Tech Talk

The Geeks talk about MOD-t, the world's most affordable 3D printer and Google's new self-driving vehicle. And why did Apple purchased Beats Electronics?

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This is the last thing I expected us to cover on TechTalk, especially from Kulturpop football phobe Matt Armitage. But here he is, to tell us why this year’s World Cup is cool from a technology perspective.

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Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com decides to share his mic this week with Viren Doshi, CEO of CatchThatBus to talk their success story in raising funds in Singapore recently followed by how innovation requires more punk rock and counterculture influence according to Asohan. Gabey Goh was the moderator for the recent Disrupt #19 talking about Startups and how they should not neglect PR. All that and more in this week’s episode of Tech Thursday.

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An average consumer’s Internet usage has evolved in the last few years. Most people are doing – and expecting – a lot more of their Internet, like increased interactivity, rich media and uploading and downloading pictures and video. The pressure for better connectivity is one of the main reasons service providers and users are looking at fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband connections as a reasonable and long term solution. Tim Takala and David Hanley from TE Connectivity talks about how FTTH is here to stay for the next 100 years.

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It has been said that both SMBs and Enterprises need to take a more holistic approach to IT security. Sumit Bansal from Sophos ASEAN talks about the direction the market is taking in Malaysia and ASEAN, and the initiatives the firm is taking to better address new security requirements.

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Ever wanted a selfie on your shoes? Your dream has just came true thanks to Adidas and their ZX Flux Shoes. The novelty is in the Photo Print App that allows you to use your selfie as a design on your shoe. The geeks talks about that and the ability now charge your body implants wirelessly and update on Google’s self driving cars. 

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We’ve talked a great deal about Virtual Reality here on Tech Talk. But so far you’re all out there listening to us on your radios or for our podcast fans on your phones. Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is looking at a future where you can put on a headset and join us live in the studio.

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It's the 2nd year annivesary for DNA and Karamjit Singh talks about a mother goose that is hoping to lay some golden eggs through Adam Hirsch. Cradle partners with Golden Gate Ventures and now the duo are looking to fund up to 5 companies a year with annual total allocation of RM2.5 million and also GrabTaxi launches premium service GrabCar to challenge Uber and they have our very own Freda Liu's help! And finally, mindset of scarcity versus mindset of bounty, which mindset is Karam living?

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With cybercriminals increasing the efficiency of their campaign and have their eye on SMBs with less than 500 employees, it is critical for businesses and consumers to know their vulnerabilities and how cybercriminals launch their attacks. Nigel Tan, Director of Systems Engineering for Symantec Malaysia talks how ready are our security specialists in dealing with cyber threats in the real world environment through CyberWar Games.

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Mobikon Asia is a one-stop customer engagement solution company for the food and beverage (F&B) industry and just recently, they launched mEngage which aims to help these F&B brands automate and bring the customer and marketing engagements online through data. How does this work and what exactly is the benefit for your F&B business? We speak to Samir Khadepaun of Mobikon Asia to find out.

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