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:00:40. > :00:43.This week on Click, tablets and tantrums as we ask whether you
:00:43. > :00:50.should let your toddlers was on your technology. Forget words,
:00:50. > :00:55.think pictures. We look at how the Web is recognising the world around
:00:55. > :01:01.it. All of that plus the latest tech news and we show you how to
:01:01. > :01:07.become a jack-of-all-trades on your new Windows phone in webscape.
:01:07. > :01:12.Welcome to Click. It is often said that today's children can take to
:01:12. > :01:17.technology like ducks to water. It is simply a part of the world that
:01:17. > :01:23.they are growing up in. Today's toddlers will probably never buy a
:01:23. > :01:30.CD. To them, the Internet has always been there. He is a question,
:01:30. > :01:37.how best to teach your kids about technology. Should you just give
:01:37. > :01:46.them your tabloid or should you give them something made for
:01:46. > :01:49.children specifically? It's a question that's becoming
:01:49. > :01:51.increasingly important to me personally. My son is 20 months old,
:01:51. > :01:55.and, perhaps unsurprisingly, he's fascinated with buttons, flashing
:01:55. > :02:00.lights and tech. He loves the magic black piece of glass that reacts to
:02:00. > :02:04.his touch, as well as the buttons on top of the camera. And I swear,
:02:04. > :02:14.I didn't teach him how to do this either. Seeing his love for buttons,
:02:14. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:22.we bought him his own toy phone and laptop. But he still prefers mine.
:02:22. > :02:25.There are a ton of brightly coloured and ruggedized gadgets to
:02:25. > :02:27.choose from. With everything from junior laptops to imitation
:02:27. > :02:31.smartphones and even Blackberrys, these age appropriate devices are
:02:31. > :02:38.marketed as a safe way for kids to come face to face with tech. I'm
:02:38. > :02:42.just trying to get my head around this child's laptop. Obviously not
:02:42. > :02:45.a proper laptop - you've got a basic black and white LCD screen
:02:45. > :02:49.and you can click through to different educational games. If I'm
:02:49. > :02:53.honest I don't think it's as intuitive as you would expect it to
:02:53. > :02:57.be for 6-8 year olds. I'm actually finding it quite difficult to work
:02:57. > :03:01.out what to do. There are an awful lot of buttons that you can press
:03:01. > :03:05.here and a lot of options that you can click through to, but it does
:03:05. > :03:08.have a full QWERTY keyboard and a working mouse which drives the
:03:08. > :03:11.pointer on the screens, so it gets your kids used to using the
:03:11. > :03:21.keyboard & the mouse which obviously they're going to be using
:03:21. > :03:25.a lot of in later life. Now, if you want to introduce your children to
:03:25. > :03:28.the idea of taking digital photos here is a kids' camera - as you can
:03:28. > :03:32.see it's fairly ruggedized and bright pink obviously a toy but it
:03:32. > :03:35.does have 2 view finders to get them used to looking through the
:03:35. > :03:39.viewfinder before they take a picture and it's got 2 viewfinders
:03:39. > :03:43.instead of one, so they don't have to work out that they have to close
:03:43. > :03:47.one eye or the other. But it does take proper photos and proper
:03:47. > :03:49.videos, which you can sync to computer using a USB. As with much
:03:49. > :03:52.of this kids' tech, the actual technology inside isn't
:03:52. > :03:55.particularly cutting edge. With just a 2 mega-pixel camera, the
:03:55. > :03:58.price you're paying also goes on the attractive packaging, and the
:03:58. > :04:07.ruggedization. But this one does come complete with games and the
:04:07. > :04:11.ability to add silly faces to photos. That's all very well but,
:04:11. > :04:14.as you can see, the lens just swivels up and down, so if you if
:04:14. > :04:17.it's accidentally pointing up, when you take the picture, although the
:04:17. > :04:21.viewfinder says you are looking over there, you actually end up
:04:21. > :04:25.with a picture of the ceiling which could be a bit confusing. But when
:04:25. > :04:32.it comes to toys for us grown ups, there's no doubt what this year's
:04:32. > :04:39.big trend has been. Kids haven't been left out of the tablet
:04:39. > :04:49.equation. These kids tablets are obviously just toys, not real
:04:49. > :04:53.
