Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Finally the flying car is here with the Jetson ONE.  If you are sick of losing your hotel keys use your phone instead.  Love your spreadsheets? Enter the Financial Modelling World Cup!  Fried chips being used to power EVs across the Nullarbor.  A…

Which emojis are we using the most at the moment? 🤔  What will be the next big thing from Apple?  Earth is getting a black box so the future can see why we crashed.  COVID-19 vaccine certificates for sale on the dark web…or are they?  COVID-…

Using technology to stop drink driving.  Mobile checkout to save time at Christmas.  Your important certificates officially digitised.  Trolls be gone!  Teaching a computer to read an analogue clock.  First ever 3D printed eye – without the St…

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…

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! …

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 –…

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…

Would you like a 140-inch TV for less than $1000?  Oversized Tablets are now hitting 40 inches!  Forget two-factor. Do we need three-factor authentication?  Suffer from diabetes? Find out the latest technology solution.  Forget charging your EV â…

Do we really need automated parking fines?  Would you drink lab-made milk?  Watching your body fat (excuse the very bad pun!)  PSA. Beware the Flubot!  Record your cough to detect COVID-19.  Would you trust a Robot Lawyer?  Mandatory solar pane…