The Tech Addicts Podcast

Gareth and Ted are back for another run of Tech Addicts Podcasts. This week ChatGPT round your neck, A portable Hi-Fi, the iPhone Fold, Anker earbuds that power your phone, Acer’s dazzling array of new devices, Redmagic making a 9 inch tablet and the MSI Claw portable gaming system. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss  iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions The MeWe Group member cry in unison “it has been too long” 😐 “I literally cannot wait!” “It’s 1st June - I think I just let out a little wee.” “Delighted... That felt like an eternity” News Anker's new earbuds have a case that doubles as a phone battery pack – and, unsurprisingly, giant battery life for the buds - £79.99 at AmazonUK “Have hi-fi system, will travel” with Pro-Ject’s Travel Set Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s ChatGPT device is probably going to look like an iPod Shuffle you can wear around your neck - report reveals more about the hyped AI hardware Apple + Amazon to be working on a foldable-screen laptop Acer reveals a ton of new hardware for gamers, content creators, and AI fans alike MSI announces new Claw models with Intel and AMD chips Redmagic's 9-inch OLED Android tablet reportedly has a huge battery Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant It’s been forever… What new tech are you rocking? Ted: Sony Xperia 1 Mk VI  Ulanzi ST-27 Phone Tripod Adapter  Sony RMT-P1BT Remote Control  Slik Mini Pro DQ2. Gareth: Blurams  Reolink WiFi Camera Outdoor Lumus  Reolink Home Hub Ted: Majority Folio  Audio-Technica AT3600L Gareth: The Spectrum Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Poco X7 Pro 512GB/12GB, 6000mAh, IP6/8 - £269 from £345 - Specs Greadio Portable DAB/DAB+/FM Solar Radio - £50 with 10% off voucher (£45) Anker 25,000mAh Power Bank with 165W charging - with retractable cable - £69 from £89 Amazon Basics 24-inch Gaming Monitor - £66.52 Soundcore C30i - £42 from £59 (with voucher) Beats Pill - £69.00 Ulanzi ST-27 Phone Tripod adapter - £30.59 from £36 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

The last Tech Addicts Podcast of June and returning in August. This week Samsung Unpacked 2025, Ted'd home Hi-Fi, a casio Watch Ring, a sever data breach, NFC 15 upgrade and much more. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Ted Camera Creations (at Whatever Works) Podcast Over 16 billion records leaked in "unimaginable" major data breach – here's what we know News Samsung Unpacked event on Wednesday 9th July at 3pm BST - Galaxy Z Fold7, the Galaxy Z Flip7, the Galaxy Watch8, Watch8 Classic, and Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025), and perhaps also the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE. NFC 15 comes with improved range and better features Ayaneo reveals new Flip 1S clamshell gaming handheld variant while dropping hints about pricing and availability Nothing Headphone 1 images leak, showing a retro-futuristic cassette-inspired look Casio ring watch - Coming Soon Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant I have my trusty Ruark R2 Mk3 still on the go connected to my Pro-Ject Debut SE 3 (both out of production now.) Pro-Ject Phono Box MM (as the turntable has no pre-amp)…and I did recently get some Lonpoo Passive Bookshelf Speakers (75W) for when needed!In the bedroom I now have my Majority Folio (as highlighted recently here.) And my bedroom radio/bluetooth speaker is the Supersignal Revo which is very classy! Other than that 101 bluetooth speakers (favourite being Marshall Acton III) and portable radio units dotted around the place - my favourite dinky, portable one being the Roberts Play20 MusicBrainz Picard Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted WD 14 TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - £209.99 Jisulife Portable Handheld Fan - 5000mAh Battery Rechargeable - £56 from £70 (or resin one £53) 2-Pack 40W USB C Fast Charger, 4-Port Multi Charger UK Charging Plug - £13.71 Elgato Stream Deck Neo - £59 from £99 Elgato Neo Ultimate Bundle (Stream Deck Neo, Wave Neo, Facecam Neo and Key Light Neo) - £239 from £349 Anker USB C Cable, 6 ft 2-in-1 Type C Cable - £15.98 Motorola Edge 50 Ultra £599 from £649 from £999 - Specs Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

