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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This time; Apple launch the 18 Pro, Pro Mox, and the new foldable Duo, which comes with a price to match its size, along with updates to their Watch and Airpods range.

Gadget of the Week goes to;

Victrola Wave. This high quality record player features Bluetooth and Auracast, allowing a much wider connection range, RCA output wth switchable preamp, all in a stylish design available in a range of colours. Scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show.

You can hear the Gadget Detective on BBC Radio London every other Thursday just after 1pm and follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#Duo
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#Screen
#Camera
#Updates
#Security
#Watch
#Heartrate
#Monitor
#AirPods
#GadgetoftheWeek
#Week
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#RCAVicta
#Wave
#Turntable
#Record
#Player
#Bluetooth
#Auracast
#Preamp
#RCA
#Output
#Dust
#Hood
#Colours

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull to discuss the latest tech on display at IFA 2026, the gadget expo in Germany, where all the latest trends are shown.

Gadget of the Week goes to;

Anker Mindbase. This hub for your smart home can coordinate up to 40 gadgets, includes an AI brain to allow local processing and supports up to 40tb of storage.

Soundcore SleepLab Pro. This sits beside your bed and can monitor your sleep without using a camera or anything touching you, instead utilising a form of radar. With the ability to track the four stages of sleep along with snoring and more, this gadget will produce a sleep analysis.

Aqara Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400. This innovative senser can detect not only if somebody is in a room but where in the room, all without using a camera. With the ability to track up to ten people, including whether they're sitting or standing, and offering the ability to automate other devices such as turning on a light as somebody sits at a desk.

Circular Ring 3 Pro. This smart ring can not only monitor your heart-rate, bloody oxygen, respiration and more, it also features NFC so it can be used for contactless payments, and also sports haptic feedback and 12 days battery.

RayNeo iO AI smart glasses. These smart glasses feature a green heads up display and AI functions via RayNeo and Gemini to show things such as meeting summaries, teleprompter, calendar prompts, even real time text translation.

You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#Payment
#Heartrate
#Blood
#Oxygen
#RayNeo
#iO
#glasses
#Translation
#Meetings
#Microphones
#Notes
#Head
#Up
#Display
#Teleprompter
#Calendar

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; In England, Scotland, and Wales, it has become legal to use plug in solar panels, benefitting those unable to access their roof or afford the more expensive installations. While they don't operate the same way as the conventional solar panels we are familiar with could they be a solution for some consumers?

You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#Tech
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#News
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#Help
#Advice
#Clive
#Bull
#LBC
#Radio
#England
#Scotland
#Wales
#Plug
#In
#Solar
#Panels
#Legal
#Law
#Roof
#Balcony
#Storage
#Battery
#Anker
#Solix
#C1000
#C2000
#Solarbank
#4E5000
#Pro
#Energy
#Bill
#Topup
#Renting
#Powercuts
#AI
#Datacentres
#Artificial
#Intelligence
#Data
#Centre
#Global
#Warming
#Environment
#Generator

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This time; A tired Fevzi talks water and electricity costs due to AI while Australia bans music that is largely or wholly AI generated from their charts. Plus do all cables go to Heaven?

Gadget of the Week goes to;

Audio Pro's A15 W Speakers. Capable of creating a whole home audio setup via wifi, and able to be paired to create stereo, they even have bluetooth, a rechargable battery allowing up to 19 hours' playback, and inbuilt handle. With 40watts of output, Apple AirPlay 2 and Google Cast compatability, and more. A great way to bring audio around your home. Scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show.

FIIO FT13 Headphones. These wired, high quality, closed back headphones feature wooden ear cups and 60mm drivers for superior bass without distortion, supplied with two sets of ear cups, one in suede and one in lamb's wool. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, more in the show

The BodyPark ATOM. This AI powered device contains a high quality camera and circular OLED screen which watches you exercise and can analyse and advise you on your workout, pointing out where you're going wrong the way a coach would. With free built in workout plans suitable for most users there's an optional pro subscription for those wanting even more features. A unique device scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show

You can hear the Gadget Detective on BBC Radio London every other Thursday just after 1pm and follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#Detective
#Tech
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#News
#Reviews
#Help
#Advice
#BBC
#Radio
#London
#Eddie
#Nestor
#Water
#Electricity
#AI
#Artificial
#Inteligence
#Date
#Farms
#Elon
#Musk
#Australia
#Music
#Ban
#Charts
#Anthropic
#Claud
#Watermark
#GadgetoftheWeek
#Week
#BodyPark
#ATOM
#Fitness
#Exercise
#Analysis
#Advice
#OLED
#Screen
#Camera
#Workout
#Athletes
#Magnetic
#Portable
#FIIO
#FT13
#Headphones
#Wired
#60mm
#Drivers
#Wood
#Suede
#Lamb
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#Pro
#A15W
#Wireless
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#Portable
#Rechargeable
#Speaker
#Whole
#Home
#Network
#Stereo
#Pair
#Apple
#AirPlay
#Google
#Cast

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC Radio to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; To stop piracy, The UK Cinema Association are considering a ban on smart glasses, such as Meta's Ray-Bans, which allow the wearer to record the screen, but are smart glasses the future?

