Boys of Tech

  1. Boys of Tech 383: They hold their cards close to their chest2016/08/15
    Second sighting of possible Apple vehicle, Google looking to take on Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud, self-driving Tesla crashes in Beijing, New Zealand researchers develop rice cooker that runs on manure.
  2. Boys of Tech 382: People wandering around almost like zombies2016/07/15
    Faroe Islands have sheep view instead of Street View, Pokémon Go is the game that has captured the world, the PokeGone extension for Chrome, Fiat Chrysler offers money for finding bugs.
  3. Boys of Tech 381: Trolling the FBI2016/06/15
    Norway may ban fossil-fuel cars by 2025, Larry Page rumoured to be secretly funding a flying car start-up company, Anonymous hacker breaks into ISIS supporter's Twitter account, Kevin Mitnick is coming to New Zealand, Apple announces iOS 10.
  4. Boys of Tech 380: Audio emojis2016/06/01
    The ethical dilemmas of self-driving cars, Apple had considered buying Netflix, the Holy Bible has been translated into Emoji.
  5. Boys of Tech 379: A really horrible experience2016/05/23
    Firefox more popular than Internet Explorer and Edge combined, a hypersonic jet that could fly from London to Sydney in 2 hours, the future of the Blu-ray format, Uber's self-driving taxi, trademark applications suggest Samsung will release iris scanning technology, rumours that Apple will enable Macs to be unlocked via Touch ID on an iPhone.
  6. Boys of Tech 378: Autumnal2016/05/16
    Street View catches Google's car speeding, people upset by Google's search results in black, PCs and tablets on the decline.
  7. Boys of Tech 377: iPhone 5C devices2016/05/02
    Windows 95 can run on the Apple Watch, choosing the right words to boost your eBay sales, how to correctly pluralise Apple product names, the top phone manufacturers, how the San Bernardino iPhone was cracked is still under wraps, ANZ in Australia now supports Apple Pay.
  8. Boys of Tech 376: A 3-D printed concrete castle2016/04/24
    A translator from sign language into spoken word, the sound of your skull as biometric data, rumours that Apple is testing self-driving technology, a 3-D printed concrete castle.
  9. Boys of Tech 375: The start of the slippery slope2016/04/12
    The FBI obtains data on the San Bernadino cellphone, the US government needs data from another iPhone, new technology to help determine cellphone use in vehicle accidents, claims that ANZ bank is secretly testing Apple Pay, exploiting the iPhone 1970 bug over a wireless network.
  10. Boys of Tech 374: Singular for bacteria2016/03/23
    How Samsung and Apple phones handle being submerged in water and dropped onto hard surfaces, Dick Smith will live on as an online brand, a bacterium that can break down PET plastic.
  11. Boys of Tech 373: I’d love to be a beta tester2016/03/08
    Inventor of email dies aged 74, drones that autonomously follow you, the National Day of Unplugging.
  12. Boys of Tech 372: Squeaky clean2016/03/02
    Google's self-driving car no longer has a clean driving record, Apple achieves a small victory in its case against the FBI.
  13. Boys of Tech 371: Handing over the keys to the ranch2016/02/24
    FBI asks Apple to create software to help brute force a suspect's iPhone, Qantas to introduce free wireless Internet access on all domestic flights, ambulance called after request via Reddit.
  14. Boys of Tech 370: No one’s that desperate2016/02/17
    Nissan's self-parking office chairs, guilty plea from man who shot down drone, Google's latest Android ad mocks Apple, the iOS 1970 bug.
  15. Boys of Tech 369: They’ve got bad data, we don’t have any data2016/02/10
    Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts linked with terrorism, Facebook analysis reveals 3.6 degrees of separation, Toyota to drop the Scion brand.
  16. Boys of Tech 368: A senior network engineer who can also scuba dive2016/02/03
    Microsoft to trial an underwater data centre, Apple is no longer the world's most valuable company.
  17. Boys of Tech 367: Round the bays2016/01/27
    Haptic feedback technology in vehicles, Microsoft's concept app makes it difficult to snooze.
  18. Boys of Tech 366: Journey through the Nevada Desert2016/01/20
    CES booth raided by US marshals and stock confiscated, programming a drone to land autonomously on a moving vehicle, Germany gets Google, Facebook and Twitter to agree on removing hate speech, hackers break fuel discount voucher algorithm.
  19. Boys of Tech 365: We did it2015/12/24
    Facebook ditches Flash for video, mobile browsing to surpass desktop browsing by the end of 2016, technology to prevent truck drivers from falling asleep at the wheel, The Beatles now available from streaming services, Google Play lets you choose one half-price album.
  20. Boys of Tech 364: Only four sleeps to go2015/12/21
    US law requires drone owners to register their drones, draft legislation in California would ban completely autonomous vehicles, TechRadar puts five smartphones to the test, pre-paid duty free orders delivered by robotic arm at Auckland Airport.
  21. Boys of Tech 363: I probably won't be able to ever afford an Audi2015/12/14
    Hoverboards catching fire and exploding, Audi's latest smart headlight technology, Hyperloop Technologies to build a high speed transport prototype, New Zealand broadband prices likely to face an increase.
  22. Boys of Tech 362: Philanthropic adventure2015/12/07
    BBC experiment with personalised movies, Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his Facebook shares, Christmas tree lights could be interfering with your wireless connection, crowdsourcing the hunt for African fossils.
  23. Boys of Tech 361: Waitangi2015/11/30
    Software pirate avoids legal proceedings by creating an anti-piracy video, the Raspberry Pi Zero sells out in less than 24 hours, New Zealand scientists develop stretchy rubber keyboard.
  24. Boys of Tech 360: It was brown initially2015/11/23
    Countries torn over whether to retain leap seconds, the last of the Zune ecosystem has closed, New Zealand firm leading the way with renewable plastics.
