Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

List of best-selling Electric Vehicles for 2022.  Tap-to-Pay is so yesterday – say hello to proximity payments!  Using electric pulses to save the shark population.  Brainless Robots to help around the office.  The Leap Second is being scrapped…

Would you like to watch TV for 3 months and be paid $40K?  A wearable sensor to help pick up signs of a heart attack of dehydration and other conditions.  VW build the ultimate office chair.  Improve your swimming form with smart goggles.  Porsch…

Fonzie needed it but does Apple need the word “Hey” anymore?  Ask for a custom 3D-printed knee joint for your next knee surgery.  Would you prefer human blood or laboratory-grown blood if you needed a blood transfusion?  Smartphones can reveal…

How is Australia Post going to help with mobile phone black spots?  Why are Uber drivers are taking fewer left turns in the US?  Starlink will help you while you are on the move from December.  Apple confirms USB-C for iPhones but details are stil…

Can you fold laundry faster than the world’s speediest laundry-folding robot?  The latest toothbrush that is potentially smarter than the user.  A text scam known as ‘pig butchering’ is costing victims millions of dollars.  Satellites helpin…

Phone prices are increasing but what would you expect for a $39,000 phone?  How many mobile phones are going to be thrown away this year?  Will Motorola’s latest phone be the new ‘killer’ product?  Will you change your Netflix subscription t…

How do you count your calories? With some microwaves?  Careful of those prank 911 calls – triggered by rollercoasters!  Monitor your child’s state of mental health with a dedicated smartwatch.  Pathology samples are taking to the air.  Delta …

Cut your own vinyl records – one at a time.  Use a sweat patch and an app to help you rehydrate.  Can a gym workout be as easy as strapping on an EMS suit?  Create GPS Art and improve your fitness.  Guinness World Record set by Cassie, the bipe…

3D printing of buildings now involves swarms of drones.  For those that don’t have time to brush their teeth, thank goodness for microrobots.  A smart blood pressure monitor to track how unhealthy we are becoming.  Forget about years of training…

Giving virtual reality objects the feeling of mass.  Legislation to use technology in cars to save lives.  Pizza Robots cranking out a Pizza every 12 seconds.  Blood tests to detect cancer.  Google AI detecting smells based on molecular structure…

How many people does it take to track the Queen’s coffin? About 6 million!  New masks to protect AND detect coronavirus.  Face recognition technology for pigs is improving animal welfare.  Laugh and the world laughs with you – even if you …

AI catching people sneaking around with undeclared swimming pools.  5G radiation risks answered once and for all.  Superheated dishwasher steam does the job on bacteria in 25 seconds.  Is that a phone charging cable – or a stealthy hacking tool?…

Highlights from the latest Apple ‘Far Out’ event announcements.  Berlin Radio Show highlights include wearable airbags and huge new TVs plus more.  Check for breast cancer in the comfort of your own home.  Remote-controlled cyborg cock…

Nude photos of sick kids triggers Google’s abuse filters.  For the Dad who has everything – a laser guided knife-throwing device!  Use a Bluetooth tracker…to track your luggage the home of a baggage handler!  Speak with your loved ones at th…

Pay for items with the palm of your hand.  New headlights to make driving at night safer.  The COVIDSafe app is dead but was it ever really alive?  Drones being used for blood deliveries.  Robbers tracked by their own trackers.  United Airlines …

The smart home gadget that cures the ironing blues forever.  Why just swat a fly away when you can zap it at the same time?  Tourists using holiday booking sites are finding they can be underwhelmed by what they find.  Look! There on the ground. I…

Wearable pet fans to beat heatwaves.  Starting a global spyware business at the age of 15.  Trypanophobes of the world rejoice – a new COVID-19 patch is more effective than a needle.  Bandages that change colour when stretched.  Wirelessly char…

Forget the airlines – track your own luggage!  Smart locks harvesting NFC power from your phone.  EV Live from GM wants to educate you about your next electric vehicle purchase.  Production of jet fuel with solar power, water and carbon dioxide….

New emojis for 2022: Shaking head and mean goose and 29 others. A wearable vest to fix your bad posture.  Do you have Internet Gaming Disorder?  Amazon targets fake review sites.  Installing a home battery to generate some additional income.  Ele…