Best Future Tech Technobabble

Greetings, Babblers. Now, all good things must come to an end -

a brilliant movie, a good book, a banana, tuna and chutney sandwich,

and this series of Technobabble.

So let's go out with a bang!

Right, let's tickle your tech taste buds with one final

fix of brilliant Babble.

Coming up today...

Marcus and Frankie chew the fat about their favourite future tech.

This is video chat for your pets!

Love is in the air as Jake opens his heart to reveal

his favourite Valentine's apps.

Come here!

Mwah!

And we put your questions to those troublesome twins Niki and Sammy.

I would definitely be a monkey.

Yeah, I thought as much.

But first, here's Ashley to talk games.

All-time classic games.

Today I'm going to be telling you about some all-time classic games.

First off, one of the games I really, really loved to play

was called Pokemon Sapphire on the Game Boy Advance.

You basically have to catch Pokemon

and train them up and fight with them as sport.

Little tip, as you start levelling up your Pokemon,

focus on what you want to keep until the end so that when

you get to the end, that Pokemon is a really, really high level

so when you go against a boss level,

you should be able to take them down kind of easy.

Pac-Man is famous across the world.

It's an arcade game that was first released in 1980

and it is known as the icon of arcade games.

Now, the idea behind this is that you are playing Pac-Man

and you have to navigate through this maze collecting

pellets as you're being chased by ghosts.

Now, my best tip for this is to avoid the red and pink ghosts

because they are known as the fastest and most skilled ghosts.

PAC-MAN EATS PELLETS

Next game is also a well known retro game called Space Invaders.

The idea of the game is that you are battling aliens

trying to attack you.

As they get further down on the level,

they get harder and faster to kill.

The best tip I have for this is to start at the bottom

and make your way up so it's easier and you have a lot more time

to kill them all before they get to the bottom.

LASER FIRE

I will catch you guys next time.

Goodbye.

Thank you, Ashley.

I like to think that one day Technobabble will be

regarded as a classic.

I mean, we've got a handsome host, witty jokes,

oh, yeah, and a catchily-named social media app.

What are we going with this week?

Instablab.

You know what? I kind of like it.

Come on, Instablab, message me right up.

Right, Vlogster, forget the Babblers, they ask enough questions.

I love tech - don't...don't call me a...a geek -

and I want to know what's got Marcus and Frankie excited right now.

Time for something a bit different, then, on Technobabble.

Let's see what kind of double act my two boys make.

Welcome to Technobabble.

I'm the Vlogster and I think I'm really funny.

Do it again, do it again.

I do the jokes, Frankie.

I also do the bottom burps.

HE BLOWS RASPBERRIES

FRANKIE LAUGHS

OK, OK, OK, my turn, my turn.

I think you'll find it's my turn, children!

Vlogster, we were just...erm...

I could see what you were JUST, Marcus Bronzy,

and I am definitely not impressed!

But... You know what they say, Vlogster,

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

I'll give you flattery, Frankie! In clumps!

But I also have a massive ego, so all attention is very welcome.

Right, time to get your thinking caps on, lads,

to give us your take on the tech that's totally top of the tree.

Think you can manage that?

BOTH: You betcha!

I'm sending Marcus and Frankie off to, well,

the other side of the room.

They're going to be showing us some of the most exciting bits

of tech coming our way in the near future.

All right, Mr Bronzy, Bronzo!

Best of tech. Pfft...too easy.

That sounds very much like a challenge, Mr Vu.

DEEP BREATH

Let me proceed.

-These are REVs - robotically enhanced vehicles.

-Right.

Think remote-control cars, but no remote needed.

Instead you have an app which connects you to these cars,

drive them around and they've got impact protection,

so they're less likely to crash into each other,

and play a little game of catch and mouse - REVs.

Well, that was wheely good, Marcus,

but you should definitely have a look at this.

These are called ShiftWear and they're smart shoes

that mean you can display any image

on your shoes.

