In today’s episode, Mark and Jason sat down with Dr Hon Weng Chong, founder of startup and research firm Cortical Labs. We discussed the prospect of developing a computer that – in place of a silicon, the central processing can be performed instead by neurons grown in a petri dish. That’s right, brain matter inside a computer. Hon talks about his work to develop an “off the shelf” implementation of this neuron based computer, with the intention to make it available for research world wide in the...
Apr 19, 2025•48 min
In this episode, Michael, Mark, and Jason were joined by Josh Taylor, journalist at The Guardian. We discussed the powers United States officers have in searching and seizing devices at the border. We also discussed the latest data breach in Australia, this time affecting superannuation funds. We also discussed how to use eSIMs, and other useful tips to consider when travelling with technology. And Microsoft turned 50 years old, and simultaneously announced a slew of new features in their copilo...
Apr 05, 2025•53 min
Raena sat down with Dr Michael Milford, the director of the Centre for Robotics at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. We discussed his current research on creating next-generation navigation systems for robots, people, and various assets that move around in different environments, such as warehouses or roads. Michael explains how these technologies could help improve reliability in places where GPS is unreliable, like inside buildings. We also discussed autonomous vehicl...
Mar 26, 2025•19 min
Mark, Michael, Raena, and Jason discuss the latest in tech, including the astronauts who have finally returned to Earth after an unexpected 9 months in space. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft malfunction caused the delay, and it would have been a relief to be back on Earth, Jason shares his excitement about the Pebble Smartwatch’s comeback, and we also discuss Apple’s ongoing issues with Apple Intelligence, where the general consensus is Apple have not come close to meeting their own expectations i...
Mar 23, 2025•27 min
We sat down with John Buchelin from Rewiring Australia. Rewiring Australia is a non-profit organisation that explores the concepts and the practicalities of electrifying households. John discusses the experience of building a community that focusses on replacing home appliances, and cars that burn fossil fuels with their electric equivalents. We discuss the Electrify 2515 project, where households in a community south of Sydney Australia are encouraged to look at their use of gas appliances, fos...
Mar 22, 2025•32 min
In today’s show, Jason, Mark, Michael, and Raena, 4D printing, which is a new form of printing that allows objects to change shape over time based on environmental conditions such as humidity, temperature, electric current, and magnetism. They also mention potential applications for this technology in areas like energy efficiency and drug delivery. We also talk about Apple’s dispute with the UK government over encrypted data access, specifically for iCloud files protected by Advanced Data Protec...
Mar 15, 2025•40 min
Getting together to celebrate International Women’s Day, we had guests Donna, Tamzyn, and Miranda, offering their perspectives on the lived experiences of women working and consuming technology. We covered a lot of ground, including participation in the industry today, and challenging historical references to participation and influences by women. We also explored the value of events like International Women’s Day, a topic reflected in the campaign hashtag #AccelerateAction. Some choose not to p...
Mar 08, 2025•57 min
Jason, Mark and Raena joined the show today, where Apple and its Find My network was our first topic of conversation. Researchers at George Mason University found a vulnerability in the Find My Network that allowed hackers to track Bluetooth devices after processing the device’s unique identifier through a series of GPUs to find a cryptographic key that matches the Bluetooth address. The vulnerability is significant due to the potential to discover any Bluetooth device, including phones and smar...
Mar 01, 2025•55 min
Mark sits down with Dr Tauel Harper, Associate Professor with the School of Media and Communication at Murdoch University. We discuss the impact of social media platforms on public discourse and democracy, platforms use of algorithms in big data mining for media preferences, amplifying the “tyranny of the majority”. The conversation also touched upon the spread of misinformation on social media platforms, comparing it to the spread of viruses but emphasizing that extreme claims and emotive conte...
Feb 22, 2025•27 min
In today’s episode, Michael, Mark, and Jason discuss various types of scams and how to avoid them, particularly focusing on phone calls, emails, and websites claiming to be from banks or other official institutions. Recommendations include always verifying contact information by calling a listed number rather than clicking on links in emails or following instructions without proper verification. We also share examples of common scam scenarios, such as overdue accounts and suspicious activity not...