  25. Boys of Tech 359: It’s in Japanese2015/11/16
    Police pull over Google self-driving vehicle, new aircraft tracking system to be near real-time, Hyundai's augmented reality owner's manual.
  26. Boys of Tech 358: A very pretty toilet2015/11/09
    Amazon to open a physical store in Seattle, Twitter adopts Facebook terminology, NASA is recruiting astronauts.
  27. Boys of Tech 357: A petrol-powered iPhone2015/11/05
    Researchers develop a new lithium-air battery with energy density comparable to petrol, talking technology in vehicles can be a distraction, Motobot is the Yamaha robot that can autonomously ride an unmodified motorcycle.
  28. Boys of Tech 356: Don't believe everything you see on YouTube2015/11/02
    Google releases YouTube Red, China is to build the world's largest particle accelerator, a comet emitting alcohol equivalent to 500 bottles of wine per second.
  29. Boys of Tech 355: Tim Cook on stage dropping the latest iPhone2015/10/27
    Teenager allegedly hacks into personal email account belonging to CIA director, Nike's self-lacing shoes to go on sale next year, mystery behind Facebook app draining iPhone batteries, Apple's patent to reduce screen breakages, Steve Ballmer only rates Apple and Microsoft when it comes to hardware.
  30. Boys of Tech 354: A wind-off2015/10/19
    Remotely disabling a drone, smart device lets you know when you need to go to the loo, a life-sized caravan made out of Lego, Steve Ballmer buys a 4 per cent stake in Twitter, New York city to trial GPS-based taxi meters.
  31. Boys of Tech 353: Prevented the accident from being prevented2015/10/12
    Man briefly owns the google.com domain name, accidents involving driverless vehicles.
  32. Boys of Tech 352: Take you for a ride2015/10/05
    Robot taxies coming to Japan in 2016, Microsoft releases Skype translator for Windows desktop users, Microsoft responds to Windows 10 spying claims, Twitter considers extending 140 character limit.
  33. Boys of Tech 351: Is a need that no-one knows about actually a need? 2015/09/28
    Richard Dawkins questions Ahmed Mohammed's integrity, Apple Watch saves man's life, Apple has been Rick-rolling us on their website.
  34. Boys of Tech 350: Not-so-interesting things2015/09/21
    Facebook and NASA reach out to teenager whose homemade clock sparked a police callout, secure chip can self-destruct remotely on demand, Facebook to introduce a Dislike button, Apple releases an Android app, Brody Nelson talks to us about Parkable.
  35. Boys of Tech 349: eYes!2015/09/14
    Jeanette Manu and Don Ettles talk to us about their hilarious eYes video that went viral, the SCiO hand-held molecular sensor on Kickstarter, Microsoft presents at Apple's September event.
  36. Boys of Tech 348: Dropped the drop shadow2015/09/07
    Google has revamped its logo, Paypal launches Paypal Me, Uber hires Chrysler hackers.
  37. Boys of Tech 347: Twisters2015/09/01
    Brian Krebs may have a lead on the Ashley Madison hack, high frame rate may well become a standard for cinemas, privacy concerns over Windows 10 parental controls, concerns that actions in Windows 10 trigger network connections to Microsoft servers.
  38. Boys of Tech 346: The number of atoms in the universe2015/08/24
    Bounty placed on Ashley Madison hackers, IPv4 addresses increase in value.
  39. Boys of Tech 345: Haxxed2015/08/17
    Software that judges the quality of your digital photos, Corvette hacked via SMS messages, the Ohm car battery, Google now one of several Alphabet companies.
  40. Boys of Tech 344: The chew cast2015/08/10
    Android flaw exposes fingerprint data, Fiat Chrysler may have known about security risk for over a year, security flaw in Bind has potentially big consequences, privilege escalation flaw discovered in Mac OS X, generating power from shock absorbers, Nico Gerard releases a watch to go with the Apple Watch.
  41. Boys of Tech 343: Jazz fingers2015/08/06
    Microsoft patents new way of unlocking a phone, Microsoft will charge for ad-free version of Solitaire, Kim Dotcom warns against trusting Mega.
  42. Boys of Tech 342: A big signs up2015/08/03
    Stagefright vulnerability puts almost all Android devices at risk, Sydney to get world's first e-ink traffic signs, Windows 10 limits the number of applications reachable via the start menu.
  43. Boys of Tech 341: Spellbound2015/07/27
    Hackers demonstrate ability to hack a vehicle remotely via a mobile phone, the Commodore computer that has been controlling heating for a number of US schools since the 1980s.
  44. Boys of Tech 340: It’s all about the now2015/07/20
    Neil Young pulls music from stream services over quality concerns, archiving every tweet proves difficult for US Library of Congress, keeping your phone charged in an emergency using a candle and water, Mac OS X El Capitan public beta is out, Microsoft unveils Office 2016 for Mac.
  45. Boys of Tech 339: Standard poppable bubble wrap2015/07/06
    Sony denies rumours it will exit the smartphone business, 3D printed flute attains microtonal notes, Casio to introduce its first smartwatch, bubble wrap that cannot be popped, calls to ban the use of smartwatches while driving.
  46. Boys of Tech 338: 30 seconds2015/06/29
    Google introduces undo send feature, code found in Chromium can be used to eavesdrop, the Samsung Safety Truck.
  47. Boys of Tech 337: Autoplague2015/06/22
    Microsoft corrects the myth that people running pirated versions of Windows will receive a free upgrade to Windows 10, Apple's free 30-day music streaming trial upsets artists, autoplay to come to Twitter, global mode connections will no longer be offered following out-of-court settlement.
  48. Boys of Tech 336: Awkward2015/06/15
    The Oculus Rift comes bundled with Xbox controller, computer algorithm to detect influences in paintings, WWDC announcement that Apple Pay to launch in the UK, Apple announces maps for transit, smartphone survives after 1 week in lake.
