The Gadget Show: Big Book of Cool Stuff

by Craig Charles (Contribution by), Georgie Barrat (Contribution by), Ortis Deley (Contribution by), Jon Bentley (Contribution by), Caramel Quin (Contribution by)

Overview

Packed full of gadgety goodness,The Gadget Show Big Book of Cool Stuffis the perfect gift for anyone interested in tech and gadgetry. Crammed with ideas and info, the book provides fans of the much-loved, long-running TV show with an insight into the inner workings of the minds of Craig Charles and the team, while offering tech-heads young and old the lowdown on the coolest gear and gizmos out there… and what to look out for in the not-too-distant future.

Just when will we be able to pop to the shops in a flying car? What cyber enhancements should I be saving up for? And which robo-mop will make me the envy of all my friends? Bursting with wit and wisdom, The Gadget Show Big Book of Cool Stuff is a fun-filled guide to the best gadgets of today and tomorrow.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912165353
Publisher:	Black Dog Press
Publication date:	10/04/2022
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Craig is an actor, comedian, author, poet, DJ and, of course, Gadget Show presenter since 2017. He is known for his legendary character Dave Lister in sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, Lloyd Mullaney in Coronation Street and as a funk and soul DJ on BBC Radio 6 Music. And before his time on the Gadget Show, he was no stranger to the world of high tech machines thanks to fronting Robot Wars from 1998 to 2004.

Georgie is one of the UK’s leading technology journalists and broadcaster and had been presenting on The Gadget Show since 2017. She graduated from Kings College London with a First in English Literature, has a Diploma in Radio Production and has recently learned how to code with the ‘Code First: Girls’ program. Georgie has also completed the London Marathon and Tough Mudder for charity. She writes about tech for a range of publications including Marie Claire, The Mirror, Metro & Tech City News and has been seen on the likes of ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC.
Georgie is passionate about getting more girls into coding and works alongside two charities (STEMettes, Baytree Centre) to help encourage 11-14 year-olds to study STEM subjects at GCSE & beyond.

Ortis has now been a member of The Gadget Show team for over ten years. With his love of science and technology starting at a young age and a passion for all things sci-fi and comic book related, he’s a bonafide super geek. Alongside his tech credentials, he has an honours degree in Pharmacy and is also a qualified personal trainer to boot. Other credits include The Bill, Silent Witness and Doctors on BBC One, and several CBBC dramas, and even starred opposite Clive Owen & Jennifer Aniston in Derailed and Rafe Spall in cult flick Kidulthood.

Jon Bentley is the longest running Gadget Show presenter, having been on the team since the beginning in 2004, and is now widely respected as one of the most informed and honest technology journalists in Britain. Jon started his life in television on BBC2’s Top Gear, becoming Executive Producer of the show between 1987 and 1999; one of the Top Gear test track corners is named after him. Jon was responsible for launching the TV careers of Jeremy Clarkson, Quentin Willson and Vicki Butler-Henderson. Jon’s unrivalled enthusiasm for the world of technology has seen him test tech in a multiplicity of environments, including translators on the back of a camel in Tunisia, cameras at snowballing championships in Finland, 4K TVs at the world famous Aardman Studios, and walking boots with actor Brian Blessed in deepest Surrey.

Caramel Quin is a journalist and copywriter specialising in consumer technology and the internet: everything from PCs and MP3s to robotic lawnmowers and fitness monitors. She has appeared as a technology expert on Sky News, GMTV and BBC Choice, and done countless radio interviews. Caramel has interviewed everyone from film stars to Nasa astronauts, and written on subjects as diverse as hi-tech rosaries and Japanese trainer collectors, but her favourite gig was testing ice cream makers.