http://www.gizmag.com/podcasts/ (c) Gizmag Pty Ltd 2003 - 2009 gizmag.com covers the full gammut of emerging technologies, invention and innovation - from automotive to aerospace, from handhelds to supercomputers, from robotics to home automation, the site reports on all major announcements across 40 categories. en gizmag.com Gizmag Team Gizmag's Emerging Technology Podcast with Loz Blain - our weekly news wrap of the biggest, brightest (and sometimes weirdest) products, ideas and innovations from the wide world of emerging technology. Gizmag's Emerging Technology Podcast with Loz Blain - our weekly news wrap of the biggest, brightest (and sometimes weirdest) products, ideas and innovations from the wide world of emerging technology. http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-11-bone-conduction-cochlear-baha-electric-cars-targeted-chemot/12867/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-11-bone-conduction-cochlear-baha-electric-cars-targeted-chemot/12867/ In this week's Gizcast, Geoffrey Baird speaks with audiologist Anthea Arkcoll about a new type of hearing aid that bypasses the ear altogether and uses bone conduction technology to send a direct signal to the auditory nerve. Then Loz Blain wraps up with some of the most interesting electric and green car concepts the Giz team are drooling over in Frankfurt, and a quick look at a medical device that could give doctors a new way to fight stubborn cancer tumours... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:11:17 -0500 Loz Blain, Geoffrey Baird Geoffrey Baird speaks with audiologist Anthea Arkcoll about a new type of hearing aid that uses bone conduction technology to send a direct signal to the auditory nerve. Loz Blain looks at Frankfurt's electric cars and targeted chemotherapy. In this week's Gizcast, Geoffrey Baird speaks with audiologist Anthea Arkcoll about a new type of hearing aid that bypasses the ear altogether and uses bone conduction technology to send a direct signal to the auditory nerve. Then Loz Blain wraps up with some of the most interesting electric and green car concepts the Giz team are drooling over in Frankfurt, and a quick look at a medical device that could give doctors a new way to fight stubborn cancer tumours. 31:21 http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-10-worlds-best-boat-design/12777/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-10-worlds-best-boat-design/12777/ As the Gizcast breaks double figures, Michael Mulcahy speaks to Tony Armstrong of Austal, a West Australian shipbuilding company that's leading the world in the construction of fast ferries. Austal has just signed some huge contracts with the U.S. Navy thanks to its revolutionary trimaran ship design that delivers an almost miraculous set of benefits over traditional single hull and catamaran designs. Geoffrey Baird's also got a roundup of top stories from the Gizmag.com homepage. Presented by Loz Blain... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:52:40 -0500 Michael Mulcahy, Loz Blain, Geoffrey Baird Michael Mulcahy speaks to Tony Armstrong of Austal, a West Australian shipbuilding company whose revolutionary trimaran ship design delivers an almost miraculous set of benefits over traditional single hull and catamaran designs. As the Gizcast breaks double figures, Michael Mulcahy speaks to Tony Armstrong of Austal, a West Australian shipbuilding company that's leading the world in the construction of fast ferries. Austal has just signed some huge contracts with the U.S. Navy thanks to its revolutionary trimaran ship design that delivers an almost miraculous set of benefits over traditional single hull and catamaran designs. Geoffrey Baird's also got a roundup of top stories from the Gizmag.com homepage. Presented by Loz Blain. 24:58 http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-9-vertical-farming-despommier/12436/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-9-vertical-farming-despommier/12436/ In this week's Gizcast, we're privileged to be joined by Dr. Dickson Despommier of New York City, who is perhaps the world's leading expert on Vertical Farming, a topic we've covered several times in the past few years. Dr. Despommier speaks with Loz Blain about the social, economic and environmental issues we'll have to face as the Earth's population jumps to 9 billion in the next 40-50 years. If we keep farming the way we are now, we're simply going to run out of land to feed ourselves - so the solution seems clear: we need to start bringing food production and agriculture into the high-rise age. The farms of the future, it seems, will be skyscrapers. Geoffrey Baird also joins us for a weekly roundup of top stories... Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:57:33 -0500 Loz Blain In this week's Gizcast, we're privileged to be joined by Dr. Dickson Despommier of New York City, who is perhaps the world's leading expert on Vertical Farming. Dr. Despommier believes the farms of the future will swap open fields for skyscrapers. In this week's Gizcast, we're privileged to be joined by Dr. Dickson Despommier of New York City, who is perhaps the world's leading expert on Vertical Farming, a topic we've covered several times in the past few years. Dr. Despommier speaks with Loz Blain about the social, economic and environmental issues we'll have to face as the Earth's population jumps to 9 billion in the next 40-50 years. If we keep farming the way we are now, we're simply going to run out of land to feed ourselves - so the solution seems clear: we need to start bringing food production and agriculture into the high-rise age. The farms of the future, it seems, will be skyscrapers. Geoffrey Baird also joins us for a weekly roundup of top stories. 