The Tech Addicts Podcast

Gareth Myles

Lively and rousing weekly UK based podcast about all forms of technology. Hosted by Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Visit us at www.techaddicts.uk

  1. Tech Addicts 2025 - Looking for Ladda

    12/14/2025

    Tech Addicts 2025 - Looking for Ladda

    This week, a new Australian social media ban impacts millions of youth, while AI chatbot use rises among teens. Meanwhile, new tech includes the Ayaneo Pocket Play, a PlayStation 30th Anniversary watch, the Tiiny AI Pocket Lab mini PC, the upgraded Sony Walkman NW-ZX900, Ikea's smart home AA Ladda battery system, and the forthcoming Quickshot II. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Crucial's news about RAM for consumers Ed Hause That's very sad. I always seemed to end up with Crucial RAM when upgrading. Shame. James Raeburn That's terrible news. I can't believe Micron are doing this. Seems very short sighted to me. Crucial was my go-to brand for RAM. Jeremy Harpham I guess the shift to motherboard-soldered RAM limits the number of newer laptops with any upgrade options. Godfrey Lisk I get my RAM from Corsair. I have also bought Kingston's HyperX RAM. Great podcast episode as per usual News Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia's world-first social media ban begins Nearly one-third of teens use AI chatbots daily Ayaneo Pocket Play is a reincarnation of the Xperia Play Anicorn x PlayStation's £600 Mechanical Watch Is The Wildest 30th Anniversary Flex Yet - Anicorn Tiiny AI Pocket Lab: Mini PC with 12-core ARM CPU and 80 GB LPDDR5X memory unveiled ahead of CES - Techpowerup Sony Walkman returns: New Walkman NW-ZX900 audio player rears its head with major upgrades revealed Smart homes on AA batteries by Ikea Quickshot II coming in Jan Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant The free Bulk Crap Uninstaller removes apps even Windows can't + Github  PinchFlat Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted ORICO 5 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5"/3.5" SATA HDD/SSD - RRP - £127.99 - Savings (2):-£32.00 Promotion Applied -£25.60 Voucher -£6.40 Order Total: £95.99 Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen), £109 from £149 OM SYSTEM WS-882 Digital Voice Recorder - £29.99 Was £61.41 PDBest 60,000mAh PowerBank £30 was £43 (if you trust the brand!) Marshall Major IV On Ear Bluetooth Headphones - £49.00 Was: £58.00 Anker Charging Base £79 from £99 Anker Prime PowerBank (with Pogo Pins) £65 from £99 AUVON Dimmable Night Light Plug in Wall with Dusk to Dawn Sensor, Rotatable LED Night Light - £16.99 RRP: £21.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

    1h 26m
  2. Tech Addicts 2025 - Jamming Starlink

    12/07/2025

    Tech Addicts 2025 - Jamming Starlink

    With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK News Linux Mint 22.3 Codenamed "Zena", Planned for Christmas 2025 Seagate's latest breakthrough ushers in the age of 55TB or even 69TB hard drives - and it isn't stopping there GEEKOM's New Powerhouse Laptop Duo is Headed to Markets this December Can Starlink be blocked? Scary Chinese simulation shows 1,000 drones can jam satellite internet Microsoft loses bid to ban license reselling as UK court gives it the thumbs up Crucial no longer selling RAM to Mortals after 30 Years Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Black Friday pick ups Reolink Doorbell  INIU Powerbank Nothing Phone (3) TCL NxtPaper 60 Ultra Google listing says Android PC OS, 'Aluminium,' will have 'AI at the core' Lenovo reveals the truth: Android PCs have "limited desktop features" Thomson Streaming 270UK Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Koorui 34" WQHD 165Hz Curved Gaming Monitor (34E6UC) Roxel Vogue Portable DAB/DAB+ FM Radio & Wireless Speaker SoundCore Motion+ Bluetooth Speaker  POWER BANK 20000mAh PD20W Fast Charging USB C 22.5W Portable Charger Powerbank  Anker USB-C Hub, 10-in-1 Monitor Stand  Denon DP29FE2 Record Player for Vinyl Records RedThunder K95 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

