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Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

Mathew Dickerson

Technologist Mathew Dickerson speaks with James Eddy to give a weekly summary of the latest technology developments from around the world. Send questions to ask@techtalk.digital

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45:16

Tips to avoid tipsy texting, first electric yacht in...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/12/25

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).

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49:49

5G for Christmas: The Great Geek Gadget Gift Guide...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/12/18

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

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48:24

Gaming console for dogs, improve the air quality at...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/12/11

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

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57:53

Lab-grown chicken declared safe, floating resort with...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/12/04

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

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43:09

$40K to watch TV, smart goggles for lapping the pool...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/11/27

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

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58:26

Lab grown blood, smartphones predicting bridge...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/11/20

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

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51:25

Australia Post helping with mobile reception, Uber...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/11/13

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

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56:40

”Pig Butchering” costing victims millions, better...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/11/06

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

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49:12

$39,000 for a mobile phone, Netflix offering cheaper...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/10/30

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

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45:58

911 prank calls from rollercoasters, free hurricane...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/10/23

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.

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52:43

Cassie the bipedal robot sets a GWR, USB-C mandatory...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/10/16

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

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52:41

VR numbing surgery pain, 3D printing with drones and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/10/09

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

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49:52

Pizza Robots outdoing humans, reducing the road toll...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/10/02

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

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56:29

Robots that laugh at your jokes, BMW EVs driving...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/09/25

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

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48:09

5G radiation answers, hacking with a charging cable...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/09/18

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

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54:27

Apple’s latest announcements, Berlin Radio Show...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/09/11

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

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43:04

Gummy Bears in wind turbine flavour, seeing people...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/09/04

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

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52:22

Global EV sales figures, payments with the palm of...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/08/28

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.

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50:08

1000km/h in a train, Google texting with RCS and a...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/08/21

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

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47:11

Graphene is the new super material, Trypanophobes...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/08/14

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

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