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GetConnected

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How is technology changing our lives? Hosting interviews with innovators, execs, and more, Canada’s tech expert Mike Agerbo explores how everything from tech gadgets to internet culture are changing our world. For over 20 years, Mike Agerbo has made technology simple for audiences. He brings the latest gadgets to Global TV audiences with his weekly Noon Hour News Tech Talk segment and hosts the popular tech TV and YouTube show GetConnected. He also hosts The App Show, a radio show all about mobile technology.
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Episodes

Back to School Tech, Telus Email Outage, Facebook hiring Journalists & More!

Mike Agerbo, AJ Vickary and John Biehler discuss the latest tech news, including the fake and counterfeit products still on Amazon. Erin Lawrence (TechGadgetsCanada.com) talks more back to school tech. Telus' ongoing email outage has affected many people....we discuss what you could do to avoid something similar in the future. Facebook is hiring journalists again and Shruti Shakar (Mobile Syrup) is on the show to discuss that topic. Our Alexa Skill of the Week: Puppy Jams

Aug 31, 2019•38 min

Makers, SDR & Back to School Gadgets & More

This week's show is jam packed! From the widespread Telus email problems to the new Matrix movie starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss. How will that work? We also get extra nerdy with software-defined radio (SDR), see how makers are helping people with disabilities, and go back to school with this year’s top gadgets.

Aug 24, 2019•39 min

MIT & Robots, Latest Camera Tech, "War shipping" & More

Mike Agerbo, John Biehler & AJ Vickery discuss the latest tech news and John's unplanned layover in Toronto while returning from New York. Brian Jackson (Info-Tech) talks MIT & robots, the latest camera tech with Sam Seto from London Drugs and Graham Williams discusses 'war shipping' - a new hacking method making the rounds.

Aug 17, 2019•37 min

Samsung Unpacked event, Stolen Macbook update, Disney AI & More!

Mike Agerbo, John Biehler and our latest team member, Stephen Fung bring you the latest tech news. This week we're coming from New York City as we attend the big Samsung Unpacked event which launched their new Galaxy Note 10 & 10+ smartphones, the Galaxy Book S ultra thin computing device and a lot more. We'll talk about what we saw and the features of all the new devices. Mike has an update about his stolen MacBook...hopefully the final chapter! We also talk with Brian Jackson (now with Inf...

Aug 10, 2019•38 min

Tour de France bike tech, Smart Glasses update, Cell Phone Repair & More

This week, Mike Agerbo and John Biehler discuss the latest tech news, AJ Vickery stops by to talk about the tech used in the bikes in the Tour de France. Amanda Blain joins us to discuss her experiences with the smart glasses from North, Focals. Alex from CellClinic.ca joins us in studio to discuss what to look for when you look to get your damaged smartphone repaired.

Jul 27, 2019•38 min

Outdoor tech, Car Computers, tech that the Railway spawned and More!

Mike Agerbo, John Biehler and Graham Williams discuss the latest tech news. Erin Lawrence (TechGadgetsCanada.com) joins us to share her picks for some great outdoor tech you may want to look into this summer. AJ Vickery drops by to tell his tale of woe with respect to the computer in his vehicle. John shares the story of two technologies that were popularized by the railway industry in the late 60s and early 70s that we still use today.

Jul 20, 2019•38 min

Amazon Prime Day Deals, Smart Glasses, some big security issues & More!

Mike Agerbo and John Biehler are joined this week by fellow tech journalist Derek Malcolm. We discuss the Amazon Prime Day deals, a new program that Amazon has brought to Canada to help customers avoid counterfit products, Mike talks about his experience with new smart glasses from North based in Toronto and we talk about the latest security issues hitting Zoom video conferencing application, a new Android malware making its rounds as well as Apple's privacy issue with the Apple Watch Walkie Tal...

Jul 13, 2019•38 min

Unlimited Data Plans, Huawei in the news (again), a Tesla update & More

Mike Agerbo, Graham Williams and John Biehler discuss the latest tech news. This week's guests include the president of Telus Mobility Solutions, Jim Senco, who Mike discusses the latest unlimited data plans being rolled out. We also talk with Shruti Shekar (Mobile Syrup) about the latest Huawei news and Mike updates us on his experiences with his Tesla electric vehicle after having it for a while now.

Jul 06, 2019•39 min

Outdoor tech, Wifi scanning, Raspberry Pi 4 & More!

Mike Agerbo, AJ Vickery & John Biehler discuss the latest tech news. Mike talks with Erin Lawrence (TechGadgetsCanada.com) about the latest outdoor tech. MIT scientists have found a way to use wifi signals to scan for people through buildings, Mike, John & Graham Williams discuss the implications this brings. There is a new update for the Raspberry Pi mini computer out now and we discuss how you can use these inexpensive computers in all kinds of great uses.

Jun 29, 2019•39 min

HPE Discover Conference, Facebook's Cryptocurrency & more

Mike Agerbo and John Biehler are in Las Vegas for the big HPE (Hewlett Packard's Enterprise division) conference. Mike talks with Michael Vogel (Netcoins) about Facebook's new cryptocurrency, we discuss our experiences in Las Vegas where we got to try out the new Star Wars Secrets of the Empire VR simulation at The Void, sequencing genomes in plants with Dr. Sebastian J Schultheiss (Managing Director of Computomics), Christian Reichenbach explains the Blockchain-based marketplace for vehicle and...

Jun 22, 2019•39 min
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