:04:54. > :04:57.tablets. They do have brightly coloured touch screens and you can
:04:57. > :05:01.select from a number of different educational apps and games. You can
:05:01. > :05:05.listen to music, that sort of thing. You can add more games and apps to
:05:05. > :05:09.these tablets they both have slots for cartridges which you can buy to
:05:09. > :05:12.load extra games onto it. And they do both have their own online app
:05:12. > :05:15.store. The tablets themselves don't have Internet access - you buy and
:05:15. > :05:19.download the apps using your PC, and then transfer them to the
:05:19. > :05:27.tablet via USB. Which means your kids can't get online, and you can
:05:27. > :05:30.keep tabs on what they've been doing. One thing to note about
:05:30. > :05:33.these is unlike grown up tablets they're not rechargeable, they run
:05:33. > :05:37.on double AA batteries, so, parents, stock up, and again they're very
:05:37. > :05:41.slow to respond; if they respond correctly at all, as you can see as
:05:41. > :05:44.this art package tries to track where my finger is drawing a
:05:44. > :05:47.picture. My question is, would a child have the patience and the
:05:47. > :05:57.understanding to wait for thing to catch up with some basic finger
:05:57. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:01.strokes like that? Adults are used to leading edge technology and I'm
:06:02. > :06:05.an early adopter of gadgets myself and I absolutely understand that,
:06:05. > :06:09.but for children of the age group of LeapPad for example which is 4-9
:06:09. > :06:12.years old, we designed this product specifically with them in mind, and
:06:12. > :06:15.therefore the speeds are appropriate for them. So it might
:06:15. > :06:18.not be leading edge technology for you and I as adults but it's
:06:18. > :06:22.certainly leading edge technology for children who are 4 years old
:06:22. > :06:27.price is certainly a part of the mix when we put it together, what
:06:27. > :06:32.we don't want to do is to make it out of the reach of most people cos
:06:32. > :06:34.that would be the wrong thing to do, however at the same time we want to
:06:34. > :06:37.make sure we've got leading edge technology for children
:06:37. > :06:40.incorporated in the product. the makers of this kids tablets
:06:40. > :06:44.from Canada have a completely different approach. Vinci created a
:06:44. > :06:48.tab that not only looks and feels like the real deal, but at around
:06:48. > :06:51.$400 it costs the real deal too! It runs on the Android OS and the
:06:51. > :06:55.touch screen is very responsive. Like the other kids tabs though
:06:55. > :06:58.there is no internet access and all the apps and games are specifically
:06:58. > :07:02.designed for children. Now your other option is that you give your
:07:02. > :07:06.child your tablet. Yes, I know what you're thinking, these things are
:07:06. > :07:09.not kid-proof out of the box, but you can get a variety of ruggedized
:07:09. > :07:12.cases and screen protectors which give this thing a degree of
:07:12. > :07:15.protection. One UK nursery though has taken the plunge - the children
:07:16. > :07:25.here are using an iPad to do anything from colouring in to
:07:26. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:35.reading interactive stories. feel that the eco system behind the
:07:35. > :07:38.adult technology, whether it's through iPads or whether it's
:07:38. > :07:42.through Android tablets, is much more supportive and conducive and
:07:42. > :07:45.more of a future proof technology as well. A lot of the children's
:07:45. > :07:49.technology that's out there is great by its own right but it
:07:49. > :07:52.doesn't offer the same level of interaction on a long term scale.
:07:52. > :07:57.We don't offer children a dumbed down version of the personal
:07:57. > :08:01.computer. They use the same computer that their mums and dads
:08:01. > :08:08.use, so why are we trying to look at that in a different way with
:08:08. > :08:11.touch screen devices? If you look at young children when they are
:08:12. > :08:15.born into this world, everything is new to them and they are born into
:08:15. > :08:19.a world where digital technology is part of everyday life, and so to
:08:19. > :08:23.them an iPad is no more a novelty than a banana, because its just
:08:23. > :08:26.somehing that's always been there. In fact if you think about it touch
:08:26. > :08:29.screens are more intuimore intui buttons, keyboards or mice. Take
:08:30. > :08:35.this 1-year-old girl who is so used to swiping on a tablet that she
:08:35. > :08:38.can't understand why her finger strokes don't work on this magazine.