Feb 22, 2025•30 min
We’ve moved to a Saturday time slot! If you’d like to catch us live on-air, you can tune-in Saturdays 4-5pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time. JOY broadcasts live in Melbourne on 94.9 FM, DAB+ under the name “JOY”. You can also tune in anywhere in the world via our online stream – joy.org.au/listenlive . In today’s show, Sam Floreani, a digital rights advocate and PhD student joined us to discuss artificial intelligence, automation, discrimination, and the impact of AI on various aspects ...
Feb 08, 2025•44 min
Jason and Mark joined you today to discuss the recent announcement by Meta to remove fact checking from its platforms, starting in the United States. We also got together to discuss how content is both consumed, and created in the year 2025. The post Meta announces the removal of facts from its platforms, content consumption and content creation in 2025 appeared first on Technogaze ....
Jan 12, 2025•59 min
Today Raena, Michael, and Mark were joined by old friend of the show, Jason to discuss tech news including the recent class action settlement with Apple around the “unintentional” recording of private conversations. We discuss electric vehicles, focusing not just on cars but on various types of electrically powered transport, and how this shift could contribute to decarbonisation efforts. The show also covers a news item about “Matter,” a connectivity standard designed to unify smart home device...
Jan 05, 2025•59 min
Michael, Mark, and Raena got together to discuss the evolving landscape of social media platforms, examining where people are spending their time and which platforms are gaining popularity. We also discuss a unique story published by QNews about a Sydney man who created an “unwrapped” version of his Grindr profile, summarising his hookup experiences in a similar way to how music services recap your year. We also touched on the topic of 3D printing as a way to create customised items, ranging fro...
Dec 29, 2024•57 min
After a 9 year hiatus, Raena, Mark and Michael are back on air talking all things Tech! Some of the changes in the tech space over this period included the increase in popularity of QR codes, working from in light of COVID and how electronic drivers licenses are now a thing, with organisations adopting their use slowly. Our newish studios at the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda and some of their unique capabilities were examined. AI debuted on the show, reminding us that we were listening to T...
Dec 15, 2024•58 min
Raena, Mark and Michael were at the helm for this weeks show where they looked at the British PM’s thoughts on banning strong encryption in the country. Many questions remain unanswered, including the impact on the economy. The makers of RCS, the smartphone application designed to remotely turn on the phone’s microphone and collect other data which is used by many Governments around the world, were hacked. The Hacking Team, the name of the Milan based company, had 415GB of data leaked online. So...
Jul 10, 2015•50 min
Whoa – what a show! Dan, Mike, Byron, Michael, Josh, Lissa, Mark & Jason were on the show talking cars, tech and LGBTIQ. We partnered with Fender Bender to look into what was happening with Autonomous vehicles, beyond the usual Google related stories. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are starting to be included in more vehicles, with some supporting both products. Mark and Jason were in Singapore for Pink Dot and filled us in on it’s origins. Google came under fire when it banned the app for L...
Jun 13, 2015•1 hr 5 min
It was Radiothon week and Mark, Michael, Raena and Josh Re:membered JOY along with Craig and Luke. On the Tech front, a specially crafted text message has been able to crash any iOS device. The bug, in a widely used Apple library, also affects OS X and the Apple watch. Our tin foil crinkled loudly when we heard that a National Face Recognition System was to be setup as a joint project between various law enforcement agencies. Meanwhile, Interpol has chastised Australia as not supplying biometric...
Jun 05, 2015•53 min
In this episode, the old gang are back together, with Ranea joining Michael and Mark from across the ditch via the wonders of fibre optic cable. We started off with LG’s latest prototype screen, a 1mm thick, 55″ panel that weighs in at just 1.8kg, and sticks to the wall via a magnetic backing. Uber made local news this week, pushing back against the Australian Tax Office’s stipulation that Uber drivers must charge GST like all other taxi drivers. Some news for the aviation buffs as well, with a ...
May 23, 2015•48 min
On this show, Mark returned to the helm while Michael pushed the all-important buttons, and Jason made his way all the way down from Sydney to bring you the latest in tech. We kicked off with musings on Windows 10, the history of versions, the latest features, and no less than 7 editions that will be made available for Windows vNext. News of extraordinary numbers of Australians taking up Netflix surfaced during the week, placing it above industry stalwart Foxtel, only to be corrected; the number...
