

2021

Internet censorship, opting-out of scam texts and unbreakable phone screens.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Making millions playing games. Mobile phones to control your car systems. Internet censorship. Do we want it? Cooling down your sweaty mouse hand. New third-party in-app payment system for Apple apps. Unbreakable glass inspired by nature. …

2021

Squid Game breaking the Internet, DC beating AC and cropping going vertical.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Has ‘Squid Game’ broken the Internet? The longest subsea power cable in the world saving the planet. Tesla sales bucking the chipageddon trend. Is the future of cropping high-rise buildings? Episode sponsor Crestron improving the videocon…

2021

China banning cryptocurrencies, Kiwi tricksters and the end of Facebook community pages.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Europe gangs up on Apple. How to lose money with cryptocurrencies – especially in China. New Zealand Councillors tricking the world. Public backlash for Police trying to find missing people. The first step towards mood rings with Blueto…

2021

LASER powered Internet, forgotten passwords and guns that shoot around corners.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Microsoft recommends you forget about passwords. Magical wireless desktop charging. New EV to hit Australian shores. Loony lasers for Internet access. Guns that shoot around corners. Lucid Air cracks the 800km barrier. COVID-19 immunity t…

2021

How to host an online footy finals party

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by Dayle Latham It’s football grand final season, and usually fans throughout the country would gather in pubs, clubs and homes to cheer on their team.COVID-19 has put a stop to that in many places this year. While the grand final will go ahead…

2021

The Emperor has new cryptocurrencies. Tech Talk Column 270

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The Emperor has new cryptocurrencies. Tech Talk Column 270…

2021

EMF protection stickers, Roomba P.O.O.P. and sugar for your EV battery.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Smart glasses or dumb glasses? You decide. Who won the epic battle of Apple V Fortnite? Can a sticker protect you from mobile phone radiation? Foxtel modernises and removes the satellite. Is it an ad or a TV show with product placements? Re…

2021

A hard pass on passwords. Tech Talk Column 269

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A hard pass on passwords. Tech Talk Column 269…

2021

Bicycles with electric generators, coffee table board games and smart toilets.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Fly by wire is coming to a bicycle near you. Is it a coffee table or a board game? Can it be both? AI creating accents on the run. Watches checking temperature; blood sugar levels and sleep patterns. Smart toilets to monitor your health. Wo…

2021

Perfect Product Placement! Tech Talk Column 268

Tech Talk Column

Marketers and businesses the world over will quote the effectiveness of word-of-mouth advertising (WOM). For example, 92 per cent of people trust recommendations from friends and family over any other type of advertising. 74 per cent of consumers ide…

2021

BONUS EPISODE: Overview of new Apple products announced on 15 September 2021

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

0:50 – iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini 4:23 – iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max 8:11 – iPad mini (6th generation) 11:34 – iPad (9th generation) 13:19 –…

2021

Noisy air guitars, Thorium nuclear power and stuttering weaponry.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

iPhones making satellite phone calls. Nuclear power plants with thorium. Old is new again with Nissan e-Power hybrids solving range anxiety. 30 seconds for a better toothbrush. US Navy weaponry that can make the best orator a bumbling stutter…

2021

Chained to an old idea. Tech Talk Column 267

Tech Talk Column

It was a lovely afternoon many summers ago when I was enjoying a bicycle ride beside the river with my children. One of the kids decided a race to a tree in the distance would be a good idea, and we all sprinted to the target. When we stopped, I had …

2021