:08:38. > :08:42.With new technology I think there's this very real fear that because
:08:42. > :08:52.they can be so motivating they can become a little bit addictive
:08:52. > :08:59.
:08:59. > :09:03.because you get this fast response. But it's also helping children to
:09:03. > :09:07.get used to using them because they are a part of lives and not
:09:07. > :09:10.something that is going to take over a kind of critical sense that
:09:10. > :09:14.they are really not useful for because little children are still
:09:14. > :09:17.much more awed by three dimentional things by human contact by a pop up
:09:17. > :09:20.book that does things that's always going to facinate them more than a
:09:20. > :09:24.two dimentional thing. There are many educational apps available for
:09:24. > :09:28.iPad and Android tablets - and many of these are cheaper than the apps
:09:28. > :09:31.for the child-only tablets that we saw earlier, or in some cases they
:09:31. > :09:34.are even free. Kids tabs makers though would argue their own apps
:09:34. > :09:37.have unrivalled quality control. For a price, some tablet apps come
:09:37. > :09:40.with accessories. For example this car has capacitive sensors on the
:09:40. > :09:43.bottom allowing the accompanying app to turn the tablet into a
:09:43. > :09:53.virtual playmat. And this special stylus becomes a digital crayon.
:09:53. > :09:58.It's a far less messy way of colouring in. So, parents,
:09:58. > :10:04.guardians and tits, let us know, would you rather you something
:10:04. > :10:09.that's brightly coloured and made for children but using older and
:10:09. > :10:18.slower technology? -- and kids. Or, would you prefer to use something
:10:18. > :10:28.that's more expensive but has more and cheaper apps. The Dutch? Let us
:10:28. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:40.22 apps have been pulled from the Android store after being found to
:10:40. > :10:44.contain fraudulent software. Malware has doubled in the past six
:10:44. > :10:49.months. In a cheeky move, Microsoft is running a competition offering a
:10:49. > :10:54.free Windows phone for Android users willing to go public about
:10:54. > :11:00.their malware experiences. However, online security blocks are
:11:00. > :11:06.reporting that new SMS malware disables the new Windows 7.5 system
:11:06. > :11:13.known as Mangle. You know what they say about people in glass houses...
:11:13. > :11:19.-- Mangle. In response to Groupon's dominance, PayPal is launching its
:11:19. > :11:25.own rival service. It says that it service, which is due to launch
:11:25. > :11:33.next year, will happen to existing users' buying habits and locations.
:11:33. > :11:37.Users will see all for as Pol Pot on their phones as they pop -- as
:11:38. > :11:42.they pass by shops. I am sure that but not be annoying. YouTube has
:11:42. > :11:52.put together appeal -- playlets of the educational videos according to
:11:52. > :11:58.subject matter and age limits. It will block other videos without the
:11:58. > :12:05.school's explicit permission. Keyboards, track pants and mice are
:12:05. > :12:12.not the most natural things for humans to use. -- track pants. That
:12:12. > :12:16.is changing. As technology gets more powerful, it is possible to
:12:16. > :12:22.should command at your mobile phone or control a games console using
:12:22. > :12:26.speech. It means that it is now possible to ask questions of the
:12:26. > :12:31.Internet in new ways. For example, simply by showing that an image
:12:31. > :12:36.that you want to know more about. Richard Taylor has been
:12:36. > :12:41.investigating. The Web has changed beyond recognition. It is rich,
:12:41. > :12:46.interactive and incredibly visual. The way that we interface with it
:12:46. > :12:52.seems a bit stuck in the past. Keyboards, keywords, at the picture
:12:52. > :12:57.is worth 1,000 words, there has to be a better way for man to talk to
:12:57. > :13:04.my shame. As the Web matures, it is encouraging us to think more
:13:04. > :13:12.visually. -- man to talk to machine. It is no surprise that there is a
:13:12. > :13:17.revelation. Visual search allows me to take a photograph of, for
:13:17. > :13:23.example, football, and then it will match the pattern is too similar
:13:23. > :13:32.images online. It is a lot less hit and miss than searching for the
:13:32. > :13:39.word "ball." Google really kicked in the ball into the mainstream in
:13:40. > :13:45.2009 with Goggles, and app that scanned a photograph you had taken
:13:45. > :13:54.into you're smart phones. We have worked to me could recognise more
:13:54. > :14:01.things. We have added new features. Last week, we introduced a new
:14:01. > :14:06.version of Google Goggles that leads you point your camera and it
:14:06. > :14:12.works in continuous mode. This principle of image recognition can
:14:12. > :14:15.do a lot more than just returning search results. It can generate
:14:15. > :14:25.entirely new experiences like augmented reality, creating digital
:14:25. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :14:51.The EDL is not the most data friendly use of your mobile, so to
:14:51. > :14:57.reduce waiting times, acts like this look at your location and
:14:57. > :15:02.preload information. So at White Hart Lane, Spurs fans can enjoy
:15:02. > :15:08.highlights. It is enough to get the faithful buried sidled -- excited.