You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#Turkalp
#Gadget
#Detective
#Tech
#Technology
#News
#Reviews
#Help
#Advice
#Clive
#Bull
#LBC
#Radio
#UK
#Cinema
#Association
#Movies
#Meta
#Ray
#Ban
#Smart
#Glasses
#Piracy
#Record
#Bootleg
#Privacy
#Future
#AI
#Artificial
#Intelligence
#Blind
#Visually
#Impaired
#Captions
#Deaf

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime to discuss the trial in California against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, following accusations were made they intentionally designed their services to be addictive, and also harvested the data of minors. With potential penalties in the hundreds of billions of dollars the outcome, especially with this being one of many such cases pending against the company, the ramifications could be widespread and force major changes on their platforms.

You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#Meta
#Facebook
#Instagram
#Threads
#Whatsapp
#Court
#Case
#California
#US
#States
#Addiction
#Addictive
#Social
#Media
#Minors
#Whistleblower
#Prosecution
#Fine
#Billions
#Dollars

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull to bring the latest tech news and reviews. This week; In response to EU regulations, Anthropic announce that their AI Claud will be adding a watermark to all the content their Artificial Intelligence creates, but what are the ramifications be when AI can be used for various reasons? 

Gadget of the Week goes to;

Audio Pro's A15 W Speakers. Capable of creating a whole home audio setup via wifi, and able to be paired to create stereo, they even have bluetooth, a rechargable battery allowing up to 19 hours' playback, and inbuilt handle. With 40watts of output, Apple AirPlay 2 and Google Cast compatability, and more. A great way to bring audio around your home. Scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show.

You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#Turkalp
#Gadget
#Detective
#Tech
#Technology
#News
#Reviews
#Help
#Advice
#Clive
#Bull
#LBC
#Radio
#Anthropic
#AI
#Claud
#Artificial
#Intelligence
#EU
#European
#Union
#Law
#Regulation
#Watermark
#Documents
#Images
#Music
#Turing
#Test
#Art
#GadgetoftheWeek
#Week
#Audio
#Pro
#A15W
#Wireless
#Bluetooth
#Wifi
#Portable
#Rechargeable
#Speaker
#Whole
#Home
#Network
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#Apple
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#Google
#Cast

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Jumoké Fashola on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. On the show; Anthropic, the company behind Claud AI, has announced that to be in line with European Union laws anything their AI tools produce will carry a watermark denoting it is the product of AI, but could this result in confusion in just how much AI was used and for what purpose?

Gadget of the Week goes to;

Majority Folio Bluetooh Vinyl Record Player. This recordplayer, available in a range of colours, features two built in stereo speakers, a high quality Audio-Technica cartridge, can play 33 and 45rpm records in multiple sizes, RCA cinnection for external speakers, has a USB socket allowing you to record your vinyl to MP3 or play back music already on the USB stick, a headphone socket and aux in connection. Scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show.

Medisana NM900 Shiatsu Cordless Neck Massager. Designed to massage your shoulders and neck, this features two straps allowing you to control how much pressure is applied and where and has a heat function. too. Ideal for those long stressful days. Scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show.

Medisana MC500 Cordless Shiatsu Back Massager. Similar to the massager above, this one targets your back and could offer some much needed relaxation after a long day reviewing tech. Scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show.

Groov e Neo Buds True Wireless Earbuds. Featuring Active Noise Cancellaton and up to 22 hours playback, these earbuds have simple touch controls allowing you to change tracks, volume, ANC, and more all via a full colour smart display built into the charging base. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more.
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You can hear the Gadget Detective on BBC Radio London every other Thursday just after 1pm and follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#News
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#Nestor
#Anthropic
#Claud
#AI
#Text
#Images
#Documents
#Watermark
#Artificial
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#Union
#Law
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#Privacy
#Gemini
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#Content
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#Bluetooth
#Vinyl
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#Stereo
#Speakers
#USB
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#MP3
#AUX
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#NM900
#Shiatsu
#Cordless
#Neck
#Massager
#Heating
#MC500
#Back
#Groove
#Neo
#Buds
#Smart
#Screen
#Charger
#ANC
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to bring his weekly roundup of tech news and reviews. This week; Apple has gone back to the Investigative Powers Tribunal to challenge the UK government's demand that the company maintain a way to access user's information, but is this potential invasion of users' privacy warranted to combat crime?

Gadget of the Week goes to;

The Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 NVMe SSD. Available in 1,2, and 4TB sizes, this blisteringly fast storage can be fitted inside your computer or in an external enclosure. With the ever increasing cost of storage this could be the best time to upgrade.

You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the electrical Safety First Group has issued a warning about a range of travel adapters purchased through AliExpress, Amazon Martketplace, eBay, TikTok Shop etc. How can we ensure the products we buy are safe to use?

You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com

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#LBC
#Radio
#Electronic
#Safety
#First
#Warning
#Travel
#Adapters
#Danger
#Chargers
#Power
#Banks
#Plug
#CE
#Mark
#Anker
#UGreen
#Tiktok
#Martketplace
#Amazon
#Temu
#AliExpress
#eBay
#Apple
#Laptop
#Tablet
#Phone