    1h 22m
  3. Tech Addicts 2025 - Keep your EV

    10/26/2025

    Tech Addicts 2025 - Keep your EV

    Gareth and Ted from get nostalgic and novel to the cutting-edge and practical. There's a focus on unique hardware, including the launch of the world's first ceramic mechanical PC keyboard, the introduction of a new BOOX Palma 2 Pro color E Ink e-reader with 5G capabilities, and a $6,000 solar-powered, wind-resistant inflatable camping tent. They also explore future tech with a hands-on look at the Samsung Galaxy XR glasses (and a tease of Android XR), a dive into the controversial use of AI by Channel 4 for a presenter, and the revival of classic computing with an Amiga 1200 pre-order announcement. Finally, Ted discusses software and workflow improvements, specifically praising the changes and benefits of using the Google Keep Chrome Extension for note-taking, alongside Gareth's love for Immich. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Kurt Kaufman on My Car is Bricked News The World's first Ceramic Mechanical PC Keyboard Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on - Samsung teases Android XR glasses too The £379 BOOX Palma 2 Pro brings color E Ink and 5G to a pocket-sized e-reader and the £499 Note Air5 C Cool Camping: Solar Powered Cooling Tent - Tough £6,000 inflatable tent stands strong in 112-mph wind Channel 4's first AI presenter is dizzyingly grim on so many levels - Here's a Clip Amiga 1200 pre-order November 10 - Launch Announcement Video Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Immich Love Google Keep changed my note-taking workflow for the better - The Google Keep Chrome Extension Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted AMAZFIT Bip 6 Smart Watch 46mm -  £63.49 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (White) 50% off (of RRP) at £299 (Orange is £399) Logitech MX Master 3S - £69.26 SoundCore Motion X600 BT Speaker 48% off, £104.49 (or someone can buy mine for £99, sitting here wickedly underused!) soundcore P30i by Anker - £23.99  UGreen Car Charger 90W with 60W Retractable Cable plus 1 x USB-A, 1 x USB-C £16.99 from £26 Anker Prime Charger, 200W 6-Port GaN Charging Station - £54.99 Motorola Rokr 300 £21 from £35 IP6/7, 12-hours, 7W Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

    1h 28m
  4. Tech Addicts 2025 - ChatGPT for adult users

    10/19/2025

    Tech Addicts 2025 - ChatGPT for adult users

    With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Andy Morris Just been listening to the latest Podcast, and got to the bit about Duty Free and paying in. the US. The reason @Gareth Myles that there is a 6% charge is the conversion to GBP plus a charge to do so, you should always pay in the local currency.. And the way they do the duty free collection is the same as what happens across the globe not just the US (had it in Hong Kong) where you collect at the gate... None of this has anything to do with Tariffs. The Departure Lounge is still classed as the US or the country you are in Scott Weddington on New WiFi tech can accurately identify individuals without devices, warn scientists News Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users Pro-Ject's New Audiophile Turntable Looks Absolutely Mesmerizing Inside the Pixel Watch 4: A Masterclass in Smartwatch Design Samsung will introduce its Android XR headset at a Galaxy event on 21st/22nd October - How Google will use it Power bricks and wall warts for EU market must include detachable USB-C cables by 2028 — New legislation also adds power rating labels for cables Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Paperless-Ngx Amazon says its Kindle Colorsoft isn't the best one for book reading - Boox Event on 21st October Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted UGREEN Uno Charger 65W USB C Charger was £35.99 now £26.58 Digital Keyring Voice Recorder £21 from £25 Tapo C216 2K 3MP Outdoor Camera £29.99 (Was £50.99) Devola Wifi Enabled Smart Electric Glass Panel Heater £99 from £120 Brother HL-L3220CWE Colour Wireless EcoPro Ready Laser Printer £169.00 (Was £220.80) HUION Inspiroy 2 M Graphics Tablet £57 from £80 Ticwatch Pro 5 Android Smartwatch for Men - £83.99 (Was £119.99) Pursnic 4-pack Night Light Plug in Wall £12 from £16 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

