# Gadgets & Gizmos: Data roaming, robot seeing-eye dogs & AI singers

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Podcast: [Hrkn to .. Gadgets & Gizmos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061)
Published: 2026-04-16T14:06:00+00:00
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Steve Caplin warns holidaymakers to check their data allowance abroad, having saved a small fortune by using the Roamless app in Morocco. He loves some of the public's names for authonomous cleaning robots. American scientists are experimenting with robot seeing-eye dogs. Skoda, who made bikes before cars, have come up with a bell that works even if pedestrians are wearing noise-cancelling headphones. The singer Eddie Dalton, topping UK music charts, turns out to be AI-generated. There's a crowdfunded gadget that lets you use your vintage lenses digitally, while Steve admires a cheap multi-function pen. And he is impressed that Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin has found a way to make oxygen from moon dust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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