:00:03. > :00:06.membership of the EU. That is the latest news from the BBC. It is now
:00:06. > :00:12.time for Click. 61 tonnes of fast moving metal.
:00:12. > :00:22.Armed with a cannon of the size of a car. And now with the ultimate
:00:22. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:42.From the vanishing tanks to airborne spy bots. This week, Click
:00:42. > :00:46.dons its camouflage to check out the latest defence technology. And
:00:46. > :00:53.we take Siri for a spin to see if the new app can be of any his
:00:53. > :00:59.assistance at all. And, how can you make real life even better? An
:00:59. > :01:04.artist with more than a chip on its shoulder. And the latest Tech News
:01:04. > :01:10.and from defence to attack in Webscape.
:01:10. > :01:17.Welcome. We feature a lot of consumer technology on our program.
:01:17. > :01:20.Stuff that we could buy tomorrow. But for the highest of high tech,
:01:20. > :01:24.you have to look to the armed forces. The kits developed for the
:01:24. > :01:29.military are often years ahead of anything available to us mere
:01:29. > :01:35.civilians. We discover the classified details behind some of
:01:35. > :01:39.the latest defence technology. The deadlock and stalemate created by
:01:39. > :01:47.trench warfare in France during the First World War gave birth to the
:01:47. > :01:50.tank in 1916. It weighed 28 tonnes and carried a crew of eight. It was
:01:50. > :01:59.an armoured vehicle designed to traverse no man's land, taking the
:01:59. > :02:02.fight back to the enemy. The present day Salisbury Plain. 95
:02:02. > :02:12.years later, the tanks still play an important part on the
:02:12. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:17.battlefield. It is a talented battle tank. It is a fighting
:02:17. > :02:20.vehicle. They are using the Scimitar as well. The Challenger 2
:02:20. > :02:28.represents the current state-of- the-art in tank technology. It is
:02:28. > :02:31.powered by a 26 litre diesel engine. The top speed on road is 40mph and
:02:31. > :02:40.it is covered in Dorchester armour. This armour is very effective, so
:02:40. > :02:44.its precise make-up is classified. Our job is to be able to use any
:02:44. > :02:48.vehicle to fight any enemy, effectively. We can then apply our
:02:48. > :02:49.skills to any other vehicle, as we have in Afghanistan.
:02:49. > :02:55.contemporary battlefield demands cutting-edge 21st century
:02:55. > :02:58.technology. In the case of the Challenger 2 main battle tank, that
:02:58. > :03:04.means computers aided by assistance and protection from nuclear,
:03:04. > :03:14.biological and chemical warfare. But given its size, it is not
:03:14. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:23.exactly inconspicuous. Helicopter gunships, other tanks and infantry.
:03:23. > :03:27.They all pose a threat to the tank commander. It is a big target but
:03:27. > :03:31.we are trained to use both the ground command control and a
:03:31. > :03:36.helicopter in the sky to conceal us from the enemy. If they cannot find
:03:36. > :03:42.us, they cannot shoot us. 80 miles away, this is the XL Centre that is
:03:42. > :03:47.playing host to the DSEi defence industry trade show. The mantra, if
:03:47. > :03:50.the enemy cannot see you, it cannot hurt you. It has inspired the next
:03:50. > :03:55.generation of tank technology which has been fitted to this prototype
:03:55. > :04:02.tag. It is part funded by the Swedish Military of Defence and a
:04:02. > :04:05.British aerospace company. You can paint hardware to make it more
:04:05. > :04:08.difficult to see but a whole host of modern military technology can
:04:08. > :04:13.target equipment like vehicles with deadly accuracy. So, how do you
:04:13. > :04:23.hide something as big as a tank? Scientists and engineers at BAE
:04:23. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :04:27.Systems think you don't just need pace, you need pixels. There is a
:04:27. > :04:31.growing threat from infrared systems on the battlefield. Things
:04:31. > :04:38.like night vision goggles and heat- seeking missiles. This technology
:04:38. > :04:43.makes the tank invisible to those systems. So this vehicle has been
:04:43. > :04:46.fitted with special panels. But it is still visible to the naked eye.