This week we tackle AI in toys, Google killing Slopes, Chromebook Showcase may introduce Kompanio and Hylia, a lackluster Q1 performance from foldables and Uber to trial self-driving taxis in London. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Would you buy your child a ChatGPT‑powered Barbie? I’m queasy at the prospect of a real‑life Small Soldiers scenario News ‘They’re living in fantasy land’: Uber to trial self-driving taxis in London next spring JBL’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar range, includes a flagship system to rival Samsung and Sonos that replaces one of our favorite soundbars Open Source One-Handed Keyboard Blends QWERTY and Mouse for True Accessibility Foldables see lackluster Q1 growth in Europe, Samsung's lead shrinks Quickies TIL: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R on Chromebooks for instant 'reset' when you can't get to the PowerWash because Android integration with ChromeOS has locked things up! It’s official: Google’s Chromebook Showcase is set for next Tuesday, June 17th …and Robby was clearly tuned into our last show! The other MediaTek Kompanio Ultra Chromebook ‘Hylia’ is a convertible The Bye Bye Google AI free Chrome extension gets rid of AI overviews Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant YouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos “It's abhorrent on Roku. 60-75-second ad breaks every 5ish minutes with only a few skippable ads.” YouTube have been removing videos about blocking ads… some have been restored Slopes Google issue - This should not be so hard to repel. have a backup plan Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Both UGreen and Anker have a lot of reductions at the moment. OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G 8GB RAM 256GB - Now: £179.00 Was: £217.00 - Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 128GB/8GB £499 from £649 + Free Galaxy Watch 7 (£279) + £100 cashback + trade-ins Creative Pebble Modern 2.0 USB powered Compact Speaker - Now: £20.99 Was: £22.99 + 10% off voucher Anker SOLIX C200 DC Power Bank Station 60,000mAh 200W (140W) 2 x USB-A, 3 x USB-C Solar-In £109 from £169 Anker SOLIX C300 DC Power Bank Station 90,000mAh 300W (140W) 2 x USB-A, 3 x USB-C Solar-In £159 from £199 USB C Plug, 40W 4-Port USB C Charger Plug Multi USB Plug - Now: £7.64 Was: £8.99 Soundcore Motion+ Bluetooth Speaker - Hi-Res 30W Audio, Customizable EQ, 12H Playtime, IPX7, USB-C £65 from £110 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted celebrate the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 and look forward to Anker's Soundcore Boom 3i, soundcore P41i, Photoshop on Android, Edifier Doo Ace, Volvo's seatbelts, Chromebook Plus. Also dropping their impressions for the Reolink Home Hub, Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and ask what's the fuss about the Chomebook Plus? With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Reolink Home Hub soundcore P41i by Anker ordered News Nintendo Switch 2 launched Microsoft promises it is 'ending USB-C port confusion' with updated Windows 11 certified programme Soundcore Boom 3i: "Swimproof" bluetooth speaker with powerful bass and 16 hours of runtime The first Bluetooth 6.0 headphones are here, they're super-cheap at £24 and they weigh less than 100g Volvo launches the first smart seatbelt that uses sensors to provide the perfect tension - The Friday Checkout Windows 11 Is Hiding a Second Start Menu Marshall Monitor III destroys all other headphones with its indomitable 70-hour battery life Google Drive Gemini features now include file change summaries with "Catch me up" Photoshop has arrived on Android Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Buying a chromebook in 2025 - does a person really need to seek out a 'Plus' version? Or will a cheaper non-Plus one be OK? Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Sonos Beam (Gen 2). The compact smart soundbar for TV, music and more -  £349.00 Was: £449.00 Anker Prime 27,650mAh Power Bank (250W) with 100W Charging Base - £169 from £229 Acer Swift Go AI CoPilot+ PC Snapdragon X Plus - 8 Core, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 14.5" £599 from £711 UGREEN iPad Stand Tablet Desk Holder - £15.98 Was: £20.99 Google Pixel Tablet with Charging Speaker Dock 256GB/8GB - £399 for both (from £699 originally) - or at John Lewis with 2 Year Warranty Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Our last show until June. Gareth and Ted chat about Mobile World Congress 2025. Folding phones from Samsung, Nxtpaper have a new tablet, Lenovo charging ahead with solar, Xiaomi flagship fails to impress, Infinix go tri-fold and loads more. