Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice & tech news broadcasts by Fevzi Turkalp on the BBC & elsewhere

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Natasha Devon on LBC Radio to discuss how a number of mental health charity websites for conditions including depression, eating disorders, and self harm, were collecting and sharing visitor data with third parties, including Facebook, for targeted advertising purposes or worse. Many apps and websites do this, but just how widespread is it, how invasive, and what can we do about it?

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#Illness
#Mental
#Health
#NHS
#HIV
#IP
#Medical
#Insurance
#Employment
#Meta
#Pixel
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#GDPR
#Brexit
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to bring the latest tech news and reviews. This week; should UK government ministers be communicating over Whatsapp, a product owned by a foreign company, Meta (the company behind Facebook) and of unknown security, and should they be allowed to use communication apps which automatically delete messages?

First Gadget of the Week is the Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium Bundle. This graphic tablet is ideal for artists and content creators but can be used by anybody. Replacing or used alongside your mouse or touchpad, this looks like a mousepad on which you draw with a pressure sensitive stylus, of which two are supplied, allowing for far better control in art and photo editing software. This bundle also includes a separate puck featuring 8 programmable buttons with an OLED screen which, when combined with the jog wheel, allows for 40 actions to be customised, great for productivity. If you buy the bundle from the company directly you also get the superb Rebelle 6 Pro, one of the best natural media art programmes available, featuring highly realistic watercolours, oils, pastels and a lot more.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Arturia Minilabs 3. This USB controller keyboard is great for musicians and composers, offering a two octave keyboard along with banks of knobs, sliders, and pads, and comes with a softsynth featuring hundreds of sounds replicating many of the classic synths. Scoring an excellent 4.5 stars, more details in the show.

You can hear the Gadget Detective on BBC Berkshire just after midday every Saturday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks!

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Elon Musk's company Neuralink has been granted FDA approval in the US to conduct human trials of their brain implant microchip, opening up all manner of possibilities, from helping those with physical disabilities to giving wireless access the internet and more, but where will this technology lead and should we be embracing it without question? 

Gadget of the Week is YubiKey from Yubico. This handy little gadget fits to your keyring, looks like a USB thumb-drive, and attaches to your PC to give you strong two-factor authentication across a wide range of protocols for websites and apps, providing much more security in an age when phishing attacks and hacking are on the rise. Available in a variety of sizes and connections, these are an invaluable addition to your online security. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can hear the Gadget Detective on BBC Berkshire just after Midday every Saturday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks!

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#Radio
#Berkshire
#Elon
#Musk
#Neuralink
#Brain
#Implant
#Chip
#Computer
#FDA
#Human
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#USA
#Wireless
#Bluetooth
#Disabilities
#Health
#Medical
#Blindness
#Facebook
#Social
#Media
#Privacy
#Information
#Ethics
#Data
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#USB
#Lightning
#Dongle
#ThumbDrive
#NFC
#Second
#Factor
#Authentication
#Security
#Banking
#Websites
#Phishing
#Fishing
#Attacks
#Hacking
#Protocols

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins David Harper on LBC News to discuss how Neuralink, a company owned by Elon Musk, has been given the go ahead by the US's Food & Drugs Administration to begin human trials of computer chips designed to be implanted in and integrate with the brain. What advancements could this bring, such as the benefits of helping those with physical ailments, to the possible dangers, such as invading our privacy? What are the ethical considerations, are we ready for such a monumental step in human development?

You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks.

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#US
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#Human
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#Tests
#AI
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#Intelligence
#Science
#Fiction
#Brain
#Interface
#Injuries
#Disabilities
#Medical
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#Blindness
#Alzheimers
#Parkinsons
#Privacy
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#Data
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor MBE on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news, answer questions and review the best new gadgets. This week; Artificial Intelligence is in the news again as its used to help advances in spincal injuries, but with pros such as this there's also cons as AI threatens to replace so many jobs. Are we prepared for the changes it will inevitably bring? 

First Gadget of the Week is the Xencelabs Medium Tablet Bundle. This graphic tablet is ideal for computer based artists and designers this bundle comes with the tablet, two pens which support pressure and tilt input, and a wireless puck featuring 8 programmable buttons with an OLED screen, which offers 5 banks of functions. The bundle also comes with a glove, sleeve for the tablet, spare nibs and more. Available in black or white/grey, one for the creatives out there.

Second Gadget of the Week is Arturia's Minilab 3. This 2 octave keyboard is made from 50% recycled material and features a host of controllers, including 8 drum pads, knobs, and sliders. Supplied with a software synth offering thousands of sounds this is an excellent gadget for any musicians out there. More details in the show.