:15:08. > :15:12.As a Tottenh a Tottenh fan, it is brilliant. You have the club with
:15:12. > :15:17.you all the time. You can access the latest polls and highlights,
:15:17. > :15:21.wherever you laugh. Their goals from games Tucci you up. I find
:15:21. > :15:26.myself watching the goals from the Arsenal game over and over again
:15:26. > :15:30.and that puts me in a different frame of mind. The possibility is a
:15:30. > :15:37.marketing and content delivery are mind-boggling. One area we are
:15:37. > :15:41.likely to see this technology made money ride away is in retail.
:15:41. > :15:45.Already, it is a way to access your views and information about
:15:45. > :15:49.something without a bar code. Let's say I am shopping and I stumble
:15:49. > :15:54.across a product that I'm interested in buying, for example,
:15:55. > :16:00.a nice perfume. With his smart phone, I tensed take a snap of the
:16:00. > :16:05.product in question, and it will scour the way and return relevant
:16:05. > :16:09.information. These acts can handle shapes that conform to a stereotype,
:16:09. > :16:13.logo is and buildings, no problem. But once you get into soft items
:16:14. > :16:18.like clothing, which will look different on different people,
:16:18. > :16:22.specialist algorithms need to be written, designed to do just one
:16:22. > :16:30.particular ING. Such as mind the perfect pair of shoes for and
:16:31. > :16:34.heartbeat. -- an outfit. But this Act, due out early next year, will
:16:34. > :16:41.be able to scan a photo from a magazine and then find a similar
:16:42. > :16:45.item of clothing from about 70 basic principles are the same every
:16:45. > :16:51.company. The user gives you a picture with no other data and you
:16:51. > :16:56.must extrapolate all of your information from a bunch of pixels.
:16:56. > :17:00.Some computers, by combining images and words, they make the search
:17:00. > :17:06.more appropriate. Other people try and put the image into context and
:17:06. > :17:10.look around it and try and look at an image as a person would.
:17:10. > :17:13.developers like this and their crust with a click through
:17:13. > :17:17.advertising and commission on sales, so they can keep the service free
:17:17. > :17:21.to us and users. It is already becoming a crowded space and
:17:21. > :17:29.innovation will be key to grabbing attention on the verge will high
:17:29. > :17:33.street of the future. -- said well. It means the lacing a body shape
:17:33. > :17:36.analyzer up alongside the shopping system that no enemy recommends
:17:36. > :17:40.items of clothing, but will even tell you when you are looking at
:17:40. > :17:45.something that you really should not which brt which brle new level
:17:45. > :17:49.of meaning to the question - Does My bum Look be in this? An
:17:49. > :17:54.interestingly, when I Ash tried the app, this is what it suggested
:17:54. > :17:59.would look best on mate. Intelligent technology. Lovett.
:17:59. > :18:04.Only joking. Let's move on to webscape. We start this week with
:18:04. > :18:11.blocks. These days, it seems that everyone and his dog is riding one.
:18:11. > :18:15.quickly, run out of ideas on what to write. Is staring at a blank
:18:15. > :18:23.pages doing your way in, Kate Russell has drafted in a little
:18:23. > :18:27.help from the professionals. Word press. Just a handful of the
:18:27. > :18:31.blocking plat forms hosting a conservative estimate, more than
:18:31. > :18:36.100 million active Bloggs. What an Eartha they're all talking about.
