
Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson
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S3 Ep 26Do Pedestrians Trust Self-Driving Cars? Can AI Help Produce One More Beatles Song? Would You Listen to an AI Sermon?
Woolworths Introduces 500 Mini-Cameras for Real-Time Stock Monitoring. Ghost Driver Experiment Reveals Pedestrian Trust in Self-Driving Cars. McCartney Announces 'Final' Beatles Song Drawn From Lennon's Old Demo – With Some AI. Queensland Stockman Pioneers Safer Cattle Mustering With SkyKelpie Drones. Microsoft Shuts Down Ergonomic Keyboard Line. Toyota Unveils Plans for 1,000 Km Range EVs. Netflix Ventures Into Live Sports Streaming. AI-Led Church Service Raises Questions About Spirituality and Technology. 3D Printed Dressing Revolutionises Burn Care and Cancer Treatments.
S3 Ep 25Correct Destruction of Sensitive Data, Apple’s Vision Pro Headset and How to Count Koalas.
Apple Announces Ambitious Augmented Reality Asset. Savvy Software Makes iPhones Into Smart Screens. Dallas Airport Debuts Dashing Drive of 'ZiGGY' EV Charging Chariot. Vying for Victory in Virtual Grand Prix to Help Create F1 Drivers of Tomorrow. Automated Summaries From Your Next Zoom Meeting. Bold Braking Blueprint Beckons for Better Safety. The Hidden Hazard in the Destructive Disposal of Drives. Captivating Koala Count in Coolah Tops Concludes With 42 Koalas. Breakthrough in Bitty Biomagnetic Technology.
S3 Ep 24Tech Tax Tips for EOFY Gain, Use Your Phone to Measure Your Blood Pressure and Gain Your Degree In…Esports!
Tax Time Tech Tally With Tantalising Takeaways From ATO's Approved Assets. Sustainable Sails Are Striking Strides in Seafaring Shipping Solutions. Dundee's Degree for Digital Doers Will Boost Expertise in Esports. Baffling Boom of Black Blank Broadcasts on YouTube. Supple Solar Cells Surpass Standard Systems. Tesla Model Y Marks Monumental Milestone as the World's Bestselling Vehicle. Pioneering Product Provides Phone-Based Blood Pressure Monitoring. Lawyer's Lamentable Lesson in Leaning on AI. Experts Emphasise Environmental Edge of EVs Over Gas Guzzlers.
S3 Ep 2310-Year-Old Runs Up £2,500 in Micro Transactions, Prove Your Age With the Palm of Your Hand and a Search Engine Without Ads.
Amazon Amplifies Age-Verification Using Just the Palm of Your hand. Ad-Free Search Engine to Shut Down in June After Neeva Takes a nosedive. AI Boosts Turbine Efficiency to Energise Millions more. Lego Launches 2,650-Piece Arcade Amazement With a Pixelated Pac-Man Playset. 10-Year-Old Tot Tricks Tablet and Triggers £2,500 Transfers on Roblox. Sustainable, Spoilage-Sensing Wraps Show Promising Potential. Samsung's Screen-Wide Scanning and Vital Sign Verifications. Sightful's Spectacular Shift in Screen Space. 2022 App Store Transparency Report.
S3 Ep 22Apple Delivers Satellite Reception in Australia, Free TVs on Offer and Swedish Streets Charging EVs.
Apple's Astral Aid in the Form of Satellite Services Arrives in Australia. Terrific Televisions Totally Free for Continuous Commercial Consumption. Swedish Streets Will Have World's First Permanent EV-Charging Road by 2025. Smart Safety Solution for Smartphone-Distracted Strollers. Revolutionary Robotic Radio Towers Delivers Communications for Crises and Conflict Zones. Cutting-Edge Concrete Sensor Could Curb Construction Costs and Carbon Emissions. Personal Voice Projection and Streamlined App Assistance Announced. Async's Asynchronous Audio Approach Aims to Alleviate Agenda Anxiety. Biden's Bureaus Band Together to Boost Airborne Taxis.
