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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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45:58

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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49:20

Glassholes making a comeback, tracking your luggage...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/08/07

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

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53:54

ACT banning petrol cars, new emojis for 2022 and home...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/07/31

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.

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46:26

Airbus up in the air, better Bluetooth and scams,...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/07/24

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

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49:55

Katy Perry creating drone problems, FIFA using AI and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/07/17

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

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42:48

Hydrogen fuel trucks, augmented reality and ’Mum and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/07/10

Apparently it is illegal to mislead consumers in advertising. Watch out for the ‘Mum and Dad’ scam. Hybrid ships on the horizon. Augmented reality tools to help you replace furniture in your home. Need new friends? Smell here! Netflix dropping prices and adding advertisements. Hydrogen fuel cells for long-haul trucks. Take your satellite Internet service on the road. Take your off-the-grid power system on the road as well.

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44:41

Cryptocurrencies according to Bill Gates, nuclear...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/07/03

Internet Explorer dies at 26 – long live the Internet. Bill Gates believes NFTs and cryptocurrencies rely on the greater fool concept. Identification of plants with your phone. Google starts charging for free e-mail. Tattoos to monitor blood pressure. Toyota faces $2 billion class action after faulty diesel particulate filters used. IDs of Aussies on the Dark Web for just a handful of dollars. Lime shared electric motorbikes. Nuclear desalination ships on the move.

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50:32

Medicare scam texts, recycling EV batteries and Kate...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/06/26

Tesla Model Y changing the EV landscape in Australia. Find fresh air – with Google Maps. Plasma Gasification to turn waste plastic in to energy. Warning! Medicare scam texts are costing us millions. Robotic Surgery is safer and improves patient recovery times. The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has had an upgrade. Google engineer claims AI is sentient. Kate Bush has reached the top of that hill. What to do with old EV batteries?

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48:42

3D printed ears, robotic Peregrine Falcons and fake...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/06/19

Get paid just to surf the ‘net! Look! Up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…robotic Peregrine Falcon! The end may be nigh for fake social media accounts. See your pet from every angle. EV conversions of classic old cars. USB Type-C will soon dominate Europe. 3D printing human body parts. A drone with a taser. What could go wrong? Announcements from the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference.

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45:22

Gen Xers with sore thumbs, robots galore and crypto...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/06/12

Why Gen Xers have sore thumbs. Aussies spending big on video games. Great Scott! DeLorean Alpha 5 EV revealed. Singapore filling workforce gaps with robots. Dyson creating robots for your household chores. US reclaims Supercomputing crown with an AMD powered beast. AI helping you see fewer red traffic lights as you drive. Apple activates nudity blurring for children in Australia. Crypto scams result in more calls for regulation of crypto markets.

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