Not just a still photo, it can be a video as well.

Plus they're 100% waterproof, so you're never going to get wet,

even though you've got a screen on your shoes,

and on top of that, they charge with every step that you take,

so you don't need any batteries.

That's awesome, but check this out.

The world's first humanoid robot

for the family.

This robot assistant recognises you.

It can tell you a story.

It can send and receive e-mails and texts for you and...

teach you how to do a bit of yoga as well.

Why would I want to do that?

Why wouldn't you?

Either way, I need this in my life, but you know what I need even more?

Have a look at this.

It's called Hypnos,

the world's best sleep hoodie.

So, it's not just any ordinary hoodie, it's got pillows

built into the hood so that you can sleep anywhere you go.

I love that, I could do with a good old sleep on the bus.

-And it'd be better than...

-HE LAUGHS

It'd be better than rolling around with one of these!

-Don't ask.

-It's got a bowtie and everything!

Right, anyway, vending machines, right?

You've bought a can of pop?

-Maybe some food from one?

-Maybe.

This is Carvana.

-A car vending machine.

-What?

Money goes in, car comes out.

-Boom.

-FRANKIE LAUGHS

Very impressive. OK.

This is video chat for your pets!

-What?

-Yes!

So, you can be out in the park playing football and your dog can

give you a video call from home by just pressing its paw on the button.

Ludicrous but fun.

Right, give me that.

Time to finish big. This...

is the Cicret Bracelet.

Screens? No...you don't need those any more with this.

It projects onto your own skin via a bracelet that you wear.

And you can touch your skin like you would a touch-screen phone or

tablet or anything like that.

I need it.

-Yes.

-Right now.

-Yes, yes.

You wouldn't even need to put your phone in your pocket any more.

Happy now, Vlogster?

I tell you what, boys, you were 27% funnier than I expected.

But at least 50% better looking, eh? Eh?

It's all relative, Marcus, my boy, all relative.

Vlogster, I can tell you're itching to show something off too.

What have you got for us?

Feast your eyes on this - the Ehang 184,

a drone designed to carry human passengers.

Created by Chinese techsperts, the pilotless craft automatically

flies itself to pre-selected destinations.

It could soon become the only way to travel.

What do you think, Frannie Vu?

Well, for an oddly-shaped...

What... What even are you, Vlogster?

Oh, that's something for another time, boys.

I don't want to blow those tiny minds.

Anyway, got to go.

I've a Valentine's dinner date.

Ooh, who's the lucky lady, Vlogs?

Lady? What lady?

I've got a microwave meal for one waiting for me.

Perfect. Ta-rah.

I love you.

-FEMALE WHISPER:

-Je t'aime...

-I love you.

-Je t'aime...

I love you!

Well, who can you love if you can't love yourself?

How about Jake?

He's so dreamy.

Hey, guys. Happy Valentine's Day.

Come here!

Mwah!

If you're feeling in the mood for lur-r-ve,

I've got some great and fun apps for you to try.

Let's go.

First up is Love Test Calculator.

Ooh, the calculator of love!

If you want to find your perfect love match,

try this little nifty app and see if your crush likes you back.

So much fun and easy to use.

Ja-a-ke... I saw that you're my perfect match!

Uh, oh, dear.

Now, the next app is called Valentine Yourself.

Be the star of the show and get ready to laugh at you

dancing in a music video with your loved one.

You simply just upload your pictures and off you go.

Next is Tom's Love Letters.

Why not download that cutest love app ever

so you can show that special person how you feel about them?

Once you get started, the cute little talking Tom

and talking Angela are there to help you out.

Create a digital card or create

a cute tune with these furry friends.

You can even add a personal message for the added touch.

That's all from me. Catch you later.

Love you, Vlogster.

Happy Valentine's Day, Jake.

Love tips. I mean, love love tips.

Ugh...what I'm trying to say is I love tips about love. Phew!

