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

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news. This week; after somebody claims to have hacked Donald Trump's Twitter password and the Pope's Instagram account liked a risqué photo it raises concerns over the security of the passwords we all use, so what are the best practises to keep us safe online? Listener question is whether there is an alternative to Google's free photo storage after they announced an end to their unlimited storage.

First Gadget of the Week is Minisforum's X35G PC. Available in a range of configurations these mini factor PC's are great bang for your buck, offering 5K video output, the latest WIFI and Bluetooth, and excellent expandability. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

Second Gadget of the Week is The Raspberry Pi Foundation's 400 model. Running a version of Linux this small and very affordable all-in-one PC features a keyboard and just needs connecting to a monitor, power supply and mouse. An ideal way to learn computing and programming, including all manner of gadgets and robotics. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more information.

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

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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; Amazon's home assistant Alexa is getting more intelligent, asking follow up questions to your requests.

Gadget of the Week 1 is Minisforum EliteMini H31G, a tiny computer that fits in the palm of your hand and is the first of its kind that packs in a discrete GTX 1050TI graphic card, making it capable of highly demanding gaming as well as graphic and video editing. These are upgradeable beyond the purchase configuration, they feature Wifi 5 and Bluetooth and support 4 types of storage at the same time, inc 2 types of SSD. Available in a range of configurations/prices, scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

Gadget of the Week 2 is the Roku Streambar, a 4 speaker soundbar at a bargain price offering excellent sound quality that also features Roku's Player with 4K HDR and Dolby Audio technology. Giving access to a plethora of streaming services, inc Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Disney+, pretty much any streaming service via downloadable apps. It also features Google and Alexa voice assist and even has the ability to adjust the volume of adverts. Scoring 4 out of 5 stars, listen in for more.

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 Sarah Walker on BBC Berkshire to bring the latest tech news and reviews. This week; a study looked into the ridiculous length and legal mumbo jumbo of terms and conditions contracts on many apps and devices, often so long they would take several hours to read.

Gadget of the Week 1 are the PaMu Quiet wireless earbuds. With very effective hybrid active noise cancellation thanks to Qualcomm QCC5124 and ams3460 technology and offering excellent audio reproduction and call quality, along with their own app allowing customisation of the button functions, these earbuds come in a stylish pocket watch shaped charging case with led power display and scored a respectable 3.5 out of 5. Listen in for more details.

Gadget of the Week 2 is the Humax Aura, a 4K video recorder supporting both conventional aerial and internet connections and features Freeview Play and Android TV, it also supports Google Assistant, Chromecast for streaming from other devices, and even a USB input for anything you have on external storage, utilising an internal hard drive, the larger version being capable of recording up to a thousand hours, it is capable of recording 4 programs simultaneously while you watch a 5th. Truly a powerhouse device that earned itself a very respectable 4 out of 5. Again, listen in for more details.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; improvements to the NHS Track & Trace app should help to protect more people. Plus, resolving internet connection speed issues following a powercut.

First Gadget of the Week is the new Nokia 8.3 5G smartphone, as featured in the upcoming Bond film, No Time To Die. An upper middle-range phone, featuring a large 6.8" phone and excellent 64mp quad camera, fingerprint sensor, memory card slot, and headphone port, this stock Android based phone retails for around £500 and scores itself a very respectable 4 stars out of 5

Second Gadget of the Week are the Anker Powerline Plus II range of cables. Available in a range of lengths and colour, and with any connection type you could need, these are well made and long lasting at a price that is often much lower than those from device manufacturers. Listen in for more advice, both on these and how to source other good quality cables.

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 Sarah Walker on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; why you might need to hoover your smart speaker, developments by IBM and Pfizer designed to detect the early signs of dementia, and how AI was used to detect when the candidates in the US election debates were lying.

First Gadget of the Week is the DJI Pocket 2 camera. Featuring a 3 axis gimble to stabilise your motion it produces extremely smooth 4K video at 60fps and can live stream, great for video casting. There's also active tracking, allowing it to follow you, or any object, plus time lapse and hyperlapse. There's also glamour effect mode for the less photogenic among us. Starting around £339 for the basic model, or £469 for the Creater Combo with wireless mic, wide-angle lens and tripod. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for more details.

