Peter Griffin
Tech talk with Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin takes a look at the kinds of new or old technology that people might be looking to buy for Christmas or in the new year sales and asks if i-pads and tablets are now a thing of the past.
…Peter Griffin: why I love flying my drone
As drone technology gets cheaper, more and more New Zealanders are buying and launching their own little hand-controlled flying cameras. RNZ tech correspondent Peter Griffin talks to a drone-dubious… Audio
Tech Critic - Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin has been playing with the new iPhone X. He discusses Apple's move upmarket to more expensive phones, the controversial dumping of its cheapest phone the iPhone SE and whether the $2,000… Audio
Tech talk with Peter Griffin
Peter joins us from Seattle where he is at the Imagine Cup. Three New Zealand university teams are competing with teams from all over the world pitching innovations for a $100,000 prize funded by… Audio
Tech talk with Peter Griffin
Technology commentator Peter Griffin discusses the controversy around Gmail and revelations that third party app developers are able to scan and read the content of Gmail users emails. Audio
Tech Talk with Peter Griffin
Peter looks at the arrival of Amazon Prime in Australia and what this means. Audio
Bits + Bytes: a hi-tech World Cup
Critics worry a big reform of European privacy laws could have a chilling effect on free speech on the internet; the new technology we'll see in this year's FIFA World Cup; and a review of YouTube… Audio
Bits+Bytes: another Facebook data breach?
This week, The New York Times reported Facebook has allowed dozens of phone handset makers (including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Apple) to access personal information about its users. Peter Griffin has… Audio
Bits + Bytes: will Apple start making its own shows?
Wille Apple soon take on Netflix and Amazon with its own video streaming video service? Plus Mary Meeker's top tech trends for 2018 and the widespread "GDPR fatigue". Audio
Bits+Bytes: the future according to Google
Peter Griffin beams in from Google's developer festival I/O 2018 to tell us what the tech company have got in the development pipeline. [Peter Griffin travelled to California with the assistance of… Audio
Bits+Bytes: AI in NZ
Artificial intelligence technology will not lead to mass unemployment in New Zealand, according to a new report by the AI Forum. Peter Griffin and Emily Wang discuss what artificial intelligence could… Audio
Bits+Bytes: How should NZ regulate driverless vehicles?
Many predict self-driving vehicles will be the biggest disruption to the transport system since cars replaced horses. Are New Zealand road users – and laws – ready? Audio
Bits+Bytes: Amazon conquers the world
What's happening with Amazon's Australasian strategy, and is Prime likely to come this way anytime soon? Plus is the new international cybersecurity accord akin to a digital Geneva Convention or a… Audio
Bits+Bytes: Facebook's privacy revelations
Peter Griffin and NZ Privacy Commissioner John Edwards review Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's response to probing questions from US lawmakers this week – and the implications. Plus, the local impact of… Audio
Bits+Bytes: privacy laws that will change the internet forever
New European privacy laws that come into force next month will change the internet forever and make privacy and data protection a legal right. Bits+Bytes, with Peter Griffin and Emily Wang, explores… Audio
Is broadcast rights loss last nail in coffin for SKY?
The future of SKY TV in New Zealand is looking increasingly uncertain, after it was told it is not the preferred bidder for the broadcasting rights for next year's Rugby World Cup. That's thought to… Audio
Bits+Bytes: Facebook's data disgrace
Facebook blames Cambridge Analytica for allegedly obtaining personal information from millions of American Facebook users in an attempt to manipulate elections – but are the UK consulting firm really… Audio
A warning for electric car owners
A warning for car electric owners, after it was revealed by a group of citizen scientists here in NZ that the Nissan Leaf, the most popular electric globally - has a dodgy battery. Audio
Bits+Bytes: battery warning for EV drivers
This week, a warning about electric vehicles from a group of NZ citizen scientists, flying taxis to be trialled here, and why the people who sift through and remove disturbing YouTube content work a… Audio
Bits+Bytes: pricier broadband and #alexalaughs
Joining Peter Griffin to navigate the world of tech and analysing the latest news from the digital world. This week plans are afoot to position New Zealand as a base station for the global satellites… Audio