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK News MWC 2025 NXTPAPER 11 Plus - More Samsung’s Folding Gaming Display Samsung is showing off a couple of super funky foldable concepts at MWC The Lenovo Solar PC Concept Xiaomi 15 Ultra Xiaomi 15 Custom Concept Phones Samsung unveils the Galaxy A26 5G, A36 5G & A56 5G - Specs and Differences Infinix unveils Zero Mini tri-fold concept Tecno Spark - the 5.75mm super-thin phone - Moto Z (2016) at 5.2mm …and finally… People ate 3D-printed "meat" at MWC 2025 Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Anker Prime GaN Charging Docking Station, 14-Port with 160W Max Output, £150 from £200 25% off Creative Stage SE mini Compact Under-monitor Soundbar - £27.00 + 10% off voucher Mecheer Power Monitor Plug £9.99 from £15.99 Samsung SmartTag2 EI-T5600 - £15.75 Elgato Stream Deck Plus £156 from £200 (but only in white) Anker 675 USB-C Docking Station - £189.98 CMF Phone 1 128GB/8GB £179 from £209 Heinz Tomato Ketchup, 4 Litre - £14.40 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted battle hangovers to chat about the Canon Powershot V1 and V3, alongside an aluminium vinyl player, Anbernic's new ROM delivery app, and upcoming tablet from Oppo and Pixel Penis. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions JTManuel Wow! I never thought I'd get a mention. Thank you guys. I've been listening to the both of you since forever (Ted from PSC, Gareth since Mobile Tech Addicts) and have yet to be disappointed. I too am like Ted. I'm currently an RGN working in a private care home here in Barrow-in-Furness and have been a tech enthusiast since I got my Atari 800XL. I then moved on to the NES (not SNES) then all iterations of Gameboy. And you guys are all so relatable. I am always looking forward to both PSC and Tech Addicts for my daily walk to work. Keep up the great work and cheers from the North West! @CheapRetroGaming Thanks so much for sharing this interview, I've only watched a few videos from Slopes Game Room but I've enjoyed what I've seen thus far. For the podcast/interview here, I liked the different stories of what Daniel had gone through, such as almost getting scammed by the other channel, but thankfully avoiding that. I had also never heard of his epic Amico video that he had produced either. I hope to check it out later! Years ago I was really interested in that system because I liked the idea of the unique controller and the family friendly games, but of course, I have no interest in getting it now. It's sad how all that has panned out. Thanks again for your interview! News A hard mistake to make: Pixel Emergency SOS accidentally shares someone's nudes Canon PowerShot V1 (£785) looks like a Sony ZV-1 II (£799) beating compact vlogging camera Anbernic Update - Netflix of Retro games - Alt link This wild turntable plays vinyl without a tonearm and is a solid lump of aluminium - Also an AC/DC Pro-Ject Turntable Oppo Pad 4 Pro to debut with Snapdragon 8 Elite in April Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant YouTube Premium Lite plan YouTube's Ghost Town Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Ali Foote on UseNiy Rechargeable Lithium Batteries AA 8-Pack with Charging-Storage Box £14.99 from £26.99 Lexar NQ100 2.5” SATA III (6Gb/s) 240GB SSD - £13.99 Lenovo Tab Plus £189 from £289 UGREEN USB-C Charger 65W Fast Charger Plug - £39.09 SanDisk Ultra 1.5TB microSD Card £114.50 from £148.99 Crucial T500 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal Gaming SSD - £99.95 1More HQ31 ANC Headphones with 90 hour battery, £59.99 from £79.99/£69.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Ted and Gareth chat to Daniel Ibbertson from Slopes Game Room about Kickstarter scams, Amstrad mascots, Streets of Rage, Evil dead, retro games, collections, emulation and much more With Gareth Myles, Ted Salmon and Daniel Ibbertson Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK   Daniel Ibbertson from Slopes Game Room Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted are back with news of a Vinyl records hitting the high street, the Retroid Flip 2, Gadhouse’s Cosmo Solar Edition portable turntable and a scam involving YouTube With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Also available on: iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions @JTManuel I loved your last episode. You should have more guests in and more rounded ones so's that Ted could chime in from time to time. But as always, I'm