:04:46. > :04:51.However, when we see it through an infrared camera, the picture
:04:51. > :04:54.changes completely. The tiles or large pixels on this card can
:04:54. > :05:02.rapidly change temperature to make the tank disappear in the infrared
:05:02. > :05:08.part of the spectrum. And it has cameras that can look at its
:05:08. > :05:11.surrounding environment and try to mimic it. And there are infrared
:05:11. > :05:17.signatures on board so it can pretend it is something harmless
:05:17. > :05:20.like a car. The present system only works in infrared but there are
:05:20. > :05:23.plans to expand its capability. are working on extending the
:05:23. > :05:30.technology to work with the visual spectrum by use of a different
:05:30. > :05:33.display technology that will work with the tiles. And we can make
:05:33. > :05:39.them the radar absorbent to give them stealth across the whole of
:05:39. > :05:48.the spectrum. We are also looking at other technologies to make the
:05:48. > :05:53.tank quiet, almost silent. So when the vehicle is running on battery
:05:53. > :05:56.power, it is almost completely silent. While BAE Systems is
:05:56. > :05:59.investing millions on systems which can hide the cause or equipment, a
:05:59. > :06:03.team of engineers from Middlesex University, working on a smaller
:06:03. > :06:13.budget, are developing a device that can seek out dangers on the
:06:13. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:19.battlefield. It is basically the eyes and ears of the soldier. It
:06:19. > :06:22.allows him to see a position about him, to see into a building, over a
:06:22. > :06:27.wall, basically in context of the operation and patrol. They have
:06:27. > :06:31.developed a palm-sized drone that can be carried around in a backpack.
:06:31. > :06:41.In environments where a soldier may not want to pop his head over a
:06:41. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:47.wall or corner, it can be launched to locate possible threat. It is
:06:47. > :06:50.radio-controlled so we have a radio control unit that flies the craft.
:06:51. > :06:54.It has two cameras on board and they see the pictures through
:06:54. > :06:56.goggles. They have a direct link that has a certain frequency and
:06:56. > :07:02.does not interfere with other control aspects. Drones currently
:07:02. > :07:09.in use cost around �150,000 per unit. The university team are
:07:09. > :07:12.hoping their device will end up costing about �22,000 each. A big
:07:12. > :07:22.saving which will make it easier to deploy devices like this in
:07:22. > :07:27.significant numbers in the future. Next up, a look at this week's
:07:27. > :07:31.technology news. It has been another busy week for BlackBerry
:07:31. > :07:33.makers and not just preparing the back-end systems. After the email
:07:33. > :07:40.catastrophe earlier this month, Mike Lazaridis delivered a
:07:40. > :07:44.perfectly scripted apology. The firm is giving each user more than
:07:44. > :07:51.$100 worth of free apps, although it may not stretch that far and
:07:51. > :07:58.there is also only a limited amount available. But which exec does not
:07:58. > :08:02.enjoy a quick stab at Bubble Bash or the Sims 3? BBX combines the
:08:02. > :08:12.best features of all the platforms and the QNX platform that runs the
:08:12. > :08:18.
:08:18. > :08:21.PlayBook tablet. Google. Their Smartphone update was small beer
:08:21. > :08:25.compared to that announced by rival Google, which announced its latest
:08:25. > :08:29.and most significant update to the Android. Ice Cream Sandwich, yes
:08:29. > :08:31.you heard me right, was shown up on the flagship Samsung-made Galaxy
:08:31. > :08:39.Nexus. It will harmonise the look and amongst its differentiators,
:08:39. > :08:42.face recognition for unlocking your phone. Yeah, let's hope that works.
:08:42. > :08:45.And Android beams which transfers data by attaching phones together.
:08:45. > :08:50.Now, an eco story from Australia which could never take place in the
:08:50. > :08:54.UK. Speedy solar-powered cars travelling at over 100kph across a
:08:54. > :09:00.3,000 kilometre course from Darwin to Adelaide. The winners,
:09:00. > :09:09.predictably, Japan. Their eco credentials are intact.
:09:09. > :09:14.And finally, a group of German students have showed off this. A
:09:14. > :09:17.camera fitted with 36 two megapixel phone cams. It takes a spherical
:09:17. > :09:27.panoramic image when a shutter is triggered at the highest point.
:09:27. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:32.Sadly, it is not for sale. Now, have you heard there is a hot
:09:32. > :09:35.new personality in the world of tech? He or she, we are not sure,
:09:35. > :09:38.wants to be your very own personal assistant. Voice activated,
:09:38. > :09:45.intuitive and intelligent, Siri helps you do things on the new
:09:45. > :09:52.iPhone. Our reporter has been having a chat with him...or
:09:52. > :09:59.her...or it. Remind me to buy coffee when I get
:09:59. > :10:09.to work. This is Apple's new iPhone 4S. In the UK, Siri, the personal
:10:09. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:15.assistant, has an English accent. Yes. And he will keep asking me
:10:15. > :10:19.questions until he knows what he wants to do. He has put in a
:10:19. > :10:23.reminder so when the GPS in this phone gets close to my workplace,
:10:23. > :10:27.it will come up with a reminder for me to buy coffee. As if I needed it.
