Gadget Guru
Mondays at 6:30 pm (repeats 6 pm Saturday)
Ian the Gadget Guru helps us make sense of the latest consumer technology and other high-tech stuff. Alex Helmick helps us make sense of Ian.
Gadget Guru: HD webcams, phones for the blind and a human cannonballMonday, 30 August, 2010Alex Helmick and the Guru talk about some new products from Swiss tech giant Logitech. Then the two discuss becoming a human cannonball, and finally, the problem of flat screen phones for the visually impaired.
Gadget Guru: Tasty toothpaste, space shuttle ownershipMonday, 23 August, 2010The Guru goes dental, telling us about a new blend of toothpaste and the technology behind it. How would you like your own space shuttle? It’s possible. Then, Formula One video games like you’ve never seen them before.
Gadget Guru: Colorful e-books, watchful choppers and burgersMonday, 16 August, 2010Alex Helmick and the Guru talk about adding color to e-books and then a helicopter guard dog. Plus, finally a burger joint you may want to hit up the next time you are in the big apple.
Gadget Guru: Swiss inventions and your own 3D cameraMonday, 9 August, 2010The Guru presents some Swiss inventions that are up for a very special prize. How would you like to possess your very own 3D camera? They’re not just for the rich and famous—we’ve got the low-down in the show. Plus, watches that just tell the time are so ten years ago! The Guru’s got his hands on a unique watch with a special feature.
Gadget Guru: Flying cars, a Facebook breach and 3D TVMonday, 2 August, 2010Alex Helmick and the Guru discuss a company making a flying car. Meanwhile, someone has accessed 100 million unsecured facebook profiles and made them available online—what are the repercussions? If that’s not enough for your weekly gadget fix, Alex and the Guru get their goggles on for 3D TV.
Gadget Guru: Voice to text tweets and F1 speeding onlineMonday, 26 July, 2010Alex Helmick and the Guru discuss new flight recorder technology, meaning investigators can find information after a plane crash. Then, a voice to text app that works on twitter and an F1 website that you may want to check out before the next race.
Gadget Guru: What to do about the iPhone problemMonday, 19 July, 2010The guru discusses the mountain of problems facing Apple and questions the existence of karma. Plus there’s a gadget to keep you hydrated while the sun is shining. Alex Helmick speaks to guru Ian.
Gadget Guru: Reviewing the World Cup (tech-style) and getting fit a little bitMonday, 12 July, 2010The Guru wraps up the World Cup only the way the Guru can. Then, a device to take your dog deep sea diving, and finally, another way to try and get healthy.
Gadget Guru: We all want the latest gadgets now—but at what costMonday, 5 July, 2010Alex Helmick and the Guru look into how your gadgets arrive at your front door—although making products in other countries can keep production costs down, flying them into where they are bought has a big environmental cost. The guru goes green. The two also check out a belt to bring your unborn baby all the best tunes.
Gadget Guru: A homemade fusion reactor and the iPhone 4Monday, 28 June, 2010Alex Helmick and the Guru explore an amateur scientist’s attempt to build a nuclear fusion reactor. They also review the Iphone 4 in light of rumors over reception issues and finally spot summer gadgets that no one needs, but some may want.