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Vicky Sayers

Gadgets & Gizmos: The Internet of Things

Vicky Sayers
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Gadgets & Gizmos: The Internet of Things
We’re becoming increasingly reliant on technology of all kinds, divulging more and more of our most personal details online and on internet-connected devices. But are we investing in suitable safeguarding measures to protect ourselves against hacking? Well, apparently not. Research from cyber-security experts, nCipher Security, has revealed that as more and more things become connected to the internet – from wireless home sensor networks, to smartphones, to wearable tech – we’re leaving ourselves wide open to cyber-attacks. In this 2019 episode of the Share Interview, Vice President of Global Distribution from nCipher Security, Peter Carlisle, joins Vicky Sayers to offer his advice. originally recorded on 15 November 2019
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Peter Carlisle


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Health-checking supermarket trolleys, inflatable bike helmets & the Furby is back

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Health-checking supermarket trolleys, inflatable bike helmets & the Furby is back
Steve Caplin reports on the world of tech, where the Esports Olympics have just taken place. He discusses supermarket trolleys that could check on your heart, DNA testing for dogs, an inflatable bike helmet, why South Koreans are all suddenly a year younger, why NASA wants to introduce talking AI to space missions (haven't they seen 2001?) and convert astronauts' urine into water, how your phone could soon take your temperature, why an updated Furby is returning to annoy us and explains why he loves a pocket-sized, self-flying camera.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: AI Wimbledon commentary, jet pack pizza delivery & a water refill app

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: AI Wimbledon commentary, jet pack pizza delivery & a water refill app
Share Radio's tech whizz Steve Caplin tells Simon Rose how Wimbledon will be serving an AI-powered commentary this year. There's also an app to tell you where you can refill your water bottle, a way of tracking wild animals without having to replace batteries, Google's help for skin problems, an extreme short-throw projector, an electric "car" for under £6,000, a smart chain bike lock, a variety of concrete that will reduce car pollution and pizza delivery at Glastonbury – by jet pack.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Frying chips in space, AI and The Beatles & mining asteroids

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Frying chips in space, AI and The Beatles & mining asteroids
Steve Caplin talks tech with Simon Rose. Greek scientists have been working out how to fry chips in space, there's an ultra-wide gaming monitor, a TV you can take to the beach, AI is helping to create the final Beatles song, the UK is trialling smart lampposts and hopes to beam power from space, geothermal power takes a leap forward, there could be a way of abolishing most food waste and NASA hopes to find a way to mine an asteroid.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Apple's AR headset, pedestrians and driverless cars & AI reads the small print for you

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Apple's AR headset, pedestrians and driverless cars & AI reads the small print for you
Steve Caplin guides Simon Rose through the latest tech developments, majoring on Apple's new AR headset bringing "spatial computing" to the world. But at $3,500, who is going to buy it? He explains the latest features of iOS 17, how driverless cars might let pedestrians know that they have been seen, why AI might read T&Cs on your behalf to check there's nothing fishy in the small print and wonders where the truth lies with a report that an AI drone tried to kill its operator because it didn't like the instructions it was given.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Driverless car rental, Robot sweaters and smart white canes for the blind

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Driverless car rental, Robot sweaters and smart white canes for the blind
Steve Caplin delves into the world of tech where driverless car rental has just been introduced in Milton Keynes, the cars being delivered by a remote operator. Sweaters are giving robots the sense of touch, Dyson's robot vacuum has 6 times the suck, there's a solution to mice devouring wheat seeds, a great new bird app, a smart cane for the blind, beaming energy from space to earth and progress towards getting astronauts to hibernate.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: A dog airline, AI does 3D modelling, AR laptop projection & a Spanish housework app

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: A dog airline, AI does 3D modelling, AR laptop projection & a Spanish housework app
Steve Caplin enlightens Simon Rose on the latest tech. Which? says that facial recognition on cheap smartphones can be unlocked by photos. Disney is shutting its Star Wars hotel, K9 Jets will let you travel with your dog – for a price, Tesla's bot Optimus is upgraded, AI can now create 3D-models, even from text, Google's AI is having trouble creating music, free WiFi on trains may disappear and the Spanish government want to develop an app to ensure that husbands do their fair share of housework.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Eels on Saturn's moon, Zombie defence, drinkable sea water & a free telly

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Eels on Saturn's moon, Zombie defence, drinkable sea water & a free telly
Steve Caplin updates Simon Rose on the latest tech. NASA have developed autonomous EELS to see if there's life on one of Saturn's moons. There's an extinction level event camper trailer to keep you safe in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse, a gadget to make sea water drinkable, a wheeled suitcase that is supposed to operate your hotel aircon, lights & TV while a US company is giving away free tellies in return for bombarding you with ads. There are claims that Uber charges more if your phone battery is low while American scientists have found that airborne DNA is sufficient to identify people.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Google's folding phone, booking flights with Uber & rock music – from rocks

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Google's folding phone, booking flights with Uber & rock music – from rocks
Steve Caplin discusses the latest tech with Simon Rose. Google have a folding phone (pricey) and a new tablet (reasonable), while Uber's app now lets you book flights, with a better refund policy than most airlines and 100 of Amazon's original shows are now available for free. Scientists have worked out how to get water on the moon – with a microwave, to produce music from rocks and to get the best head of beer from a can. AI cameras are to be used to catch litterlouts while a man has made the world's fastest wheelie bin, which is legal to drive on roads.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Sneaking war news into Russia, AI innovatios, bike radars & cultivated fish

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Sneaking war news into Russia, AI innovatios, bike radars & cultivated fish
Steve Caplin delves into the latest tech, with a computer game that's found a way to sneak censored war news into Russia. ChatGPT is apparently more empathetic than real doctors while AI can now provide therapy and even read minds. Before long you'll be able to control your kettle by stroking it, there's a bike helmet with clever indicators and a bike light with built-in radar. Cultivated fish grown in a lab have been developed, with eel next on the list and Uber have a replica Coronation carriage you can ride in.
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Steve Caplin


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