What is In 30 years of predictions did Bill Gates and I get? Recently the Sydney Morning Herald published an article on the 15 predictions Microsoft's Bill Gates made in 1999, a list that predates the internet, the smart phone and even the mass adoption of the PC and this prompted this weeks on-air chats [...]
Happy Birthday Mr Tesla / Hong Kong Radio
What is Happy Birthday Mr Tesla / Hong Kong Radio? Long before there was Elon Musk's Tesla, there was Nikola Tesla and 10th July (1856) marks his birthday. Nikola's gift was the ability to see beyond the status quo, to imagine what might be, to land hands on tools, to overcome setbacks and to continue [...]
100 days to create tomorrow’s energy, or else / ABC Drive WA, ABC Far North
What is 100 days to create tomorrow's energy, or else / ABC? Elon Musk was in South Australia last week signing off on a deal to deliver and install the world's largest grid-scale battery (100MW) and promising to uphold his "100 days or it's free" pledge. The technology is great and definitely part of what [...]
I want it all & I want it now / ABC Perth Weekends
What is I want it all & I want it now / ABC Perth Weekends? On demand dog walking service WagWalking sent ABC presenter Andrea Gibbs into a spin, believing that part of good dog ownership is walking it yourself and wondering if this was a one-off or if there was a growing appetite of [...]
We’re all Homo Cyborgs / ABC WA Drive, Hong Kong 3
What is all Homo Cyborgs / ABC WA Drive, Hong Kong 3? This week, Sydney based bio-hacker Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow (real name) decided that carrying his plastic credit card sized transport card around was way too much effort, so he cut out the NFC chip and had it implanted under his skin. Such an [...]
Happy 50th Birthday ATM, but aren’t you dead yet? / ABC Drive Adelaide & ABC Far North
What is Happy 50th Birthday ATM, but aren't you dead yet? Next time you withdraw money from a hole in the wall, consider singing a rendition of happy birthday. For on June 27, the Automated Teller Machine (or ATM) celebrates its half century. Fifty years ago, the first cash machine was put to work at [...]