  49. Boys of Tech 335: Their burning torches and their pitchforks2015/06/08
    The 8-character bug that can brick Skype, Apple makes a stand against data collection, drones used to catch exam cheats, technology and art combine to produce a mirror that shows your reflection in black and white pompoms.
  50. Boys of Tech 334: If the GCSB in New Zealand gave us an operating system2015/06/02
    Woman throws out an Apple 1 computer worth $200,000, Russian government plans to develop its own mobile operating system, mining Twitter data for early warning, Apple rumoured to be announcing a music streaming service, the mystery behind Apple's unmarked vehicles.
  51. Boys of Tech 333: He shed sea2015/05/25
    FBI claims a hacker took control of a commercial flight through onboard entertainment system, LG shows off OLED display 1 mm thick, Southern Cross cable severed.
  52. Boys of Tech 332: A few Microsoftisms2015/05/18
    Microsoft releases Skype real-time language translator, a 3D-printed robot that cracks combination padlocks, updates for Windows 10 on mobile devices will bypass carriers, a metal composite that is lighter than water.
  53. Boys of Tech 331: Quick, send Brett an email2015/05/11
    Wire For Web allows for audio and video communications through a Web browser, Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows, makers of the original Snake game for Nokia phones to release Snake Rewind for smartphones, a mystery that baffled astronomers for 17 years is finally solved.
  54. Boys of Tech 330: Thankfully it gave me the correct gender2015/05/04
    Microsoft's How-old website predicts your age and gender, the Hatnote project that turns Wikipedia edits into sound.
  55. Boys of Tech 329: Drone hunting2015/04/28
    Swiss Post to trial drone deliveries, Oracle Academy and Raspberry Pi Foundation to give away 1000 Raspberry Pi units to schools, calculating the amount of paper and trees it would take to print the entire Internet.
  56. Boys of Tech 328: Digital acrobatics2015/04/20
    The NailO mini trackpad that fits on your fingernail, rogue Google Maps entry shows a snowboarding shop on top of the White House, New Zealand content distributors put pressure on local ISPs to pull the plug on global mode connections.
  57. Boys of Tech 327: Whatever you’re supposed to count before they hatch2015/04/14
    LG states Apple will release an 8K iMac later this year, Netflix's new terms and conditions allow them to cancel services to VPN users, Microsoft may make Windows open source, the Samsung S6 Edge bends as easily as the iPhone 6 Plus.
  58. Boys of Tech 326: The shuffler2015/04/07
    A home-built camera based on Game Boy parts, playing Pacman in Google Maps, Lightbox announces a price drop.
  59. Boys of Tech 325: It’s like being kind of pregnant2015/03/31
    Rumour that Samsung wants to buy AMD, Ford introduces an automatic speed-limiting feature in the SMAX, 2degrees Mobile buys Snap.
  60. Boys of Tech 324: Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm, done!2015/03/23
    New Zealand man Lance Abernethy 3D prints the world's smallest cordless drill, Netflix launches in New Zealand this week.
  61. Boys of Tech 323: A strange non-chaotic attractor2015/03/18
    Kaspersky uncovers hacking group thought to be affiliated with the NSA, stars whose brightnesses pulse to the golden ratio, lawsuit claims automobile manufacturers failed to guard against hackers.
  62. Boys of Tech 322: I feel like I'm talking behind his back2015/03/13
    Microsoft Office 365 is a long way ahead of Google Docs, vulnerable third-party software on Lenovo laptops, a hardware vulnerability in DRAM.
  63. Boys of Tech 321: A laptop is a laptop2015/03/11
    Apple announces HBO Now will be available through Apple TV, Apple announces the Apple Watch, Apple's new Macbook, Apple fixes FREAK bug in iOS, Apple TV and Mac OS X, Windows was also susceptible to FREAK bug, Kiwi startup Notable receives angel investment.
  64. Boys of Tech 320: I have no idea where reality exists anymore2015/03/03
    Google takes Street View to the Amazon, flaw in HTTPS in Android, Mac OS X and iOS, Bill Gates tops the Forbes rich list, Vodafone partners with Netflix for New Zealand launch.
  65. Boys of Tech 319: Complacent2015/02/24
    Video games pubs are taking off in the United Kingdom following their success in France, Google tries to revive Google Wallet to compete with Apple Pay, how Google and Microsoft have swapped places.
  66. Boys of Tech 318: An indian accent speaking French2015/02/20
    Russian hacking ring steals over $1 billion from banks across 30 countries, Swiss researchers develop contact lenses with zoom function, rumours that Apple is working on a car.
  67. Boys of Tech 317: I'm not a good use case for using the cloud2015/02/17
    HP's new smart mat, iWork in the cloud now available to everyone, Vodafone's Auckland call centre affected by severed fibre.
  68. Boys of Tech 316: Thanks for not going to the media2015/02/10
    Microsoft Hololens, privacy concerns over Samsung TVs, New Zealand hacker avoids conviction over university cyber-attack.
  69. Boys of Tech 315: Mashed potatoes with butter, garlic and chives2015/02/02
    Bill Gates voices concerns about artificial intelligence, Tweetbot removed from App Store as account limit reached, YouTube now defaults to HTML 5 video, Marcus Sullivan and Edwin Hermann talk about the launch of iRequireIT.
  70. Boys of Tech 314: There's nothing like writing on paper than paper2015/01/26
    App industry worth more than box office sales, the HP Pro Slate 8 allows you to digitise paper notes, the most popular passwords of 2014.
  71. Boys of Tech 313: The sun is a circle2015/01/20
    Google stops selling Google Glass Explorer Edition, HDR is the next big thing for televisions, Uber Group in Whangarei shares same trade mark with Uber ride sharing service.
  72. Boys of Tech 312: Anything's better at this stage than Internet Explorer2015/01/12
    BMW shows off smart car at CES 2015, Mercedes-Benz shows off smart car at CES 2015, the Rollkers walking skates are shown at CES 2015, Apple plans to widen iOS pre-release testing, the desktop market is starting to show a resurgence, Microsoft's Spartan browser, Apple files a patent application for flexible devices.
