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Gadgets & Gizmos: Wearable stethoscopes, phasing out DAB & Deliveroo and electronics

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Wearable stethoscopes, phasing out DAB & Deliveroo and electronics
Steve Caplin delves into the world of tech. Sitting in traffic really does raise your blood pressure, it transpires. A wearable stethosope is being developed, as is a pill that can track your vital signs. Curtains could prove the answer to stopping superbugs being transmitted in hospitals. DAB is being phased out in favour of DAB+ and users need to be careful about buying second-hand radios. Kodak are producing a bizarre camera using Super 8 film. The Swiss have developed a machine for creating giant stone walls. Deliveroo are to add electronics then Screwfix and Boots to the things they'll bring. And the first disabled astronaut may be grounded beause his prosthetic leg could poison the air on the International Space Station.
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Steve Caplin

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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Sam Altman & OpenAI, Microsoft's Azure avatars, eating shipworms & a walking app

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Sam Altman & OpenAI, Microsoft's Azure avatars, eating shipworms & a walking app
Steve Caplin takes Simon Rose through the drama of OpenAI's Sam Altman being sacked and then reinstated. Microsoft have an animated avatar that may make deepfakes even easier. Shipworms, which eat wooden boats, could be cultivated to be a fish substitute as a solution to overfishing. The Slow Ways walking app should benefits walkers everywhere, rural and urban. Logitech have produced an impressive articulating webcam. And, because they can, the US Marine Corps have created a robot dog with an anti-tank rocket launcher.
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Steve Caplin

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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Plastic that turns into fish food, improved weather forecasts & a drunkenness app

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Plastic that turns into fish food, improved weather forecasts & a drunkenness app
Steve Caplin talks Simon Rose through the latest tech. A white dwarf predicted to hit the earth now apparently won't. Google's new weather prediction computer can massively improve the accuracy of forecasts. A crane has been designed to shin up wind turbines to repair them. A record-breaking supercar has set a new one – for driving backward. Japanese scientists have produced a plastic that not only self heals but turns into fish food. There's a new way of reading drums for sound checks. A crowdfunded multitool even has an adjustable spanner. And North American scientists have come up with an app that can tell if somebody is drunk or not.
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Steve Caplin

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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Telepresence robots, video conference fun & virtual tourist visits

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Telepresence robots, video conference fun & virtual tourist visits
Steve Caplin discusses the latest tech. On the latest Apple computers there are new ways to enliven video conferencing. An AI security camera can describe what it sees. Robots attending meetings for you are getting more responsive. Drones will take you to some of the world's greatest tourist site without leaving home. Prague's airport is to have a country-wide map on the ceiling linked to current events. There's a revolutionary bike lock that solves the problems all cyclists face. The Department for Transport hopes to end parking app rage. And why, if you're Russian, you should be careful about using a language app to order pomegranate juice.
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Steve Caplin

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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Bunny hops in the garage, haptic gloves & electric car troubles

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Bunny hops in the garage, haptic gloves & electric car troubles
Steve Caplin discussses the latest tech with Simon Rose. Mountain bikers can practise bunny hops in their garage with the Garage Bunny. Haptic gloves should add realistic touch to the world of immersive VR. A new riot gun won't fire at anyone's head. It's been proven that bad grammar causes real stress. The Guardian has collated some of the worst stories of electric cars going rogue. There's a chair for when you're tired of standing at your standing desk. A beautiful programmable mechanical music box may be a little too pricy. And mice embryos have been grown on the International Space Station.
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Steve Caplin

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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: A 2-wheeled car, an AI chicken coop & an ultrasonic kitchen knife

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Gadgets & Gizmos: A 2-wheeled car, an AI chicken coop & an ultrasonic kitchen knife
Steve Caplin delves into the world of tech. The Hoverboard inventor has designed a 2-wheeled balancing car. For £2m, you can get a 15-foot high transforming robot. Driverless taxis are getting harder to hail in San Francisco. There's an AI-powered chicken coop (with Albert Eggstein). There's a crowdfunded ultrasonic kitchen knife. The Swedish Academy Dictionary, started in 1883, is out but with words like "allergy" and "computer" missing. Scientists have discovered that flipping a coin does not, after all, give you a 50/50 result while others have found that the solution to sitting for too long is to go for a walk.
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Steve Caplin

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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Nasa's mining mission, Twitter's fees & Amazon drone deliveries

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Nasa's mining mission, Twitter's fees & Amazon drone deliveries
Steve Caplin dazzles Simon Rose with the latest tech news. NASA are using SpaceX to visit an asteroid worth $10 quadrillion. Twitter is to introduce an annual fee, but only in 2 countries. Amazon say they'll be delivering by drone by the end of next year. Adobe have developed a dress that changes pattern. Japanese scientists have discovered that drinking alcohol-free drinks reduces your alcoholic intake. There's a flat-pack electric car for €10,000. And a bricklaying robot will be able to lay 300 masonry blocks an hour, with no need for any tea breaks.
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Steve Caplin

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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: AI traffic lights, Prada spacesuits & wheelchairs for stairs

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Gadgets & Gizmos: AI traffic lights, Prada spacesuits & wheelchairs for stairs
Steve Caplin talks tech with Simon Rose. Manchester is to trial AI-controlled traffic lights, Prada are to make spacesuits to go to the moon while there's a watch commemoriating Neil Armstrong which contains moon dust. There's a wheelchair which can climb stairs, Japanese businessmen can nap upright in a Giraffenap and nouvelle cuisine goes mobile with food dancing around the plate. All this and more.
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Steve Caplin

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Georgie Frost

Gadgets & Gizmos - This Is Money: How investors can back AI .. Simon Lambert speaks to Sam North

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Gadgets & Gizmos - This Is Money: How investors can back AI .. Simon Lambert speaks to Sam North
Artificial intelligence has burst into the headlines over the past year and generated excitement among investors. But as with any exciting new technology that has generated a lot of hype, there will be pitfalls for investors along the way. If you want to invest in the AI revolution, what other companies could benefit and what do you need to consider. This is Money's Simon Lambert speaks to eToro’s Sam North to find out more, in a short programme originally broadcast on 15th July '23.
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Sam North, Simon Lambert

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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: Alexa upgrade, Meta's smart glasses, Medieval murders & AI art copyright

Simon Rose
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Gadgets & Gizmos: Alexa upgrade, Meta's smart glasses, Medieval murders & AI art copyright
Steve Caplin talks tech with Simon Rose. Alexa is to become more conversational while Meta has launched smart Ray-Ban glasses with AI. A website will show you the grisly details of medieval murders, while Swedish scientists believe they can resurrect a carnivorous marsupial from Tasmania. Mini launches its first eBike while there are improvements to car roof boxes and head torches. While Amazon is trying to limit the number of AI-written books, the US Copyright Office has ruled that art created with AI can not be copyrighted.
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Steve Caplin

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