Podcasts

Back in 2014, audio brand Røde released an all-in-one USB condenser microphone that's still a popular choice for podcasters and streaming content creators today. Now the company has announced an update with integrated preamp and onboard DSP.

​Tascam has released two USB interfaces designed to help podcasters focus on the content rather than complicated equipment. The Ministudio series is made up of a Personal edition stocked with essential podcasting tools and a Creator edition that adds advanced audio and video production features.

This week, Loz Blain and Mike Hanlon agree to disagree on the upcoming iPad, we take a look at a couple of upcoming stories on next-gen sex toys, check out the Metal Storm virtual minefield and look at how Thailand is moving to prevent petrol fraud.

We've gone to a new format for our first podcast of 2010 - Loz Blain and Mike Hanlon sit down for a broad and fun discussion on a few recent stories that we see as real potential life-changers.

Geoffrey Baird speaks with audiologist Anthea Arkcoll about a new type of hearing aid that uses bone conduction technology to send a direct signal to the auditory nerve. Loz Blain looks at Frankfurt's electric cars and targeted chemotherapy.

Michael Mulcahy speaks to Tony Armstrong of Austal, a West Australian shipbuilding company whose revolutionary trimaran ship design delivers an almost miraculous set of benefits over traditional single hull and catamaran designs.

In this week's Gizcast, we're privileged to be joined by Dr. Dickson Despommier of New York City, who is perhaps the world's leading expert on Vertical Farming. Dr. Despommier believes the farms of the future will swap open fields for skyscrapers.

In this week's podcast we hear a little from the man himself about the device he believes could revolutionize the cycling world. We'll also hear from Geoffrey Baird in the booth about what he's been enjoying at gizmag.com this week.

This week, we take a look at the fascinating story of the world's most successful killing machine: how the AK-47 assault rifle came to be the world's most popular firearm, with as many as 75 million units currently in service around the globe.

This week's podcast covers some great stories from the automotive world, renewable energy, astronomy, mobile tech and even a piece of beachwear that can make you a bit of cash as you stroll by the seaside. Features Loz Blain and Noel McKeegan.

In Gizmag's wrap of emerging technology news this week we examine Kawasaki's night vision system for motorcycles, talk to Mission One's Jeremy Cleland, pit the new iPhone 3G S against the Palm Pre and drool over NEC's mammoth $8000 curved display.

You'll want your headphones for this week's podcast - episode 2 looks at the Stereo Acoustic Guitar, our first ride of the TTX01 electric superbike, Microsoft's full-body motion capture controller system for the XBOX 360, and loads more.