:00:37. > :00:42.protection policies. Now it is time How are you feeling today? This
:00:42. > :00:48.week, Click looks at the technology designed to help you what is up and
:00:48. > :00:54.treated you with more than tender loving Korea -- tender loving
:00:54. > :00:59.career. The devices that take your devices from your eyes or mind. And
:00:59. > :01:08.we will slip into something more comfortable. The next generation of
:01:08. > :01:14.wearable technology. And your life from beginning to, well, now.
:01:14. > :01:20.Welcome to Click. When it comes to health, we can't really be too
:01:20. > :01:21.careful, so while there is technology to help diagnose and
:01:21. > :01:26.manage a whole medical encyclopaedia's words of conditions,
:01:26. > :01:32.should we really be taking our lives into our own hands? We have
:01:32. > :01:36.been looking at how safe it is to play doctors and nurses. We have
:01:36. > :01:39.all done it. Felt under the weather and are looked up out sentence on
:01:39. > :01:49.the internet only to convince ourselves we have got every
:01:49. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:55.condition going. How are you feeling today? Or false. I sneezed
:01:55. > :02:05.three times today. Any other symptoms? I get a bit shivery when
:02:05. > :02:06.
:02:06. > :02:10.I go outside. Definitely sounds to me like a case of man flue. It
:02:10. > :02:14.would be nice to avoid the germs of a doctor's surgery waiting room but
:02:14. > :02:20.it is not just about the worry. When there is actually something
:02:20. > :02:25.wrong, getting the right diagnosis is a -- is essential. Some symptoms,
:02:25. > :02:28.while they might seem innocuous, actually if they have been going on
:02:28. > :02:33.for a long time, you should be seeing a doctor and making sure it
:02:33. > :02:37.is nothing too serious and does not need treatment. But once you know
:02:37. > :02:41.what you are dealing with the latest DIY medical technology comes
:02:41. > :02:45.into its sign. This is why medics are encouraging the use of home
:02:45. > :02:49.technology for those with chronic conditions. Here is a blood
:02:49. > :02:53.pressure monitor that attaches directly to your iPhone, iPad or
:02:53. > :02:58.iPod touch. I am not an actual doctor, but I have read the
:02:58. > :03:03.instructions. It seems that it you place this about two centimetres
:03:03. > :03:09.above your elbow, then rest your arm on a survey says but makes --
:03:09. > :03:18.make sure it is at heart level, you need to feel rested and relaxed and
:03:18. > :03:22.not really speak. -- on a surface. The results on your blood pressure
:03:22. > :03:26.and pulse rate will be displayed immediately. When you set up an
:03:26. > :03:31.online account the information will automatically be updated. The
:03:31. > :03:35.question is, how accurate is it? This doctor helped me put it to the
:03:35. > :03:39.test by measuring its result against those taken with his
:03:39. > :03:46.professional device. There were minor differences but he assured me
:03:46. > :03:52.they were not of anything relevant. They are all of the same order.
:03:52. > :03:58.Before we had these people would come in every two or three months.
:03:58. > :04:04.Now they can keep an eye on their blood pressure. They can let you
:04:04. > :04:10.know their findings by e-mail and you can advise them accordingly and
:04:10. > :04:14.changed their dose or whatever treatment is necessary. This goal
:04:14. > :04:20.was just six years old when she was diagnosed with type on diabetes.
:04:20. > :04:24.The latest gadgets offer more hi- tech control. Two years ago she
:04:24. > :04:30.switched from insulin injections to our blood glucose reader that
:04:30. > :04:34.connects to a continuous pump fire BlueTooth. It accolades how much
:04:34. > :04:41.insulin above her base does is required and at a touch of a button
:04:41. > :04:44.delivers it. It has completely changed my life. Before I was on it
:04:44. > :04:50.I probably would not have been able to go to college and sit my A-
:04:50. > :04:53.levels. There is no way I could go to university. When I was injecting
:04:53. > :05:00.before it is a bit short because you have to stick to certain times
:05:00. > :05:05.of the evening and finding places. -- a chore. And when I was at
:05:06. > :05:12.school, people would make comments. But with these, I have freedom to
:05:12. > :05:17.eat where and when I want. And I can get the glucose me that out.