  73. Boys of Tech 311: Me parallel parking is a fairly high hazard on the road2014/12/29
    The year 2038 problem, Jaguar introduces technology to see through pillars, NASA emails spanner schematics to be 3D printed in space.
  74. Boys of Tech 310: Combine 3D printing with record players2014/12/22
    New Zealand animation teacher Oana Jones produces a 3D-printed record player, BMW's remote-initiated self-parking car, ICANN hacked and credentials obtained.
  75. Boys of Tech 309: I'll buy you a cheeseburger2014/12/15
    The wristband that lets you throw fireballs, Facebook pondering over demand for "dislike" button, Minecraft now available on Windows Phone, new FAA rules governing civilian and commercial drone use.
  76. Boys of Tech 308: Serves you right for not being human2014/12/11
    Google aims to simplify captchas, the Skype alternative called Wire, Microsoft closes the door on ClipArt.
  77. Boys of Tech 307: Don't make me star-triple-five you2014/12/08
    Gangnam Style video breaks YouTube's view counter, Scouts keeps up with technology by offering badges for computer and Internet skills, the Yotaphone 2 is announced.
  78. Boys of Tech 306: Take that, Canada!2014/12/01
    Samsung develops eye-tracking mouse for people with disabilities, all eyes on Apple as its deal with Google to provide default search services comes to an end, Denmark is the world's most connected country.
  79. Boys of Tech 305: The other difference being that Bing is a load of rubbish2014/11/24
    Samsung to release a flexible display, apps with in-app purchases no longer labelled as "free" by Apple, the EU considers rules that would require Google to split, Netflix to launch in New Zealand and Australia.
  80. Boys of Tech 304: A barbecast2014/11/17
    Microsoft plans to launch Skype for Web, Microsoft plans to open source .Net, Microsoft fixes security bug dating back almost 20 years, flip phones are making a comeback.
  81. Boys of Tech 303: Can you have the Hoff in a vacuum?2014/11/10
    Wi-Fi Passpoint makes Internet access easier and more affordable, astronauts put a GoPro inside a water bubble, David Hasselhoff tries a self-driving car, Wirelurker malware affects Mac OS X and iOS.
  82. Boys of Tech 302: The sacrifice of our soul2014/11/03
    Software discrimination, Microsoft shows real-time speech translator feature in Skype, tablet market share, rumours Apple may top producing iPad mini, Taylor Swift shuns Spotify.
  83. Boys of Tech 301: I can send my wife an HD heart2014/10/28
    Concept hover-board launched on Kickstarter, Onyx produces a prototype e-ink smart watch, new doodle feature for Windows Phone Skype, why Facebook does not have a disklike button.
  84. Boys of Tech 300: It's road trip2014/10/20
    Man diagnosed with Internet addiction, Google Street View mounts camera on camel to cover Liwa Oasis, Apple releases Mac OS X Yosemite, new battery technology promises faster charging and longer battery lifespan, man labelled as creator of Bitcoin is to sue magazine that made the claim, a slip-up during demo at Apple event.
  85. Boys of Tech 299: Lollipops and unicorns2014/10/13
    Microsoft announces Windows 10, Spanish comedy club uses technology to charge on a pay-per-laugh basis, Windows 95 running on a smart watch.
  86. Boys of Tech 298: Going from one fire to another2014/10/06
    Social network Ello none of users hate about Facebook, Paypal starts accepting Bitcoin currency, FBI expresses concern at Apple and Google's smartphone encryption plans, iPhone 6 users having trouble pairing their phones with cars.
  87. Boys of Tech 297: An iBrick2014/09/29
    Shellshock bug leaves many systems vulnerabe, Apple knew of iCloud security hole in March 2014, Apple issues iOS 8.0.2 update, NetGuide criticised over their booth at Digital Nationz.
  88. Boys of Tech 296: A person who RTFMs2014/09/22
    Apple creates web page to remove U2's Songs of Innocence album from iTunes account, in-home security camera streams being intercepted.
  89. Boys of Tech 295: Wrong Giant2014/09/15
    Apple announces the Apple Watch, Apple announces the iPhone 6, Apple announces a new payment solution, all iTunes users gifted U2's latest album, Microsoft expresses interest in buying Mojang, McDonalds to trial ordering via tablet.
  90. Boys of Tech 294: Mexico are known for their online tipping2014/09/08
    YouTube introduces a feature that allows viewers to leave tips, iTunes Festival throughout September 2014, game development competition Pixel Jam to be held at Victoria University of Wellington.
  91. Boys of Tech 293: A poor old lady on a Zimmer frame2014/09/03
    The AirWHeel Q3 electric unicycle is not always practical, Microsoft cuts its database as a service pricing, Twitter's plans to introduce in-tweet purchases, private celebrity photos stolen from iCloud accounts.
  92. Boys of Tech 292: If you want to see this really cool thing, don’t skip2014/08/25
    California bans Google's self-drive cars until manual controls are added, rumours of Windows 9 announcement, SoundCloud to introduce ads for the first time ever, rumours about the iPhone 6.
  93. Boys of Tech 291: Not quite a googol2014/08/20
    Inventor of pop-up adds says he's sorry, major websites unreachable as the Internet reaches tipping point.
  94. Boys of Tech 290: If you didn't buy the drink yourself be wary of it2014/08/11
    Russian hacker group steals hundreds of millions of credentials, Mozilla accidentally publishes thousands of credentials, boy drains pond to retrieve is iPhone.
  95. Boys of Tech 289: A chimpanzee on a Segway2014/08/04
    Microsoft's Chinese offices visited by government officials, Flappy Bird multiplayer, Twitter feature to help users decipher hashtags.
