Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice & tech news broadcasts by Fevzi Turkalp on the BBC & elsewhere

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the increasing interest in listening to music on vinyl, are we turning our back on the digital formats in favour of what was long considered a dead format? What should you look for when you're in the market for a turntable/record player?
Gadget of the Week goes to;
Majority Stylo Turntable. This compact and stylish turntable features Bluetooth and RCA output, a built-in pre-amp, and Audio-Technica cartridge. Available in a range of colours, this is ideal for those looking to get back into enjoying their vinyl.
Victrola Wave Turntable. This high quality record player features Bluetooth and Auracast, allowing a much wider connection range, RCA output with switchable preamp, all in a stylish design available in a range of colours. 
Victrola Soundstage soundbase with remote. This is designed to sit below your turntable, as a TV soundbar, under a monitor, or even on its own and delivers room filling sound. Connecting via RCA, USB-C, or optical inputs, it features a subwoofer output and Bluetooth streaming for wide ranging connectivity.
Victrola Tempo Speakers. These Bluetooth enabled bookshelf speakers come in a range of colours to make the Victrola Wave turntable and feature RCA, 3.5mm AUX, Optical, and USB-C connectivity, along with a subwoofer output. An ideal way to enjoy whatever you're listening to.
You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Andrew Peach on LBC News to discuss how the people at Anthropic, the company behind Claud AI, have warned that Artificial Intelligence could wipe out humanity within the next ten years if we're not careful with how the technology is used and developed. Are the warnings hyporbolic or should we really be concerned about the threat AI poses to mankind?
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Apple launch their new range of products, including the iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max, and their first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, along with their new Watch and AirPods 5. Are any of the new phones worth considering, given the prices?
You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This time; Apple launch the 18 Pro, Pro Mox, and the new foldable Duo, which comes with a price to match its size, along with updates to their Watch and Airpods range.
Gadget of the Week goes to;
Victrola Wave. This high quality record player features Bluetooth and Auracast, allowing a much wider connection range, RCA output wth switchable preamp, all in a stylish design available in a range of colours. Scoring 4 out of 5, more in the show.
You can hear the Gadget Detective on BBC Radio London every other Thursday just after 1pm and follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull to discuss the latest tech on display at IFA 2026, the gadget expo in Germany, where all the latest trends are shown.
Gadget of the Week goes to;
Anker Mindbase. This hub for your smart home can coordinate up to 40 gadgets, includes an AI brain to allow local processing and supports up to 40tb of storage.
Soundcore SleepLab Pro. This sits beside your bed and can monitor your sleep without using a camera or anything touching you, instead utilising a form of radar. With the ability to track the four stages of sleep along with snoring and more, this gadget will produce a sleep analysis.
Aqara Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400. This innovative senser can detect not only if somebody is in a room but where in the room, all without using a camera. With the ability to track up to ten people, including whether they're sitting or standing, and offering the ability to automate other devices such as turning on a light as somebody sits at a desk.
Circular Ring 3 Pro. This smart ring can not only monitor your heart-rate, bloody oxygen, respiration and more, it also features NFC so it can be used for contactless payments, and also sports haptic feedback and 12 days battery.
RayNeo iO AI smart glasses. These smart glasses feature a green heads up display and AI functions via RayNeo and Gemini to show things such as meeting summaries, teleprompter, calendar prompts, even real time text translation.
You can hear the Gadget Detective on LBC every Friday morning around 3.40am and you can follow and contact him on X @gadgetdetective and BlueSky @GadgetDetective.com
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