Five AR/VR projects happening now in Ireland
This week Niall and Dusty look at how some Irish companies are embracing blended reality in education, gaming, tourism and even mindfulness. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment and...
View ArticleRemembering the Minitel with TechArchives’ John Sterne
This week TechArchives’ John Sterne gives us the inside story on the rise and fall of proto-Internet console the Minitel. We also have news on the end of Flash, exhausting cars, and a reprieve for MS...
View ArticleSummer gadgetry
On this Bank Holiday Weekend’s show Niall and Dusty give their must haves, nice to haves, and don’t needs for the summer break. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment and rate us on...
View ArticleDell EMC general manager Aisling Keegan on human-machine partnerships
This week Niall Kitson sits down with Dell EMC VP and general manager for Ireland Aisling Keegan to discuss a new report on how we’ll be interacting with machines in 2030. To never miss an episode of...
View ArticleBT Young Scientist co-founder Dr Tony Scott on this year’s Leaving Cert results
This week Niall Kitson talks about this year’s Leaving Cert STEM results with BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition co-founder Dr Tony Scott. In other news, Dusty helps pick apart the debate...
View ArticleRetro v Cutting edge
Does technology always change our lives for the better? This week Dusty compiles a scorecard to see which has a more positive impact – golden oldies or young pretenders. Does cable still outdo Wi-Fi?...
View ArticleKeeping the lights on with Eirgrid’s Marie Hayden
How do we know what our energy needs will be in the future? Is it possible to predict how our actions will put pressure on the national grid? Can energy be treated as a commodity? Niall meets Eirgrid...
View ArticleLegally cyborg with Shane P. McNamee
Do you have a licence for that hydraulic hand? Should doctors consider mechanical devices as ‘heroic measures’? Can your employer decide how you should be rebuilt after an accident on the job? This...
View ArticleDr Niall Smith on Ireland’s cosmic ambitions
This week we have a less-than-excited response to the iPhone 8, Siro pulls out of the National Broadband Plan, Twitter doubles its Trump value, and we interview CIT’s Dr Niall Smith about Ireland’s...
View ArticleCode and poetry with Katharine Jarmul
This weekend sees Ireland’s largest tech meetup 404 take place at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. Niall Kitson talked with featured speaker Katharine Jarmul about putting the ‘art’ in ‘artificial...
View ArticleA visit to Monument Valley with Lea Schonfeld of ustwo games
This week Niall meets Monument Valley 2 designer Lea Schonfelder to talk about how an experiment in user experience became a million-selling game. In other news we mourn the end of Windows Phone,...
View ArticleTech in the classroom and the community
This week we look at the state of technology in education with Educate Together Carlow principal Simon Lewis. We also look at how mobile apps are being used by the charity Alone with CEO Sean Moynihan....
View ArticleHacking the human with Jenny Radcliffe
How easy is it to blag your way into a gig or get someone to hand over sensitive personal information? This week ‘people hacker’ Jenny Radcliffe explains how curiosity got her into the realm of social...
View ArticleDigital personal assistants pt.2: Under the hood
This week we continue our deep dive into the world of digital personal assistants with a look at the natural language processing, machine learning and the user experience technologies holding them all...
View ArticleThe TechRadio Toy Show 2017
This week Niall and Dusty kick back with some coffee and mince pieces to talk about all they want for Christmas – including some local produce. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment...
View ArticleTechRadio’s best shows of 2017
To mark the end of 2017 we’ve compiled a playlist of some of our favourite shows of 2017. Stay tuned for a selection of expert views on AI, VR, Big Data, design thinking, ‘people hacking’ and the...
View ArticleRant show – Hello 2018
This week Niall and Dusty cast an eye over the big developments of 2017 and wonder what the coming year will bring. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment and rate us on iTunes,...
View ArticleBT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2018 report
Using robots as teaching aides for autistic children, the energy cost of bitcoin mining, a sensor to detect concussion in hurlers, and a treatment for teethgrinding – it can only be the BT Young...
View ArticleEolas Recruitment’s Stephen Daly talks jobs in Tech
This week Niall Kitson and Stephen Daly of Eolas Recruitment take a look at the IT jobs market, the pros and cons of working for multinationals and Irish companies, and what skills will be most in...
View ArticleHayes Solicitors’ Laura Fannin on GDPR
From May this year the relationship between consumers, businesses, the public sector and the data we produce for them changes completely with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation...
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