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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…

Edwin Hermann


    • Aug 14, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 433 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Boys of Tech

    Boys of Tech 383: They hold their cards close to their chest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2016 6:11


    Second sighting of possible Apple vehicle, Google looking to take on Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud, self-driving Tesla crashes in Beijing, New Zealand researchers develop rice cooker that runs on manure.

    Boys of Tech 383: They hold their cards close to their chest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2016 6:11


    Second sighting of possible Apple vehicle, Google looking to take on Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud, self-driving Tesla crashes in Beijing, New Zealand researchers develop rice cooker that runs on manure.

    Boys of Tech 382: People wandering around almost like zombies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2016 11:25


    Faroe Islands have sheep view instead of Street View, Pokémon Go is the game that has captured the world, the PokeGone extension for Chrome, Fiat Chrysler offers money for finding bugs.

    Boys of Tech 382: People wandering around almost like zombies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2016 11:25


    Faroe Islands have sheep view instead of Street View, Pokémon Go is the game that has captured the world, the PokeGone extension for Chrome, Fiat Chrysler offers money for finding bugs.

    Boys of Tech 381: Trolling the FBI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2016 11:44


    Norway may ban fossil-fuel cars by 2025, Larry Page rumoured to be secretly funding a flying car start-up company, Anonymous hacker breaks into ISIS supporter's Twitter account, Kevin Mitnick is coming to New Zealand, Apple announces iOS 10.

    Boys of Tech 381: Trolling the FBI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2016 11:44


    Norway may ban fossil-fuel cars by 2025, Larry Page rumoured to be secretly funding a flying car start-up company, Anonymous hacker breaks into ISIS supporter's Twitter account, Kevin Mitnick is coming to New Zealand, Apple announces iOS 10.

    Boys of Tech 380: Audio emojis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016 8:46


    The ethical dilemmas of self-driving cars, Apple had considered buying Netflix, the Holy Bible has been translated into Emoji.

    Boys of Tech 380: Audio emojis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 8:46


    The ethical dilemmas of self-driving cars, Apple had considered buying Netflix, the Holy Bible has been translated into Emoji.

    Boys of Tech 379: A really horrible experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2016 10:03


    Firefox more popular than Internet Explorer and Edge combined, a hypersonic jet that could fly from London to Sydney in 2 hours, the future of the Blu-ray format, Uber's self-driving taxi, trademark applications suggest Samsung will release iris scanning technology, rumours that Apple will enable Macs to be unlocked via Touch ID on an iPhone.

    Boys of Tech 379: A really horrible experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2016 10:03


    Firefox more popular than Internet Explorer and Edge combined, a hypersonic jet that could fly from London to Sydney in 2 hours, the future of the Blu-ray format, Uber's self-driving taxi, trademark applications suggest Samsung will release iris scanning technology, rumours that Apple will enable Macs to be unlocked via Touch ID on an iPhone.

    Boys of Tech 378: Autumnal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2016 11:54


    Street View catches Google's car speeding, people upset by Google's search results in black, PCs and tablets on the decline.

    Boys of Tech 378: Autumnal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2016 11:54


    Street View catches Google's car speeding, people upset by Google's search results in black, PCs and tablets on the decline.

    Boys of Tech 377: iPhone 5C devices

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2016 11:10


    Windows 95 can run on the Apple Watch, choosing the right words to boost your eBay sales, how to correctly pluralise Apple product names, the top phone manufacturers, how the San Bernardino iPhone was cracked is still under wraps, ANZ in Australia now supports Apple Pay.

    Boys of Tech 377: iPhone 5C devices

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2016 11:10


    Windows 95 can run on the Apple Watch, choosing the right words to boost your eBay sales, how to correctly pluralise Apple product names, the top phone manufacturers, how the San Bernardino iPhone was cracked is still under wraps, ANZ in Australia now supports Apple Pay.

    Boys of Tech 376: A 3-D printed concrete castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2016 7:34


    A translator from sign language into spoken word, the sound of your skull as biometric data, rumours that Apple is testing self-driving technology, a 3-D printed concrete castle.

