Technology

Elderly and disabled pensioners in Wellington say they've been forced to sign up to and pay for ultrafast broadband when none of them even has a computer. Brian is a resident of a new council housing… Audio

New technology commentator Erika Pearson on using drones to track wandering Alzheimer's patients, using your "ear print" to unlock your phone and private companies exploiting Europe's right to be… Audio

Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives? Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, also editor of New Zealand Dental Journal, Murray Thomson from the… Audio

Today: Some apps that can assist you in a disaster. MFAT has a register for travellers. Google and Facebook both have projects to alert people. What happens when our smartphones are smarter than we… Audio

Is under-two too young for tinkering with a tablet or smartphone? Dr Marc Wilson of Victoria University's School of Psychology joins the Panel to tell us if baby's brain will be fried. Audio

Ray Kurzweil made a startling prediction in 1999. Computer hardware capable of mimicking the human brain may just be a few years away. The software just 10 years after that. Are we prepared? Audio

Transpower's chief executive Alison Andrew was listening to that report and is on the line now. Audio

New Zealanders' power bills have been inflated by the cost of a controversial upgrade of high voltage powerlines from South Waikato to South Auckland. Audio

Creative Director at Locales, who have developed the Ngā Tapuwae New Zealand First World War Trails for the WW100 Programme Office. Audio

Mobilegeddon, social media cleansing app, farewell to CallPllus founders who did a lot for competition. Audio

By utilising creative energy and a clowning spirit, Tejopala Rawls and Giovanni Fusetti aim to positively influence what will be the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris this December 2015. Audio

Clive Elliott QC joins the Panel to discuss the case for and against Global Mode - the NZ service that allows New Zealanders to access overseas blocked online content. Audio

Twitter causes an uproar by introducing "Direct message anyone" capability. Google causes an uproar by changing its algorithm to emphasise mobile-friendly websites. HBO tells Kiwis and Aussies to… Audio

New technologies such as LED lighting and solar panels are meant to be making electricity cheaper and reducing reliance on traditional electricity markets. But Nine to Noon recently highlighted the… Audio

The government is putting an additional 100 million dollars into expanding the broadband into rural areas, as well as 50 million dollars to improve mobile coverage in black spot areas along main… Audio

What we lose if we eliminated disability in society, through either technology or eugenics, with Prof. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson of Emory University. Audio

Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses issues affecting city dwellers. Today he discusses 3D printing of houses which is happening in China right now, ahead of a prefab conference in Wellington. Audio

A free app to improve children's sleep, the 'Kids Sleep Doctor' has been launched by doctors at London's Evelina Children's Hospital. Professor of children's sleep medicine Paul Gringas has worked in… Audio

GitHub is an online community of some 9 million coders and web developers sharing computer code and working together. Brandon Keepers is its head of Open Source and he's in New Zealand talking about… Audio

Avionics engineer with the European Space Agency, which built and tested the Rosetta space craft that landed a robot on a comet in November 2014. Audio