  96. Boys of Tech 288: Cane toads2014/07/28
    Japan keen to host a robot olympics, Bose sues over Beats noise-cancelling technology, Quickflix welcomes competition from Netflix in Australia, the Domain Name Commission releases more information about plans to introduce second level registrations.
  97. Boys of Tech 287: Robin Thicke2014/07/21
    Apple partners with IBM to focus on Apple solutions in the enterprise market, Microsoft cancels Android for Nokia project, Google security boss says antivirus for Android is a waste of time.
  98. Boys of Tech 286: An iPhone sieve2014/07/14
    Alcatel-Lucent achieves 10 Gbps over copper, a late Y2K bug surfaces, iPhone lost in the US found in Japan, study finds QR codes still popular.
  99. Boys of Tech 285: It's delusional2014/07/10
    Chrome plug-in mimics Facebook's news feed experiment, patent filed by Apple hints at location-based security policy.
  100. Boys of Tech 284: It’s all about the mix tape2014/07/07
    The Walkman turns 35, Facebook's social experiment, playing Tetris on a t-shirt, Slingshot opens up Netflix to New Zealand customers.
  101. Boys of Tech 283: Drive them to a police station2014/06/30
    Amazon wants to print on demand, Google's latest driverless car, the Cruise RP-1 transforms regular Audis into driverless cars, rumours that Windows 9 may be free for some users.
  102. Boys of Tech 282: It's not over until the fat lady sings2014/06/23
    Windows Phone 8.1 will introduce a remote wipe feature, Facebook experiences one of its longest outages, Samsung reportedly showing an interest in the virtual reality market.
  103. Boys of Tech 281: Chernobyl mutants may have them up to five2014/06/16
    DuckDuckGo search engine fills niche that Google doesn't, Cortana may be ported to iOS and Android, Amazon to launch a music subscription service, the first chat bot to pass the Turing Test.
  104. Boys of Tech 280: But the Zune’s much better2014/06/09
    Apple announces new MacOS X and iOS features at WWDC, iOS 8 to scan your credit card via the camera, new smart loos at Heathrow Airport, people who choose Bing as their default search engine, the CIA is now on Twitter and Facebook.
  105. Boys of Tech 279: Esperanto2014/06/03
    Apple buys Beats Electronics, Microsoft to introduce real-time translation for Skype voice calls.
  106. Boys of Tech 278: This conversation's too difficult for me2014/05/26
    Millions of customer records stolen after eBay was hacked, IBM and Fujifilm produce high-capacity data tape, Apple's response to the iMessage bug.
  107. Boys of Tech 277: TLDR2014/05/20
    Apple is sued over an iMessage bug, the debate about net neutrality.
  108. Boys of Tech 276: Government drones can be sent to the wrong address2014/05/12
    UPS accidentally delivers US government drone to a college student, Amazon ranked high in the 15th annual Harris poll, Whangarei is New Zealand's first fibre city.
  109. Boys of Tech 275: Rotoscoping2014/05/08
    Skype introduces free group video calling, almost all new mobile security threats target one operating system.
  110. Boys of Tech 274: The pet food competition2014/05/05
    Twitter introduces a mute feature, Google Now feature helps you find your car, jury rules that Samsung infringed on Apple's patents.
  111. Boys of Tech 273: Lump it or leave it2014/04/28
  112. Boys of Tech 272: A red herring2014/04/22
  113. Boys of Tech 271: The realm of believability2014/04/14
  114. Boys of Tech 270: First game of Flappy Bird on a building2014/04/10
  115. Boys of Tech 269: A long-distance turn-offable device2014/04/07
  116. Boys of Tech 268: Selfish caring2014/03/31
  117. Boys of Tech 267: 4 + 1 = 52014/03/25
  118. Boys of Tech 266: Beer and servers don’t mix2014/03/18
  119. Boys of Tech 265: Your patching does not belong in my server room2014/03/10
  120. Boys of Tech 264: Asus's2014/03/06
  121. Boys of Tech 263: Spreepark2014/02/24
  122. Boys of Tech 262: Common sense has prevailed2014/02/20
  123. Boys of Tech 261: A different kind of Slip 'n Slide2014/02/17
  124. Boys of Tech 260: A new shipment of Oopma-Loompas2014/02/10
  125. Boys of Tech 259: Flap-by-nighter2014/02/04
  126. Boys of Tech 258: Inappropriate technology in inappropriate places.2014/01/30
  127. Boys of Tech 257: From the bottom of my heart I salute you2014/01/27
  128. Boys of Tech 256: Innovativity2014/01/20
  129. Boys of Tech 255: It looks like a vacuum cleaner2014/01/13
  130. Boys of Tech 254: Erasing someone else's computer2014/01/06
  131. Boys of Tech 253: I’m a meth-cooking terrorist2013/12/23
  132. Boys of Tech 252: Saturday2013/12/16
  133. Boys of Tech 251: Sorry Justin but they didn’t want you2013/12/12
  134. Boys of Tech 250: It pays to pay by paypal2013/12/09
  135. Boys of Tech 249: IRC was the original social media2013/12/02
  136. Boys of Tech 248: A thorn in AOL's side2013/11/25
  137. Boys of Tech 247: Edwin has consumed three eggs today2013/11/21
  138. Boys of Tech 246: The true pigeon experience2013/11/18
  139. Boys of Tech 245: They're not ordering pies, they're ordering pizzas2013/11/14
