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; Elon Musk's company Neuralink has been granted FDA approval in the US to conduct human trials of their brain implant microchip, opening up all manner of possibilities, from helping those with physical disabilities to giving wireless access the internet and more, but wher...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins David Harper on LBC News to discuss how Neuralink, a company owned by Elon Musk, has been given the go ahead by the US's Food & Drugs Administration to begin human trials of computer chips designed to be implanted in and integrate with the brain. What advancements could this bring, such as the benefits of helping those with physical ailments, to the p...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor MBE on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news, answer questions and review the best new gadgets. This week; Artificial Intelligence is in the news again as its used to help advances in spincal injuries, but with pros such as this there's also cons as AI threatens to replace so many jobs. Are we prepared for the changes it will inevi...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkTV/RADIO to discuss Artificial Intelligence, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, and the pros and cons it could have for our future. You can contact and follow the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you Enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks. #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective #Tech #Technology...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. On this week's show; a great many people are cancelling their broadband packages due to the rising cost of living crisis, but is there a way to use your phone's data connection as an alternative and could you qualify for one of the Social Tariffs which providers are failing to info...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the latest tech news and answer listener questions. On the show; With BT announcing it is to shed up to 55 thousand jobs, replacing many with Artificial Intelligence is this a sign of things to come as more jobs are lost to AI and other ethical questions are raised, and are we adopting the technology too fast and too soon? You...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Mike Zeller on BBC Radio Cumbria to discuss deep fake AI generated voices, and the potential dangers with scammers cloning victim's voices. How worried should we be and what can we do to protect ourselves? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review,...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Natasha Devon on LBC to discuss TikTok, who are sponsoring the Eurovision Song Contest this year, after a lawsuit filed by an ex-employee in the US claimed the app is propaganda for the Chinese Government. You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review,...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; A hundred year old man, WWII veteran Bernard Golding, from Doncaster is taking a digital literacy scheme, proving you're never too old to learn to use technology. First Gadget of the Week is the Google Pixel 7A smartphone. This Android based phone joins the 7 and 7...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Stephen Jardine on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss how we can keep children safe online, stopping them accessing dangerous or pornographic material. What can parents do to protect their children, and where can they get further advice? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscr...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Jason Mohammad on BBC Radio Wales to discuss mobile phone addiction. Why do people continue to use their phone whilst driving, at the cinema, in a restaurant etc, and how can we break our addiction? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Petrie Hosken on TalkRADIO to discuss how AI will affect our lives in the future, from improvements in smart devices to AI replacing people in many jobs, but it will also open up whole new dangers, such as disinformation, AI being used for scams, and even cyberwarfare. First Gadget of the Week is the Crucial X8 External SSD. This small but blisteringly fa...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and review. This week; Millions are missing out on cheaper broadband as they're unaware they qualify for Social Tariffs, something broadband providers are encouraged to offer by OFCOM but fail to advertise to their customers. First Gadget of the Week is the Murena Fairphone 4 Smartphone....

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London to answer listener questions and discuss the latest tech news and reviews. On the show; First Gadget of the Week is the Crucial X8 External SSD. This drive is available in 1,2 and 4TB sizes and is an ideal way to add extremely fast storage to your devices, from Mac to PC, phone, tablet, and even games consoles. A cost effe...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detectiv, joins Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards on BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast show to discuss why many people didn't receive the Emergency Alert Notification test on 23rd April.  You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leaving a review, thanks. #Fevzi #Turkalp #Gadget #Detective...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Howard Hughes on TalkTV/RADIO to discuss the latest technology news. On the show; the Emergency Alert Test being conducted by the UK Government, but did it go to plan and what's with all the conspiracy theories? Plus the ChatGPT AI has predicted this century will bring a cure for cancer, mankind on Mars, another pandemic, and more about Twitter's shenanig...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Justin Dealey on BBC Three Counties Radio to discuss the test of the Emergency Alert Notification and discuss the latest tech news. Is it possible our voice conversations are being listened to for the purposes of feeding us advertising? Plus what is the Gadget Detective's favourite gadget? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadget...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Nastasha Devon on LBC to discuss Twitter charging for Blue Ticks, resulting in verified accounts having them removed and throwing the platform into confusion as fake accounts pop up pretending to be well known users. You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribing and leavin...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Sarah Gorrell on BBC Radio Surrey to discuss the UK Government's test of the Emergency Alerts sent to all phones on the 23rd April. What is the test about, when would it be used, and what if we don't want to recieve it for any reason? You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subs...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Elon Musk and Twitter are back in the news as users who refuse to pay for the privilege lose their blue ticks, but are failing to use due diligence when allowing users to subscribe, leading to fake accounts popping up. A test of the Emergency Alert Notification will take...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Shay Kaur Grewal on BBC Radio London to discuss the use of AI in the arts after German photographer Boris Eldagsen won a Sony World Photography Award this year with an image he later admitted had been created using Artificial Intelligence. Just how much should AI be allowed in the arts, especially when it comes to competitions such as this, and will such...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Bill Buckley on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. On this week's show; discussing the interview Elon Musk gave to the BBC in which he discussed his dog's role as CEO of Twitter, and how things have changed, arguably for the worse, on the platform.  First Gadget of the Week is the RODE PodMic Dynamic Broadcast Microphone. Thi...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Cristo on TalkRADIO to review some great bits of tech. On the show; The Murena Fairphone 4, an Android smartphone that's be 'deGoogled' to stop it sending out the user's personal details and other tracking data, with their own app store and cloud service to offer open source software that, unlike many apps from the Google Play Store, don't collect data. W...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Jumoké Fashola on BBC Radio London to discuss Elon Musk's recent interview on the BBC with James Clayton in which he says his takeover of Twitter has been painful and that he would sell the platform if the right buyer came along. You can follow and contact the Gadget Detective on Twitter @gadgetdetective. If you enjoy these shows please consider subscribi...

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Kirsten O'Brien on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; are chocolate Easter Eggs or a bar of chocolate better? TikTok has been find £12.7million by the UK's Information Commissioner’s Office for allowing under 13s to use their platform, exposing them to content that is age inappropriate, but was the fine enough and...