NZ Tech Podcast

We talk about Google’s reorganisation and rebrand to Alphabet, how you can legally fly your drone in an NZ park, Ubiquiti’s sad SU$70m scam story, Intel Skylake, Android happenings, JFK’s new airport tracking, and a DNA test with Ancestry.com Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Tim Batt, Rob O'Neill Running time: 0:57:39

We discuss RocketLab’s NASA partnership, Vectors Tesla/Solar giveaway, Amazon’s drive up supermarket, Windows 10’s arrival, crowd sensing tech, Microsoft and a missing laptop, Parrot Bebop drone and a report that Android is Flabbergastingly insecure. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Keith Patton, Nate Dunn Running time: 0:43:10

This week we discuss NZTA's 'BlipTrack' Big Brother sensors, hacking of adultery website Ashley Madison, Apple Watch NZ launch, Intel's sad news about 10nm chips and Windows 10 ready for release. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Wal Reid Running time: 0:29:06

We discuss the launch of delivery service Urban Sherpa with its founder. Plus Sony Xperia M4 Aqua, Google Deep Dream, Spotify vs Apple, Twitter opening in NZ, Hawaiki funding progress, Mega IPO progress and the untimely passing of Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Brian Dewil, Ross McDougall Running time: 0:50:12

We try CarPlay and Android Auto, discuss the demise of Global Mode, Apple Music and Beats 1 radio, Voyager’s new consumer Internet services, Hacking Team themselves getting hacked and Blackberry’s Android, Lumia 940, One Plus 2, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host and Guests: Paul Spain, Bill Bennett, Seeby Woodhouse Running time: 0:54:20

Paul Spain and Damian O’Carroll visit Ford’s Research + Innovation Center in Silicon Valley, meet the CEO and learn where transport tech is headed. Also included are chats with Ford guests Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Getaround's Padden Murphy. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host and Guests: Alexis Ohanian, Padden Murphy, Paul Spain, Damien O'Carroll Running time: 0:54:14

This episode we talk about testing commercial drones in NZ, highlights from the world of gaming at E3, Samsung's security nightmare plus our hands on experiences with LG G4, Gear VR, Sony Smartwatch 3 Steel and Ultimate Ears Roll Bluetooth speaker Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Ross McDougal, Michelle Dickinson Running time: 0:41:42

Insights on two impressive budget Android handsets Vodafone Smart Prime ($150) and Sony Xperia E4 ($200), Rural Broadband from Vodafone and Spark, Microsoft Ignite NZ update and Bill Bennett shares thoughts on mobile networks of the future. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Bill Bennett Running time: 0:41:50

Unisys Chief Engineer Jim Thompson is in NZ for CIO Summit and joins NZ Tech Podcast along with Nate Dunn. We discuss DARPA’s Robot challenge, Rural Broadband, UFB and Apple WWDC announcements – including WatchOS 2, Payments, iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Jim Thompson, Nate Dunn Running time: 0:46:32

In this special edition of NZ Tech Podcast Paul Spain chats firstly about the Build Tour as it hits New Zealand – featuring Giorgio Sardo (Seattle, USA) and Nigel Parker (Auckland). And then he talks about Microsoft devices with Steve Lewis (Australia). Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Giorgio Sardo, Nigel Parker, Steve Lewis Running time: 0:42:22

The news of the week and insights into the Dot Kiwi domain. Topics include Google IO news including unlimited free photo storage and Levi’s wearable tech, Ford car sharing hits London, Windows 10 launch announced, and we talk with ‘Alexa’ (Amazon Echo). Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Angus Richardson Running time: 0:39:31

We talk with Neighbourly co-founder Casey Eden about this growing local social network, along with discussion about new tech from Toyota and Audi, a streaming video service that wants to compete with piracy, and some fascinating Google and Microsoft news. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Bryce Boland, Bill Bennett Running time: 0:44:31

We get insights into security attacks from both covert organisations and nation states – including insights on North Korea’s 1000s of paid hackers. We also discuss the Lily Drone, Amazon and Xero news, NZ HiTech Awards and Samsung’s widest screen yet. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Bryce Boland, Bill Bennett Running time: 0:46:15

We discuss an autonomous truck approval, Apple’s force touch technology, a $9 computer Netflix data impact, tax changes for online services, new smartphones from Microsoft, a very robust Samsung tablet and finally a stylish wearable device. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl), Brett Roberts Running time: 0:55:00

This week we hear about a smartphone that morphs into a PC, Spark’s latest UFB moves, Microsoft’s news from Build, Tesla puts power in your home, the end of the Internet, LED carpet, Kickstarting a smart desk plus Xero and Paymark team up. Please connect and send feedback via Twitter @NZTechPodcast, Facebook.com/NZTechPodcast and the official website http://NZTechPodcast.com Host: Paul Spain Guests: Sean Dring, Mark Derricutt Running time: 0:53:27