:10:27. > :10:30.And it has an American and an Australian version as well. It is
:10:30. > :10:35.also available in French and German. Italian and Spanish are on their
:10:35. > :10:42.way, we are told, probably next year. It has a few downsides. You
:10:42. > :10:45.have to have a connection or it will not work. The good sides are
:10:45. > :10:49.that it can access any of the native apps onboard and control
:10:49. > :10:52.them just by asking it to do different things. It is also
:10:52. > :10:55.intuitive because it uses a search system, an intelligent engine which
:10:55. > :10:59.made the headlines a few years ago, that has algorithms that do not
:10:59. > :11:09.just search in the search terms you say but tries to understand what to
:11:09. > :11:11.
:11:11. > :11:16.ask. So I could ask, will I need an umbrella tomorrow? It does not look
:11:16. > :11:19.like it will rain tomorrow. I did not ask for the weather
:11:19. > :11:24.specifically but, just in the context of my question, it worked
:11:24. > :11:31.out the information I needed. But it is not always as plain sailing
:11:31. > :11:35.as that. In this phone, I put in my calendar a hot date with Lisa
:11:35. > :11:44.tonight at 8pm. It knows where that will take place. But does Siri? He
:11:44. > :11:50.is behaving almost as if he is jealous. When is dinner tonight?
:11:50. > :11:55.can only look for businesses in the US and when you use US English.
:11:55. > :12:05.Sorry about that. When am I having dinner with Lisa? Your meeting
:12:05. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:18.today is at 8pm. Where? I do not know what you mean by where. It is
:12:18. > :12:26.our first date so any ideas on what I might say? Dan, mate, you really
:12:26. > :12:33.do not stand a chance. Why? Your cheap fragrances, bad attitude and
:12:33. > :12:43.dodgy sartorial sense do you no favours at all. Richard! What are
:12:43. > :12:48.
:12:48. > :12:58.you doing here? Sorry. Just being Siri. But that aftershave really is
:12:58. > :13:08.something else... It stinks. You can see the full video of Dan's
:13:08. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:12.grapple with Siri on our website. If you've watched Click for a few
:13:12. > :13:15.years, you will know that there are two types of reality for us that
:13:15. > :13:18.matter. Virtual reality, where a computer creates a different
:13:18. > :13:22.landscape for you to explore, and augmented reality, where you get to
:13:22. > :13:28.see the real world around you but the computer will add or tweak
:13:28. > :13:31.certain details. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. Well our reporter
:13:31. > :13:41.travelled to Switzerland which is pushing augmented reality to its
:13:41. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:55.Artists might live in the same world as us, but they are
:13:55. > :14:02.determined to see it with a different set of eyes, even if that
:14:02. > :14:07.means they appear eccentric. Jan Torpus is exploring augmented
:14:07. > :14:12.reality. He has developed lifeClipper, a system comprising 3D
:14:12. > :14:15.goggles and apparatus that measures your breathing. LifeClipper makes
:14:16. > :14:25.the park into the stage for an environmental drama where climate
:14:26. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:50.and gravity morph around you. Everything is green and strange. It
:14:50. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :15:00.is a virtual world. When I regard it, it becomes normal and when it
:15:00. > :15:10.is high it connects to the trees. There is the sound of a frog. Now
:15:10. > :15:20.the storm comes in. It is slowly fading in. I can still see the
:15:20. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:29.ground and my hands. It early gets more and more virtual. You see the
:15:29. > :15:39.sand and the desert. LifeClipper is an augmented reality project where
:15:39. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:46.we add virtual elements to the real park. It is not overlaying things.
:15:46. > :15:55.It is like a parallel world, or something which is behind the park.
:15:55. > :16:02.What we consider to be real is fake and there is another world behind.
:16:02. > :16:06.3D has come in for stick lately. It makes some people feel dizzy and
:16:06. > :16:09.not just at the price. But if it has had its day in the cinema, 3D
:16:10. > :16:13.may come into its own with augmented reality as it allows you
:16:13. > :16:17.to walk into the virtual space of a park, for example. But pulling off
:16:17. > :16:27.this trick of endowing a 3D model with computer graphics and making
:16:27. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:30.them stick is no easy task. That is the challenge for technology that
:16:30. > :16:40.the 3D model with the infrared scanner can make this model
:16:40. > :16:46.congruent on top of the real world. It is when you walk around and the
:16:46. > :16:49.model stays at the same place. That is very difficult. You have to have
:16:49. > :16:58.a very precise notion of where the viewer is and where he is looking
:16:58. > :17:04.from and what he is looking at. are using an extension to GPS. That
:17:04. > :17:08.enhances GPS to a point where you have sub-centimetre precision. GPS
:17:08. > :17:15.only sees the position. It does not show you where someone is looking.
