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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kaye Adams on BBC Radio Scotland, along with Leanne McGuire, Chair of the Glasgow City Parents Group, to discuss Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving his 12 year old daughter a mobile phone, but at what age is it appropriate or safe to give a child a mobile phone and is there an alternative to giving them a smartphone?

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news. On the shows; China is planning their own version of Starlink, low orbit satellites. Scientists have claimed an advancement in superconductivity, allowing more efficient transmission of electricity. Plus an AI that can warn you when what you're about to say could be taken the wrong way.

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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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Meta, the company behind Facebook and WhatsApp, has announced it is going to launch an alternate to Twitter, but will it succeed and will they be collecting too much of our personal data?

Gadget of the Week is the Rode R0DECaster Pro II. This all-in-one audio solution is ideal for anybody dealing with audio, with 6 faders controlling up to 9 channels, mixed and individual outputs for recording, internal memory recording and USB output, 4 inputs for microphones, keyboards, guitars and so on, plus onboard effects such as pitch shifting, reverb, de-essing, sound effects triggering via 8 pads, colour touch screen, and so much more. For full details listen in to the show. Scoring 4.75 out of 5

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 Petrie Hosken on TalkRADIO to discuss tech. On the show, the pick of the best technology out there.

First gadget is the R0DECaster Pro II. This portable audio mixer is ideal for podcasters, with 4 inputs, 4 headphone outputs, monitor speaker output with auto cut-out, a high quality touch screen, USB input for both power and audio input/output, 8 buttons which can trigger sound effects, it even has voice changing and other effects such as reverb, plus so much more.

Second Gadget is the Eufy RoboVac X8 Hybrid robotic vacuum cleaner. With the ability to switch between vacuum and also mop while in use, this maps the room with a laser beam and allows for a tape to be laid down to limit its boundaries. Programmable via an accompanying app and with a range of modes, including spot cleaning, it will automatically return to its charging point when the battery is getting low.

For full details on both gadgets listen into 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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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; TikTok announce they are to introduce a 60 minute daily limit for under 18s but, laudable as it is, how can it work when users can opt out and it's not only under 18s who are becoming addicted to the video sharing service? Is there anything we, as users, can do ourselves, and what more should governments be doing?

Gadget of the Week is the Withings Body Comp. Looking like a good quality bathroom scale it does far more. With a high definition display, these scales can offer weight, muscle and fat mass, BMI, visceral fat level, cardiovascular assessment, vascular age, nerve health, and can help detect the signs of some ailments, and it even syncs with an accompanying app on your phone or tablet to allow you to track your results, and comes with a one year subscription that unlocks even more features. Scoring 3.5 out of 5

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 David Harper on LBC News to discuss WHSmith, the high-street store, falling victim to a cyber attack, with the personal details of their staff, and former staff, being stolen. With information such as National Insurance numbers, date of birth, and more what dangers has this put their employees in? Plus, could this lead to customer data being compromised too? If you're one of those affected what can you do to protect yourself?

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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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; a survey of AI experts were asked what degree of domestic jobs could be replaced by AI in the next 5 to 10 years, the results are interesting.

First Gadget of the Week is the Twelve South Hoverbar Duo 2nd Generation. This tablet stand can be adjusted up to around 2 feet, allows you to angle the screen to the ideal angle, and can mounted either to a desktop base or a shelf/desk clamp due to an easily switched base, it's also versatile enough to accommodate tablets in their cases. Scoring 4 out of 5, full details in the show.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Logitech MX Master 3S. This ergonomically designed wireless mouse features two scroll wheels, allowing both up and down and left and right scrolling, plus buttons for forward and backward, with 8000 dpi high quality tracking capable of tracking even on glass and almost silent buttons. With the ability to connect to up to three devices at once, switching screens automatically, and even drag files from one device to the other. With 70 days use from one charge and including a Logibolt Bluetooth dongle, this is a seriously good peripheral. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, full 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 Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the impact of ChatGPT, and similar AI systems, on teaching and education. With the easy access to such systems how will educators embrace it, and how will they tackle the abuse of it to cheat in coursework and exams? Plus where will advancements in AI take us in the future?

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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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Stephen Jardine on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss Right To Repair plans to allow users to repair their own mobile phones, and for apprenticeship schemes to teach the skills required, but is it practical and should we be attempting it, isn't there a better solution?

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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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Rick Edwards on BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss plans to allow users to repair their own mobile phones, and for apprenticeship schemes to teach the skills required, but is it practical and should we be attempting it, isn't there a better solution?

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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