46:51 http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-8-cranklock/12332/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-8-cranklock/12332/ There's some controversy in the original Cranklock article comments over whether Chris Toal's latest invention will actually work - in this week's podcast we hear a little from the man himself about the device he believes could revolutionize the cycling world. We'll also hear from Geoffrey Baird in the booth about what he's been enjoying at gizmag.com this week... Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:36:54 -0500 Loz Blain, Geoffrey Baird In this week's podcast we hear a little from the man himself about the device he believes could revolutionize the cycling world. We'll also hear from Geoffrey Baird in the booth about what he's been enjoying at gizmag.com this week. There's some controversy in the original Cranklock article comments over whether Chris Toal's latest invention will actually work - in this week's podcast we hear a little from the man himself about the device he believes could revolutionize the cycling world. We'll also hear from Geoffrey Baird in the booth about what he's been enjoying at gizmag.com this week. 32:46 http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-6-great-inventions-the-ak-47/12260/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-6-great-inventions-the-ak-47/12260/ This week, we take a look at the fascinating story of how Mikhail Kalashnikov's AK-47 assault rifle came to be the world's most popular firearm, with as many as 75 million units currently in service around the globe. Throw an AK-47 into a combat zone, and David suddenly starts beating Goliath - it's become a powerful political symbol of strength in the face of invasion or repression. It's the most successful killing machine in history, which is a horrifying achievement and obviously not something to be applauded, but with reference to its impact on humanity it is, sadly, among the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Also, Geoffrey Baird has been surfing away in his sound booth this week, and he's dug up 5 oddball gadgets for our weekly roundup... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:31:05 -0500 Loz Blain, Geoffrey Baird This week, we take a look at the fascinating story of the world's most successful killing machine: how the AK-47 assault rifle came to be the world's most popular firearm, with as many as 75 million units currently in service around the globe. This week, we take a look at the fascinating story of how Mikhail Kalashnikov's AK-47 assault rifle came to be the world's most popular firearm, with as many as 75 million units currently in service around the globe. Throw an AK-47 into a combat zone, and David suddenly starts beating Goliath - it's become a powerful political symbol of strength in the face of invasion or repression. It's the most successful killing machine in history, which is a horrifying achievement and obviously not something to be applauded, but with reference to its impact on humanity it is, sadly, among the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Also, Geoffrey Baird has been surfing away in his sound booth this week, and he's dug up 5 oddball gadgets for our weekly roundup. 28:50 http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-6/12143/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-6/12143/ In this week's podcast, Loz Blain takes a look at commercial space travel with Virgin Galactic and the start of a new space race for the 21st century. Noel McKeegan talks to us about quantum computing and a new unmanned Nano Air Vehicle that weighs just ten grams and flies by flapping its tiny wings like a hummingbird. And Geoffrey Baird gives us a roundup of four environmentally friendly gadgets for around the home. Plus, we're finally on iTunes! To subscribe, jump into the iTunes store and search for "Gizmag.".. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:43:11 -0500 Noel McKeegan, Loz Blain, Geoffrey Baird Loz Blain takes a look at commercial space travel with Virgin Galactic and the start of a new space race for the 21st century. Noel McKeegan talks to us about quantum computing and a new unmanned Nano Air Vehicle that weighs just ten grams. In this week's podcast, Loz Blain takes a look at commercial space travel with Virgin Galactic and the start of a new space race for the 21st century. Noel McKeegan talks to us about quantum computing and a new unmanned Nano Air Vehicle that weighs just ten grams and flies by flapping its tiny wings like a hummingbird. And Geoffrey Baird gives us a roundup of four environmentally friendly gadgets for around the home. Plus, we're finally on iTunes! To subscribe, jump into the iTunes store and search for "Gizmag." 35:02 http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-5/12094/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-5/12094/ We're on the bottle this week with a fine wine storage and dispensing solution, Noel rings in from his sick bed with some updates on the world of robotics, and we take a look at a car, a motorcycle and an aeroplane that will be electric or hybrid options for you in 2010 - and lots more. Features Loz Blain and Noel McKeegan. Click through to listen or download... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:59:51 -0500 Noel McKeegan, Loz Blain This week's podcast features fine wine, some weird robotics and three electric vehicles that you'll be able to buy next year. Features Loz Blain and Noel McKeegan. We're on the bottle this week with a fine wine storage and dispensing solution, Noel rings in from his sick bed with some updates on the world of robotics, and we take a look at a car, a motorcycle and an aeroplane that will be electric or hybrid options for you in 2010 - and lots more. Features Loz Blain and Noel McKeegan. Click through to listen or download. 23:44 http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-4/12015/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-4/12015/ We've backed off on motorcycles after a bike-heavy podcast #3 - this week is a much broader podcast with some great stories from the automotive world, renewable energy, astronomy, mobile tech and even a piece of beachwear that can make you a bit of cash as you stroll by the seaside. Features Loz Blain and Noel McKeegan. Download or listen online. .. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:17:28 -0500 Noel McKeegan, Loz Blain This week's podcast covers some great stories from the automotive world, renewable energy, astronomy, mobile tech and even a piece of beachwear that can make you a bit of cash as you stroll by the seaside. Features Loz Blain and Noel McKeegan. We've backed off on motorcycles after a bike-heavy podcast #3 - this week is a much broader podcast with some great stories from the automotive world, renewable energy, astronomy, mobile tech and even a piece of beachwear that can make you a bit of cash as you stroll by the seaside. Features Loz Blain and Noel McKeegan. Download or listen online. 21:54 http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-3/11947/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-3/11947/ In Gizmag's wrap of emerging technology news this week we examine Kawasaki's night vision system for motorcycles, talk to Mission One's Jeremy Cleland, pit the new iPhone 3G S against the Palm Pre and drool over NEC's mammoth $8000 curved display. Features Loz Blain... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:56:48 -0500 Loz Blain In Gizmag's wrap of emerging technology news this week we examine Kawasaki's night vision system for motorcycles, talk to Mission One's Jeremy Cleland, pit the new iPhone 3G S against the Palm Pre and drool over NEC's mammoth $8000 curved display. In Gizmag's wrap of emerging technology news this week we examine Kawasaki's night vision system for motorcycles, talk to Mission One's Jeremy Cleland, pit the new iPhone 3G S against the Palm Pre and drool over NEC's mammoth $8000 curved display. Features Loz Blain. 21:02 http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-2/11894/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-2/11894/ You'll want your headphones for this week's podcast - episode 2 looks at the Stereo Acoustic Guitar, our first ride of the TTX01 electric superbike, stem cell contact lenses that offer a cure for certain types of blindness, Microsoft's full-body motion capture controller system for the XBOX 360, and loads more. Features Loz Blain and Geoffrey Baird... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:41:20 -0500 Loz Blain, Geoffrey Baird You'll want your headphones for this week's podcast - episode 2 looks at the Stereo Acoustic Guitar, our first ride of the TTX01 electric superbike, Microsoft's full-body motion capture controller system for the XBOX 360, and loads more. You'll want your headphones for this week's podcast - episode 2 looks at the Stereo Acoustic Guitar, our first ride of the TTX01 electric superbike, stem cell contact lenses that offer a cure for certain types of blindness, Microsoft's full-body motion capture controller system for the XBOX 360, and loads more. Features Loz Blain and Geoffrey Baird. 41:08 stereo, electric, guitar, TTX01, superbike, stem, cell, blindness, http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-launches-weekly-podcast/11842/ http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-launches-weekly-podcast/11842/ We're happy to present the first installment of Gizmag's Emerging Technology Podcast with Loz Blain - our weekly news wrap of the biggest, brightest (and sometimes weirdest) products, ideas and innovations from the wide world of emerging technology. Lead stories this episode include the STAIR high-capacity battery, the XM25 high explosive smart weapon, the Scuderi spit-cell air hybrid engine and Swinburne's supersized DVD technology. Download the full episode as m4a (contains chapters and images) or mp3... Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:00:53 -0500 Loz Blain We're happy to present Gizmag's Emerging Technology Podcast #1 with Loz Blain - we hope to release these on a weekly basis from now on. We're happy to present the first installment of Gizmag's Emerging Technology Podcast with Loz Blain - our weekly news wrap of the biggest, brightest (and sometimes weirdest) products, ideas and innovations from the wide world of emerging technology. Lead stories this episode include the STAIR high-capacity battery, the XM25 high explosive smart weapon, the Scuderi spit-cell air hybrid engine and Swinburne's supersized DVD technology. Download the full episode as m4a (contains chapters and images) or mp3. 14:02 battery, hybrid, engine, smart, weapon, DVD