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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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40:14

Norway setting new EV records, passwords to avoid and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/01/30

Airbags on the outside of vehicles. Avoid these passwords! Aspire to earn the same money as these YouTubers. Which video just passed 10 billion views on YouTube? Norway sets new records with sales of Electric Vehicles. Throw away those plastic straws and suck on a bacteria straw. Large offshore wind farms are charging ahead. Google promotes a gift card scam – whoops! Twitter and Snapchat warn government against online anonymity. Apple now opens up your Hyundai.

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38:23

Big dollars for old video games, change your car...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/01/23

The BlackBerry is dead! Long live innovation. Change the colour of your car with the touch of a button. Change the colour of your hair with the wave of a wand. Use your watch to enter your house. Smart locks are so yesterday. Now there is the smart door! Google accuses Apple over bullying with exclusivity of iMessage. Cash in your old video games for big dollars. Robots are now swimming through blood vessels to clear blockages. Stop wasting time selecting weights. Just tell Alexa your

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34:10

Harvest electricity from the air, air bags to silence...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/01/16

You have your smartwatch. Does your dog need a smart collar? Has one company nailed the solution for a solar roof? How to harvest electricity from the air. Replace your kitchen tap with one that has no handle. Use your voice to fill and empty your bath tub – at just the right temperature. Silence sleep snoring with a pillow full of air bags. Find a Rapid Antigen Test with a new Web site. Mining companies are looking to greener transport solutions with hydrogen-electric trains. Use bathroom

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45:29

5G protection necklace, robotic gecko hand and gift...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/01/09

Anti-5G necklace to protect you against…what? Gift vouchers being offered to children in online games. If you are sick of passwords, consider a USB Biosecurity key. GM starts delivering electric Hummers to excited clients. Phase shifting substance to keep the heat out and the heat in! Keen to try solar but you don’t have roof space? A solar garden may be for you. Wireless induction charging for EV parking spaces. Designing a robotic hand that grips like a gecko. Ford Mustang Mach-E joins New

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02:37:53

SPECIAL EPISODE: Season 1 highlights.

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2022/01/02

Season 1 highlights episode. Season 1 has now finished and this episode is the first episode of Season 2. Season 1 consisted of 40 episodes with more than 360 separate tech stories with over 26 hours of content. This episode has 29 of the stories from Season 1 that generated the most feedback.

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44:23

EVs being powered by fried chips, flying cars and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/12/26

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. AirTags are being used by ingenious thieves to steal cars. AI will help you read the Terms and Conditions on your apps. Ford has over 200,000 reservations for the F-150 Lightning. Learn more about your dog with a DNA testing kit. Do you like to play video

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50:31

Earth‘s black box, careful the nude household run and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/12/19

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-19 surveillance robots to the rescue for social distancing. Uber surveillance audio…for your safety. Think twice before you do that next nude run from the shower to the laundry – someone may be watching you. A new option for that big-screen TV you so

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52:02

Antarctica Internet upgrade, Trolls be gone and what...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/12/12

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 Steve Austin beeps. Finally Antarctica will be receiving an Internet upgrade. 2021 News Corp EV Car of the Year Finalists. What can your boss monitor when you work from home?

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39:48

5G for Christmas - Great Geek Gadget Gift Guide for...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/12/05

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 better selfies. Novelty sound effects machine. Smart sock. Distract annoying dogs. Emergency affirmation button. Wearable fan. Reusable cup with tap to pay. Levitating speaker. Turtles in Time. Thermodynamic hand boiler. Project the world. Connect to

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42:45

Cycling over the water, electronic brakes and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/11/21

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-binge on Netflix streaming, there is now Netflix gaming! Diesel cars making way for EVs in the UK. Fancy your cycling skills? The Defence Force has a role for you. Facebook to delete all facial data. Video gaming to connect with family and friends. VW will

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47:27

5D data storage, Squid Game casting for extras and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/11/14

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 community? Storing massive amounts of data in the fifth dimension. Is Carbon Capture going to solve our Climate Change problems? Want to be a background extra in Squid Game? Just click this link! The now ubiquitous QR Code is being used by the wool

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41:04

Solar-powered headphones, tablets to clean water and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/11/07

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 2050 seems a long way off – but it will start right now. Driving forward with Electric Buses (EBs) on the streets of Sydney. Australia could save half a trillion dollars by going EV. Make that next hire car an EV. New affordable EVs soon to hit the

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51:49

Smart doorbell legalities, virtual cattle fences and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/10/31

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 image of a judge! Toyota might finally be saying, “if you can’t lick ‘em, jine ‘em.” UK schools have come up with a way of stopping bullies stealing lunch money. Do you remember your first iPod? It may have been up to twenty years ago. This episode is

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46:56

Internet censorship, opting-out of scam texts and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/10/24

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. Smart headbands to help you think about…nothing! UK winning the ‘Ashes’ of the renewable energy landscape. Should you opt-out of receiving scam messages? This episode is brought to you by Crestron. Visit http://meetwithcrestron.com/techtalk for more

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50:15

Squid Game breaking the Internet, DC beating AC and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/10/17

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 videoconference experience. “Where no man has gone before!” William Shatner, at 90 years of age, taking to space. Computer monitors to make you look your best on a video call. There is USB-C and there is USB-C. New labelling standards. Are we any closer to having

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49:00

China banning cryptocurrencies, Kiwi tricksters and...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/10/10

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 Bluetooth. The real-world equivalent of a Babel Fish for language translation. Japan making CRISPR tomatoes. US Army 3D printing buildings and bridges. Facebook community pages under threat from the High Court. This episode is brought to you by Crestron. Visit

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43:19

LASER powered Internet, forgotten passwords and guns...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/10/03

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 tests. Potty training cows. NASA to launch the James Webb telescope.

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43:16

EMF protection stickers, Roomba P.O.O.P. and a...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/09/26

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? Replacement Roomba if it fails to fulfil its P.O.O.P. Mitsubishi complaining governments in Australia are doing too much for EVs! Everything is better with Bluetooth – including the Rubik’s Cube. A spoonful of sugar helps the battery in your EV. Tech Talk

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35:26

Bicycles with electric generators, coffee table board...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2021/09/19

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. World EV Day brings new models from Mercedes Benz. Long-lasting disinfectants using nanotechnologies. Ferrari with a patent based on comfort! Japan is building a 'city of the future' with high-tech and high-hopes. Note: Due to continuing lockdowns, this

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