looking forward to the next episode. Cheers! Simon Bates Answering your questions. I usually do a clean install most of the time. Things like wallpapers, bookmarks and passwords I store on a separate drive. I have virgin fibre so steam games install at a blistering speed. After much hopping I’ve now settled on Nobara os it’s made by the same guy that invented Proton for Steam. I couldn’t get mint or the others I tried to play nicely with my Xbox Elite controller. News Think twice before you open an email that appears to be from YouTube John Lewis to start selling vinyl records this month – and it has pretty great taste This bonkers new portable turntable has a retro iMac design and a *checks notes*...radio tuner? Retroid just announced another Nintendo DS-inspired gaming handheld Sugar Cubes N97 Elite gaming handheld debuts with Nokia N97-like design - Another View Naughty Samsung needlessly delaying OneUI 7 to flog S25 units? Or is it Google’s meddling? ` Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Half a mind - 10gb HDD in Windows 98 machine. Do I remove and replace with a 240gb ssd or a 300gb HDD. Instant loading or authentic speed… Couldn’t resist last week’s Bargain Basement Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 and it’s a Cutie Beauty! Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted 128GB Kingston DataTraveler 70 - DT70 USB-C Flash Drive - £5.99 Anker Nano Power Bank, £23 from £30 WD 6TB My Passport Ultra, Portable external storage, External hard drive - £122.99 Lenovo Legion Go £200 off now £499 MSI SPATIUM S270 SSD, 240GB, SATA 3, 2.5" Solid State Drive, with 5 Year Warranty - £12.99 Nobis Clip N1 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted chat about the UK Government compelling Apple to give access to their encryption, Meta torrenting ebooks, Coolermaster unleashing the Masterhub, Windows 98, AOL Desktop, film photography and Ted's take on the Marshall Monitor III. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions @martemiranda1171 I got this recommended by YouTube hahaha 1:05:41 Simon Bates has Given Windows The Boot! After listening with interest to your tales of tinkering with Linux, and as Windows was getting on my tits, I decided to give Linux a try. I used a piece of software on a USB called Ventoy. It allows you to put as many ISO files on a USB as you want without committing to any one operating system. I tried about 5 live Distros over the course of a week. It really is a tinkering dream. Distro-hopping is so addictive. It’s like setting up a new phone then changing it again! I couldn’t believe how advanced Linux has become. In the end I opted for Bazzite which is based on Fedora but geared towards gamers as I have a big Steam library. Every game just works as soon as downloaded. As Gareth said, there seems to be a decent software store with everything you need - and it all just works. Thanks guys for giving me a little nudge. Looking forward to your Linux special. News UK government demands Apple backdoor to encrypted cloud data Meta torrented over 81.7TB of pirated books to train AI, authors say Coolermaster Masterhub - Kickstarter Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Windows 98 SE AOL Desktop Gold is a thing! Film Photography - is it coming back like Vinyl LPs? Gen Z in China. If so, a good time to buy a cheap-but-great used film camera? Marshall Monitor III Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Raspberry Pi 500 Tapo Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring - £8.99 Anker Prime 250W Desk Charger 6-Port GaN Charging Station, 2.26" LCD Display and Smart Control Dial - £139.99 from £169.99 UGREEN USB C Charger 100W - £32.49 New Amazon Kindle Scribe (64 GB) Includes Premium Pen – Jade Metallic 16% off, £359 from £429 WD_BLACK SN770 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD, M.2 2280 NVMe SSD - £97.18 Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 Portable Bluetooth Keyboard With Built-in Cover, Pale Grey (only), first reduction to £65.35 from £79.99 since launch eufy by Anker, Lumi Stick-On Night Light, Warm White LED - £14.99 Asus Zenbook 14 OLED UX3402VA 14.0" 2.8K 90Hz Touchscreen Intel i5-13500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB, Windows 11 40% off, £599 from £999 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted are joined by Seb from Seb's Place, a British YouTube channel covering 8-bit and 16-bit computers. Seb discusses his channel, his loves and hates in the retro tech, his collection and gaming in the modern world. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK News Enter Seb: Seb's Place Who is Seb? Is he biased to a particular system and was it from childhood? How extensive is Seb's collection? Does Seb play Modern games? Any feelings on modern game industry or favourites?  Raspberry Pi 500 What Seb's most disappointing system? Have you ever done a type-in? Modern homebrew thoughts? Does Seb have a Holy Grail of retro? Favourite type of video to make? Video most proud of? www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Raspberry Pi 500 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonRicky - TechTalkYouTube: Tech Addicts

Ted and Gareth debate Samsung's recent Unpacked event showing off the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, S25 Ultra and S25 Edge, AI baked into the software, were Samsung stops and Gemini starts, Photo, Gallery and Audio Enhancements. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK News Samsung Unpacked 2025 Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (£1249) Samsung Galaxy S25 (£799) Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus (starts at £999) Samsung and Gemini AI Samsung S25 Edge Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Discovering Ignition and Immich update 5 of the Best Tools for Syncing Files Between Linux and Windows Gemini is Bollocks - discuss. I’ll let Shane Craig Explain how great it is! Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted ASUS ZenScreen Portable Monitor 15.6" 1080P FHD Laptop Monitor - £94.22 Razer Kishi V2 Pro - 46% off, £69.99 from £129.99 (though it doesn’t look like it’s ever been that)! BROTHER HL-L2400DWE - £99.99 (cheap compatible cartridges) TCL 50 Pro NXTPAPER 5G £215 from £280 - Ted’s Review AMD Ryzen7 9800X3D -  £499.00 best Gaming CPU out there JBL BoomBox 3 £360 from £500 Crucial T500 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe - £116.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe  iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Generally listeners (who have penned a preference) have said that the shorter, more regular format is preferable - however, they won’t be saying that in the 10 weeks x 2 that we’re missing! News Nintendo Switch 2 - New Mario Kart - Link to The Friday Checkout The Ion Stereo Boombox: 1980s-Styling With Modern Bluetooth Streaming Brad Pitt slams ‘awful’ AI scammers who faked relationship to convince French woman to send them $855,000 - Example of how tricky a AI can be to detect - Another example - Wait, What the fuck is this…. Camera owner asks Canon, skies: Why is it $5/month for webcam software?  Sex toys with Bluetooth could be hijacked by attackers, sensitive data leak possible Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant TikTok goes dark in the US - app is no longer in various App Stores and users get a statement if they try to open their already-downloaded app “You can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Stay tuned!" RedNote (Xiaohingshu) Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted One for our American listeners - Motorola Razr+ (50 Ultra here) half-price at $499 Mycket DAB Radio Portable, DAB Plus Digital Radio with Bluetooth - £25.49 Arzopa Portable Monitor 15.6" 1920×1080 FHD IPS with Kickstand 42% off, £79 from £140 UGREEN 2.4GHz Ergonomic Vertical Mouse - £19.99 Samsung Galaxy Watch7 40mm (UK Version) 26% off, £214 from £289 DJI Osmo Mobile 6, 3-Axis Phone Gimbal - &89.00 DJI Neo Drone - with Steve L gone all Drone Mad, here’s £50 off his unit from Currys, £119 from £169 (thanks Mike Warner) Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted discuss some of the big stories out of CES 2025. the Mecha Comet, Xbox on LG, Oukitel, Bosch Revol and Lenovo's 8 inch tablet. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions News CES Pick 1 (Gareth) - Acer Announces New Copilot+ PCs, Handheld Gaming PCs, and Laptops CES Pick 2 (Ted) - Mecha Comet - Kickstarter - 4-Minute Video from the Show Floor CES Pick 3 (Gareth) - Xbox is Coming to LG TVs CES Pick 4 (Ted) - Oukitel WP200 and Oukitel WP300 CES Pick 5 (Gareth) - Bosch Revol CES Pick 6 (Ted) - Lenovo Legion Tab (Gen 3) £459 - Sold out in 48 hours amid demand for small Android tablets Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Ted - First steps with Linux Mint Cinnamon - not sure about BeeLink - trying to emulate my programmes - ‘flatpak’?!? Wine - I’d rather just not use Windows programmes really - Panda/Irfanview? Snap? Skype? So much to learn! I’m getting the hang of the desktop environment though. Does Plex work just like Windows? InSync (£31) for Google Drive (local sync)? Amolto is Windows only. And Desktop Call Recorder. “Latest Linux 64-bit AppImage: -2018-1-30-64bit-appimage.tgz” ??? Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Thermalright TL-C12CW-S CPU Fan 120mm - £10.90 TCL 32” Amazon Fire TV £138 from £179 soundcore A30i - £19.99 Was £49.99  Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 i5-12450H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD £359 from £599 HONOR Pad X8a - £99 HONOR Pad 9 - £219 + £20 for Keyboard Xiaomi POCO 4G C65 Granny Phone - 256GB/8GB, Helio G85, 6.744” 720p, 2 Years Warranty (with a free watch???) £77.90 from £169 £15.58 x 5 months Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonRicky - TechTalkYouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted are back with a new format of podcast. This week discussing Ayaneo, Galaxy Ring 2, Gemini Live, a Xiaomi Walkie Talkie and Ted's best phone of 2024. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe   Direct Download | iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK   Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Where the feck have you been, you pair of cxxxx? Anon. My hands are itching to get this back on my podcatcher - Jon Trimmer Dear Santa, I wonder if I could have a Tech Addicts podcast for Christmas. I've mostly been a good boy this year. I know you have let me down in the past when I asked for a 361 podcast but I still believe. Gareth Williams News Xiaomi Bluetooth Speaker + Walkie Talkie (English article) AYANEO 3 & Limited Edition - Website Coverage Gemini Live may soon compete for space with Copilot on the Windows taskbar Galaxy Ring 2 Motorola Edge 50 Neo - My Best Phone of 2024  Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Gareth - Linux life updates - Butler - Alpaca - Easy Diffusion Ted - The lack of Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 models.   Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Logitech MX Keys Mini £69.34 from £109 Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise Cancelling Wireless Over-Ear Headphones - £245.00 + £36.76 voucher = £208.24 (Was £379) Sony WH-1000XM4 £149 with voucher - never seen lower Tapo Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring - £8.99 Samsung Galaxy Buds3 £109, were £159 UGREEN USB C to USB C 100W Charger Cable - £4.59 (Prime members - £5.79 Unprime members) Pixel Buds Pro 2 - were £219 now £189   Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon Ricky - TechTalk YouTube: Tech Addicts  

Gareth and Ted are joined by Ricky West to cheat about Syncthing, Huawei's HarmonyOS, Lenovo's new gaming tablet, FiiO KA15 DAC, Wear OS 5, Vivo on Android 15, Motorola Thinkphone, Hasselblad's limited camera medium format camera, Galaxy Tab S10+ and Ultra rumours, OpenAI and ChatGPT pricing, Marshall Monitor III, Pro-Ject T1 EVO and a little deal from Denon! With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Ian Barton on SiliconDust HDHomeRun For several years I have been running an i3 box with Archlinux and TVHeadend to record TV. A couple of months ago the motherboard died. I wanted to record TV directly to one of my UNRAID servers up in the attic. Unfortunately, there are no TV aerial coax connections in the attic. I decided to buy this box. You can plug the HDHomeRun into your aerial in the lounge and use the other aerial connector to plug directly into the TV. The HD Homerun has an ethernet port so I can connect to another box somewhere on the network. Using Emby I can connect directly to the box to watch live TV. Emby on my UNRAID server supports HDHomeRun, so I can record TV programs using the schedule from the HDHomerun. I can watch Emby recordings from anywhere else on the planet that has WiFi and decent Internet access. HDHomeRun app on both Android and iOS that allows you to record programs and watch the recordings. Steve Litchfield on Why you (probably) don’t need a VPN You're absolutely safe without a VPN. Every Internet-facing application accesses data over an already-secure connection. There's nothing bad guys could do even if they were to somehow intercept random batches of your over-the-air 1s and 0s. VPNs are OTT security. It will make activity significantly slower, because of extra encryption - pages will take longer to load, videos will buffer