Third Gadget of the Week is the House of Marley Stir It Up Record Player. This eco-friendly turntable is built mainly from sustainable and recycled materials and features a bamboo body. Connectivity includes photo outputs with pre-amp on/off, and a USB output allowing connecting to a computer for conversion to digital format. Available with or without Bluetooth connectivity. More details in the show.

You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks.

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#Radio
#London
#Tina
#Turner
#AI
#Artificial
#Intelligence
#Spinal
#Injury
#Medical
#Pros
#Cons
#Jobs
#Legislation
#OpenAI
#Congress
#Covid
#Vaccine
#Pandemic
#Elon
#Musk
#Prof
#Stephen
#Hawking
#GadgetoftheWeek
#Xencelabs
#Medium
#Bundle
#Graphic
#Tablet
#Pen
#PC
#Windows
#Mac
#Art
#Drawing
#Stylus
#Case
#Pressure
#Tilt
#Puck
#OLED
#Screen
#Shortcuts
#USB
#Wireless
#Arturia
#Minilabs
#3
#Keyboard
#Controller
#Softsynth
#Sounds
#Magic
#Software
#Composing
#DAW
#Drum
#Pads
#Sliders
#Buttons
#Rebelle
#5
#House
#Marley
#Stir
#It
#Up
#Turntable
#Record
#Player
#Sustainable
#Recycled
#Bamboo
#Phono
#Preamp
#Transfer
#Convert

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkTV/RADIO to discuss Artificial Intelligence, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, and the pros and cons it could have for our future.

You can contact and follow the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you Enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks.

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#Dangers
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. On this week's show; a great many people are cancelling their broadband packages due to the rising cost of living crisis, but is there a way to use your phone's data connection as an alternative and could you qualify for one of the Social Tariffs which providers are failing to inform their customers about?

First Gadget of the Week is Homedics TotalClean PetPlus 5 in 1 Air Purifier. This air purifier is designed for rooms up to 125sq metres and features a pre-filter for hair and fluff, Hepa filter, carbon filter for smells, UVC light sterilising, and an ioniser. Only the lowest of the 3 speed settings it's also very quiet and even features an aroma tray should you want to add some scent to your room. Scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show.

Second Gadget of the Week are the RODE NTH-100 Professional Over The Ear Headphones. These headphones are designed for professionals and content creators, featuring CoolTech to ensure comfortable wearing for long periods, great sound quality, and even a cable which can be switched between left and right inputs for convenience. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more.

You can hear the Gadget Detective on BBC Berkshire just after Midday every Saturday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks.

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#Tech
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#Help
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#BBC
#Radio
#Berkshire
#Bill
#Buckley
#Internet
#Package
#Cost
#Living
#Crisis
#Cancel
#Cap
#Limit
#Mobile
#Phone
#Data
#Allowance
#Broadband
#Social
#Tariff
#Price
#Hotspot
#Wifi
#Moneysaving
#Expert
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#Hoedics
#Pet
#Plus
#Total
#Clean
#5
#1
#Air
#Purifier
#HEPA
#Filter
#Covid
#Particles
#Carbon
#Aroma
#Oils
#UVC
#Light
#Ioniser
#RODE
#NTH
#100
#Professional
#Over
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#Heaphones
#CoolTech
#Comfort
#Lead
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#Sound
#Music
#Content
#Creators
#Podcaster

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the latest tech news and answer listener questions. On the show; With BT announcing it is to shed up to 55 thousand jobs, replacing many with Artificial Intelligence is this a sign of things to come as more jobs are lost to AI and other ethical questions are raised, and are we adopting the technology too fast and too soon?

You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review.

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#BT
#Future
#ChatGPT
#OpenAI
#Microsoft
#Office
#Bing
#Browser
#Search
#Copyright
#Intellectual
#Property
#Art
#Photography
#Music
#Composition
#Google
#Alexa
#Amazon
#Turing
#Test
#Enigma
#Code
#Chess
#Skynet
#Customer
#Services
#Uber
#Safety
#Taxes
#Revenue
#Unemployment

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Mike Zeller on BBC Radio Cumbria to discuss deep fake AI generated voices, and the potential dangers with scammers cloning victim's voices. How worried should we be and what can we do to protect ourselves?

You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks.

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#Crime
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#Speech
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#Security
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#Hanks
#Hollywood
#Movies
#Actors
#Films
#Photography

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Natasha Devon on LBC to discuss TikTok, who are sponsoring the Eurovision Song Contest this year, after a lawsuit filed by an ex-employee in the US claimed the app is propaganda for the Chinese Government.

You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks.

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#TikTok
#Propaganda
#App
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#China
#Asia
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#Data
#Spying
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#US
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#Song
#Contest
#Social
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#Twitter
#Facebook
#ISP
#Internet
#Service
#Provider
#Information
#Secrets
#Danger
#Cambridge
#Analytica
#Elections
#Politics
#ByteDance