  140. Boys of Tech 244: Maybe she's a spy and that's her cover2013/11/11
  141. Boys of Tech 243: Half man half machine robot overlords2013/11/07
  142. Boys of Tech 242: The moment it's been bladdered2013/11/04
  143. Boys of Tech 241: From tiger to dragon's claw2013/11/01
  144. Boys of Tech 240: Regularly irregular2013/10/29
  145. Boys of Tech 239: Dumbwatch2013/10/21
  146. Boys of Tech 238: The BECM2013/10/14
  147. Boys of Tech 237: A large yorkshire pudding2013/10/10
  148. Boys of Tech 236: Attentivity2013/10/07
  149. Boys of Tech 235: Pink was originally a boy's colour2013/10/04
  150. Boys of Tech 234: Blackboard2013/09/23
  151. Boys of Tech 233: I have a curved television2013/09/19
  152. Boys of Tech 232: Blurred Lines2013/09/16
  153. Boys of Tech 231: It's the best way to have a goat2013/09/09
  154. Boys of Tech 230: It's not a party without helium2013/09/05
  155. Boys of Tech 229: Roof engine cars2013/09/02
  156. Boys of Tech 228: Slime mould hunting2013/08/29
  157. Boys of Tech 227: Stephen Merchant meets Carly Rae Jepsen2013/08/26
  158. Boys of Tech 226: You cannot really cue tapes2013/08/19
  159. Boys of Tech 225: It fell overboard on a boat or something2013/08/12
  160. Boys of Tech 224: That's a heck of a lot of cables2013/08/05
  161. Boys of Tech 223: $92,233,720,368,547,8002013/07/29
  162. Boys of Tech 222: We're shaking here2013/07/22
  163. Boys of Tech 221: A device that measures your vanity2013/07/15
  164. Boys of Tech 220: Productionise2013/07/08
  165. Boys of Tech 219: Paypal the payment platform2013/07/02
  166. Boys of Tech 218: Hollywood never lies2013/06/24
  167. Boys of Tech 217: Live from the Southern Cross Bar2013/06/17
  168. Boys of Tech 216: A fantastic job of being Brett2013/06/10
  169. Boys of Tech 215: Videotapes2013/06/03
  170. Boys of Tech 214: There's a little bit of OCD in that2013/05/27
  171. Boys of Tech 213: Jackson's Purple2013/05/16
  172. Boys of Tech 212: If you noticed my dancing skills on Friday night2013/05/06
  173. Boys of Tech 211: When you're driving you should be driving2013/04/29
  174. Boys of Tech 210: Not enough time for us to solve the world's problems2013/04/22
  175. Boys of Tech 209: Deal With It2013/04/15
  176. Boys of Tech 208: Goat curry2013/04/08
  177. Boys of Tech 207: The unnoticed episode2013/04/02
  178. Boys of Tech 206: We've all got friends who pirate music2013/03/25
  179. Boys of Tech 205: An ad-blocker blocker to block ad-blockers2013/03/18
  180. Boys of Tech 204: The smartphone users that aren't smartphone savvy2013/03/11
  181. Boys of Tech 203: They don't have urinals in there2013/03/04
  182. Boys of Tech 202: I'm going to talk about it but I'm not going to talk about it2013/02/25
  183. Boys of Tech 201: I think I just used up our entire PG rating2013/02/18
  184. Boys of Tech 200: Sealand is an oil rig2013/02/11
  185. Boys of Tech 199: HTMive2013/01/31
  186. Boys of Tech 198: The storm in a teacup over a donkey2013/01/21
  187. Boys of Tech 197: Tabletiness2013/01/14
  188. Boys of Tech 196: Does underwear count as one layer?2012/12/17
  189. Boys of Tech 195: Example.com2012/12/10
  190. Boys of Tech 194: Gangnam Style dance-offs2012/12/03
  191. Boys of Tech 193: Adelaide2012/11/26
  192. Boys of Tech 192: N-1-A-A-K N-1-A-A-K2012/11/19
  193. Boys of Tech 191: Armified but not Metrofied2012/11/12
  194. Boys of Tech 190: It's hard to tell, it's Kim Dotcom2012/11/05
  195. Boys of Tech 189: We too2012/10/29
  196. Boys of Tech 188: This is not a philosophical podcast2012/10/15
  197. Boys of Tech 187: The plane would kinda be like a browser2012/10/08
  198. Boys of Tech 186: Four point two times ten to the power of thirty2012/10/01
  199. Boys of Tech 185: I kinda cyber-stalk my guests2012/09/24
  200. Boys of Tech 184: Antidote to sugar2012/09/17
  201. Boys of Tech 183: Ed's making it up2012/09/10
  202. Boys of Tech 182: You're faking it2012/09/03
  203. Boys of Tech 181: Peak Apple2012/08/27
  204. Boys of Tech 180: The chocolate to nut ratio2012/08/20
  205. Boys of Tech 179: My ranting is educational2012/08/13
  206. Boys of Tech 178: Better is better than worse2012/08/06
  207. Boys of Tech 177: There's a bathroom on the right2012/07/30
  208. Boys of Tech 176: A mixed-mode guy2012/07/23
  209. Boys of Tech 175: Mr. President2012/07/16
  210. Boys of Tech 174: Think before you post2012/07/09
  211. Boys of Tech 173: Dragging me out to eat cheese2012/07/02
  212. Boys of Tech 172: A series of tubes2012/06/25
  213. Boys of Tech 171: Get over it2012/06/18
  214. Boys of Tech 170: It's the putting right that counts2012/06/11
  215. Boys of Tech 169: Appsolutely2012/06/05
  216. Boys of Tech 168: Their marketing guys saw the Facebook movie2012/05/28
  217. Boys of Tech 167: A cat fountain2012/05/21
  218. Boys of Tech 166: Maybe Linux will finally get some decent market share2012/05/14
  219. Boys of Tech 165: Vista made it even more stunning2012/05/07
  220. Boys of Tech 164: If you leave Manhattan you'll have to live in America2012/04/30
  221. Boys of Tech 163: Four inches2012/04/23
  222. Boys of Tech 162: They forked it2012/04/16