Second Gadget of the Week is Parallel's Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise, which allows users to run Windows in a virtual environment on a Chromebook system, giving access to applications reliant upon Windows. Costing £49.99 a year, this subscription service scored 4 out of 5

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley with the latest tech news and reviews. This week; YouTube has decided to remove the conspiracy theorist QAnon's material from their platform, following steps by Twitter and Facebook. Plus Google have developed robots to analyse mineral crops. Designed to inspect farmers' fields and using big data, these fascinating gadgets are looking to help improve crop yields.

Gadgets of the Week are Google's new smartphones, the Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4A 5G, both featuring Google's new Hold For Me system, the Pixel 5 can even act as a wireless charger, listen in for more details on these excellent phones which scored a highly respectable 4 out of 5

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley with the latest tech news, reviews and help. This week; Google's Hold For Me, their new AI system, based on Google Duplex, saves you sitting on hold and alerts you when the other person answers, even talking to them until you pick up. Also this week; Nvidia's new bandwidth saving video call system which replaces streamed video of you with an animated virtual version.

Gadget of the Week is the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro total wireless earphones. Challenging Apple's Airpods in terms of sound quality, these earbuds feature two speakers, both a bass and mid-range/treble. With an accompanying app they even perform a hearing test to create a profile specifically for your hearing to ensure the best audio reproduction. Scoring 4 out of 5, listen in for more details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Radio Berkshire every Saturday morning around 12pm and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins James Cannon on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex with the latest tech news, reviews, and advice. This week; Google announce their new secretary function, initially available on the new Pixel phones this advance in AI could help you book a hairdresser and so much more. Also this week; How to track the price of items on Amazon to see if you're getting a good deal, and is it safe to install updates on an Apple device? 

Gadget of the Week is Crucial's X8 Portable SSD storage. This tiny device, around the size of a bar of soap, is available in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB sizes and connects to PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, even iPhones and Android devices. Offering very fast speeds due to solid state architecture and USBC connectivity, these are an ideal way to expand the storage capacity of your devices. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, listen in for full details.

You can hear Fevzi on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex around 2.30pm on the first Monday of each month and can follow and contact him on Twitter @gadgetdetective

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Walker on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Amazon announce their new home security gadget, a flying drone-like camera which launches when it detects a break-in to film the intruder, but what legal and privacy concerns does it raise? Question this week; is there any benefit to leaving your phone on low power mode, and should you let your battery drain too far?

Gadget of the Week 1 is the Devolo Magic 2 Wifi Next, a range of intelligent wifi extenders which also uses your home electric circuit to give you better wireless and ethernet connectivity throughout your home. For those suffering with poor wifi coverage in their home this could be the solution.

Gadget of the Week 2 is the PNY Universal Mini-Tripod. Designed to support a wide range of cameras, from DSLRs to compacts, this nifty tripod also features a mobile phone holder and includes a handy bluetooth handset to allow remote control of the camera. Costing around £35 this is a great gadget for photo enthusiasts.

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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien to discuss the latest tech news and answer listener's questions. This week; Apple announce the release of their latest products, including their newest smart watch, bringing features such as measuring blood oxygen levels, and the Apple Watch SE, a cut down but more affordable version, plus new iPads and subscription services for fitness programs. The question this week is whether it's possible to upgrade the hard drive in an older HP laptop.

First Gadget of the Week is the PNY Mobee gimble for smartphones. Designed to take out the wobble and shake to produce smoother videos this gadget has three motors to stabilize motion, plus has an app that sports face and object tracking and panorama creation with an included tripod. To find out how this scored a very respectable 4 out of 5, listen in.

Second Gadget of the Week is the Crucial X8 external SSD. Available in half, one, and two terabyte sizes, these small, portable USBC devices are the ideal way to extend the storage your PC, laptop, or even games consoles and tablets. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, these are excellent upgrade options.

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