Boys of Tech
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 383
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2016
Boys of Tech 343: Jazz fingers
Microsoft patents new way of unlocking a phone, Microsoft will charge for ad-free version of Solitaire, Kim Dotcom warns against trusting Mega.
00:14:20 |
Wed 05 Aug 2015
Boys of Tech 342: A big signs up
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.
00:20:50 |
Sun 02 Aug 2015
Boys of Tech 341: Spellbound
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.
00:26:25 |
Sun 26 Jul 2015
Boys of Tech 340: It’s all about the now
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 wat…
00:24:03 |
Sun 19 Jul 2015
Boys of Tech 339: Standard poppable bubble wrap
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 o…
00:10:52 |
Sun 05 Jul 2015
Boys of Tech 338: 30 seconds
Google introduces undo send feature, code found in Chromium can be used to eavesdrop, the Samsung Safety Truck.
00:30:32 |
Sun 28 Jun 2015
Boys of Tech 337: Autoplague
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 Tw…
00:12:00 |
Sun 21 Jun 2015
Boys of Tech 336: Awkward
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, smart…
00:26:07 |
Sun 14 Jun 2015
Boys of Tech 335: Their burning torches and their pitchforks
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 b…
00:26:23 |
Sun 07 Jun 2015
Boys of Tech 334: If the GCSB in New Zealand gave us an operating system
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 musi…
00:26:40 |
Mon 01 Jun 2015
Boys of Tech 333: He shed sea
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.
00:27:34 |
Sun 24 May 2015
Boys of Tech 332: A few Microsoftisms
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 l…
00:21:24 |
Sun 17 May 2015
Boys of Tech 331: Quick, send Brett an email
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 Rewin…
00:18:41 |
Sun 10 May 2015
Boys of Tech 330: Thankfully it gave me the correct gender
Microsoft's How-old website predicts your age and gender, the Hatnote project that turns Wikipedia edits into sound.
00:06:57 |
Sun 03 May 2015
Boys of Tech 329: Drone hunting
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 …
00:15:36 |
Mon 27 Apr 2015
Boys of Tech 328: Digital acrobatics
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 …
00:44:12 |
Sun 19 Apr 2015
Boys of Tech 327: Whatever you’re supposed to count before they hatch
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 ben…
00:24:35 |
Mon 13 Apr 2015
Boys of Tech 326: The shuffler
A home-built camera based on Game Boy parts, playing Pacman in Google Maps, Lightbox announces a price drop.
00:16:23 |
Mon 06 Apr 2015
Boys of Tech 325: It’s like being kind of pregnant
Rumour that Samsung wants to buy AMD, Ford introduces an automatic speed-limiting feature in the SMAX, 2degrees Mobile buys Snap.
00:21:43 |
Mon 30 Mar 2015
Boys of Tech 324: Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm, done!
New Zealand man Lance Abernethy 3D prints the world's smallest cordless drill, Netflix launches in New Zealand this week.
00:12:42 |
Sun 22 Mar 2015
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