  223. Boys of Tech 161: Pull up! Pull up!2012/04/10
  224. Boys of Tech 160: Rigidity2012/04/02
  225. Boys of Tech 159: Doing a Google2012/03/26
  226. Boys of Tech 158: I'd probably be hanged2012/03/19
  227. Boys of Tech 157: The kids do not want to see what's up grandma's nose2012/03/12
  228. Boys of Tech 156: They don't drive them like they used to2012/03/05
  229. Boys of Tech 155: Soylent White2012/02/27
  230. Boys of Tech 154: I think they've finally found a use for 3D technology2012/02/20
  231. Boys of Tech 153: Ridiculous2012/02/13
  232. Boys of Tech 152: So you're not going to get your mansion raided2012/02/07
  233. Boys of Tech 151: It's madness2012/01/30
  234. Boys of Tech 150: I wanted to be MacGyver2012/01/23
  235. Boys of Tech 149: A perfect storm of circumstance2012/01/16
  236. Boys of Tech 148: The real Mark Zuckerberg2011/12/26
  237. Boys of Tech 147: Sorted2011/12/19
  238. Boys of Tech 146: Just desserts2011/12/12
  239. Boys of Tech 145: Let's trick them into washing their hands2011/12/05
  240. Boys of Tech 144: Penguins are loud fornicators2011/11/28
  241. Boys of Tech 143: The who2011/11/21
  242. Boys of Tech 142: The BIOS battery ran out2011/11/14
  243. Boys of Tech 141: The people that work there are all full of...2011/11/07
  244. Boys of Tech 140: All your DNS are belong to us2011/10/31
  245. Boys of Tech 139: Double trouble2011/10/24
  246. Boys of Tech 138: Why you'd want to talk for eight hours I have no idea2011/10/16
  247. Boys of Tech 137: Steve Jobs 1955-20112011/10/10
  248. Boys of Tech 136: Others prefer to wear tin foil hats2011/10/03
  249. Boys of Tech 135: Not as buggy as Mac OS X Lion2011/09/26
  250. Boys of Tech 134: The two lamest ducks in the pond2011/09/19
  251. Boys of Tech 133: Hybrid helicopter airplane2011/09/12
  252. Boys of Tech 132: The original flavour of Google2011/09/05
  253. Boys of Tech 131: Bursting with fruit flavour2011/08/29
  254. Boys of Tech 130: Banana split2011/08/22
  255. Boys of Tech 129: Twitchers2011/08/15
  256. Boys of Tech 128: Copylite raw2011/08/08
  257. Boys of Tech 127: Off the back of a Foxconn truck2011/08/01
  258. Boys of Tech 126: Pretty wasteland2011/07/25
  259. Boys of Tech 125: I was made to go on Facebook2011/07/18
  260. Boys of Tech 124: Let's be generous and call it a bug2011/07/11
  261. Boys of Tech 123: Agnosticness2011/07/04
  262. Boys of Tech 122: There's no better place than Brisbane2011/06/27
  263. Boys of Tech 121: Hoverboards2011/06/20
  264. Boys of Tech 120: Judder bars2011/06/13
  265. Boys of Tech 119: Two firsts in two episodes2011/06/07
  266. Boys of Tech 118: The law show2011/05/30
  267. Boys of Tech 117: Great co-op2011/05/23
  268. Boys of Tech 116: Smoke and mirrors2011/05/16
  269. Boys of Tech 115: Something more wrong2011/05/09
  270. Boys of Tech 114: I hate buffering2011/05/02
  271. Boys of Tech 113: Some very single man2011/04/25
  272. Boys of Tech 112: Some weird chip configuration2011/04/18
  273. Boys of Tech 111: A genuine fake2011/04/11
  274. Boys of Tech 110: Robots which sit in cars drinking beer2011/04/04
  275. Boys of Tech 109: Virusness2011/03/28
  276. Boys of Tech 108: Handing over cash to some guys in a garage2011/03/21
  277. Boys of Tech 107: The perpetual homework machine2011/03/14
  278. Boys of Tech 106: Does the Queen own a mobile phone?2011/03/07
  279. Boys of Tech 105: Kids with Segways2011/02/28
  280. Boys of Tech 104: Detroit2011/02/21
  281. Boys of Tech 103: Back in the bathroom2011/02/14
  282. Boys of Tech 102: The Julian Assange unplugged show2011/02/07
  283. Boys of Tech 101: A really bad illegal criminal crime2011/01/31
  284. Boys of Tech 100: The safest deodorant can in all of New Zealand2011/01/24
  285. Boys of Tech 099: There's a shark in the street2011/01/17
  286. Boys of Tech 098: A gattling chalk-firing gun2011/01/10
  287. Boys of Tech 097: It's a bit like cooking2010/12/20
  288. Boys of Tech 096: This week in Wikileaks2010/12/13
  289. Boys of Tech 096: Wikigoodness2010/12/06
  290. Boys of Tech 094: Biodegradable retaining walls2010/11/29
  291. Boys of Tech 093: A full page ad that takes up the whole page2010/11/22
  292. Boys of Tech 092: He'll be throwing old bananas at me2010/11/15
  293. Boys of Tech 091: Daylight savings not supported2010/11/08
  294. Boys of Tech 090: The Sultan of Brunei, he'd have a nice big lounge2010/11/01
  295. Boys of Tech 089: Geeky epicness2010/10/26
  296. Boys of Tech 088: Are you sure you don't want a coffee right now?2010/10/18
  297. Boys of Tech 087: All part of a bigger picture2010/10/11
  298. Boys of Tech 086: The iPlay2010/10/04
  299. Boys of Tech 085: The big red button2010/09/27
  300. Boys of Tech 084: That is why the Internet is square2010/09/20
  301. Boys of Tech 083: Eaten by wild ducks2010/09/13
  302. Boys of Tech 082: The armed technological octopus2010/09/06
  303. Boys of Tech 081: Big is good2010/08/30
  304. Boys of Tech 080: Bigger tubes2010/08/23
  305. Boys of Tech 079: Non-dead2010/08/16
  306. Boys of Tech 078: 3.141592653589793238462010/08/09
  307. Boys of Tech 077: Film street2010/08/02
