The Gadget Show - Season 12
Season 12
Network
DatesAug 3, 2009 - Dec 14, 2009
Episodes
Season 12Episode 160 min
Episode 1
Jason Bradbury and Suzi Perry take part in one of their most complex challenges to date, constructing a full-sized remote-controlled vehicle capable of competing in a banger race. Jon Bentley heads for New York to put touch-screen phones to the test, and Ortis Deley swims with a colony of robotic penguins in Germany
Aug 3, 2009
Season 12Episode 260 min
Episode 2
Suzi Perry and Ortis Deley explore whether it is possible to lead a totally wireless life, using Lamborghinis, powerboats, electric cars and trains above and below ground to race from London to Plymouth. On reaching their destination, the duo travel across a quarry via advanced motorbike and personal hovercraft. Meanwhile, chef Simon Rimmer tests hi-tech ovens and Jason Bradbury checks out a selection of free online games
Aug 10, 2009
Season 12Episode 360 min
Episode 3
Websites come under the spotlight as Jason Bradbury learns how to cook and Ortis Deley sets out to play the guitar, both using only online tutorials and resources. After one month, the presenters' progress is assessed by chef Antony Worrall Thompson and NME's news editor Paul Stokes. Meanwhile, Suzi Perry and Jon Bentley compare the technology for sale in London and Seoul, South Korea, and journalist Dawn Porter
Aug 17, 2009
Season 12Episode 460 min
Episode 4
Aug 24, 2009
Season 12Episode 560 min
Episode 5
Aug 31, 2009
Season 12Episode 660 min
Episode 6
Sep 7, 2009
Season 12Episode 760 min
Episode 7
Sep 14, 2009
Season 12Episode 860 min
Episode 8
Sep 21, 2009
Season 12Episode 960 min
Episode 9
Sep 28, 2009
Season 12Episode 1060 min
Episode 10
Oct 5, 2009
Season 12Episode 1160 min
Episode 11
Consumer technology show presented by Jason Bradbury, Suzi Perry, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley. Suzi and Jason compete to come up with the best application for a smartphone, Jon teams up with writer and presenter Danny Wallace to check out the latest car safety features and Ortis tests a mountain of headphones.
Oct 12, 2009
Season 12Episode 1260 min
Episode 12
Consumer technology show presented by Jason Bradbury, Suzi Perry, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley. Jason and Ortis race across Derbyshire, Suzi heads off to Switzerland to check out the latest concept cars and Jon teams up with Dame Kelly Holmes to give the latest fitness gadgets a workout.
Oct 19, 2009
Season 12Episode 1360 min
Episode 13
Oct 26, 2009
Season 12Episode 1460 min
Episode 14
In this episode of ‘The Gadget Show’ Jason and Suzi are set a challenge to design and build a gadget that will appeal to animals as well as humans. Who can produce the most innovative and ingenious gadget for pets?
From a doggy treadmill to a flushing cat toilet, the duo endure animal mayhem as they test a selection of outlandish inventions in order to get some inspiration for their own builds.
Despite being allergic to dogs, Jason opts for an automatic ball-launcher that takes the arm-work out of playing ‘fetch’ with a pooch. The idea is that the dog retrieves the ball and places it into the launcher. It is then hurled 30 metres and the process begins again. Because of her love of cats, Suzi decides to build a gadget for moggies. She always wonders where her cat goes when it disappears through the cat flap, so she develops a GPS tracking device and camera for cats to wear on a harness.
Jason heads off to a dog show to see if his device has the audience begging for more, and Suzi tests her purr-fect invention with TV vet Scott Miller and his cat. Which invention will be a hit with the pets and their owners?
Also this time, Ortis heads into the woods with ex-special forces hard man Mike Hawk to test the best pocket tools on the market. Jon, meanwhile, trawls through the top online photo-printing services available.
Nov 2, 2009
Season 12Episode 1560 min
Episode 15
Jason and Ortis join forces to build an amazing power-tool racer. Following a thorough trouncing in 2008’s Silverline Power Tool Drag Race, they decide to enter again this year. This time, however, the boys really mean business!
Firstly, Jason and Ortis assess the competition. They take a good look at the vehicles that have been victorious in previous years and research the technology behind their success. They also evaluate how their team came so hopelessly unstuck last year.
Deciding that chainsaw-powered vehicles are the way to go, Jason and Ortis enlist the help of ace engineers Stewart Pilley and Matthew Ward. They then track down three Stihl 8.7bhp chainsaw engines, and set about constructing a cutting-edge chainsaw-powered go-kart that might place glory within their grasp...
The team decides to source an old go-kart from a karting centre and strip it down. Ortis and Jason take out the engine, seat, steering wheel and existing wheels. The rear axle is also removed from the chassis and the gear ratio is calculated specifically for the chainsaws. Lastly, they paint the kart, add new wheels and fit protective plastic to the chassis.
Race day finally arrives and Ortis and Jason head to Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset to see just what their go-kart is made of. Will Jason, Ortis and their chainsaw-powered go-kart blow the competition out of the water? Or will they be humiliated and defeated once again?
Nov 9, 2009
Season 12Episode 1660 min
Episode 16
Nov 16, 2009
Season 12Episode 1760 min
Episode 17
Suzi Perry visits the Rinspeed HQ in Germany to drive their latest creation, a hydrofoil car, while Ortis Deley goes for a spin in the new Sand-X dune bike in Dubai. Continuing the transport theme, Jon Bentley takes to the streets of Paris without the aid of a sat-nav to test the navigational tools of multimedia devices like phones, and Jason Bradbury straps a jet engine to the hoverboard he built in series five
Nov 23, 2009
Season 12Episode 1860 min
Winter Special
Ortis Deley accompanies Jason Bradbury on a trip to the high-altitude glacial resort of Saas-Fee in Switzerland, where they test a range of skiing gear in an alpine race. Ortis also visits Dubai to explore a fully automated home fitted with hi-tech equipment, and Suzi Perry and Jon Bentley provide a rundown of the five best family computer games
Nov 30, 2009
Season 12Episode 1960 min
Christmas Special
Christmas Special
Dec 7, 2009
Season 12Episode 2060 min
Gadget Of The Decade
Dec 14, 2009
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