    Boys of Tech 376: A 3-D printed concrete castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 7:34


    A translator from sign language into spoken word, the sound of your skull as biometric data, rumours that Apple is testing self-driving technology, a 3-D printed concrete castle.

    Boys of Tech 375: The start of the slippery slope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2016 9:17


    The FBI obtains data on the San Bernadino cellphone, the US government needs data from another iPhone, new technology to help determine cellphone use in vehicle accidents, claims that ANZ bank is secretly testing Apple Pay, exploiting the iPhone 1970 bug over a wireless network.

    Boys of Tech 375: The start of the slippery slope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2016 9:17


    The FBI obtains data on the San Bernadino cellphone, the US government needs data from another iPhone, new technology to help determine cellphone use in vehicle accidents, claims that ANZ bank is secretly testing Apple Pay, exploiting the iPhone 1970 bug over a wireless network.

    Boys of Tech 374: Singular for bacteria

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2016 11:08


    How Samsung and Apple phones handle being submerged in water and dropped onto hard surfaces, Dick Smith will live on as an online brand, a bacterium that can break down PET plastic.

    Boys of Tech 374: Singular for bacteria

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2016 11:08


    How Samsung and Apple phones handle being submerged in water and dropped onto hard surfaces, Dick Smith will live on as an online brand, a bacterium that can break down PET plastic.

    Boys of Tech 373: I’d love to be a beta tester

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2016 21:27


    Inventor of email dies aged 74, drones that autonomously follow you, the National Day of Unplugging.

    Boys of Tech 373: I’d love to be a beta tester

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2016 21:27


    Inventor of email dies aged 74, drones that autonomously follow you, the National Day of Unplugging.

    Boys of Tech 372: Squeaky clean

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016 8:07


    Google's self-driving car no longer has a clean driving record, Apple achieves a small victory in its case against the FBI.

    Boys of Tech 372: Squeaky clean

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2016 8:07


    Google's self-driving car no longer has a clean driving record, Apple achieves a small victory in its case against the FBI.

    Boys of Tech 371: Handing over the keys to the ranch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 28:56


    FBI asks Apple to create software to help brute force a suspect's iPhone, Qantas to introduce free wireless Internet access on all domestic flights, ambulance called after request via Reddit.

    Boys of Tech 371: Handing over the keys to the ranch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 28:56


    FBI asks Apple to create software to help brute force a suspect's iPhone, Qantas to introduce free wireless Internet access on all domestic flights, ambulance called after request via Reddit.

    Boys of Tech 370: No one’s that desperate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2016 19:59


    Nissan's self-parking office chairs, guilty plea from man who shot down drone, Google's latest Android ad mocks Apple, the iOS 1970 bug.

    Boys of Tech 370: No one’s that desperate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2016 19:59


    Nissan's self-parking office chairs, guilty plea from man who shot down drone, Google's latest Android ad mocks Apple, the iOS 1970 bug.

    Boys of Tech 369: They’ve got bad data, we don’t have any data

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2016 18:15


    Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts linked with terrorism, Facebook analysis reveals 3.6 degrees of separation, Toyota to drop the Scion brand.

    Boys of Tech 369: They’ve got bad data, we don’t have any data

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016 18:15


    Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts linked with terrorism, Facebook analysis reveals 3.6 degrees of separation, Toyota to drop the Scion brand.

    Boys of Tech 368: A senior network engineer who can also scuba dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2016 11:19


    Microsoft to trial an underwater data centre, Apple is no longer the world's most valuable company.

    Boys of Tech 368: A senior network engineer who can also scuba dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2016 11:19


    Microsoft to trial an underwater data centre, Apple is no longer the world's most valuable company.

    Boys of Tech 367: Round the bays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2016 19:22


    Haptic feedback technology in vehicles, Microsoft's concept app makes it difficult to snooze.

    Boys of Tech 367: Round the bays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2016 19:22


    Haptic feedback technology in vehicles, Microsoft's concept app makes it difficult to snooze.

