http://www.bcs.org/podcasts The interesting, amusing and downright weird in IT. BCS BCS editor@bcs.org en-gb 720 © BCS 2009 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:39:30 +0000 bcs,oddIT,computing,it,technology,gadgets No The oddIT team return with the usual eclectic mix of stories that include a strange Japanese game, camel riding robots, using mobile phones in cars and mobile phone mishaps. The oddIT team return with the usual eclectic mix of stories that include a strange Japanese game, camel riding robots, using mobile phones in cars and mobile phone mishaps. The oddIT team return with the usual eclectic mix of stories that include a strange Japanese game, camel riding robots, using mobile phones in cars and mobile phone mishaps. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:39:30 +0000 00:17:32 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode-58.mp3 Fighting pirates with lasers, how there really is an app for everything these days, more mobile mishaps and correspondence with the world's best computer scientist. OddIT is back for the new year. Fighting pirates with lasers, how there really is an app for everything these days, more mobile mishaps and correspondence with the world's best computer scientist. OddIT is back for the new year. Fighting pirates with lasers, how there really is an app for everything these days, more mobile mishaps and correspondence with the world's best computer scientist. OddIT is back for the new year. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:39:30 +0000 00:19:36 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode-57.mp3 Robot singers, robot footballers, mind reading machines and a pigeon that's faster than rural broadband, all this and more in the latest oddIT podcast. Robot singers, robot footballers, mind reading machines and a pigeon that's faster than rural broadband, all this and more in the latest oddIT podcast. Robot singers, robot footballers, mind reading machines and a pigeon that's faster than rural broadband, all this and more in the latest oddIT podcast. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:39:30 +0000 00:16:13 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode-56_2.mp3 In the latest podcast the team discuss three types of robot, golden power, iPads for sumos and school children plus how Israel bought itself on Twitter. In the latest podcast the team discuss three types of robot, golden power, iPads for sumos and school children plus how Israel bought itself on Twitter. In the latest podcast the team discuss three types of robot, golden power, iPads for sumos and school children plus how Israel bought itself on Twitter. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:39:30 +0000 00:28:14 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode55.mp3 The web is dead, long live the internet, why iPhone users have more fun, spying mobiles, solar panels in your sunglasses and digital vagabonds. It can only be oddIT 54. The web is dead, long live the internet, why iPhone users have more fun, spying mobiles, solar panels in your sunglasses and digital vagabonds. It can only be oddIT 54. The web is dead, long live the internet, why iPhone users have more fun, spying mobiles, solar panels in your sunglasses and digital vagabonds. It can only be oddIT 54. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:39:30 +0000 00:26:09 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode54.mp3 After an extended hiatus the oddIT team are back discussing hover chairs, freaky looking useless robots and what not to do in an Apple Store After an extended hiatus the oddIT team are back discussing hover chairs, freaky looking useless robots and what not to do in an Apple Store After an extended hiatus the oddIT team are back discussing hover chairs, freaky looking useless robots and what not to do in an Apple Store Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:39:30 +0000 00:18:52 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode53.mp3 Sausages for your iPhone, doggy tweets, robot drones and nannies - plus find out how robbable you are. All this and more in oddIT 52. Sausages for your iPhone, doggy tweets, robot drones and nannies - plus find out how robbable you are. All this and more in oddIT 52. Sausages for your iPhone, doggy tweets, robot drones and nannies - plus find out how robbable you are. All this and more in oddIT 52. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:39:30 +0000 00:18:09 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode52.mp3 Electric cars, robot doppelgangers and the reason England's footballers can't score penalties. oddIT is back for the new year. Electric cars, robot doppelgangers and the reason England's footballers can't score penalties. oddIT is back for the new year. Electric cars, robot doppelgangers and the reason England's footballers can't score penalties. oddIT is back for the new year. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:39:30 +0000 00:17:00 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode51.mp3 Is immortality just around the corner?, a couple of gaming controversies and the burglar who logged into facebook. Is immortality just around the corner?, a couple of gaming controversies and the burglar who logged into facebook. Is immortality just around the corner?, a couple of gaming controversies and the burglar who logged into facebook. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:39:30 +0000 00:20:29 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode50.mp3 Robots made of slime, robots you can cuddle and finally robots that can lie. There is more to oddIT 49 than just the robots, such as a green mobile and getting stuck in a toilet, but not much. Robots made of slime, robots you can cuddle and finally robots that can lie. There is more to oddIT 49 than just the robots, such as a green mobile and getting stuck in a toilet, but not much. Robots made of slime, robots you can cuddle and finally robots that can lie. There is more to oddIT 49 than just the robots, such as a green mobile and getting stuck in a toilet, but not much. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:39:30 +0000 00:16:31 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode49.mp3 Britain's failed space cheese mission, vegetarian flesh eating robots, the robot rat that could save your life plus one phone charger to rule them all and USB madness Britain's failed space cheese mission, vegetarian flesh eating robots, the robot rat that could save your life plus one phone charger to rule them all and USB madness Britain's failed space cheese mission, vegetarian flesh eating robots, the robot rat that could save your life plus one phone charger to rule them all and USB madness Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:39:30 +0000 00:22:58 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode48.mp3 A sushi serving robot, a life-size Anime robot, a computers are bad for you scare story and one man's vision of the perfect (robot) woman. It's got to be oddIT 47. A sushi serving robot, a life-size Anime robot, a computers are bad for you scare story and one man's vision of the perfect (robot) woman. It's got to be oddIT 47. A sushi serving robot, a life-size Anime robot, a computers are bad for you scare story and one man's vision of the perfect (robot) woman. It's got to be oddIT 47. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:57:30 +0000 00:16:25 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode47.mp3 Robot cars, robot astronauts and robot lawnmowers, what more do you need? A battery powered by your own blood would be handy. All this and more in oddIT 46. Robot cars, robot astronauts and robot lawnmowers, what more do you need? A battery powered by your own blood would be handy. All this and more in oddIT 46. Robot cars, robot astronauts and robot lawnmowers, what more do you need? A battery powered by your own blood would be handy. All this and more in oddIT 46. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:20:30 +0000 00:14:25 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode46.mp3 Magic business cards, a robotic Albert Einstein, games more addictive than class A drugs and why the youth of today prefer MP3s Magic business cards, a robotic Albert Einstein, games more addictive than class A drugs and why the youth of today prefer MP3s Magic business cards, a robotic Albert Einstein, games more addictive than class A drugs and why the youth of today prefer MP3s Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:55:30 +0000 00:22:19 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode45.mp3 OddIT Music Special Part 3: What's the effect of technology on artists, where do you get your recommendations...where's the art? OddIT Music Special Part 3: What's the effect of technology on artists, where do you get your recommendations...where's the art? OddIT Music Special Part 3: What's the effect of technology on artists, where do you get your recommendations...where's the art? Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:40:30 +0000 00:17:41 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode44.mp3 OddIT Music technology part 2: interoperability, DRM and taste OddIT Music technology part 2: interoperability, DRM and taste Music technology part 2: interoperability, DRM and taste Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:30:30 +0000 00:19:38 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode43.mp3 OddIT music and technology special part 1: are we just being nostalgic, or have we lost something? OddIT music and technology special part 1: are we just being nostalgic, or have we lost something? OddIT music and technology special part 1: are we just being nostalgic, or have we lost something? Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:50:30 +0000 00:22:15 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode42.mp3 We may like robots but are we clever enough to make them? Will robots take over the world or will it be software? All this plus the most successful flying creature in history. It's the return of oddIT. We may like robots but are we clever enough to make them? Will robots take over the world or will it be software? All this plus the most successful flying creature in history. It's the return of oddIT. We may like robots but are we clever enough to make them? Will robots take over the world or will it be software? All this plus the most successful flying creature in history. It's the return of oddIT. Wed, 28 Oct 2008 12:15:30 +0000 00:26:04 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode41.mp3 A soupcon of smartphone etiquette, a taster of the new Apple iPhone, a modicum of grannies with exoskeletons and a mouthful of a machine that tastes wine for you. Mix it all together and you get the highly digestible oddIT podcast. A soupcon of smartphone etiquette, a taster of the new Apple iPhone, a modicum of grannies with exoskeletons and a mouthful of a machine that tastes wine for you. Mix it all together and you get the highly digestible oddIT podcast. A soupcon of smartphone etiquette, a taster of the new Apple iPhone, a modicum of grannies with exoskeletons and a mouthful of a machine that tastes wine for you. Mix it all together and you get the highly digestible oddIT podcast. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:42:30 +0000 00:19:43 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode40.mp3 Size zero robot models, thought controlled games, electronic magazine covers, Japanese iPhone peeping toms and don't use Bluetooth in Bath. For all this and more oddities download the latest episode of oddIT. Size zero robot models, thought controlled games, electronic magazine covers, Japanese iPhone peeping toms and don't use Bluetooth in Bath. For all this and more oddities download the latest episode of oddIT. Size zero robot models, thought controlled games, electronic magazine covers, Japanese iPhone peeping toms and don't use Bluetooth in Bath. For all this and more oddities download the latest episode of oddIT. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:55:30 +0000 00:20:22 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode39.mp3 Film-based intruder scaring, astronaut mind-monitoring, games-enabled brainwashing and more hyphenated stories in oddIT 38. Film-based intruder scaring, astronaut mind-monitoring, games-enabled brainwashing and more hyphenated stories in oddIT 38. Film-based intruder scaring, astronaut mind-monitoring, games-enabled brainwashing and more hyphenated stories in oddIT 38. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:55:30 +0000 00:17:17 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode38.mp3 Playing games with your mind, sat-nav for commercial drivers and solving the problems of cooling server farms and obesity in one stroke - it could only be oddIT episode 37. Playing games with your mind, sat-nav for commercial drivers and solving the problems of cooling server farms and obesity in one stroke - it could only be oddIT episode 37. Playing games with your mind, sat-nav for commercial drivers and solving the problems of cooling server farms and obesity in one stroke - it could only be oddIT episode 37. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:45:30 +0000 00:20:33 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode37.mp3 In space no one can spell Google it seems and when you are floating in zero gravity it helps to know the name of the galaxy you are in. All this plus a wearable keyboard - it can only be oddIT. In space no one can spell Google it seems and when you are floating in zero gravity it helps to know the name of the galaxy you are in. All this plus a wearable keyboard - it can only be oddIT. In space no one can spell Google it seems and when you are floating in zero gravity it helps to know the name of the galaxy you are in. All this plus a wearable keyboard - it can only be oddIT. Tue, 6 May 2008 16:30:30 +0000 00:19:05 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode36.mp3 You'll never have to cut your grass again, you don't need pots and pans and who needs a comprehensible watch? - it's the bizarre gadget episode. You'll never have to cut your grass again, you don't need pots and pans and who needs a comprehensible watch? - it's the bizarre gadget episode. You'll never have to cut your grass again, you don't need pots and pans and who needs a comprehensible watch? - it's the bizarre gadget episode. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:45:30 +0000 00:22:06 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode35.mp3 Hard wiring real bugs, telepathic ray guns and heart-attacks-by-wire... it's an eclectic oddIT 34. Hard wiring real bugs, telepathic ray guns and heart-attacks-by-wire... it's an eclectic oddIT 34. Hard wiring real bugs, telepathic ray guns and heart-attacks-by-wire... it's an eclectic oddIT 34. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:30:30 +0000 00:16:30 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode34.mp3 The ultimate gift for Prince Charles, shape-shifting phones and alien insignias - it's all in OddIT 33 The ultimate gift for Prince Charles, shape-shifting phones and alien insignias - it's all in OddIT 33 The ultimate gift for Prince Charles, shape-shifting phones and alien insignias - it's all in OddIT 33 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:00:30 +0000 00:15:33 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode33.mp3 It's amazing what some people use technology for, such as stopping vandalism of public toilets. This, plus lasers to stop your car crashing, throwable displays and electric wallpaper feature in the latest oddIT podcast. It's amazing what some people use technology for, such as stopping vandalism of public toilets. This, plus lasers to stop your car crashing, throwable displays and electric wallpaper feature in the latest oddIT podcast. It's amazing what some people use technology for, such as stopping vandalism of public toilets. This, plus lasers to stop your car crashing, throwable displays and electric wallpaper feature in the latest oddIT podcast. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:15:30 +0000 00:17:47 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode32.mp3 Internet through the sewers, robotic panel fitters, Wii to make you fit, some good and bad future predictions and a rather tenuous grasp of what technology is. Internet through the sewers, robotic panel fitters, Wii to make you fit, some good and bad future predictions and a rather tenuous grasp of what technology is. Internet through the sewers, robotic panel fitters, Wii to make you fit, some good and bad future predictions and a rather tenuous grasp of what technology is. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:08:30 +0000 00:19:39 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode31.mp3 This week we discuss Tom Cruise's traffic warden panache, educational excuses to doss about online and sensitive robots. This week we discuss Tom Cruise's traffic warden panache, educational excuses to doss about online and sensitive robots. This week we discuss Tom Cruise's traffic warden panache, educational excuses to doss about online and sensitive robots. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:35:30 +0000 00:20:08 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode30.mp3 Back for 2008 the oddIT team learn how spammers are using feminine wiles to break CAPTCHAs, they investigate the snake that could be good for your heart and how electric cars could save us all money. Back for 2008 the oddIT team learn how spammers are using feminine wiles to break CAPTCHAs, they investigate the snake that could be good for your heart and how electric cars could save us all money. Back for 2008 the oddIT team learn how spammers are using feminine wiles to break CAPTCHAs, they investigate the snake that could be good for your heart and how electric cars could save us all money. Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:55:30 +0000 00:20:27 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode29.mp3 The robots are taking over oddIT - guitar tuners, babies and dentists' victims are just some of the automatons discussed. The robots are taking over oddIT - guitar tuners, babies and dentists' victims are just some of the automatons discussed. The robots are taking over oddIT - guitar tuners, babies and dentists' victims are just some of the automatons discussed. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:32:30 +0000 00:18:02 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode28.mp3 Today the podders navigate by whine, wonder if Terry Pratchett will sue for copyright infringement and enjoy the new Wii divorce game. Today the podders navigate by whine, wonder if Terry Pratchett will sue for copyright infringement and enjoy the new Wii divorce game. Today the podders navigate by whine, wonder if Terry Pratchett will sue for copyright infringement and enjoy the new Wii divorce game. Tue, 4 Dec 2007 10:35:30 +0000 00:12:28 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode27.mp3 It turns out iTunes hasn't ruined music - at least it didn't do it first. Plus we examine metal muscles and battle-sheds... the mind boggles, as do the ears. It turns out iTunes hasn't ruined music - at least it didn't do it first. Plus we examine metal muscles and battle-sheds... the mind boggles, as do the ears. It turns out iTunes hasn't ruined music - at least it didn't do it first. Plus we examine metal muscles and battle-sheds... the mind boggles, as do the ears. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:40:30 +0000 00:22:11 http://www.bcs.org/upload/mp3/oddit-episode26.mp3