What I don't love is downloading apps without permission

and that goes for in-app purchases too,

so don't do it and we'll avoid any broken hearts.

DING Oh, there goes Instablab.

Who's being all sociable now, then?

Vlogster, is it possible to make a super spy suit?

Shh...

If anyone asks, you haven't seen me.

But cracking question, Chris.

Is this so you can sneak out of lessons at school?

WHISPERS: Accessing data banks...

American physicists are already working on a Harry Potter-style

invisibility cloak that can make microscopic objects invisible.

The cloak works by bending light rays around an object,

a bit like water flows around a rock in a stream.

One problem, though, the cloak only works

in an exact predetermined environment, so our would-be spy

would need to keep perfectly still to stay invisible.

Which wouldn't lead to much secret agent work.

There's still stealth hope.

Italian scientists think that a suit fitted with micro-cameras

and tiny LED screens could film and display the background

behind the spy rendering them semi-invisible.

This technique is already being used on the Infinity Tower

in South Korea.

The skyscraper will be almost invisible from some angles.

I'd love to see that tower.

Or not see it, even.

But what if our spy is feeling hot-hot-hot?

They'll need to be able to avoid heat-sensitive cameras

that reveal cold and hot spots.

Researchers in Singapore have created a clever thermal material

that has 24 tiny built-in pumps that change

temperature by adding or removing heat.

Using this tech in a spy suit could make our spy almost invisible

to thermal cameras.

Sounds pretty cool!

And talking of sound, no-one likes a noisy spy,

so scientists in North Carolina have used man-made smart materials

to create a small pyramid-shaped structure that can hide sound waves,

so any noise made within the pyramid can't be heard outside it.

If this tech could be added to a wearable suit, it would be like

making everyone in the room deaf to the noise of the secret agent.

He could even whistle while he works and no-one would be any the wiser.

Time now to share a bit more of the Technobabble love

and put some of your questions to Niki and Sammy.

Or is it Sammy and Niki?

Let's cover all bases in one.

Siki, do your thing.

Hey, guys. We're back.

And we're ready to answer the questions

you've been sending in across the series.

I've put a lot of thought into this one

and I have to say I would definitely be a monkey.

Yeah, I thought as much.

I'd be a fox so I could be a foxy mamma.

That's not how it works.

If you could invent a piece of technology...

I would have to say a spray that cleans you like a shower

but one that means you don't have to have a shower, because getting

out of a warm, steamy shower into the cold air is the worst.

Yeah...OK.

I'd create something that cooks for me,

because tbh, 90% of the time I just can't be bothered.

-Don't you mean a microwave?

-MICROWAVE BEEPS

Oh.

The poo emoji.

Oh, the poop emoji for sure.

Actually, the unicorn emoji is pretty cool too.

That's new.

-Look.

-UNICORN NEIGHS

Unicorn.

If you could travel through time, would you go forward or backwards

and what time would you go to?

I would definitely go back to the dinosaurs and probably steal

a dinosaur egg just to raise it as my own super pet in the future.

Hey, it's not all that bad.

I met all of my best friends at school.

Yeah, and it was the only place I could escape him.

We went to school together.

Not every class.

Thanks so much for all of your questions, guys.

We loved hearing from you.

Keep being cool cats and we'll see you guys around soon.

-Bye.

-Bye.

Love those boys. Like, #totallytoptwins.

Talking of which, it's time for Babblebuster

and we're going with the letter H.

H is for hashtag.

A hashtag is a kind of label used on social media sites which

makes it easier to search for posts that have a common theme.

Hashtags are most used on Twitter, but no-one's really sure

when people started using them.

And now it's tricky to find one that's totally unique.

#vlogsterforprimeminister, anyone?

That's quite enough of that, thank you.

And I'm done.

This is the Vlogster signing out until next time.

Stay safe, Babblers, and enjoy your tech.

Love you, bye!