Tech ebbs and flows when it comes to advancements – sometimes we’re flooded with them – other times there is very little new stuff hitting the market. As we head into 2025, has tech development and innovation stagnated?
Tech commentator Oskar Howell joined Francesca Rudkin for a chat about the state of the landscape compared to previous decades and the wide array of products produced.
He says it feels like a lot of these tech conglomerates are putting their eggs in the AI basket and using AI as a means to cut corners in developing good technology - gimmicks in place of proper innovation.
In 2025, a quarter of a century in, Howell would like to see some actual new tech – maybe these companies can get back to basics and stop with the fanciful AI and all that nonsense?
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
That'd be.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Oscar Howl joins us now to talk tech. Good to
have you back with us Oscar, Happy New.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Year, Happy the year, Tito Francesca is lovely to be back.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Excellent. Hey, I was just saying before, you know, tech
kind of ebbs and flows a bit when it comes
to advancements, doesn't It feels like sometimes we're flooded with
great new ideas and then there's sort of nothing terribly
innovative that kind of hits the market for a while.
So as we head into twenty twenty five, where where's
is tech development and innovation stagnated? Or do you think
(00:43):
we're on a roll?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I think I mean just on a From a personal perspective,
you know, it's very hard to get excited about anything
hitting the markets recently. You know, I think back to
you know, two thousand and one when Steve.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
Jobs pulled the first iPod out of his pocket and
sent the world into a tail spit, or when he
unveiled the iPhone in two thousand and seven and combined
you know, an iPod, web browser, and a phone all
in one.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And I've been really struggling to find anything that makes
me feel that way.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Really isn't all the time Beneth that they're going into AI.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Well, and that's what I think I spoke about last time.
I had a good old winge about the fact that
everything's AI powered now and I'm kind of over it.
But yeah, it seems that way, and I just don't
think it's good enough. I think it's AI should not
be an excuse for not coming up with anything cool
and innovatives for consumers to get their handle on in
twenty twenty five.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
So no one's actually kind of hinting at some cool
U tech to come.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Well, not really. I mean I had a lot of
hopes depend on the new Nintendo switch, which got announced
I think it was yesterday, and I was hoping that
with the Nintendo Switch too, they do something funky and
exciting and you know, break the mold. But I mean
it looks the same as a Nintendo switch and acts
the same, and you know, I feel like that translates
over the phones, over the computers, and you know, when
(02:05):
Christmas rolls around and kids ask the mums and dads
take I'd like the new iPhone? Can I have the
new iPhone for Christmas. I'm sure there's a lot of
parents out there just thinking, looks it looks the same
as the last one.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Yeah, you go, no, no, here's mine, and I'll go
get a new one.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Look there.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
I suppose I suppose there's kind of a silver lining
to the fact that there are no shiny new things
for us all to go and spend our money on.
Is that you can just keep using the same gaming
console you've got, Like, you know, we're not throbbing things
out or moving things on because there's something new coming out.
I suppose it's it's not a bad thing. We you know,
little less rorism. We're holding on to our things and
(02:42):
looking after them, well, aren't we.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Yeah, well, the Sony Walkman isn't getting shuppered in a
cupboard for the next twenty years just because the new
Income three came out, So I think it is probably
quite good. I mean, I'm still running my computer from
twenty twenty. As bad as that sounds coming from a
tech commentator, you know, I've recently brought a new phone,
but it was only out of necessity because the last
one decided to die.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
So yeahs, tell me about the options that you that
you dissolve when you're looking at you new phone and
what you went for, and y.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Well, I mean very quick clear, I think phones for
s scream reason seemed to be getting really expensive. You know,
it was only about five years ago that if you
go and buy the top of the line Huawei or
Fansung or iPhone and it would cost you about a grand.
And now you know, you go out there in things
are two sometimes three thousand dollars for what is essentially
the same thing as it was the year before. So
(03:36):
I went and I settled for I said, for a
lovely little mid range phone called wait for it, it's
called an Oppo Reno twelve five D Pro, which is
surely the longest name in technology at the moment. There
was a frantic purchase the day before Christmas because my
last one decided not to turn on. And yeah, it's
(03:57):
perfectly functional. It's probably a really good opportunity if people
want to upgrade their devices to have something that is
nice and comfortable and intuitive and isn't going to break
the bank.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
And it's got the contemporary teek on it. I presume
it sure does.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
It's got all the amenities of the modern phone and
it's powered by AI, which you can take believe to
be honest, but I've been playing around with the camera
and it's got some really cool AI functions to edit
people out of photos or things out of photos, and
it's quite a normal Tico. Yeah pretty please with look
so far, I'm sure there'll be an opportunity for me
(04:32):
to mention it later on down the track, give an
update and how it's running.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Brilliant. Thanks Oscar.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, Listen live
to News Talks ed B from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
That'd be.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Oscar Howl joins us now to talk tech. Good to
have you back with us Oscar, Happy New.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Year, Happy the year, Tito Francesca is lovely to be back.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Excellent. Hey, I was just saying before, you know, tech
kind of ebbs and flows a bit when it comes
to advancements, doesn't It feels like sometimes we're flooded with
great new ideas and then there's sort of nothing terribly
innovative that kind of hits the market for a while.