S3 Ep 21Virtual Reality With Scents, Using Your Face to Unlock Your Car and Plan Your Next Party With Partiful.
Scent-Generating Simulation Solutions for Superior Virtual Reality. Revolutionary Rucksack Reinvents Virtual Reality Jumping. Galaxy Watch Garners FDA Clearance for Cardio Care. Facial Recognition Features in Genesis GV60's Futuristic Functions. Partiful Paves Path for Party Planning With a Text-Based Approach to Tackling Invitations. Morphée Zen Minimises Screen Time, Maintains Mental Wellbeing. Beware Budget Bunkum With Australians Alerted to an Avalanche of Scams Amid EOFY. $3.7M Technology Triumph Targets Tasmanian Cold Cases. Google Passkeys Promote Privacy and Provide Passwordless Sign-Ins.
S3 Ep 20LG Flexible Display. Smartwatches Show a Third of Adults Exposed to Too Much Noise. AirTag Stalking Solutions.
Bugging Battle Brings Bold Beginnings for Australian Mobile Networks. A Third of Adults Encounter Excessive Noise Exposure. Australian Advertising Abuses Abound as Influencers Incite ACCC Ire. Frugal Food Franchises Flock to Future-Forward Furnace. Apple and Google Grapple With AirTag Stalking. Spectacular Specs Selectively Subdue Scintillation. Australian Electric Vehicle Uptake Lags Behind Global Pace. Bionic Eye Seeks to Restore Vision for the Blind. LG's Latest Luxury in Fantastically Flexible Display.
S3 Ep 19Is the Flying Car Finally Here? Gravity Batteries Deliver for Renewables and Hydrogen-Powered Grand Prix.
Affordable Aerial Adventure Awaits in Jetson One. Wedding Tech With Smart Rings and AI Vows. Netflix Nixes Notable DVD Service. Biometric Breakthrough With Bold Bid for Secure Smart Gun. Pint-Sized Powerhouses Perform in Hydrogen-Powered Grand Prix. Giant Gravity Batteries Battle Renewable Energy Roadblocks. Perfectly Pioneering Propellers While Progressing Towards Quiet and Efficient Electric Planes. Hyperloop Hype Heightens in China Connecting Shanghai and Hangzhou. Sleep-Tracking Sorrows as Anxiety and Inaccuracy Afflict Device Users.
S3 Ep 18Bathroom Scales That Don’t Display Your Weight. Farmers Lose Satellites. EV With No Rear Window.
Satellite Outage Disrupts Farmers. Elderly Care and Monitoring Sees a Technological Advancement. Sony World Photography Award Won by AI Created Image. The Polestar 4 Launches With No Rear Window. Public Emergency Alert System Tested in the UK. New Body Smart Scales With Innovative Features. AI Planning Nutrition for Cyclists in Tour De France. Mars Simulation Habitat to Test Crew Health and Performance. Ameca, the Multilingual AI Robot, Showcases Impressive Language Skills.
S3 Ep 17Is 8K TV Too Detailed for Our Eyes? What Is the Best Tool to Help Detect When AI Has Been Used? Leaping BYD Supercars.
Can Your Eyes See the Detail in an 8K TV? ChatGPT Faces Defamation Drama – but Who Do You Sue? Add Some Snapchat AR to Your Next Teams Meeting. Pedal Your Way to Better Productivity. Chair-Ish Your Wellbeing With an $11,000 Chair. Glasses That Can Hear You Mouth Words. Can Any Tools Reliably Detect the Usage of AI? AI Can Help Detect Strokes and Other Ailments. BYD Can Help Your Car Leap in to the Future.
S3 Ep 1650 Years of Mobile Phone Calls, Robotics for Cleaner Vision and AI to Revoke Fines.
A Call to Remember from Fifty Years ago. Hackers Drive Tesla to Victory at pwn2own. Hyundai's Ioniq 6 Outshines Predecessors with Aerodynamic Elegance. Robotics are a Window to a Cleaner Future. Navy's Gecko Robot Inspects Billion-Dollar ships. AI Delivers Fine Revocation Victory for student. AI Helps with a New Approach to Mental Health Treatments. Hydrogen Ferry-Tale: Norway Launches World's First Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Ferry. Amogy Sets Sail for Greener Waters With Ammonia-Powered Ships.