:18:36. > :18:41.If you feel the need to block are stuck for something today, it could
:18:41. > :18:45.be the company that you are waiting for. Is that mixes mime group
:18:45. > :18:52.lobbying with content aggregation from your Twitter, a Google reader
:18:52. > :19:02.accounts. Your imagination will be sparked, ended is a stylish
:19:02. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:10.platform. The site is still in double secret testing mode. Well,
:19:11. > :19:14.blew the lid off it. But you will have to register and wait for an
:19:14. > :19:18.invitation if you want to join in. It has been in testing for quite a
:19:18. > :19:22.while and there is a great community already. It is definitely
:19:22. > :19:27.worth the wait if you have the patience. To connect with other
:19:27. > :19:31.users, like any other social network, and start building a
:19:31. > :19:36.conversation. It is similar to tumbler. But there is a lot less
:19:36. > :19:46.pressured to create content if you just want to dip in occasionally or
:19:46. > :19:48.
:19:48. > :19:58.I used Facebook most when I'm travelling, posting photographs and
:19:58. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:04.updates on my adventures. But since Gecko.com launched their Facebook
:20:04. > :20:07.page, I am taking in before I go travelling. It is one of the best
:20:07. > :20:11.travel booking sites out there and Facebook seems like a natural
:20:11. > :20:15.evolution for the platform. Where else will you get reliable tips
:20:15. > :20:19.about the best places to stay, if not from yout from you Use it posed
:20:19. > :20:24.questions about where to stay and what to do. Or, explore the
:20:24. > :20:28.discounts and deals that hotels, bars and restaurants are opening to
:20:28. > :20:33.the users. You can even request a deal, if you find a venue that you
:20:33. > :20:37.like, perhaps asking for a discount for a group booking. And it allows
:20:37. > :20:46.the venue owned up to respond with a targeted deal specific to you,
:20:46. > :20:51.without having to roll it out to the world at large. Windows find
:20:51. > :20:56.users are not exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to enable them
:20:56. > :21:01.at sea. But called Fools is a need free download that gives you a
:21:01. > :21:05.handful of Piedad heads rolled into one. Things like a countdown timer,
:21:05. > :21:09.flashlight, ruler, conversion tables and a volume Twigger for all
:21:09. > :21:17.of the things that you listen to. There is even a tips And random
:21:17. > :21:21.number generator. The hi-tech alternative to drawing straws.
:21:21. > :21:30.Google has had a busy week, introducing a new recommendations
:21:30. > :21:34.engine, which is still in Invite mode. And an online magazine app,
:21:34. > :21:40.current on and read, and a new release says Picasso, with Google
:21:40. > :21:47.plus tagging and sharing and 24 new SX. And going Live With find my
:21:47. > :21:57.face, a facial recognition and on for Google class. Tagging dodos of
:21:57. > :22:01.people who have opted into the Beecher. Importantly, they have
:22:01. > :22:05.learned from Facebook's somewhat bungled roll-out of a similar
:22:05. > :22:08.technology earlier in this year, making it up in rather than a
:22:08. > :22:17.default, so you don't have to worry about being tagged if you do not
:22:17. > :22:22.want to be. If you are still having trouble with your Christmas wish-
:22:22. > :22:26.list, this is a free Social book marking Tell, designed to help
:22:26. > :22:30.people collaborate on wish lists. Instead of Santa clause giving you
:22:30. > :22:34.a whole load of junk that you don't want, make a list of what you do
:22:34. > :22:41.not -- do want and send it to the North Pole, or share it with your
:22:41. > :22:45.family and friends. It is also a really good way to share ideas of
:22:45. > :22:55.buying something be with other people, like a holiday, so you can
:22:55. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:07.discuss, a rate and decide together online. As this is the last fresh
:23:07. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:12.webscape of 2011, how about a look back week is that looks back at the
:23:12. > :23:19.year. A gracefully executed skin through the year, including seminal
:23:19. > :23:29.current affairs events as well. And all played to a backing track of
:23:29. > :23:41.
:23:41. > :23:47.uplifting music. As always, Kate's links are put our website. You can
:23:47. > :23:51.get in touch about those reports. That's all for this week. There the