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; police perform the mass sting arrest of around 800 criminals globally by listening in on their communications, seizing guns, drugs, and other materials after the FBI set up their own messaging service for criminals to use unwittingly.

Gadget of the Week is the Withings Move ECG. This water resistant wristwatch contains activity tracking, health tracking of over 30 activities, sleep analysis, and a medically certified ECG monitor capable of detecting atrial fibrillation but, unlike most smartwatches, doesn't feature a digital display, instead sporting a conventional all analogue design and using your smartphone to display the results of the health tracking, including the ability to save the results as a PDF to give to your doctor. The advantage of this all analogue design is the battery lasts around a year, avoiding the repeated recharging associated with many similar devices. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can catch Fevzi on BBC Berkshire around midday every Saturday 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 the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Xiaomi announce a new mobile phone charging technology, HyperCharge, they claim can charge in just 8 mins, but is it really a good idea?

First Gadget of the Week is the Withings Move ECG. This completely analogue wristwatch bucks the trend by having no display but still contains sleep tracking, exercise monitoring, and an electrocardiogram capable of detecting atrial fibrillation, which all connect to the accompanying app to display the results. With a standard battery lasting around a year, this scored 4 out of 5.

Second Gadget of the Week is the PowerPort Atom III by Anker. This 60 watt charger is smaller than most device charging adapters, around the size of a standard plug, and is capable of charging two devices at the same time, with both 45watt and 15watt ports, and using GAN technology this is a convenient gadget for those on the go. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more 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; supersonic passenger flight, which ended with the retiring of Concorde in 2003, is set to return as United Airlines plans to order 15 aircraft from Denver based Boom and predicted to enter service in 2029, but how long will it be before air travel is superceded by transportation? 

Gadget of the Week is the Motion Boom from Soundcore. This affordable Bluetooth speaker is designed primarily for outdoor use but can be used anywhere. With built in rechargeable battery capable of up to 24 hours' playback, built in carry handle, excellent 30watt sound quality, impressive stereo sound thanks to two 2.5 inch titanium speakers, full waterproofing and will even float if you drop it overboard, it will even act as a powerbank to charge your other devices, and has an app to let you customise the equalizer. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for more details.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to talk tech and review the latest gizmos. This week; The boss of Microsoft is warning the dystopian future of Orwell's 1984 will be here in 2024 as Artificial Intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated as it's used in the cameras almost constantly monitoring us, but what are the pitfalls of allow technology to become too intelligent? Plus Twitter are to launch Twitter Blue, a subscription service giving users extra features, including the ability to edit your tweets, though how will this be implemented?

First Gadget of the Week are the Eufy EufyCam 2C Pro wireless security cameras. This pair of waterproof security cameras come with a footage recording base unit, can be mounted externally and contain a battery claimed to last around 6 months per charge. With a 2K sensor, built in spotlight or infrared for night recording, built in camera and speaker for two way conversations, automatic detection of wildlife to avoid false alerts, and more. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Smarter iKettle. This kettle can be controlled remotely via the app or through the likes of Amazon Alexa, allowing you to specify a temperature, it can tell you how much water is in the kettle, and can even be set to come on when you wake up or are arriving home. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more.

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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; Tesla's car autopilot feature is in the news as they update the software to ensure a driver is both present and paying attention, but there are ethical questions that need answering as we head towards more driverless cars.

Gadget of the Week is the Anker Nebula Solar portable projector. Supporting a full HD definition of 1080p and a picture bright enough to use during daylight, this rechargeable battery offers 3 hours' playback or can be powered off the mains. With decent quality built in speakers plus Dolby Digital and Bluetooth speaker support, this unit even has Android TV giving access to the Google App Store, allowing installation of streaming services, or you can attach external storage or cast from a compatible device. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday around midday 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 the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the Dating app Tinder is to use artificial intelligence to detect abusive or harmful messages and then ask the writer if they wish to still send it, and it's the end of an era, or should that be error, as Microsoft announce they are ceasing inclusion of their Internet Explorer browser in Windows.

First Gadget of the Week is the Logitech MX Keys. This advanced wireless keyboard can control up to 3 devices, including PC, Mac, and Android, and is ideal for users who spend a lot of time typing. Coming with a wireless USB dongle for devices without integrated Bluetooth this great keyboard scored itself 4.5 out of 5

Second Gadget of the Week is the Western Digital Black P50 external solid state drive. This ultra fast 2000MB per second transfer drive is available in a range of sizes, at various prices, is ideal for those looking to expand the storage on their console, but can be used on PC or Mac, and scored a very respectable 4 out of 5

You can hear Fevzi on TalkRADIO every Saturday night/Sunday morning at midnight and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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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. In the news this show; changes to the Whatsapp Terms and Conditions raise concerns over more users' information being shared with the parent company, Facebook, but what can users do? 

First Gadget of the Week is the Ember Temperature Control Mug. This stainless steel and ceramic mug can keep your beverage of choice at a temperature you set using the accompanying app for up to 80 minutes using the inbuilt battery or all day if used on the ingenious recharger that acts as a matching saucer. Available in 420ml and 295ml and a choice of colours. 

Second Gadget of the Week is the Withings. This hybrid smartwatch features, among other things, a blood oxygen meter, an electrocardiogram (ECG), heart-rate monitoring, and can detect arrhythmia.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the latest tech news and answer listener questions. In the news; with the easing of pandemic restrictions how can the use of the NHS apps help us continue to combat the spread of Covid 19? The UK government announced that emergency alerts, such as extreme weather or terrorist events, could soon be sent to our smartphones.

Listener questions include; Where is the best place to store the photos taken with your camera?
What is the best way to track an item?
Which is the best iPhone for somebody with severe visual impairment?
Is the push for people to adopt smartphones a segue to a cashless society?
What do you do if your Whatsapp account is hacked?
What is the best smartphone money can buy currently?
What is the best entry level smartphone?


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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRADIO to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; As a ransomware attack cripples a US oil pipeline and results in the ransom being paid what, if anything, can be done to stop them in future? The Facebook owned chat service Whatsapp introduced their new Terms and Conditions on the 15th May but what will happen to those users whom choose not to accept?

Gadget of the Week is the Minisforum X35G. This palm size PC packs a lot into a tiny space, sporting 16gb of ram, a 256gb or 512gb SSD drive, great connectivity that includes thunderbolt, outputs for 3 monitors, USB ports, space for two SSDs, two ethernet ports, Wifi, Bluetooth 5.1, and even a vesa mount so it can be attached to the back of a suitable monitor. Ideal for general use, office software, watching videos at 4k and even 5k. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more 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; The long anticipated changes to Facebook owned Whatsapp's terms and conditions came into effect today, 15th May, but what's actually changing?

Gadget of the Week is Ember Temperature Control Mug. Available in a range of colours this stainless steel and ceramic mug contains a heating element which charges from the matching saucer. Using the accompanying app you select the temperature you desire and it will keep your beverage of choice at that temperature for up to 80 minutes, or all day if used with the saucer. Available in 440ml and 295ml sizes, listen in for more details.

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