May 16, 2015•53 min
Mark, Michael and Craig were lured into the studio this week on the promise of Raspberry Pie – Ice Cream optional. Their hips, however, were thankful when they found out it was the sub-$50 Raspberry Pi computer and not the dessert. Moving into the business world, the board on a computer can now be used as a thin client. Extending the concept of small, Microsoft spoke about the Nano Server at its annual Build developer conference. A variant of the next iteration of Windows Server, it will feature...
May 09, 2015•46 min
In the studio this week was Michael, Nicole & Luke talking about Apple’s quarterly results and initial feedback on the watch, as it started shipping. Tattoos and Qantas are issues. Traditional logistic methods are being challenged with a new drone capable of reforesting 1 billion trees a year and Amazon piloting deliveries to your car boot. Sweden’s Uppsala University is releasing DNA mapped sequences under Open Source licensing to make this information available to the scientific community....
May 03, 2015•51 min
It was a jam packed show this week with Michael, Nicole & Donna looking at the fallout from Google changing the behaviour of their search engine to promote mobile friendly websites. This only applies if you are searching from your mobile device and rankings remain unchanged from desktops and tablets. Meanwhile a zero day vulnerability in iOS can crash any device that is within radio range of a malicious WiFi Access Point. We had Rune in the studio to find out more about National Youth Week. ...
Apr 24, 2015•49 min
Michael, Nicole & Josh were in the studio this week looking at the Apple watch, as it just went on pre-order. App makers for the watch were releasing new software with a number focused on health. Robotics is an emerging technology, with drones being a very visible part of it. A new drone from Canada has some interesting features including the ability to fly a route under control and then let the operator ttweak its path, so that if you are shooting video or stills you end up with the perfect...
Apr 17, 2015•55 min
The resume button was pressed and Technogaze booted back On Air at it’s new time of 5pm on Saturdays. Michael, Nicole and Donna were eager to launch into Techdrive – with this year’s goal to buy a new Transmitter. As usual there was a lot to talk about. With .com power being applied in Indiana to force changes to a new law that allowed discrimination against members of the LGBTIQ community. Specifically the changes remove the right to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation/and or gend...
Apr 10, 2015•48 min
In this – the final episode for 2014 – Michael and Mark discussed Tim Cook’s substantial contribution to a campaign promoting GLBTIQ acceptance in the Southern US states of Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi. Popular photo sharing app Intagram performed what has now been dubbed the “Instagram Rapture” – disabling millions of accounts that were deemed to be fake or spam (Justin Bieber alone lost 3.5 million followers as a result). Rumours are swirling around that the Chinese e-commerce giant Alib...
Dec 27, 2014•53 min
Donna returned this week with Mark and Michael and fellow JOYster Jono . News was in the News with Google removing all links to Spanish newspapers from its News site to comply with a recent law that forces aggregators to pay if they display text from a newspaper. New dating app Scissr expands the availability of options for Lesbians wishing to connect with other women. The Sony Pictures hack continues to make news, with threats of violence against the screening of the movie The Interview behind ...
Dec 20, 2014•51 min
Mark and Michael were somewhat amused but concerned, whilst remaining calm, with Malcolm Turnbull describing the latest copyright motivated Internet filter as not being a filter. In a case of ‘ it’s not raining until I tell you it’s raining ‘ Turnbull insisted that stopping access to certain sites was not a filter. Telstra have launched their WiFi anywhere product allowing existing Bigpond customers to get access to WiFi hotspots in commercial areas and to piggy back off other Bigpond customers ...
Dec 13, 2014•53 min
This special JOY 21st Birthday episode reunited Mark & Michael with Raena as she joined Bek, from Bekfast , and Jayson Williams from GLOBE as special guests during the show. Apple became the first business in the world to reach a market capitalisation of $US700bn with 3 of the largest 4 companies being in the IT sector. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the World Wide Web has called on politicians to learn how to code. This he says, will aid them in their policy decisions once they have a b...
Nov 29, 2014•47 min
Why did Tim Lenox call the Technogaze team Chaos Personified ? Was it because Mark , Raena , Jason and Michael squeezed into the studio for this weeks show? The G20 was on everyone’s lips this weekend, with potential threats of hacking manifesting itself with Australian media organisations being targeted supposedly by Chinese interests. It appears that the Chinese President wants to know what questions will be asked of him. Meanwhile, Queensland University researchers are geoparsing tweets to de...
Nov 15, 2014•50 min
