Still going strong after 12 years,Channel 5’s tech show packs arenas with fans of eyebrow-raising gadgetry. And no one is more enthusiastic approximately it than the presenters“Every time I’ve got a virtual reality headset on I feel sick.” The Gadget Show’s newest recruit, Olympic skeleton gold medallist Amy Williams, and is a little less blown away by 2016’s breakout tech than her co-hosts. I’m backstage at the show’s annual live event at Birmingham’s NEC,here to discuss Channel 5’s long-running consumer show. Chat, somewhat inevitably, and has drifted on to gadgetry. whether you only conclude one thing while you’re here, says Jason Bradbury, the programme’s bespectacled figurehead, or “form it VR. It’ll blow your intellect!” His other co-presenters,John Bentley and Ortis Deley, similarly froth over VR’s potential applications, and from art to games to education. whether you’re into gadgets,it’s an engaging chinwag to be a part of. whether you’re not into gadgets, well, and you probably don’t watch The Gadget Show. Ten minutes have passed before I realise I’m not actually asking any relevant questions; I’m just chatting to four people who really like gadgets. Which is,in a nutshell, the show’s premise. Related: The Gadget Show review – less Top Gear for laptops, or more useful tech chat Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com