S3 Ep 153D printed cheesecake anyone? Smart bandages to help healing and electric planes for pilot training.
Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and famous for Moore’s Law, moves to Silicon heaven. Electric planes transform pilot training. Smart bandage electrifies the process of healing wounds. 3D printed cheesecake. Mmmm. Cheesecake. If you like your teddy bears, you might like this new anti-anxiety device. Clearview has 30 billion images being used by law enforcement for facial recognition. Driverless cars may see around corners. Tesla has delivered what Apple couldn’t – a wireless charging platform. Telstra and CBA team up to try and thwart scammers.
S3 Ep 14Do I need a Mobile Nanogrid? Schools use prison tactics to reduce mobile misuse and watch out for scam toll texts.
Mobile Nanogrids power homes and provide clean water during disasters. NSW Schools consider prison tactics to curb mobile misuse. Ikea drones elevate stock-counting game. Scam toll texts drive Aussies to lose money. Look inside with X-Ray vision. Microsoft 365 gets ChatGPT-style Co-Pilot. Surveillance soars as residents seek safety, but privacy concerns loom. Old EV batteries can rejuvenate the grid. Need a faster mouse? You need a faster mouse pad!
S3 Ep 13Hands free toothpaste dispensers, headphones to clean out earwax and monitoring interstitial fluid.
Toothpaste dispenser keeps your hands free. Listen up! New headphones clean out earwax. Vinyl sales overtake CDs for the first time since 1987. Niche robotics to measure the corn leaf angle of plants. Guilt free watching of Formula 1 races with sustainable fuels. Interstitial fluid could replace blood for monitoring our health. Floatovoltaics can generate power and save water. Using computer power to heat up public swimming pools. Tiny tooth mounted chips used to read saliva.
S3 Ep 12Print your own drinks, Ford’s new patent allows self-repo and scammers using AI to sound like your child.
Beverage printer lets you customise your drink: one molecule at a time. Aussie cardboard drones fly high in Ukraine. Sound-alike scammers swindle seniors using AI clones. Floppy disks: still spinning, still winning! AI hits the slopes and wins by reading the manual. Dyson backpacks help Aussie kids breathe easy. Ford's new patent allows cars to drive themselves to the repo lot. Data heating: UK firm saves hot water with computer servers. Hydrogen-powered plane takes off.
S3 Ep 11Apple’s smartwatch for diabetics, battle weeds with AI and remote kissing over the Internet.
X-Ray vision to help you locate missing items. Remote kissing over the Internet for long-distance relationships. Opera singers help develop new device to monitor vocal fatigue. Apple's top-secret E5 feature to be a sweet deal for diabetics. Pokémon launches sleep-tracking app. AI-generated fiction takes over literary magazines in a plot twist nobody saw coming. Motorola Defy satellite link allows you to stay connected in remote locations. New technology helps farmers battle weeds with lasers, drones, and AI. Aussies losing cash through PayID scam.
S3 Ep 10AI-generated art used by charity scammers, Smart Box helps you unplug and tech to help you sleep.
Ikea's new air quality monitor is a breath of fresh air. The Smart Box to help you unplug and experience life beyond the screen. Birds of a feather drone together. F-16 fighter jet takes on aerial battles with AI at the helm. Meta introduces 'Meta Verified' subscription service for Facebook and Instagram users. H2 Green Steel leads race across Europe to produce commercial green steel. Sleeping with tech: how apps and devices are helping people get better sleep. Privacy Act reform to empower data breach victims to sue for compensation. The latest tool for charity scammers is AI-generated art.
S3 Ep 9First Electric Ute in Australia, Google stock plummets on AI error and your face gives away your beer taste!
