{"podcast":{"title":"Hrkn to .. Gadgets & Gizmos","slug":"hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061","podcast_index_feed_id":3979061,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/gadgetsgizmos","website_url":"https://www.shareradio.co.uk/programmes/gadgets-and-gizmos","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3766c388-b884-11eb-9256-8752828daa24/image/Human_Hand_holding_Plasma_Ball_3001x3001.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Share Premium","episode_count":263,"summary":"Stocks may rise and fall, businesses may boom and bust, but gadgets keep appearing at an ever-increasing rate. Share Radio’s Gadgets & Gizmos show explores the latest technological innovations, from the indispensable to the downright ridiculous. Show host Simon Rose and technology editor Steve Caplin take a weekly humorous look at what’s on offer, featuring both existing products and those whose inventors utilise crowdfunding platforms to make them a reality. Through its 300-plus shows, Gadgets & Gizmos has delved into the world of wifi, Bluetooth and exploding lithium batteries, reviewing gadgets of interest and ridiculing those that should never have got off the drawing board. Where some financial journalists tell you how to make your money grow, Gadgets & Gizmos tells you how to spend it – and when not to. Hrkn to www.shareradio.co.uk for more ..","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T06:17:46.697235+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061"},"episode":{"title":"Gadgets & Gizmos: AI renting humans, lab-grown computer gamers & plastic bottles treating Parkinson's","slug":"gadgets-gizmos-ai-renting-humans-lab-grown-computer-gamers-plastic-bottles-treating-parkinson-s","published_at":"2026-03-19T14:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061/gadgets-gizmos-ai-renting-humans-lab-grown-computer-gamers-plastic-bottles-treating-parkinson-s","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1064272442.mp3?updated=1773932248","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1064272442.mp3?updated=1773932248","summary":"Steve Caplin tells Simon Rose that AI agents can now rent human beings to carry out tasks they can't manage themselves. Brain cells in a petri dish have been taught to play the 90s shooter game Doom. BYD's Dena Z9GT can charge from 10% to 70% in just 5 minutes; unfortunately the UK doesn't have any of the required chargers. Tesco is experimenting with replacing bar codes with QR codes; Steve isn't convinced it will work. Pager sales have leapt in Russia after the internet was turned off. There's a collapsible cool box, a laundry chair with arms and a computer mouse that splits into half to become a game controller for your phone. And scientists in Edinburgh have genetically engineered bacteria to break down plastic bottles into a medicine for Parkinson's Disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Steve Caplin tells Simon Rose that AI agents can now rent human beings to carry out tasks they can't manage themselves. Brain cells in a petri dish have b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1568,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061/episodes/gadgets-gizmos-ai-renting-humans-lab-grown-computer-gamers-plastic-bottles-treating-parkinson-s/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061/gadgets-gizmos-ai-renting-humans-lab-grown-computer-gamers-plastic-bottles-treating-parkinson-s.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}