more. You just don't need a VPN. You really don't. Even in a dodgy cybercafe in Turkey. Your own encryption, built into your OS and applications, is quite enough. One caveat to all this - VPN's ability to fake where you are in the world to a service that you're accessing. Which is borderline illegal, or at least against terms of service of whichever service you're accessing. But so what? Save your money! TCL 50 Pro NxtPaper - Ted’s Review Linux Levity Syncthing News, Mews and Views Transparent solar cell technology could allow smartphones and cars to self-charge AI hype is at an all time high, but only a few of us actually use it daily OpenAI reportedly plans to increase ChatGPT's price to $44 within five years I tried Google’s new one-click AI podcast creator, and now I don’t know what’s real anymorehttps://www.starlingbank.com/blog/author/james-nesbitt/ Huawei will replace Windows with homegrown HarmonyOS in upcoming PCs Galaxy Buds FE Causes Hearing Loss After Exploding in User's Ear Hardline on the hardware Lenovo showcases its new compact Legion gaming tablet with a matte black finish Indestructible quartz crystal can store 360TB of data for billions of years Hasselblad's limited edition £15,000 X2D 100C is for 'Adventurous Photographers' Galaxy Tab S10+ and Ultra ditch Snapdragon for MediaTek Dimensity 9300+, start at $999 Audio Antics FiiO’s KA15 is a $109 ‘cassette tape’ dongle DAC The new Marshall Monitor III ANC headphones are comfy, sound great, and have a ridiculously long battery life Pro-Ject's affordable new T1 EVO turntables are ideal to get serious about vinyl without breaking the bank The Wearables Watch Google's Wear OS 5 update arrives with a new grid view for the Pixel Watch 1 and 2 Phone Zone Motorola is bringing the ThinkPhone back for another round in 2025 - Edge 50 Neo clone in Work Clothes! Vivo just beat Google and Samsung by releasing Android 15 first Flap your trap about an App Declutter your PC and remove all of your empty directories with this handy tool 26,000 on my PC! Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner Tons of entry-level Chromebooks will now get updates until June of 2035 - Or do they?! There’s a new ‘Sanitize’ feature on your Chromebook Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Tapo Smart Plug Wi-Fi Outlet 2 pack Now £15.99 20% off Was £19.99 + 6% Voucher at checkout Tapo Smart Plug Wi-Fi Outlet 4 pack Now £22.99 42% off Was £39.99 + 6% Voucher at checkout Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro - first reduction from £219 to £169 Synology DS423+ 4 Bay Desktop NAS Storage Server Now £414.99 19% off Was £509.99 TESSAN 10M 8 Way Multi Plug Extension Socket Tower £31.99 from £41.99 Denon D-M41DAB Hifi System Now £269.00 33% off Was £399.00 TCL 50 Pro NxtPaper £279.99 + free TCL NxtPaper Tab 11 (currently £169) Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonRicky - TechTalk YouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted are back this time chatting about Moon time, Galaxy Tab S10 rumours, TCL NXTPAPER 14, Roberts Rambler Dab Radios, Huawei tri-folding phone, a cheap Moto Razr, Anbernic RG406V and loads more. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK   Google Drive clear out experience. Pcloud compliments. Polar Backup Bastards. News, Mews and Views NASA confirms it’s developing the Moon’s new time zone Galaxy Tab S10 leaks reveal pricing, 'AI Key' on keyboard Hardline on the hardware Lenovo auto-opening laptop Wireless Kitchen Appliances TCL's NXTPAPER 14 ‘Motionless’ turbines Audio Antics Roberts' trio of new Rambler DAB radios Sony's MDR-M1 studio headphones Phone Zone Pocket Casts clip sharing, transcripts An affordable Moto Razr Huawei triple-screen foldable phone The Name of the Game PlayStation 5 Pro Acer DualPlay RG406V: Anbernic Flap your trap about an App Microsoft to rebrand Copilot Apps can now block sideloading Plex Photos arrives Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner Autumn Chromebook Showcase Google Lens in Chrome Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted POCO C65 Purple-Smartphone Now £79.00 Was: £169.00 Logitech MX Keys Mini £57.99 from £89.99 Anker 773 65W USB C & USB A charger Was £54.99 Now £34.99 Samsung Galaxy S24 256GB/8GB £859 to £709 to £669 + Free Chromebook +£10 Galaxy Store Credit UGREEN Revodok USB C Hub Ethernet, 7-in-1 USB C Dock Now £34.99 Was £42.99 Fairphone 5 256GB £499 from £699 + Free Battery UGREEN Revodok USB C Hub, 7 in 1 USB C Adapter Now £15.29 Was £23.99 JBL Flip 6 £89 from £129 (in some colours)   Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