Alphabet stock plummets by $144 Billion due to Google AI error. Australia's first Electric Ute launches. Scientists use facial expressions to tell whether drinkers like their pints. Data Centres race to cut energy use to save the planet. Angel Island Ferry takes charge with electric makeover. Monash University taps in to digital age. Billion-dollar deal to convert Utes to electric for Australian mining sector. Postal trucks to map America’s cell networks. NAB makes a clever move to spoof scams.
S3 Ep 8100th episode! Bing vs. Bard in the Search Engine wars, infrared wallpaper and an invisible superyacht.
Infrared wallpaper heats up the competition for radiators. Hydration Biosensor for the athletes who like to sweat on the details. Driven to distraction with 3D printed cloned number plates. Touching the future: Ultrasound illusions puts a new spin on touchscreen devices. Robo-hand gives Mercury the finger with its food and water detection skills. Reflect on the sea: designer unveils plans for invisible superyacht. Nintendo console moves up one spot in the lifetime rankings. The rise of the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery: a safer, cheaper and greener solution for grid energy storage. Google Bard and Microsoft Bing (with ChatGPT) battle for Search Engine supremacy.
S3 Ep 7ChatGPT revolutionising your workplace, solar panel cleaning robot and Cartier rings in the future.
Cartier rings in the future with its AR technology. The future of heavy industry may be fuelled by clean energy. New scales help put a spring in the step of the elderly. Solar panel cleaning robot soars to new heights while dusting off the competition. France plans to cover asphalt with photovoltaics paving the way for the future. When a gig just isn’t enough – 5Gbps now becoming common in the US. Google’s AI tunes in to the future of music. ChatGPT and AI: revolutionising work, one code, case, or design at a time! Game On! Government restores funding for local developers.
S3 Ep 6EV global sales, jobs under threat from AI and technology that allows conversations from the grave.
What does the data show for the progression of EV sales around the world? Do we have a new garbage bin that is about to be our best friend in the kitchen? Do you want your chair to tell you to “sit up straight”? Would you like to hear from people in the grave? The largest hydrogen powered plane takes flight. What future jobs are under threat from AI, robots and big data? Care homes offering virtual walks down memory lane. First driverless bus takes passengers for a ride in the UK. NASA is working on a new, more fuel-efficient aircraft design with Boeing.
S3 Ep 5Airbus reducing the number of pilots, tech depreciation stats and crash-testing EVs…watch out for fire!
Which EV has ended the 28-year reign of the Toyota Camry as the best-selling sedan in Australia? Would you be happy to fly on an Airbus that requires fewer people in the cockpit? If you use Dr. Google, maybe Dr. AI is for you? Which tech products depreciate the best and worst? Are you a form or function kinda person? These earbud earrings combine both. Wood with air cavities might just be the building product of the sustainable future. Is the solution to Climate Change to produce less CO2 or just to remove it from the atmosphere? Forget that can of compressed air – you need an electric air duster! Crash testing electric cars is making it clear that being in an EV could save your life – if it doesn’t catch fire!
S3 Ep 4TVs remove some (or all) of the cables, satellite connectivity for Android and ChatGPT AI to do your homework.
LG debuts Zero Connect TV with cordless technology. Go one step further than a cordless TV with just a power cord – no power cord! The first smart deadbolt capable of wireless charging. England just made gigabit Internet a legal requirement for new homes. Many Android phones to get satellite connectivity. Question to ChatGPT: Write a short paragraph about the status of ChatGPT. Ship taller than Eiffel Tower will build biggest offshore wind farm. Online shoppers urged to avoid ‘Dotti’ scam. Elon Musk confirms bombshell that will change Twitter.
S3 Ep 3Talk to your toilet, new tyres needed for EVs and Epic Games paying an epic fine.
How much would you pay to have a toilet you could have a conversation with? $11,500? SCAM ALERT: myGov scams doing the rounds. Tyre manufacturers are reinventing wheels from the ground up for EVs. Japan’s capital Tokyo harnessing the power of the sun. Australia’s first offshore wind zone declaration. EVs keeping an eye on the driver. Epic Games paying out $775 million for tricking children. It may be time to buy an electric moped for that commute to work. Scientists create the toughest material ever.
