Nov 13, 2009
Touch is the next big thing in computers and pretty soon you’ll be able to throw away that mouse and just put your fingers all over your screen. That’s right, the technology that science-fiction writes have more or less been promising us for ages is now actually here and we’ve been playing with it. Plus you can learn what a boffin is (and the...
Nov 5, 2009
In the age of modern technology and with all the video games & other devices out there to stimulate our brains, have you ever wondered just how active our imaginations were? On this show, we’ll be talking about how one game spurred research into how many Australians use their imaginations and why. You’ll also hear about the game itself and just...
Oct 30, 2009
This week marks the forty-seventh Gadget Grill show. Now keep that number in mind because we share the number seven with someone else because this week, Windows 7 gets launched. The follow-up to Microsoft’s Windows Vista – which doesn’t exactly have the best reputation – was launched this week and we were on hand to talk to...
Oct 22, 2009
Every time you surf the web, there’s a risk that you might hand out your details to someone who can’t be trusted. That’s why it’s important to understand what’s going on out there and how much your identity is as risk. This includes things like email addresses, passwords, and credit cards. So on this show, we’ll be talking to...
Oct 12, 2009
Amazon’s famed e-reader for books has been announced for the rest of the world which means it’s on its way to Australia. This is great news for anyone who wants to bring their books around with them in a digital format. But what are the costs for Australians buying books in the digital format? We found it out before anyone else last week so...
Oct 9, 2009
Every time a new piece of paid software is created, there’s always a risk that someone’s going to go out of their way to steal it. On this episode of The Gadget Grill, we’ll talk to Elgato, makers of the EyeTV software & hardware for Apple computers to hear about how software infringement as well as intellectual property is handled from the...