  308. Boys of Tech 076: One ginormous vice2010/07/26
  309. Boys of Tech 075: Sources other than fingers may be used2010/07/20
  310. Boys of Tech 074: The Internet is over2010/07/14
  311. Boys of Tech 073: A stunning discovery2010/07/07
  312. Boys of Tech 072: Silicone gel iPhone gloves2010/06/29
  313. Boys of Tech 071: Civilised Unionised2010/06/22
  314. Boys of Tech 070: Stop me if you've already seen this2010/06/16
  315. Boys of Tech 069: I bet you haven't tried three dehumidifiers in one day2010/06/08
  316. Boys of Tech 068: You're swearing at me2010/05/31
  317. Boys of Tech 067: Liquids are far more solid than people think2010/05/24
  318. Boys of Tech 066: Just as well dictionaries are online now2010/05/17
  319. Boys of Tech 065: Anything's good most of the time2010/05/10
  320. Boys of Tech 064: No one reads EULAs2010/05/03
  321. Boys of Tech 063: An OD filter2010/04/26
  322. Boys of Tech 062: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder2010/04/19
  323. Boys of Tech 061: Women don't seem to lose keys2010/04/12
  324. Boys of Tech 060: You can't trust anything2010/04/06
  325. Boys of Tech 059: Travel trailers2010/03/29
  326. Boys of Tech 058: Sichuan peppercorn2010/03/22
  327. Boys of Tech 057: The World Wide Web is basically square2010/03/15
  328. Boys of Tech 056: If you happen to be unconscious listening to us2010/03/08
  329. Boys of Tech 055: How quickly can you say XT?2010/03/01
  330. Boys of Tech 054: Buzz didn't really have a ball to start with2010/02/22
  331. Boys of Tech 053: Developers developers developers2010/02/15
  332. Boys of Tech 052: Patching while driving2010/02/08
  333. Boys of Tech 051: The iPod Maxi2010/02/01
  334. Boys of Tech 050: When you see a handle you expect to pull2010/01/25
  335. Boys of Tech 049: The Google episode2010/01/19
  336. Boys of Tech 048: Like a bull out of a gate2009/12/21
  337. Boys of Tech 047: Food for thought2009/12/14
  338. Boys of Tech 046: We've put a rocket into space2009/12/07
  339. Boys of Tech 045: Hello NSA2009/11/30
  340. Boys of Tech 044: They are going to be tweets2009/11/23
  341. Boys of Tech 043: Going2009/11/16
  342. Boys of Tech 042: Psychoacoustic simulations2009/11/09
  343. Boys of Tech 041: Lo2009/11/02
  344. Boys of Tech 040: Cloud computing is like a cloud2009/10/26
  345. Boys of Tech 039: Competitive podcasting2009/10/19
  346. Boys of Tech 038: Where's my caps lock key?2009/10/12
  347. Boys of Tech 037: Nothing's going to happen in 20122009/10/05
  348. Boys of Tech 036: Certified standards non-compliant2009/09/28
  349. Boys of Tech 035: The Internet is full of memes2009/09/21
  350. Boys of Tech 034: Just not in the bathroom2009/09/14
  351. Boys of Tech 033: New HDTV inside2009/09/07
  352. Boys of Tech 032: Giant teddy bear robots2009/08/31
  353. Boys of Tech 031: Rocket packs and flying cars2009/08/24
  354. Boys of Tech 030: Carnivorous tables and insect-eating clocks2009/08/17
  355. Boys of Tech 029: Just don't ribbon Facebook2009/08/10
  356. Boys of Tech 028: Microhoo2009/08/03
  357. Boys of Tech 027: They're not exciting, but you kinda need them2009/07/27
  358. Boys of Tech 026: Googlised2009/07/20
  359. Boys of Tech 025: You never know which ones are full of nuts2009/07/13
  360. Boys of Tech 024: Chalk is cheap2009/07/06
  361. Boys of Tech 023: The Eiffel Tower2009/06/29
  362. Boys of Tech 022: These are our mountains2009/06/22
  363. Boys of Tech 021: Leave my Twitter alone2009/06/15
  364. Boys of Tech 020: Earthquake2009/06/07
  365. Boys of Tech 019: An air of coolness2009/06/02
  366. Boys of Tech 018: It's not a search engine2009/05/25
  367. Boys of Tech 017: It must be true - I read it on the Internet2009/05/18
  368. Boys of Tech 016: The grass is greener at Yahoo2009/05/11
  369. Boys of Tech 015: Pest control2009/05/04
  370. Boys of Tech 014: Never shake a baby2009/04/27
  371. Boys of Tech 013: We can't pay and we wouldn't pay2009/04/20
  372. Boys of Tech 012: You cannot patch people2009/04/14
  373. Boys of Tech 011: HADOPI2009/04/06
  374. Boys of Tech 010: Keep your greasy pizza fingers off my screen2009/03/30
  375. Boys of Tech 009: The first rule about the list is that there is no list2009/03/23
  376. Boys of Tech 008: Gazelle2009/03/16
  377. Boys of Tech 007: The next train is at 3:302009/03/09
  378. Boys of Tech 006: Please give us back our money2009/03/02
  379. Boys of Tech 005: Donkeys and their contribution to society2009/02/23
  380. Boys of Tech 004: The Boy of Tech2009/02/16
  381. Boys of Tech 003: Only a bit annoying2009/02/09
  382. Boys of Tech 002: Zombies ahead! Run for your lives!2009/02/02
  383. Boys of Tech 001: The S92A saga begins2009/01/26
Boys of Tech
http://boysoftech.com
New Zealand's longest running tech podcast. An engaging and entertaining round-table discussion on the latest technology news from around the world hosted by Edwin Hermann and a selection of other regular panelists. Informative and sometimes provocative, this show is sure to provide new insights and make you think. A section of the show focuses on technology news from New Zealand.