Observations by Jonar Nader » Tech Jonar & Richard

Jonar and Richard Episode 22

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:50:53 +0000

Scammers are now targeting people with a fax machine, making great offers to convince people to fax the form back to a 1-900 number which nets the scammer heaps of money. To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 21

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:57 +0000

Paris Hilton had her phone hacked into, and numbers stolen. But Jonar emphasises that the US Secret Service proves that they can stomp on websites within seconds. If that is the case, why can’t US authorities stop sites that are dedicated to spam and scam? To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 20

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:58 +0000

We used to purchase technology because it was the wow-factor in itself. Now we look at technology as fashion, and this means that the shape and design of technology is such as important as the device itself. bad colours just do not sell. Nokia missed out on the cool-factor. It’s not what you wear but what gadgets you carry that make you cool. To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 19

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:48 +0000

Technology brands like Apple, Google, and Virgin are influential brands. Amazingly, Al Jazeera ranks at Number 5 as a trusted technological brand. Jonar also speaks with Richard about China closing down internet cafes because they are too close to schools. To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 18

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:59 +0000

The Chinese government recently arrested 600 people in connection with online gambling. Jonar talks about why online gambling could lead to corruption by officials. In other news, police use cameras, helicopters, and a $20,000 chase just to prove that a driver was eating an apple while driving. To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 17

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:55 +0000

After a world disaster, scammers get online to send out all sorts of emails disguised as news reports or as charity organisations, to cheat people out of money. Jonar also talks about the dangers of playing chess online. Why is this so? To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 16

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:58 +0000

In the future, we will all carry proximity ID emitters so that we do not have to keep showing our ID. How about an emitter that tells a restaurant how many vegetarians are in the room. Our food and beverage preferences can be broadcast to the kitchen the moment we walk in. To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 15

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:22:05 +0000

The organisations that has promised us the paper-free society is now arguing that elections via the internet are not good enough, and that we should have a paper-trail. Jonar also talks about nano-food, which goes beyond tablets and rations, and engineers fruit and vegetables by mixing and manipulating flavour cells so that fruit flavours are more consistent. This episode also explore the new nano-socks that helps to kill the bacteria that creates foot odour. To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 14

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:58 +0000

Email worms and viruses are a pest, but now there are new fun worms that make it fun to receive a virus. Jonar also talks about a man who captured vital data while working at a helpdesk, and now he could be sentenced to a long-term prison sentence. To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.

Jonar and Richard Episode 13

Jonar Nader — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:09 +0000

Robo-sapiens are the new affordable, intelligent, entertainment humanoid which could become your new slave. Jonar also talks about the future of medicine where doctors can really know what is happen at the cellular level by listening to each sell at one thousand vibrations per second. To listen to the radio broadcast, please click on the green play button below.