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 the latest tech news and reviews. This week; China announce further restrictions on under 16s playing games online, limiting them to just 3 hours a week and then only on certain days, plus pressuring companies to introduce ways to identify who is playing, such as facial recognition, but is this a good idea and could we see similar introduced elsewhere? 

Gadget of the Week is the Logitech Crayon for iPad. Designed to work with iPads from 2018 and later, this stylus allows you to draw and write on the screen, incluidng photo editing, painting. Supporting palm rejection to avoid unwanted pen/brushstrokes, and tilt support which allows you to alter the width of the brushstroke. Though lacking the pressure sensitivity of the offical Apple Pencil, this alternative is much cheaper and ideal for those not needing the pressure input, and it's available in two colours. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for full details.

You can catch Fevzi on BBC Berkshire just after midday every Saturday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Paul Coia on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; The UK gets a new digital data regulatory commissioner, but the government is changing the purview of the role and how our data will be regulated - what effect will this have on everybody? 

Gadget of the Week is the Anker PowerConf C300 webcam. This webcam will fit with a desktop or laptop and offers quality far superior to those generally fitted into laptops, including a full HD 1080p resolution at 60fps, duel microphones with active noise cancellation, face tracking, intelligent field of view cropping up to 150 degrees, privacy shield for when it's not in use. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday just after midday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins BBC Radio London to discuss the rise in scam phone calls, texts, and emails, how to deal with them and how to avoid falling victim to them.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Paul Coia on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; a change to the terms of use for the predominantly adult OnlyFans website is leaving a lot of users uncertain of the future, in Afghanistan the Taliban reportedly now have access to the personal biometric data accrued by the American military and former Afghan government, 

Gadget of the Week is the Targus Dock 221. This dock connects to your PC or laptop at up to 40gbps over a thunderbolt 3 connector and offers a plethora of connections, including 2 4k HDR monitors, or 1 8k monitor, plus memory card slots, 6 standard USB A connectors, an ethernet port for internet, headphone and microphone sockets, and can also charge a laptop. Ideal for those needing a lot of ports, this handy gadget scored itself 4 out of 5

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Radio Berkshire every Saturday around midday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkap, the Gadget Detective, joins Sadie Nine on BBC Radio Essex to discuss the tech we just can't bring ourselves to be without, plus how far will artificial intelligence evolve?

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Shaun Tilley on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex to discus the latest tech news and reviews. This week;

First Gadget of the Week is the Devolo Mesh Wifi 2. This ingenious solution extends your home wifi network by also utilising your mains wiring to circumvent problems caused by signal blocking walls ensuring the resulting wifi signal offers the fullest capacity possible, and each of the modules has an ethernet port which is ideal for things such as games consoles where raw speed is critical. Available with either 2 or 3 modules these are ideal for those with larger houses or those where wifi networks can be problematic and scored a respectable 4 out of 5.

Second Gadget of the Week 2 is the Google Nest Audio. This mid-range smart speaker from Google features the Google Assistant and cleverly uses three sensitive microphones to ensure it will hear your commands even if it's playing music. Suitable for a kitchen or small room this affordable speaker also has touch sensitive controls and gained itself 4 out of 5.

You can hear Fevzi every third week around 2.40pm on Radio Surrey & Sussex and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss advancements in quantum mechanics leading to the a brand new type of matter, termed spintronic, capable of opening the door to fascinating possibilities, including allowing for more and faster storage that could revolutionise computing. Plus Microsoft announce they are committed to supporting Windows 10 until 2025, meaning those unable to upgrade to Windows 11 won't be left without support too soon.

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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; American researchers have worked out an algorithm that can detect if you have Covid simply by you coughing and reading a short statement into your phone or PC's microphone. This is just the latest way tech is being used to remotely detect diseases, what will be possible in the future?

Gadget of the Week is Modal Electronics' Cobalt 8M synthesizer. This 8 voice synth is available with or without a keyboard, can be controlled from a PC or keyboard, features an arpeggiator and sequencer, and emulates analogue sounds so beloved of 70's and 80's artists but using digital technology for enhanced clarity. With plenty of knobs and buttons for those looking to sculpt their own sounds, this is ideal for any musician looking to expand their range and scored 4.5 out of 5

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC radio to discuss the ever increasing mountain of old technology, why some companies are making the situation worse with repair costs and policies, and some simple things we can do to help the environment. Fevzi also answers some listener questions, including removing phone apps and recovering lost data on a computer.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; Apple face criticism over new features in their upcoming operating systems, chiefly their plan to scan users' devices for known child sex abuse images without consent or a police warrant. This raises questions over users' privacy and whether the same algorithm used to identify these photos could also be used for other purposes, such as by governments to identify dissidents.

Gadget of the Week is Tom Tom Go Discover 7. This satnav sports a larger 7" screen and features a decent touch screen display, good quality audio, two hour battery life, maps covering the world, includes a good car mount, up-to-the-minute local fuel prices, parking space availability, speed camera alerts. Also available in a smaller 6" model, this scored 4 out of 5. Listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday morning around midday and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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