S3 Ep 2Pedal while you work, peeing on technology and blood pressure monitoring on the tip of your finger.
Take a pee on the latest urine analysis technology. Adding AI and cameras to your oven to bake it perfect every time. Pedal while you work at your new workstation. Hydrogel sheets could soon replace paper towels. Your new 10-second toothbrush is now available. Blood pressure monitoring with just the tip of your finger. A scanner to test the ripeness of your next avocado purchase. Sega developing a new Olympics game. Kenya switching to electric motorcycles.
S3 Ep 1Top 25 Tech Talk stories from Season 2 of Tech Talk. What better way to start Season 3 than a ’best of’ from Season 2?
Anti-5G necklace to protect you against…what? The BlackBerry is dead! Long live innovation. Avoid these passwords! Sex in space – strictly for research. Wardle said his blood would curdle if a hurdle was placed in front of Wordle…or has that all changed now? Oh No! Changes to Wordle by the New York Times. Coles delivering your groceries…by drone. Printable lipstick to perfectly match the colour of your outfit. Roboburgers flipping burgers at a vending machine near you. You may not be able to make your dog immortal, but what about a clone? Why not collect solar power in space where the energy is eleven times stronger. EU moves forward with a one charger fits all plan. Gravity batteries to solve our energy storage solutions. Tesla Model Y changing the EV landscape in Australia. Finally a technology solution to the offside call in soccer! New emojis for 2022: Shaking head and mean goose and 29 others. Electric passenger planes are being further developed. Internet issues with leap seconds. Use a Bluetooth tracker…to track your luggage the home of a baggage handler! AI catching people sneaking around with undeclared swimming pools. How many megawatt-hours is one wind turbine capable of producing in 24 hours? A text scam known as ‘pig butchering’ is costing victims millions of dollars. How is Australia Post going to help with mobile phone black spots? Ask for a custom 3D-printed knee joint for your next knee surgery. Lab-grown chicken meat officially declared safe.
S2 Ep 52Tips to avoid tipsy texting, first electric yacht in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and top Google searches for 2022.
Top Google searches by Australians in 2022. Most listened to music by Australians in 2022. Smartphone tips to avoid tipsy texting and posting. Sydney to Hobart sees first entry of an electric yacht. Gold can prevent fogged-up glasses. Solar panels as thin as a human hair. Australian Federal Police charges four men over $150 million scam. Robot guides needle into lungs more accurately than human doctors. December Crypto market outlook (spoiler – it isn’t that good).
S2 Ep 515G for Christmas: The Great Geek Gadget Gift Guide for Christmas. 20 gifts for the geek in your life.
Camera equipped ear cleaning tweezers. Smartphone controlled paper airplane. Smartphone connected speed cube. Tesla coil USB rechargeable lighter. Bond broken plastic devices without glue. Create your own reel viewer. Levitating plant pot. Magnetic levitating lamp with wireless phone charger. Insanely cool looking Bluetooth speaker. Handheld laser engraver and cutter. Illuminated doodle pillowcase. Speak more than 36 languages. Is it time for a smart ring? Palm-sized STEM robot dog. Self-balancing cupholder. Fly your own Ornithopter. Educational robot kit. Multifunctional headlamp with motion sensor. Cloud-connected ring bound notebook. Portable personal gym.
S2 Ep 50Gaming console for dogs, improve the air quality at the office and scam e-mails being blocked by carriers.
Video game console for your best friend…your dog! Electronic tongue that mimics human tastebuds. Some help with keeping you healthy at the office. Prosthetic leg that can change gears to help you walk up stairs. Mercedes locking in faster acceleration behind a paywall. Rolls-Royce testing jet engines that run on hydrogen. Tesla Semi finishes 800km tests with a full load. 7,600 scam e-mails blocked every single minute – just by one carrier. Focused on your health? You need a full body scan.
S2 Ep 49Lab-grown chicken declared safe, floating resort with a population of 60,000 and 2022 best-selling EVs.