:05:17. > :05:24.Because it is Pluto it looks like a telephone. -- because it is
:05:24. > :05:27.BlueTooth it looks like a phone. What we have worried about in the
:05:27. > :05:31.past is people testing their blood glucose, seeing what it is, and
:05:32. > :05:35.doing nothing. With the advance of technology, and seeing all of this
:05:35. > :05:40.development, people are so much more interested in what is going on,
:05:40. > :05:46.and they are acting on the results. I do not need as much input from
:05:46. > :05:50.the doctors any more because I can get the results on the screen. If I
:05:50. > :05:55.saw that my blood-sugar was a bit higher than what it should be, I
:05:55. > :06:01.can take more insular and an action programme it by the metre. I can
:06:02. > :06:06.tell it's that I need it. Although hers was provided by her doctor,
:06:06. > :06:11.developments have made it to the consumer market as well. These
:06:11. > :06:15.requests reader instantly sends its readings via a free Tucci
:06:15. > :06:19.connection to a secure online portal. If you want to keep all of
:06:19. > :06:23.your medical data in one place, Microsoft HealthVault is one place
:06:23. > :06:28.that can provide a secure place with all of your readings with the
:06:28. > :06:31.option of giving doctors or family access as well. It is not just
:06:31. > :06:36.about monitoring existing conditions. There is also an
:06:36. > :06:43.opportunity for us all to become more health aware. The Fitbit is a
:06:43. > :06:46.piece of wearable technology that monitors every step you take, so it
:06:46. > :06:50.might just encourage you to make more effort. Then you can work out
:06:50. > :06:54.whether you have learned that chocolate muffin or not. By logging
:06:54. > :07:00.on to your account you have to own up to what you have been eating. It
:07:00. > :07:06.will match energy used intake. If you wear it 24 hours it can even
:07:06. > :07:09.monitor your sleep. This app allows your camera on your phone to
:07:09. > :07:15.measure your heart rate. It monitors colour changes in the
:07:15. > :07:21.light that passes through your finger. It is all very well, but
:07:21. > :07:27.what am I meant to do with the state of? 72 beats per minute. Is
:07:27. > :07:30.that normal? There are limits. You can measure things, but it does not
:07:30. > :07:37.mean you can diver knows what is wrong with you, or even what the
:07:37. > :07:41.measurement might mean. -- you can diagnose. It it is a balance
:07:41. > :07:46.between self care but understanding sometimes you need to see and
:07:46. > :07:52.healthcare professionals. Maybe it was a bit optimistic of May to
:07:52. > :07:59.think an app and they could keep the doctor away.
:07:59. > :08:02.Next up - a look at this week's technology news. The spat over
:08:02. > :08:07.whether Google is by passing through is the settings on popular
:08:07. > :08:15.browsers has intensified. Last week it was accused of using third-party
:08:15. > :08:18.cookies to track Safari uses the behaviour. Now Microsoft says the
:08:18. > :08:24.search died is using a similar technique to track Internet
:08:24. > :08:28.Explorer. Google rejects the suggestions saying Microsoft's
:08:28. > :08:35.reliance on outdated technology had forced thousands of websites to
:08:35. > :08:38.circumvent it. The Pirate Bay one of the world's most popular file
:08:38. > :08:43.sharing websites is to stop offering downloads while Torrance
:08:43. > :08:47.from next week. It says its new system will make it harder for
:08:47. > :08:52.their enemies to stop them. It comes as the High Court in the UK
:08:52. > :08:57.ruled that The Pirate Bay firelight Copyright regulation. It will
:08:57. > :09:02.decide whether it should be blocked in the UK. -- violates. And imagine
:09:02. > :09:11.a tablet that can actually get e- mail without users needing a phone?
:09:11. > :09:14.Crazy. But it is actually happening. RIM has updated its system to allow
:09:14. > :09:20.him access without a handset. It does not include the ever-popular
:09:20. > :09:26.BlackBerry messenger that would be asking for too much. -- BlackBerry
:09:26. > :09:32.Messenger. The lack of independent e-mail has been seen as a key
:09:32. > :09:39.reason for the collapse in playbook sales which saw its price tag/by
:09:39. > :09:45.more than half last year. Users can download some of the apps in the
:09:45. > :09:49.Android market place, however. Last week we looked at some of the
:09:49. > :09:56.new ways to control out technology using gestures. But for those who
:09:56. > :10:00.do not want to, or for perhaps who cannot, how about controlling your
:10:00. > :10:10.computer with your eyes and playing video games with your mind? Well,
:10:10. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:52.Thereat infrared lights below the monitor illuminating both eyes. --
:10:52. > :10:59.there are. There has sensors capturing images of the eyes. What
:10:59. > :11:05.it does is it takes the shiny spots off the eye and the reflection of
:11:05. > :11:09.the retina, two spots on each by, and it calculates a three-
:11:09. > :11:12.dimensional model of each fight in near real time and every time you
:11:12. > :11:22.move your eyes around on the screen it knows exactly where you are
:11:22. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:39.looking. I can see, I can write my This technology has been around for
:11:39. > :11:43.about 75 years. Scientists first discovered the human body gives off
:11:43. > :11:48.an electrical signal. It has predominately been used in
:11:48. > :11:52.hospitals for people with brain problems. What we have done is we
:11:52. > :11:59.have taken that technology and simplified it and brought the cost
:11:59. > :12:03.down and are making it available so it can be built into inexpensive
:12:03. > :12:10.mass-market consumer electronics. With the headset, I am controlling
:12:10. > :12:15.the height of the Player icon. When I pay attention I drive it up and
:12:15. > :12:24.when I relax I drive it down. With the remote, I am moving it to the
:12:24. > :12:28.left and to the right. The reason why I do not have four axes of
:12:28. > :12:37.control is that the brain is incredibly complex to listen to.
