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. This week; advances in video calling have made many lives easily during the pandemic, but which is the best software to choose? Plus a look ahead to the advancements we could see this year, including a dancing robot, but will you love it?

Gadget of the Week is the Google Nest Hub Max, an all-in-one device featuring a 10" screen and built-in stand, speakers and camera, this gadget allows for high quality video calling and can also function as a home security unit and supports installation of apps. Ideal if you want to keep in contact with friends and family, or keep an eye on an older or vulnerable person. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

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

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull for a New Year's Day morning to answer listener questions and discuss all things tech. On the show; what social and tech trends can we expect to see in 2021? What are the best headphones for studio and radio use? How does noise cancelling work? How long should you wait to buy a new MacBook Pro? Were ARM chips originally a British innovation? How powerful will the graphic processing be on the new Apple M1 chips? How can you avoid becoming addicted to things like YouTube? How much space should you leave free on an SSD primary drive? What is a good choice of laptop or tablet for an elderly person? What is the best speaker for a smartphone under around £50? Eliminating echoes when streaming to Mixcloud from a mixer/laptop combination? 

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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; Apple announces it will be making its own highly powerful M1 processors which could become a major competitor to the likes of Intel and AMD.

Gadget of the Week is Synology DiskStation DS220+. This NAS backup solution is designed for home use and allows users to fit up to two hard drives to store backups of your computers, phones, and other devices, and lets you avoid storing sensitive documents on remote servers out of your control. Just one of their range of NAS solutions, it scored 4 out of 5

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkRadio to discuss the latest tech news and reviews, including the implication of the enormously widespread hacking of US departments, allegedly by Russian bad actors, the way technology has assisted us through the Covid pandemic, how tech development was impacted by the pandemic. Plus a roundup of the best gadgets of the year, such as the upgrades from Crucial, the Minisforum range of small factor PCs, the Korg NTS-1 kit-form fully featured synthesizer, Spitfire Audio's soundpacks for musicians, including the superb BBC Symphony Orchestra plugin that is free if you register and wait 2 weeks, and the Soundcore Motion+ Bluetooth speaker.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC for a Boxing Day morning roundup of news and tech advice. On the show; with so many adopting software like Zoom, will we ever go back to not relying on it? How can you give an older PC or laptop a new lease of life? Do Amazon Echos cost money to use? Choosing a good antivirus product and do you need one on an Apple device? How do you choose an engineer to fix your computer? Is Linux a viable alternative to Windows? How can you improve the camera quality on a Macbook Air/Pro? What upgrades do you need to game on a PC? How do you avoid a DDOS attack? What should you look for when buying a new laptop or desktop? Connecting a new router to a Win98 based PC? Choosing a new mobile phone? Why did Microsoft ditch Windows for Phone?

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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; six ideas for Christmas gifts or those treating themselves.

First Gadget of the Week is the Soundcore Motion+ bluetooth speaker. This highly impressive bluetooth speaker gives around 30 watts of output via 4 speakers and passive subwoofer with a 12 hour battery and is waterproof, and is arguably the best portable bluetooth speaker available for under £100. Scoring 4.5 out of 5

Second Gadget of the Week is Snagit 2020 from Techsmith. This handy screen capturing software allows you to grab whatever is on the screen, including video and scrolling windows. Scoring 4.5 out of 5

Third Gadget of the Week is the Minisforum range of PCs. Featuring all the latest processors and offering upgradeability belying their tiny size these are affordable PCs that won't take up your deskspace. Scoring 4 out of 5

Fourth Gadget of the Week is Crucial's range of upgrades, such as memory and SSD storage, at affordable prices. Their website is able to scan your PC to ensure whatever you buy will be compatible. Scoring 4 out of 5

Fifth Gadget of the Week is the Korg NTS-1 kit-form synthesizer. This highly capable and reasonably priced under £100 synthesizer fits in the palm of your hans and comes with all you need to easily build it. Featuring a keyboard it can also be used as a professional effects unit, and has some incredible sounds thanks to professional tech derived from Korg's other products. Scoring 4.5 out of 5

Sixth Gagdet of the Week is Spitfire Audio's range of soundpacks for musicians, in particular the superb BBC Symphonic Orchestra Discovery Pack which is ideal for composers and is free if you sign up and wait 14 days. Scoring 4.5 out of 5

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


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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; the removal from YouTube of material alleging voter fraud in the US elections and moves to break up the monopoly owned by Facebook are in the news. Question this week is whether TikTok has any security issues.

First Gadget of the Week is Readly, a subscription service that allows you unlimited access to over 5000 magazines, including many back issues, on your smart device or computer for a low monthly price. With Christmas fast approaching, this could be an ideal gift idea. Costing £7.99 a month, the service scored a respectable 4 out of 5. Listen in for more information.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Eufy SpaceView Baby Monitor. A two part device, a camera you place in the room with your baby and a separate screen, this has the advantage of using an encrypted radio signal rather than relying on your WIFI, this can be used to pan the camera to follow the child around and has two way audio and alerts can be triggered by noise volume. Supporting up to an additional 3 cameras beyond the 1 supplied, this is a great gadget for parents of young children. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more info.

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

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Walker on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; DreamLab, a mobile phone app that uses your phone while it's not in use to help research a cure for Covid 19.

The first Gadget of the Week is the Crucial X8 portable external SSD, storage devices available in a range of capacities and offering blistering fast access speeds, they're an ideal way to add extra space to your computer. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for more details.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Korg NTS-1 . A tiny synthesizer that comes in easy to make kit form and, once built, contains professional level sounds and effects. Costing around £80 this is an ideal gadget for any music lovers out there and scores 4.5 out of 5. Listen in for more details. 

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Berkshire every Saturday around 11.30am and can contact and follow him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; what should we look for before buying anything in a sale, and how do we avoid buying what we don't want or need? Using sites such as Reviewmeta you can avoid the fake reviews, and CamelCamelCamel to check if the price you're seeing really is the bargain it appears, but what other tips are there? Listen in to find out.

First Gadget of the Week is the Roku range of devices. These offer various ways to upgrade the capability of your TV by adding access to a plethora of streaming services such as Amazon, Netflix, Apple and so forth. The basic Express, the 4K HDR capable Premier, and the Streaming Stick which features better WiFi. Scoring 4 out of 5 these are an ideal and very affordable way to improve your televisual experience.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Withings Steel HR Sport hybrid smartwatch. This classy looking watch has real analogue hands alongside a hi-resolution screen, featuring heartrate tracking and V02 Max monitoring for exercise, it's water resistant to 50 metres, has sleep tracking to analyse how well you're resting, and has a battery capable of lasting between 25 days to a month. Scoring a very respectable 4.5 out of 5, listen in for the full review.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London for a lively chat about the rollout of 5G and what it will be used for, plus Black Friday and how to find the best deals without leaving home during the Covid lockdown by using sites such as reviewmeta.com that check if reviews are fake, or CamelCamelCamel.com to track the price of items on Amazon to see if they're really the bargain the seller claims, and sites like Pricespy.co.uk to find if the item is cheaper elsewhere.

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