    1h 21m
  5. Tech Addicts 2025 - The Ultimate Price Hike

    10/12/2025

    Tech Addicts 2025 - The Ultimate Price Hike

    New Episode: Join us for the latest episode of TechAddicts! We're chatting about Linux issues, the Retroid Pocket Classic plus updates on Honor's MagicPad 3 Pro and Amazon's new hardware. Oh, and beware: Xbox Game Pass fans are cancelling their subs due to a price hike! With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Ian Barton (Quick mention as now done elsewhere) Ian was particularly enthused about all things Linux and Open Source so was one of our more active members here in TA. He taught me much about all sorts of tech stuff - a kind chap - very kind - and thoughtful. RIP Dennis Schreiner on Linux Mint and BeeLink Sluggishness I just wanted to say that I have a Beelink with Ryzen 5800 U and Linux Mint is not running well for me on it either. I think Mint is the Problem since it switched to Ubuntu. I have since had a lot of performance issues with it. Also in the Top Linux List it's going downhill. I wouldn't now recommend Mint anymore for beginners and low-spec'd PCs. Since I switched my BeeLink to Fedora Linux (KDE Plasma version) it's very smooth-running again. Also Fedora is pretty easy to operate. Bazzite and Nobara are also beginner-friendly with low spec requirements. I'm enjoying TA, thank you :) CachyOS Ujjwal Sehgal on Retroid Pocket Classic I bought this thinking I'd use it purely for retro gaming but it's starting to become a favourite overall retro gadget. Beautiful OLED touchscreen. Runs Android 14. Google Play store present. Snapdragon G1 Gen 2. 128GB of storage. microSD slot. Icing on the cake is the head phone jack. I find myself using it to listen to music when I'm away from my phone. The squareish screen is great for watching old 4:3 TV content. It kind of feels like what GameBoy could have been if it were released today! I remember using my original PSP in the same way when I was younger. Feels like a nostalgic digital detox device - as the screen aspect ratio is awful for email, WhatsApp or any social media apps! News HONOR MagicPad 3 Pro with 13.3″ 3.2K 165Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 12450mAh battery teased Subscribers Are Scrambling To Cancel Xbox Game Pass After Price Hike New Kindle, Fire TV, Echo Speakers and Displays: Everything you Need to Know from Amazon's Hardware Launch Event Google is confusing Home users with Nest Aware and Google One plan changes Pebble sets the stage for its comeback with the revival of its app store Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Remarkable Paper Pro Move Duty Free rant Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Anker Charging Base, 100W Fast Charging with 4 Ports £39.99 INIU 140W 27000mAh Portable Charger - USB-C in/Out, USB-C Out, USB-A Out - £49 from £99 (but usually £79) Govee Outdoor Projector, Laser and Aurora Light Projector £55.40 Nothing Headphone (1) - £212 was £299 - first reduction (that I know of) Nothing Phone (3a) 256GB - £305 from the usual £379 Mycket DAB Radio Portable, DAB Plus Digital Radio £29.99 + £6 voucher Beelink Mini PC SER9 Pro Ryzen 7 H255, 32GB LPDDR5X, 1TB PCIe4.0 SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Built-in MIC, Speakers £499 with £100 Voucher UGREEN Nexode Power Bank 20000mAh £51.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

    1h 32m
  6. Tech Addicts 2025 - A Galaxy of Honor

    08/31/2025

    Tech Addicts 2025 - A Galaxy of Honor

    Gareth and Ted look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra specs, a couple of new devices from Honor, Motorola & Lenovo's Massive IFA Leak, Marshall's jumbo-sized speaker, the soundcore Work portable AI voice recorder and a new Google TV box from… Acer! Gareth picks up a BOSGAME E2 Mini and Ted prepares to take the reigns of PSC! With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions New-look PSC is starting on Monday 1st September (tomorrow) so we can now not focus on phone stuff here so much again! phonesshowchat.uk - RSS Feed -------------- Quick mention for our Garry Clark from MeWe and his RedMagic Astra Gaming Tablet YouTube Review hosted over on Average Dad Too which is the new sister channel to the main Average Dad channel. Team members can post videos but Garry will be posting most of the content. He will also be doing written gear reviews for the main Average Dad Store (which specialises in importing phones from the Chinese market). He will be leaving Coolsmartphone to focus on all this, with the aim of making it his full time job. Good luck Garry! News Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Full Specs Leaked ahead of 4th September event - The Event Not just phones and TVs: Samsung is bringing 7 years of updates to more devices Honor MagicPad 3, MagicBook Art 14 2025 now available internationally With a 40-hour battery and dynamic lighting, Marshall's jumbo-sized speaker New soundcore Work portable AI voice recorder appears YouTube confirms AI alterations to Shorts, raising concerns among creators Motorola & Lenovo's Massive IFA Leak Reveals All Upcoming Products This new Google TV box has a ton of ports, and comes from… Acer? Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant BOSGAME E2 Mini PC - CasaOS Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted UGREEN USB C Hub, Revodok Multiport Adapter (7-in-1) - £12.34 Honor 400 Pro 512GB/12GB, was £699 now £560 Poco F7 Ultra 512GB/12GB, was £699 now £560 KOORUI 34 Inch Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor, 165Hz, 1440P - £199.99 SameRiver Tower Extension Lead £20 from £30 (or here's one that's not a Tower for much the same price) Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital White CPU Air Cooler - £30.32 Elgato Stream Deck XL 32 keys, £160 from £230 and Elgato Stream Deck+ (in Black) £160 from £200 Amazon Basics Bluetooth and USB Computer Speakers - £13.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