:17:15. > :17:22.So you need an orientation tracker. We used one which is like a compass
:17:22. > :17:32.on steroids. We're using old technologies which have been
:17:32. > :17:42.enhanced to the point where they LifeClipper's cost is cumbersome
:17:42. > :17:46.
:17:46. > :17:50.The GPS alone costs 10,000 euros and does not compromise on weight.
:17:50. > :17:53.Made for tanks. Very heavy. This system will not be easy to
:17:53. > :17:56.duplicate commercially, but that is not really the aim. The enterprise
:17:56. > :18:06.is artistic, to push the boundaries of technology, perception and
:18:06. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:27.What is really nice is that the system reacts extremely effectively
:18:27. > :18:35.to every movement you make. You do really feel like you are immersed
:18:35. > :18:42.in this other world. There is a cue from an audio effect to warn you
:18:42. > :18:52.that something is happening. Sure enough, a massive sandstorm is
:18:52. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :19:03.blowing in. Everything has become chaotic. The river is like a Monet
:19:03. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:13.painting. It has a feeling of impasto. It has now gone
:19:13. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:22.psychedelic. There is something really nice about overlaying
:19:22. > :19:32.virtual reality on top of the real world. You know that what you see
:19:32. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:38.is not true but part of you Theatre is described as the willing
:19:38. > :19:42.suspension of disbelief. For lifeClipper to work you have to
:19:42. > :19:52.allow yourself to be pulled into a drama in which you are both
:19:52. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:04.Now, when you were a kid I bet you spent hours on end gluing together
:20:04. > :20:08.plastic kits of model aeroplanes. Hurricanes, Messerschmitts, F-14
:20:08. > :20:18.Tomcats. It turns out that everyone on the show today was a model
:20:18. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:42.aeroplane maker. We used to watch Bring childhood passions up-to-date
:20:42. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:53.with this modern take on the Airfix model craze. Dogfight on the iPhone.
:20:53. > :21:00.If you do not mind shelling out a download fee you will get lots more
:21:00. > :21:03.planes, tanks and missions to unlock and no advertisements. The
:21:03. > :21:10.flight controls are very sensitive and over-steering is almost worse
:21:10. > :21:14.than not steering at all. The best way to handle it is just tap the
:21:14. > :21:17.control and release so that your dogfighter straightens up on itself.
:21:17. > :21:24.Once you have mastered the art of flying, there are canons to blast
:21:24. > :21:27.through enemy lines. The landscapes can be full of bugs in places. But
:21:27. > :21:37.all in all, a fun app that any classic aircraft enthusiast will
:21:37. > :21:40.
:21:40. > :21:44.I showed you a place to self- publish free books last week. But
:21:44. > :21:51.if you think you're writing is worth paying for, Kindle has their
:21:51. > :22:00.own self- publishing site. You can throw together the elements of your
:22:00. > :22:04.book and have it on sale through It works on a royalty split model
:22:04. > :22:09.with no financial outlay for the author. It is not possible to
:22:09. > :22:12.publish a free download through the site. When it comes to choosing the
:22:12. > :22:19.right royalty package you are better off reading the terms and
:22:19. > :22:22.conditions. Making the decision between 70% commission and 35%. 70%
:22:22. > :22:28.sounds better but there are delivery charges to take into
:22:28. > :22:36.consideration. It is only applicable to certain countries and
:22:36. > :22:42.you have to set up a minimum price There are lots of other tools to
:22:42. > :22:50.publish your working electronically. There is a free wiki editor which
:22:50. > :22:53.creates a file supported by all eBook readers. It is more
:22:53. > :22:58.complicated to use than the Amazon site but gives you full control of
:22:58. > :23:01.layout, cover image and distribution. If you're stuck for a
:23:01. > :23:11.good design for your cover, check out next week's Webscape when I
:23:11. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:16.will have a site that designs If you like keeping up-to-date with
:23:17. > :23:20.what your friends and family are doing by sneaking through their
:23:20. > :23:27.social media photo albums, this site has something you are going to
:23:27. > :23:37.love. This site extracts all the photos my friends have posted and
:23:37. > :23:42.wraps them up in an interface for I think that photos are one of the
:23:42. > :23:51.few reasons I still bother to log into Facebook. I have long since
:23:51. > :23:59.become bored about status updates You can choose to have the ideas
:23:59. > :24:08.and profile updates as well. Never mind Big Brother watching me I am
:24:08. > :24:15.off to see what my big brother got If you would like to suggest a
:24:15. > :24:22.website for a future Webscape, please get in touch with us.