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class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-13-gizmag-podcast/14043/">Gizcast #13: discussion - Apple iPad, new-age sex toys and the virtual minefield</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>22:39 January 31, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-13-gizmag-podcast/14043/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gizcast-gizmag-podcast-13.png" title="Gizcast #13: discussion - Apple iPad, new-age sex toys and the virtual minefield" alt="Gizcast #13: discussion - Apple iPad, new-age sex toys and the virtual minefield"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>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. <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-13-gizmag-podcast/14043/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-gizcast-12/13957/">GizCast 12: discussion - digital gastronomy and the Japanese robotics revolution</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>21:12 January 22, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-gizcast-12/13957/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gizmagpodcast12.png" title="Gizmag Podcast 12: a freewheeling discussion on 3D food printing and the scary/wonderful J..." alt="Gizmag Podcast 12: a freewheeling discussion on 3D food printing and the scary/wonderful J..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>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. Starting with the Digital Gastronomy project and moving on to cover some of the fun, fascinating and scary things Mike saw at last December's robotics trade show in Tokyo, it's your chance to sit in on the kind of discussions that happen every time the Gizmag team gets together. <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-gizcast-12/13957/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-11-bone-conduction-cochlear-baha-electric-cars-targeted-chemot/12867/">Gizcast #11: bone conduction hearing implants, targeted chemotherapy and the electric car stampede that's storming Frankfurt</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>08:11 September 17, 2009</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-11-bone-conduction-cochlear-baha-electric-cars-targeted-chemot/12867/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gizcast-11-bone-conduction-cochlear-baha-electric-cars-targeted-chemot.png" title="Subscribe to the Gizcast through iTunes." alt="Subscribe to the Gizcast through iTunes."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>In this week's Gizcast, Geoffrey Baird speaks with audiologist Anthea Arkcoll about a new type of hearing aid that bypasses the ear altogether and uses bone conduction technology to send a direct signal to the auditory nerve. Then Loz Blain wraps up with some of the most interesting electric and green car concepts the Giz team are drooling over in Frankfurt, and a quick look at a medical device that could give doctors a new way to fight stubborn cancer tumours. <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-11-bone-conduction-cochlear-baha-electric-cars-targeted-chemot/12867/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-10-worlds-best-boat-design/12777/">Gizcast #10: The world's best boat design?</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>02:52 September 9, 2009</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006105338im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-10-worlds-best-boat-design/12777/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-10-worlds-best-boat-design/12777/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gizcast-10-worlds-best-boat-design.png" title="Gizcast #10: Austal's trimaran - the world's best boat design?" alt="Gizcast #10: Austal's trimaran - the world's best boat design?"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>As the Gizcast breaks double figures, Michael Mulcahy speaks to Tony Armstrong of Austal, a West Australian shipbuilding company that's leading the world in the construction of fast ferries. Austal has just signed some huge contracts with the U.S. Navy thanks to its revolutionary trimaran ship design that delivers an almost miraculous set of benefits over traditional single hull and catamaran designs. Geoffrey Baird's also got a roundup of top stories from the Gizmag.com homepage. Presented by Loz Blain. <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-10-worlds-best-boat-design/12777/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-9-vertical-farming-despommier/12436/">Gizcast #9: can Vertical Farming solve the impending global food crisis?</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>23:57 August 4, 2009</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006105338im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-9-vertical-farming-despommier/12436/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-9-vertical-farming-despommier/12436/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gizcast-9-vertical-farming-despommier.png" title="Gizcast #9: can Vertical Farming solve the impending global food crisis?" alt="Gizcast #9: can Vertical Farming solve the impending global food crisis?"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>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, a topic we've covered several times in the past few years. Dr. Despommier speaks with Loz Blain about the social, economic and environmental issues we'll have to face as the Earth's population jumps to 9 billion in the next 40-50 years. If we keep farming the way we are now, we're simply going to run out of land to feed ourselves - so the solution seems clear: we need to start bringing food production and agriculture into the high-rise age. The farms of the future, it seems, will be skyscrapers. Geoffrey Baird also joins us for a weekly roundup of top stories. <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-9-vertical-farming-despommier/12436/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-8-cranklock/12332/">Gizcast 8: Meet Chris Toal, inventor of the Cranklock</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>03:36 July 24, 2009</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006105338im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-8-cranklock/12332/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-8-cranklock/12332/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gizcast-8.png" title="Gizcast 8: The Cranklock" alt="Gizcast 8: The Cranklock"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>There's some controversy in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/cranklock-cycling-cornering/12301/" target="_blank">original Cranklock article</a> comments over whether Chris Toal's latest invention will actually work - 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. <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-8-cranklock/12332/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-6-great-inventions-the-ak-47/12260/">Gizcast 7: Great Inventions - the AK-47</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>05:31 July 17, 2009</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-6-great-inventions-the-ak-47/12260/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gizcast-7.png" title="Gizcast 7: Great inventions - the AK-47" alt="Gizcast 7: Great inventions - the AK-47"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>This week, we take a look at the fascinating story of how Mikhail Kalashnikov's 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. Throw an AK-47 into a combat zone, and David suddenly starts beating Goliath - it's become a powerful political symbol of strength in the face of invasion or repression. It's the most successful killing machine in history, which is a horrifying achievement and obviously not something to be applauded, but with reference to its impact on humanity it is, sadly, among the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Also, Geoffrey Baird has been surfing away in his sound booth this week, and he's dug up 5 oddball gadgets for our weekly roundup. <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizcast-6-great-inventions-the-ak-47/12260/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-6/12143/">Gizcast 6: Virgin Galactic and the start of the Commercial Space Race</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>06:43 July 3, 2009</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006105338/http://www.gizmag.com/gizmag-podcast-6/12143/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006105338im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gizmag-podcast-6.png" title="Gizmag Podcast #6: Virgin Galactic and the start of the Commercial Space Race" alt="Gizmag Podcast #6: Virgin Galactic and the start of the Commercial Space Race"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>In this week's podcast, Loz Blain takes a look at commercial space travel with Virgin Galactic and the start of a new space race for the 21st century. Noel McKeegan talks to us about quantum computing and a new unmanned Nano Air Vehicle that weighs just ten grams and flies by flapping its tiny wings like a hummingbird. And Geoffrey Baird gives us a roundup of four environmentally friendly gadgets for around the home. Plus, we're finally on iTunes! 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