    Boys of Tech 366: Journey through the Nevada Desert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016 32:41


    CES booth raided by US marshals and stock confiscated, programming a drone to land autonomously on a moving vehicle, Germany gets Google, Facebook and Twitter to agree on removing hate speech, hackers break fuel discount voucher algorithm.

    Boys of Tech 366: Journey through the Nevada Desert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2016 32:41


    CES booth raided by US marshals and stock confiscated, programming a drone to land autonomously on a moving vehicle, Germany gets Google, Facebook and Twitter to agree on removing hate speech, hackers break fuel discount voucher algorithm.

    Boys of Tech 365: We did it

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2015 10:13


    Facebook ditches Flash for video, mobile browsing to surpass desktop browsing by the end of 2016, technology to prevent truck drivers from falling asleep at the wheel, The Beatles now available from streaming services, Google Play lets you choose one half-price album.

    Boys of Tech 365: We did it

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2015 10:13


    Facebook ditches Flash for video, mobile browsing to surpass desktop browsing by the end of 2016, technology to prevent truck drivers from falling asleep at the wheel, The Beatles now available from streaming services, Google Play lets you choose one half-price album.

    Boys of Tech 364: Only four sleeps to go

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2015 14:04


    US law requires drone owners to register their drones, draft legislation in California would ban completely autonomous vehicles, TechRadar puts five smartphones to the test, pre-paid duty free orders delivered by robotic arm at Auckland Airport.

    Boys of Tech 364: Only four sleeps to go

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2015 14:04


    US law requires drone owners to register their drones, draft legislation in California would ban completely autonomous vehicles, TechRadar puts five smartphones to the test, pre-paid duty free orders delivered by robotic arm at Auckland Airport.

    Boys of Tech 363: I probably won't be able to ever afford an Audi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2015 17:11


    Hoverboards catching fire and exploding, Audi's latest smart headlight technology, Hyperloop Technologies to build a high speed transport prototype, New Zealand broadband prices likely to face an increase.

    Boys of Tech 363: I probably won't be able to ever afford an Audi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2015 17:11


    Hoverboards catching fire and exploding, Audi's latest smart headlight technology, Hyperloop Technologies to build a high speed transport prototype, New Zealand broadband prices likely to face an increase.

    Boys of Tech 362: Philanthropic adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2015 29:37


    BBC experiment with personalised movies, Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his Facebook shares, Christmas tree lights could be interfering with your wireless connection, crowdsourcing the hunt for African fossils.

    Boys of Tech 362: Philanthropic adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2015 29:37


    BBC experiment with personalised movies, Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his Facebook shares, Christmas tree lights could be interfering with your wireless connection, crowdsourcing the hunt for African fossils.

    Boys of Tech 361: Waitangi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2015 19:07


    Software pirate avoids legal proceedings by creating an anti-piracy video, the Raspberry Pi Zero sells out in less than 24 hours, New Zealand scientists develop stretchy rubber keyboard.

    Boys of Tech 361: Waitangi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2015 19:07


    Software pirate avoids legal proceedings by creating an anti-piracy video, the Raspberry Pi Zero sells out in less than 24 hours, New Zealand scientists develop stretchy rubber keyboard.

    Boys of Tech 360: It was brown initially

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2015 20:48


    Countries torn over whether to retain leap seconds, the last of the Zune ecosystem has closed, New Zealand firm leading the way with renewable plastics.

    Boys of Tech 360: It was brown initially

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2015 20:48


    Countries torn over whether to retain leap seconds, the last of the Zune ecosystem has closed, New Zealand firm leading the way with renewable plastics.

    Boys of Tech 359: It’s in Japanese

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2015 31:34


    Police pull over Google self-driving vehicle, new aircraft tracking system to be near real-time, Hyundai's augmented reality owner's manual.

    Boys of Tech 359: It’s in Japanese

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2015 31:34


    Police pull over Google self-driving vehicle, new aircraft tracking system to be near real-time, Hyundai's augmented reality owner's manual.

    Boys of Tech 358: A very pretty toilet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2015 23:31


    Amazon to open a physical store in Seattle, Twitter adopts Facebook terminology, NASA is recruiting astronauts.

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