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: let future generations worry about it! The latest in thin speakers with high-quality sound. Lab-grown chicken meat officially declared safe. Floating solar farms coming to a body of water near you. When looking for you next holiday, have you considered a floating resort with 60,000 of your closest friends?
S2 Ep 48$40K to watch TV, smart goggles for lapping the pool and solar panels that put form before function.
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. Porsche is set to charge ahead in the EV space with details released of the 2024 Macan. Google pays $392 million to settle location tracking investigation. Solar panels that function on form before function. Real-time localised weather maps…from a taxi! Car manufacturers moving to lower-cost batteries.
S2 Ep 47Lab grown blood, smartphones predicting bridge collapses and 3D printed knees.
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 the pending collapse of a bridge. Matter is going to help us on the road to a smarter home. A new silicone tyre sealant can stop nails in their tracks. Some technology to help you refine your soccer skills. Instagram has new age verification tools. An old train can help with a clean energy future.
S2 Ep 46Australia Post helping with mobile reception, Uber drivers turning right and Virtual Reality job interviews.
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 still scarce. How is a solar farm in space going to beam its energy back to earth? Which country has just set the record for the longest passenger train in the world? A coast-to-coast EV charging network is being funded and built by which government? What is next for Twitter now that it has a new owner? How would you feel about a job interview – in virtual reality?
S2 Ep 45”Pig Butchering” costing victims millions, better Internet in the air and EVs harming the environment.
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 helping farming become more sustainable. Can bubbles help shipping companies save on fuel bills. Is nuclear fission ready to give way to fusion? Is Toyota re-thinking their entire EV strategy (or lack of EV strategy)? Starlink Aviation promises better Internet connectivity to airlines. Do you believe those stories that say an electric vehicle is worse for the environment?
S2 Ep 44$39,000 for a mobile phone, Netflix offering cheaper subscriptions and coats with solar panels.
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 to the latest offering – with ads? Do you need a coat with solar panels to charge your devices? How many megawatt-hours is one wind turbine capable of producing in 24 hours? Could the aviation industry ever see a 100 per cent sustainable fuel? Do you see yourself wearing exoskeleton boots as you age? How fast is fast enough when it comes to Internet speeds?
S2 Ep 43911 prank calls from rollercoasters, free hurricane money and EV utes about to explode in Aus.
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 Airlines investing big in the home to airport aviation concepts. Offers of free money after a hurricane were NOT a scam! Energy efficient buildings by photo analysis. Electric Utes are about to boom in Australia. Ring the bell to locate your bike.
S2 Ep 42Cassie the bipedal robot sets a GWR, USB-C mandatory in Europe and GPS Art.
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 bipedal robot. European Parliament votes 602 to 13 to adopt a law making USB-C charging port mandatory on small electronic devices by 2024. How do you make a submarine invisible to sonar? Alice, the electric commuter plane, flies for the first time. Smartphones and biosensors used to help prevent suicide.
S2 Ep 41VR numbing surgery pain, 3D printing with drones and decarbonising Australia one machine at a time.
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 and an anaesthetist for your next surgery – use VR to numb the pain. Tesla complains to the NHTSA about Over The Air updates being referred to as a recall. Triboelectric nanogenerators using waves to power our future. San Francisco Police now have access to all of your security footage. Starlink to connect school buses to the Internet. 101 million machines can help decarbonise Australia.
S2 Ep 39Pizza Robots outdoing humans, reducing the road toll with tech and blood tests for cancer.
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. A name for a mission to Uranus. What could possibly go wrong? The rise of the AI artists stirs up debate and threatens livelihoods. Volkswagen looking for the Xtreme off-roaders with their latest electric concept car. Google’s failed Loon project is being revived by Aalyria and they are using lasers!
S2 Ep 40Robots that laugh at your jokes, BMW EVs driving 1,000km and face recognition for pigs.
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 are a robot. Closed Captions are for more than just the hearing impaired. Better sleep and less stress? Sound too good to be true? BMW EVs are cracking the 1,000km barrier. AI voice filters are making you sound like anyone – and make anyone sound like you! If you have items too small for Bluetooth Trackers, there are now Tile QR labels.
S2 Ep 385G radiation answers, hacking with a charging cable and EVs charged with light poles.
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? Twitter’s newest feature may make tweeting less intimidating. A plastic hotel key is so yesterday – use your phone instead. Mood rings were a fun gimmick but wearables can now detect stress levels. Long focal length cameras may no longer need a long lens. Power poles and light poles being used to charge EVs.
S2 Ep 37Apple’s latest announcements, Berlin Radio Show highlights and two new EVs hit the market.
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 cockroaches are now a reality. Use your home scales to measure your nerve and artery health - and your weight. Next-gen USB promises to be twice as fast. New MG EV pushes the entry price barrier down as the cheapest EV in Australia. Mercedes introduces their first AMG EV and it does not disappoint.
S2 Ep 36Gummy Bears in wind turbine flavour, seeing people from the grave and throwing knives with laser accuracy.
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 their funeral – not through a ‘medium’ but with technology. Hold your phone in a special way to let it recognise you. Wind turbine blades turned in to gummy bears! Tesla Bot coming to take care of your household chores for you. A green solution to the vinyl record backlog. Cyclists rejoice – a self-powered light for your cycling helmet has arrived.
S2 Ep 35Global EV sales figures, payments with the palm of your hand and electric aircraft.
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 moving in to Air Taxis. REX Airlines looking to convert turboprop power to electric propulsion. Quantum dots used for more accurate LED light colours. The latest Global EV sales figures for the first half of calendar year 2022.
S2 Ep 341000km/h in a train, Google texting with RCS and a new way to iron your shirts.
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. It’s a train? It’s a plane? It’s a jet-train! Netflix needs more gamers. Body profiles being built by your smartphone to tell us how unhealthy we are. An artificial finger can now identify substances by touch. Google tries publicly shaming Apple in to adopting Rich Communication Services (RCS). An earphone that can ‘hear’ what you are saying without a noise being made.
S2 Ep 33Graphene is the new super material, Trypanophobes rejoice and electric jet skis.
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 charge your phone with your notebook. Forget electric cars and electric snowmobiles. Now we have electric jet skis! Disposable printed batteries may help reduce battery waste. Ultrasound stickers can continuously monitor organs for days. Graphene is the new super material that can change the world.
S2 Ep 32Glassholes making a comeback, tracking your luggage and jet fuel from H2O and CO2.
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. Robots winning the fight with chess players – literally! Glassholes may be coming to a face near you. Internet issues with leap seconds. How different are search results from different search engines? All-in-one video doorbell and smart lock with solar power.
S2 Ep 31ACT banning petrol cars, new emojis for 2022 and home batteries generating income.
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. Electric passenger planes are being further developed. Drone superhighway being created in the UK. Will you use a ‘sand-battery’ to heat your home? ACT is the first jurisdiction in Australia to ban the sale of ICE vehicles.
S2 Ep 30Airbus up in the air, better Bluetooth and scams, scams and more scams.
Everything is better with Bluetooth – but now there is a better Bluetooth. Heat your car seats for just $18 per month. Airbus sets a new record for the longest flight of an unmanned aircraft. Enhance your healthcare and run faster with pressure sensing mats. Trust us…we are health insurers with lots of data on you. Telcos trying to protect Aussies from text message scams. Beware the ATMs skimming credit card details. Restaurants being extorted with bad online reviews. Indian farmers create their own fake cricket matches to dupe Russian gamblers.
S2 Ep 29Katy Perry creating drone problems, FIFA using AI and a pothole solution.
Finally a technology solution to the offside call in soccer! Forget fixing potholes – just use a car that scans the road and adjusts the suspension. Too much demand for Netflix. Scams have cost Aussies over $2 billion in the last year. The new Apple watch will reportedly be able to detect a Fever, be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade. Spot the robot dog at work in the Snowy Hydro scheme. Underwater autonomous drones now being used for drug smuggling. Aerial drones risking passengers at Cairns airport while trying to spot Katy Perry. Predict crime in advance with lots of data and AI.