''Gadget Geeks'' is a British television series that aired on Sky1, and focused on

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and

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. The series differed to the Channel 5 series ''

The Gadget Show ''The Gadget Show'' (currently known as ''The Gadget Show: Better Tech, Better Life'') is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel 5, is currently presented by Ortis Deley, Geo ...

'', in that it did not just feature commercially available technology, but also specially-built items designed by the in-house "geeks" ( Tom Scott,

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, and Charles Yarnold). The show was commissioned by

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in 2011. After the show was aired, it was not commissioned for another series.

Format

The show is divided into two sections. One features gadgets and technology that are available commercially. These segments are presented by technology journalists Rory Reid, Ian Morris and

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. The other is "builds" where a problem is solved by the three experts creating their own gadgets to help a member of the public with a specific challenge. The builds are presented by

, Tom Scott and Charles Yarnold.

Episodes

References

External links

* Sky UK original programming 2012 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings Television series by Banijay {{UK-tv-prog-stub