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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss his pick of the best tech if you're shopping for somebody special this Christmas, and the best way to buy them.

Gadget Detective's Top Gadget Picks...

1. The HoMedics Deep Tissue Percussion Massager. Supplied with several heads for targeting different muscles and with three power levels this could be ideal to ease away the Christmas shopping aches and pains. This scored 4 out of 5

2. The Anker Powerbank Bundle. This pack includes a Powercore 3 Elite 25600 powerbank capable of charging 3 devices at once and has a massive capacity and a 65watt PD Charger that's ideal for fast charging the powerbank. This scored itself 4 out of 5

3. The Withings Sleep Analyser. This ingenious gadget slips under your mattress and analyses your sleep patterns and quality, connecting to the Withings phone app to display your results, including detecting heart-rate, snoring, and sleep apnia problems. It scored 4.5 out of 5

4. The Belkin UV Sanitizer and Charger. Around the size of a bar of soap this handy little gadget not only wirelessly charges a QI compatible device but, if you pop them inside, it will also use UV light to sanitize your device or any other items. It scored 4 out of 5

5. The Twelve South HoverBar Duo. This flexible and fuly adjustable stand for tablets and larger phones has a desk base or a clamp, allowing you to position the device in exactly the right position wherever you need it. This scored 3.5 out of 5.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Danny Pike on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. Calls to make resellers more responsible for any dangerous gadgets they sell, and what to look for when buying gadgets to avoid running into problems.

First Gadget of the Week are the Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless PC Headset. These high-end over the ear wireless headphones with fold away microphone feature 40mm speakers that offer excellent sound quality thanks to active noise cancellation using ten microphones, with a battery lasting up to 37 hours, these come with a bluetooth adapter and carry case. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for full details.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Anker PowerCore III Elite 25600 60W and PowerPort III 65W Pod bundle. Featuring a large capacity powerbank capable of recharging a MacBook Pro more than twice, or an iPhone 11 nearly 6 times, this has 3 USB ports, including USBC, to charge multiple devices simultaneously with a maximum output of 70watts, and can itself be charged fully in around 3 hours using the accompanying high-powered PD Charger. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for full detail

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news. In Japan advances in internet technology have seen record breaking speeds of 319TB per second, the equivalent of being able to download around 80,000 movies in a second, how could this revolutionise all of our lives? 

Gadget of the Week is the Google 6 Pro smartphone. Featuring one of the most advanced cameras in any smartphone, using computational photography to enhance the image, this is an ideal phone for those looking to take high quality photos.

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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; A look at Black Friday and Cyber Monday, how we're all succumbing to consumerism at the cost of environmentalism, and the impact of Covid on the supply of many highly sought products wanted for Christmas, plus a look at how to set up stock alerts and check prices on those goodies.

Gadget of the Week is a Omron E3 Intense Tens Machine. This portable electronic pain reliever helps reduce pain in your arms, shoulders, feet, joints, and neck by blocking pain messages to the brain, triggering the muscles to contract and relax, releasing pain relieving endorphins. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for full details.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to talk tech and answer listener questions. On the show; Apple announce a self servicing program, allowing customers to repair their own devices, either themselves or independently. However, how practical will this be when devices are designed to be difficult to open, and what other concerns should we have before attempting this?

Listener questions include the cost effectiveness of replacing a battery in a mid-range smartphone, problems with an Apple Watch's health monitoring not functioning correctly after a software upgrade, is there a way of switching the pairing of a set of headphones between multiple devices, how long will it be before battery capacity catches up with usage demands.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Andy Jones on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Apple announce a self repair service, allowing customers who feel comfortable doing so to attempt repairs on their own gadgets by releasing manuals for certain products, but is it a good idea when the gadgets are so complicated or hard to even open, and what about the warranty?

Gadgets of the Week are the AirFly Pro and AirFly USB-C by Twelve South. These handy rechargeable gadgets allow you to add duel Bluetooth 5 wireless connectivity to devices lacking wireless connectivity, such as TVs, gym equipment etc, allowing you to connect two pairs of headphones with low latency. The Pro model also allows you to transmit to a device, such as soundbar or car stereo with AUX input. The USB-C version has a USB-C socket and is designed for devices that have a USB-C connection but lacks the ability to transmit, only receive. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Paul Coia on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Vodafone announce a deal with CityFibre to bring full fibre superfast broadband to around 8 million people with more to come. 

Gadget of the Week is the Logitech MX Keys Mini. This high quality backlit wireless Bluetooth keyboard has a metal construction and is compatible with Windows, Mac, iOS, Android. This innovative keyboard will work with three devices seamlessly by allowing you to switch between them, and even drag files or copy and paste from one device to another using Logitech Flow if you have a compatible mouse. This keyboard lacks the number pad found on full size keyboards so is ideal for those low on desk space. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for full details

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Darryl Morris on TalkRADIO to discuss tech and answer listener questions. On the show; choosing the best smartphone for camera quality, depression detection apps, should you upgrade your iOS version, getting into Virtual Reality, replacing the battery in an old iPad Air 2, why is the disability and age market so under served, 

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Danny Pike on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discuss the latest gadgets.

First Gadget of the Week is the Google Pixel 6 Pro. This flagship smartphone from Google has a 6.7" screen, 24hr+ hour battery, the new Google Tensor CPU, high end 50mp rear and 11.1mp front cameras with impressive computational features, dual sim, WIFI 6E, 2 year warranty, stereo speakers, three microphones and more. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for full details.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Zoom Podtrak P4 audio recorder. Designed for people who do podcasting this gadget is ideal for anybody needing to record high quality audio, with 4 microphone inputs with impressive gain specifications, the ability to record onto a memory card, or onto a computer, either as a mixdown or as separate channels allowing level mixing onboard the device, and even buttons for triggering sound effects, add in mix minus recording for professional recording and four headphone sockets, this impressive gadget is ideal for anybody looking to record audio. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for full details.

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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; Meta's plans for a 'metaverse' have been labelled "dystopian" and a "bad idea" by one of Facebook's earliest investors, Roger McNamee. What is the metaverse and should we be worried about the influence and control it may have?

Gadget of the Week is the Tech-Break. This quirky USB or battery powered cuboid gadget is around a foot square into which, probably under duress, you place all of your family's gadgets where they become locked by a timer, allowing you to all take a much needed break from technology for various time lengths, from an hour, overnight, or up to 14 days. With a built in display counting down, it features charging points inside, so your devices will be charged when you later desperately retrieve them, and does have an emergency keypad release. Ideal if you feel you or your family have an addiction, or just really want to annoy your children. Scoring 3.5 out of 5, listen in for full details.

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