So as we head into twenty twenty five, where where's
is tech development and innovation stagnated? Or do you think
(00:43):
we're on a roll?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I think I mean just on a From a personal perspective,
you know, it's very hard to get excited about anything
hitting the markets recently. You know, I think back to
you know, two thousand and one when Steve.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
Jobs pulled the first iPod out of his pocket and
sent the world into a tail spit, or when he
unveiled the iPhone in two thousand and seven and combined
you know, an iPod, web browser, and a phone all
in one.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And I've been really struggling to find anything that makes
me feel that way.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Really isn't all the time Beneth that they're going into AI.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Well, and that's what I think I spoke about last time.
I had a good old winge about the fact that
everything's AI powered now and I'm kind of over it.
But yeah, it seems that way, and I just don't
think it's good enough. I think it's AI should not
be an excuse for not coming up with anything cool
and innovatives for consumers to get their handle on in
twenty twenty five.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
So no one's actually kind of hinting at some cool
U tech to come.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Well, not really. I mean I had a lot of
hopes depend on the new Nintendo switch, which got announced
I think it was yesterday, and I was hoping that
with the Nintendo Switch too, they do something funky and
exciting and you know, break the mold. But I mean
it looks the same as a Nintendo switch and acts
the same, and you know, I feel like that translates
over the phones, over the computers, and you know, when
(02:05):
Christmas rolls around and kids ask the mums and dads
take I'd like the new iPhone? Can I have the
new iPhone for Christmas. I'm sure there's a lot of
parents out there just thinking, looks it looks the same
as the last one.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Yeah, you go, no, no, here's mine, and I'll go
get a new one.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Look there.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
I suppose I suppose there's kind of a silver lining
to the fact that there are no shiny new things
for us all to go and spend our money on.
Is that you can just keep using the same gaming
console you've got, Like, you know, we're not throbbing things
out or moving things on because there's something new coming out.
I suppose it's it's not a bad thing. We you know,
little less rorism. We're holding on to our things and
(02:42):
looking after them, well, aren't we.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Yeah, well, the Sony Walkman isn't getting shuppered in a
cupboard for the next twenty years just because the new
Income three came out, So I think it is probably
quite good. I mean, I'm still running my computer from
twenty twenty. As bad as that sounds coming from a
tech commentator, you know, I've recently brought a new phone,
but it was only out of necessity because the last
one decided to die.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
So yeahs, tell me about the options that you that
you dissolve when you're looking at you new phone and
what you went for, and y.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Well, I mean very quick clear, I think phones for
s scream reason seemed to be getting really expensive. You know,
it was only about five years ago that if you
go and buy the top of the line Huawei or
Fansung or iPhone and it would cost you about a grand.
And now you know, you go out there in things
are two sometimes three thousand dollars for what is essentially
the same thing as it was the year before. So
(03:36):
I went and I settled for I said, for a
lovely little mid range phone called wait for it, it's
called an Oppo Reno twelve five D Pro, which is
surely the longest name in technology at the moment. There
was a frantic purchase the day before Christmas because my
last one decided not to turn on. And yeah, it's
(03:57):
perfectly functional. It's probably a really good opportunity if people
want to upgrade their devices to have something that is
nice and comfortable and intuitive and isn't going to break
the bank.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
And it's got the contemporary teek on it. I presume
it sure does.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
It's got all the amenities of the modern phone and
it's powered by AI, which you can take believe to
be honest, but I've been playing around with the camera
and it's got some really cool AI functions to edit
people out of photos or things out of photos, and
it's quite a normal Tico. Yeah pretty please with look
so far, I'm sure there'll be an opportunity for me
(04:32):
to mention it later on down the track, give an
update and how it's running.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Brilliant. Thanks Oscar.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, Listen live
to News Talks ed B from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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