    1h 15m
  7. Tech Addicts 2025 - A Plucky Pixel Perspective

    08/24/2025

    Tech Addicts 2025 - A Plucky Pixel Perspective

    This week, Gareth and Ted unpack the latest tech buzz. Is Valve's "Fremont" console the future of gaming? The ROG Ally impresses as a solid portable Xbox experience. Plus, Ted showcases an innovative AI-powered tablet with a projector that teaches kids a new language. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Salmon's (hopeful) iOS Leap! News Amazon is switching its Fire tablets to Android Malcolm Bryant - 'Open source Android', aka AOSP, is really bare-bones. All OEMs to this point have supplemented AOSP with extra functionality in order to have a viable consumer-facing product. In particular of course there is Google Play Services, which gives access to the Play Store and many other core Android features. Google Play Services is not part of AOSP but it seems extremely unlikely that Amazon would omit it if the intent is to make this tablet a mainstream Android device. Projector in a tablet with 30,000mAh Battery? Blackview Active 12 Pro 5G review - Specs Dex is an AI-powered camera device that helps children learn new languages - 97-second YouTube Video Valve's Fremont SteamOS console surfaces with six-core Zen 4 CPU and RX 7600 GPU ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X launch October 16 Honor Magic V Flip 2 unveiled with 200MP camera, 5,500mAh battery The Google Event was Cringeworthy! Pixel 10 from £799 Pixel 10 Pro from £999 Pixel 10 Pro XL from £1,199 Pixel 10 Pro Fold (later release?) from £1,749 Pixel Watch 4 from £349 Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Pixel Tablet with Speaker Dock, 256GB, Porcelain and Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 Google Headlines - Weather especially - Yellow Alert warnings… several days afterwards Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus  £559 from £749 (and i3 £399 from £649) Lenovo Legion R24e - 23.8" FHD (1920x1080) -25% £59.00 Was: £79.00 Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Duet 11 £242 from £369/£299 Tapo Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring - £26.88 Logitech G Yeti Orb USB Condenser RGB Microphone £33.24 from £59.99 WD 22TB Elements External Hard Drive - £308.99 Poco M7 128GB/6GB (£119), 256GB/8GB (£139) Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted'

    1h 23m
  8. Tech Addicts 2025 - A Monopolistic Perplexity

    08/17/2025

    Tech Addicts 2025 - A Monopolistic Perplexity

    Gareth and Ted swelter as they chat about Perplexity AI eyeing Google Chrome, Microsoft court action over Windows 10, a battery issue with the GPD Win 5, Insta360 new 8k drone, Linux Mint Zara beta, FydeOS, VPNs vs Proxies and Honor Magic V Flip 2. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify  Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Bloody sun is coming out Sunday here which means I'm going to roast in this tin can (with windows doors shut for noise) or have fans and dogs and trains noise aplenty - so my vote is to get underway asap please! Camera Creations now has its own website (well, kind of)! I decided to stop paying through the nose for domains and SSL registrations so dumped it, Steve Litchfield style, on my homepage! As he rightly points out, that's what he does with all his stuff and has never had a problem - the RSS feeds are the important bit for the podcast world. Anyway, so it's at tedsalmon.com/cameracreations - bare-bones for now but I'm beginning to agree with Steve - keep it simple. Everyone's on social media now anyway, not websites! I might move all my stuff the same way over time as domains expire etc. I also dumped my main tedsalmon.com site back to basics (from the Google Sites fluffy-look one it has been) - so that also needs work. Camera Creations Shared Album News This new Ryzen Max gaming handheld is too powerful to hold a battery Perplexity AI wants to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion (more than twice the value of Perplexity)! It's Better Left with Google Microsoft is being sued for killing Windows 10 Gemini is about to remember everything, unless you tell it not to Brits are turning from VPNs to Proxies to resist age verification - but their data may be at risk Insta360 8K drone immerses you in an alternate reality of human flight Pixel 10 Pro Fold first foldable with IP6/8 rating - a breakthrough moment in foldables? Honor Magic V Flip 2's display can withstand 350,000 folds, 5,500mAh battery confirmed Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant FydeOS - ChromeOS Flex rival - with Android Apps, full support, unlike FlexOS Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" Is Available for Public Beta Testing - with fingerprint authentication (I have one on my laptop) Download Link for Cinnamon - is it a simple process to get onto the Beta? Recommended? Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted AMD Ryzensets 5 9600X - £131.99 (cheaper than 7600x right now) AMD Ryzensets 9 9900X - £289.99 Canon PowerShot V10 Vlogging Starter Kit £299 from £439 WOLFANG 64GB MP3 Players - £20.99 POCO F7 Ultra 512GB/16GB £559 from £619 from £699 (also the 256GB/12GB for £529) HONOR Pad 10,12.1 inches Wi-Fi Tablet - £199.99 Pen - £79 Google Pixel Tablet with Charging Speaker Dock £379 from £399 from £699 - one last shoutout! Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth's Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted's PayPal | Mastodon | Ted's Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

    1h 25m
4.4
out of 5
7 Ratings

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Lively and rousing weekly UK based podcast about all forms of technology. Hosted by Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Visit us at www.techaddicts.uk

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