This week, AI explains Premier League offside rules, Humanoid Robots That Actually Have Humans Inside, Realme 320W SuperSonic Charger, a modular Raspberry Pi 5 tablet, FiiO K19, Wear OS 5, Galaxy S25 Ultra rumour, Red Magic Gaming Pad, Doom AI style, Spectrum 48k leaked, Atari 7800+ and Retroid Pocket 5 and load more Full Show notes here: https://garethmyles.com/the-tech-addicts-podcast-1st-sept-atari-or-spectrum-this-christmas/ With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK     Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Adrian Brain on (his new) NexDock XL ($368 - but beware in UK as plus £96 Import Duty & VAT)     Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Lidl Multimeter £3 instore Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 Single, Black, £17.50 from c.£23 I bought one WD_BLACK SN770 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD - £99.98 Canon EOS R10 APS-C Mirrorless Camera Body £629 from £999 SanDisk 256GB Ultra Dual Drive Go USB C Flash Drive - £18.99 Pixel Watch (OG) £129 from c.£200 Amazon Basics - Micro SDXC, 512 GB - £29.69 SoundCore by Anker Liberty 4 NC £54.99 from £79.99     Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth and Ted are joined by The Gadget Show's Jason Bradbury for a chat about The Gadget Show Podcast which has launched with Jason and Suzi Perry. On this show Jason explores AI, alongside it's implementation, future possibilities and how they might be embraced. Jason gives us the low down on his recent adventures, his DeLorean and his exciting new AI influenced independent movie Ctrl A.I. Delete. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe  RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss  Direct Download | iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify | Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK     Check out Jason's upcoming Kickstarter campaign for CTRL A.I. Delete here - https://www.ctrlaidelete.net/  For more info and questions, check out https://www.jasonbradbury.com/ for all things Jason!   Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts  

Ted and Gareth throw together a quickie with Starlink Mini, Linux Mint 22, Lenovo Tab Plus, Google TV Streamer, Geekom Mega Mini G1, the OnePlus 12R and the Moto Edge 50 Pro plus LOADS more! With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK  Full show notes can be found here: https://garethmyles.com/tech-addicts/ Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

This week the news about Samsung Galaxy Ring, Google Gemini, Pixii Max, Poco Pad, Turtlebox Gen 2, FiiO DM13, Miniproca, goo.gl, ChromeBox Plus, Immich, Analogue Pocket and much more With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Immich moving forward with paid tier Why Are There No ChromeBox Plus Models? News, Mews and Views Samsung Unpacked Google's goo.gl links will stop working in August 2025 Hardline on the hardware FiiO DM13 Hi-Fi Player Miniproca is a Ryzen 9 6900HX mini PC A foldable keyboard that doubles as a PC Turtlebox Gen 2 Poco Pad Review Galaxy Tab S10 MediaTek Pixii 24MP Pixii Max with rangefinder The Wearables Watch Smart glasses with built-in camera and GPT-4o Samsung Galaxy Ring Sizing Kit Phone Zone Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold coming on August 13 Nothing CMF Phone 1 depth sensor The Name of the Game $499 aluminium Analogue Pocket Flap your trap about an App Microsoft just gave Notepad spellcheck and autocorrect Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner Google Wallet on the web now available in 13 more countries Google Graveyard: Le Cross for Lacros You'll Never Use Gmail the Same Way After Applying These Gemini Tricks Google Gemini tries out a second voice Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Motorola G84 5G 12+256 Viva Magenta £173 (originally £249 though often less) + 5 x £34 for me HONOR 200 5G Smartphone - 28% off £357.86 Was: £499.99 - Specs Samsung Galaxy Buds3 £25 Voucher making them £134 Sony WF-C500 True Wireless Headphones - 29% off £39.00 Was: £54.99 Marshall Acton III £199 from £259 (the bastards!) + 5 x £40 for me TP-Link WiFi 6 OneMesh Router, AX1500 Mbps Gigabit VPN Router - 24% £49.68 Was: £64.99 Honeywell TurboForce Power Fan £18 from £33 - bit of a tech-stretch, but it’s hot - and I have one - and it’s great! Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts