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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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56:07

Beds That Think, Pets That Snitch and AI That...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2026/02/22

Bed, Bytes & Back Support: Bryte’s Balance Brings Boutique-Hotel Bliss Home. Poop, Prints & Pawsuits: The Surveillance Sniffing Out Modern Pet Care. Brainwaves and Bypass: Biofeedback Boosts (and Tests) Pilot Training. Deathbots & Digital Déjà Vu: When AI Won’t Let Us Say Goodbye. Zeal in the Canal: Oticon’s Tiny Tech Tackles Hearing Big-Time. Pixels, Perception and Photo-Perfect Phone Memories. Luce, Light and Love: Ferrari’s Future Feels Like an Apple That Never

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52:05

Drone Umbrellas, Robot Lattes, Vibe Coding and Bear...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2026/02/15

Hovering Help: When Umbrellas Take Off. Clear Cases, Cloudy Futures: The Transparent Tech Throwback. Vibe Coding Viral: Claude Code Turns Typers into Tech Builders. Mechanical Mochas: When Robots Pour a Pretty Perfect Latte. Beasts of Battle: Bio-Inspired Bots and the New Face of Warfare. Chatbot Comfort or Digital Dependence? Gen Z’s Lonely Loop. Bear Biometrics: When AI Gets Nosey with Nature. Silent Screens, Speaking Walls: The Smart Canvas That Turns Talk into Timeless Art. Scale, Scan

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60:49

Rogue Robot Hands, Memory-Making Glasses,...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2026/02/09

Creepy Crawlers & Handy Havoc: When Robot Hands Go Rogue. Remembering Reality: Remarkable Specs Supporting Senile Sight. Stitched by Software: When Algorithms Enter the Atelier. Swallow, Signal, Succeed: MIT’s Smart Pill Solves the Silent Slip-Up. Bin There, Seen That: AI Eyes Take on Britain’s Rubbish Rebels. Paint, Perfume and Predictions: AI Accelerates the Assembly Line. Mind Over Matter: Mapping Movement with Mental Muscle. Coworker Code: Claude’s Self-Building Bot Breaks the Boss

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56:52

Thinking Robots, Speed Drones, DNA Tapes and AI Ads:...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2026/02/01

Thinking Before They Pick: Tomato-Tackling Robots Take a Smarter Turn. Packages, Pallets and Precision: Figure AI’s Factory-Friendly Humanoid. Silent Servants, Smarter Services: How Service Robots Are Reshaping Everyday Work. Peregrine Pace-Setters: Pushing the Limits of Drone Speed. Hydrogen Horsepower: Toyota’s Thirst for Fast, Clean Freight. Cassette Comeback: DNA Data Delivers Decades of Digital Storage. Subscription Shift: Tesla’s Self-Driving Sell-Off. Inbox Inferno: Gemini’s Grand

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64:53

CES Special: Lego That Listens, Lollipops That Sing,...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2026/01/25

Brick by Brick Brilliance: Lego’s Smart Play Sparks a Smarter Toybox. Sweet Sounds & Sugar Shocks: The Lollipop That Listens Back. Twist & Shout: The Headphones That Refuse to Stay in One Lane. Triple the Trouble, Triple the Tech: Samsung’s TriFold Teases the Future. Refresh-Rate Revelation: Xreal’s Rapid Reality Rethinks Smart Glasses. Soulmate Silicon: The Desk-Bound AI That Thinks It Belongs With You. Solar, Strollers and Stored Sunshine: Jackery’s Power Play Pushes Portability

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89:26

Season 5 Rewind (Part 3): AI Delusions to Droid...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2026/01/18

Plushy Pals with Personality: Play-time Meets Programming. Wildlife Watch: Ring’s Rip-Roaring Ring-In of Aussie Animals. Bin Bots, Battery Bins and a Better Bin-Day. Bifocal Breakthrough: Crystal-Clever, Click-to-Focus Specs. Chatbot Chill or Chatbot Chill-out: Confronting the Crisis of AI-Fuelled Delusions. Glasses, Guests and Guided Getaways: Disney’s Augmented Adventures. Pods, Play and Precision: Piloting with AirPods. Collar Communication: Cows Connect Through Clever, Cloud-Controlled

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99:05

Season 5 Rewind (Part 2): Marathon Machines, Grief...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2026/01/11

Marathon Machines: Mechanical Marvels Make Their Move in Beijing. ChatGPT's Commerce Crossover: AI Adds Shopping Smarts. Recording, Reminders and Really Creepy: AI Audio Assistants Arrive. Hyperboot Hype: Nike’s High-Tech Heatwear Hits the Market. Socks, Slippers and Smarts: Saros Sweeps into the Spotlight. Contact Lens Conversions: Flickers, Frequency, and Future Night Vision. Brewed with Brains: Beer, Bots, and Bold New Beginnings. Breath-Based Breakthrough: Biomarker Detection Without

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85:29

Season 5 Rewind (Part 1): Body Heat Power, Moon...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2026/01/04

Power from the People: Body Heat Fuels Future Wearables. Gentex's Glare-Free Game Changer. Piano Precision Powered by Robots: Finger Speed Revolution. Card Credentials Concealed: Mastercard's Move to Numberless Payments. Magnetic Momentum: The March of Qi2 Wireless Charging. WikiTok Wonders: Swiping Away Doomscrolling with Random Knowledge. Crafting Captain America's Kinetic-Conquering Shield: A Materials Marvel. Radiant Roofs: Fluorescent Films for Year-Round Comfort. Savouring Simulations:

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51:45

Weed Robots, Watch Drones, Disney AI and a Teen Ban...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/12/28

Ban Blindspot: Gaming’s Gaping Gap in the Great Aussie Online Clampdown. Paddles, Premiums and Publicity: Tesla Takes a Swing at Pickleball. Blood, Bands and Behaviour: How Whoop Is Blending Wearables with Wellness. Mickey Meets Machines: Disney Dances with Generative AI. Wrist Wizards and Wayward Wings: DJI’s Drone Takes Orders from Your Watch. Carbon Strings, Classic Soul: Printing the Future of the Cello. Hallucinations on the Help Desk: Librarians vs Lying Language Models. Weighty Wants:

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49:55

Electric Skies, Pee Power, Teen Bans, AI Movie Stars...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/12/21

Sustainable Skies Soar: New Zealand’s Next-Gen Nodes of Non-Emissions Navigation. Dizzying Drone Delights: The 360° Sky-Surround Sensation Soaring into the Future. Glucose without the Gory Gashes: Lightwaves Lead the Latest in Diabetes Detection. Pee-Powered Produce: Pioneering a Pungent-Free Path to Planet-Friendly Fertiliser. Teen Tactics and Tech Tricks: Teens Take On Australia’s Social Media Shutdown. Freshness Forecasting with Fishy Firmware: Microneedles Make Markets More

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50:27

The Annual Christmas Gift Guide Now Upgraded to 7G -...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/12/14

Brilliant Breville Brings Browning Breakthroughs. Blow-Away Buy: The Mini Desk Blower That Clears Crumbs and Keyboards. Circuitry in the Kitchen: A Geeky Glass Gadget for Gourmet Gurus. Crowd-Connecting Compass: A Festival-Friendly Finder. Glowing Gestures or Goading Gadgets? Bright and Bold: Bike-Light Boost with Unit1 Smart Light Pro Dual. Galactic Gravity-Defying Gadget: Hoverpen Interstellar. Glowing GoChess: Guiding Gamers to Grandmastery. Hovering Household Hype: The Shinning Kick

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49:39

Defib Drones, Next-Gen Touch, Nature-Hacked Printing...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/12/07

Defibrillator Drones: Delivering Death-Defying Doses of Digital First Aid. Tactile Tech Takes Touch to Tomorrow: VoxeLite’s Virtual Feel-Factor. Mosquito Mouthpart Makers: Necroprinting Nature’s Needle for Next-Gen 3D Bioprinting. Taxi Tech Tug-of-War: Robot Rides Rev Up in San Francisco. Watchful Woes: Wearable Warfare, Widgets, and the Wild World of Childlike Clout. Fungi Feast of the Future: CRISPR-Crafted Cuts for a Protein-Hungry Planet. Shaking Skywater: Sonic Systems Speed Up Sipping

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57:55

Formula E Beating F1, Hypersonic Travel Shrinking the...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/11/30

Electric Edge: Will E-cars Eclipse F1’s Fastest? Size-Savvy Styles: Smart Sizing Solutions Streamline Shoppers’ Struggles. Hypersonic Hurdles to High-Speed Horizons: Turbulence, Tempests and Tomorrow’s One-Hour Travel. Heat in the Hut: Data-Driven Warmth Delivers Dramatic Bill Drops. Slicing Synthetic Skin: Xpeng’s ‘Cut-to-the-Core’ Humanoid Causes a Cybernetic Stir. Sydney’s Self-Driving Surge: Waymo’s Wheel-Free Wheels Woo the Harbour City. Centrelink Clone Con: Cyber Crooks Craft Convincing

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59:02

Tech Turns Nostalgic, Cars Go Keyless and Cameras...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/11/23

Festive Flashbacks: Tech-Themed Trinkets Bring Nostalgia to the Christmas Tree. Keyless Quandary: The Digital Drive to Ditch the Car Fob. Cosmic Cameras and Celestial Clues: Snapping Signs of Life Beyond Earth. Mindful Microchips: Minute MOTE Monitors Mental Messages. Kosmic Knowledge or AI Conjecture? Kosmos Claims to Condense Months of Science into Hours. Chatbot Counsellors or Cautionary Companions: When AI Lends an Ear and Raises Eyebrows. Perimenopause Prediction: Phones, Physiology and

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59:09

Robot Roommates to Flying Turbines and Trash-Powered...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/11/16

Domestic Droid or Digital Double? Neo’s Human-Helped Housekeeping Heralds a Humanoid Home Future. Powerful Porsche Performance: The Electrifying Evolution of the Macan GTS. Solar Sidings and Magnetic Motions: Powering the Future of the Rail Revolution. From Food Waste to Flight Fuel: Turning Trash into Turbine Triumphs. Solar Stratosphere Soarers: Radical’s Record-Breaking Drone Dares to Outfly Satellites. Mega Movers: How the WindRunner Will Whisk Wind Turbines Across the World. Graphene

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55:22

AI at the Loo, Digital ID Debuts and Teflon...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/11/09

Poop Perception and Potty Precision: AI Flushes Out Clues to Your Health. Passport Power: Pocketing Paperwork with Apple’s Digital ID Debut. Medical Memory Made Easy: Mirror App Helps Patients Recall Crucial Consultations. Badges, Bots and Bytes: Scouts Learn AI the Smart Way. Foiling Fossil Fuels: How Hydrofoil Ferries Are Making Waves in Clean Transport. Chatbots, Crises and Confusion: When AI Conversations Cross the Mental Health Line. Map Memories: Apple’s iOS 26 Turns Travel into a Time

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57:45

Toilet Tech and Sight-Saving Implants to AI Avocados,...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/11/02

Toilet Tech Triumph: Kohler’s Clever Camera Captures Clues from Your Poos. Sight Sparks: Smart Implants Shine New Light on Blindness. Avocado Algorithms: AI Assesses Ripeness to Reduce Waste. Checkout Chatbots: Walmart’s AI Alliance Accelerates Agentic Commerce. Cloud Chaos: When Amazon’s DNS Disaster Derailed the Digital World. Printing Potable: 3D-Printed Pitcher Pulls Pure Water from the Air. Helping Hands or Handy Humans? The Race to Give Robots the Right Grip. Cool Comfort or Wearable

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52:25

Hologram Cops, Outback Robots, Electric Ferraris,...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/10/26

Holographic Highway Patrol: Seoul’s Spectral Solution to Street Safety. Remote Remedy: Robotic Revolution Reaches the Outback. Ferrari’s Fast-Track to the Future: Electric Elegance Meets Engine Excitement. Shake, Swipe or Shimmy: The Future of Touchless Taps Takes a Turn. Artificial Imitations and Internet Intrigue: AI Scammers Spin Synthetic Shopfronts. Mirror, Mirror, on My Phone: The Sora Selfie Syndrome. Sonic Surgery: How Soundwaves Are Silencing Cancer Without the Scalpel. Subsea

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66:32

Beer Breaches to Bite-Proof Suits: AI Collars,...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/10/19

Brewery Breach Brings Bitter Blow to Beer Buffs. Windowless Wonders: Digital Daylight for the Jet Set. Collar Communication: Cows Connect Through Clever, Cloud-Controlled Collars. Clever Cameras or Cautious Concerns: Can AI Eyes Really Protect Our Homes? Cleaning Conqueror: The Deebot Delivers Dirt-Defying Design and Drive. Flash, Fuse, and Frame: Gemini’s Generative Genius Gets a Photoshop-Free Future. Talking Tech: Translating Travel through Tongues and Tech. Call Combat: Clever

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50:10

Travel Tech Traps, Tiny Trackers and Pint-Sized...

Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson ·

2025/10/12

Travel Tech Traps: AI Itineraries Inspire Illusions and Ill-Fated Adventures Pods, Play and Precision: Piloting with AirPods. Pulse, Proactivity and Personalisation: ChatGPT’s Daily Dose of Discovery. Synthetic Skin Simulation: Stretching Science with Surgeons’ Scalpels. Pocket-Proof Protection: Pint-Sized Parasol Promises Practical Portability. Tile’s Troubling Tracking: Tags, Trust and the Threat of Technology. Soft Strider Science: Small-Scale Robots Step Smartly on Surfaces. Perovskite

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