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Gadgets & Gizmos: Nagging toothbrushes, fonts to defeat AI & shopping without spending a penny
Steve Caplin is not inclined to get Philips new high-tech toothbrush, showing the teeth you've missed. He's more impressed by a font that can be read…
2 months, 1 week ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: Humanoid robot teachers, flat bikes & souped-up car displays
Steve Caplin says that plans for a humanoid robot teacher in New York have been cancelled. In several US state, schools are buying drones designed to…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: Human fridges, humanoid robots & invisible drones
Despite the warm weather, Steve Caplin is not tempted by the Japanese human fridge in which overheated people can cool down for a mere £7,000. Nor is…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: The end of long wave, bionic baggage handlers and lab-grown sperm
Steve Caplin laments the passing of Long Wave radio. He can't wait while a new robot makes a bed so slowly and is nervous about a pair of robots perf…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: World Cup in 3D, Amazing Amazon fulfilment centres & delivery robots
Steve Caplin is so amazed to discover that you can watch World Cup matches on BBC in 3D, it has almost made him keen on football. WhatsApp is soon to…
3 months, 1 week ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: China's supercomputer, World Cup streaming problems & a green screen error
Steve Caplin reports that the Chinese LineShine supercomputer is beating the American El Capitan. A battery-swapping system for electric lorries has …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: The least human-looking robot, artificial gravity in space & spy turtles
Steve Caplin is keen on the social media ban for under-16s: not so Simon Rose. Steve is impressed by new lighter batteries for electric planes. AI is…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: The tallest Lego model, a surgeon the size of a seed & discrimination against robot magicians
Steve Caplin is not willing to stump up £650 for Lego's tallest model, Gaudi's Sagrada Familia. Nor is he likely to buy a souped-up version of a 1960…
4 months ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: 5,300-year-old sourdough bread, 747s going floppy & the problem with AI and plastic surgeons
Steve Caplin tells Simon Rose that scientists have extracted yeast from the 5,300-year-old Ozti the Iceman to make sourdough bread. Next, they plan t…
4 months, 1 week ago
Gadgets & Gizmos: Keeping cool in hot weather, an affordable robot and singing mushrooms
Steve Caplin offers some solutions for keeping cool, including Sony's wearable air conditioner, a neck fan and an umbrella with a built-in fan and wa…
4 months, 2 weeks ago