:12:37. > :12:40.The science right now will only allow us a degree of confidence in
:12:40. > :12:45.controlling one mechanism. In the future when we have more insight
:12:45. > :12:50.into the brain wave signal will be able to control multiple dimensions.
:12:50. > :12:54.-- we will. It might be difficult to get your head around the idea of
:12:54. > :13:02.I control but apparently those who have tried it say that after a few
:13:02. > :13:07.minutes' training it really does Have you ever been getting dressed
:13:07. > :13:13.in the morning and you have stopped to think, I wish my clothing had
:13:13. > :13:20.more taking them? No? What I have to. Imagine a future where you had
:13:20. > :13:27.a smart T-shirt, or a pair of wireless Sox. One day, your
:13:27. > :13:32.clothing may not need in the pockets. -- need any pockets.
:13:32. > :13:38.Because you will be wearing your gadgets.
:13:38. > :13:44.Nice outfit. But they do not really do anything. But the stresses do.
:13:44. > :13:50.They are filled with a series of LEDs and sensors and respond to the
:13:50. > :13:54.wearer's movement. It mixes fashion with electronics. Those wires
:13:54. > :13:58.become printed parts on a much smaller circuit board, which fits
:13:58. > :14:04.into the dress. It has been a specially-designed by one company
:14:04. > :14:08.which began weaving its magic over ten years ago. When we first
:14:08. > :14:13.started, there were no conductive fabrics. Everything was huge and
:14:13. > :14:19.bulky and had wires all over the place. We were getting frustrated.
:14:19. > :14:26.We started working on developing our and technology. Including this
:14:26. > :14:31.Italian pop star's 4.5 metre long white dress. 12,000 Programmable
:14:31. > :14:35.LEDs timed with their music, using MIDI, the same used by electronic
:14:35. > :14:39.musical instruments. For those of us who are simply not that tall,
:14:39. > :14:49.they are surely to receive a shirt that gives an receives hearts over
:14:49. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :15:00.long distances. The data will go into Bluetooth over your mobile
:15:00. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:06.phone and will send a hug message. It really feels like you are
:15:06. > :15:12.hugging someone. What they flirt with the latest clothing trends, a
:15:12. > :15:17.more serious relationship between clothing and technology goes beyond,
:15:17. > :15:23.it is a field of research cord wearable technology. The unit's
:15:23. > :15:28.first de -- the University of Wales' clothing lets people
:15:28. > :15:33.maintain an active lifestyle. Electronic switches and sensors are
:15:33. > :15:38.bonded and sewn into it, they are even washable. A remote control is
:15:38. > :15:48.set into one sleeve. When finished, the rare art -- the wearer can
:15:48. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:55.measure their heart rate and even call for help. They are not old
:15:55. > :16:05.people who want to go into old people's clothing. They are
:16:05. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:16.beginning to get less dexterous. If you are in bad weather, what do you
:16:16. > :16:26.do? For the clothing is a much more effective interface. She is quite
:16:26. > :16:31.happy for the university to Wherry should -- to research were bought
:16:31. > :16:37.take in his garage. After all, you do not want to take your gloves off
:16:37. > :16:42.in minus 40. One of the problems in the North Pole or the south pole,
:16:42. > :16:49.you do not know which way is north or south. The traditional way is to
:16:49. > :16:52.use a compass, but that is a little bit difficult up there, because you
:16:52. > :16:55.have to correct for the fact that you are heading to the north a
:16:55. > :17:01.Geographic Pole, and the North magnetic pole is somewhere over
:17:01. > :17:08.there. In order to reach the Geographic Pole, he has designed a
:17:08. > :17:18.sleeve compass, which is one less thing to carry. It turns into a GPS
:17:18. > :17:19.
:17:19. > :17:23.unit and then works out -- works it out. Like most electronics, all the
:17:23. > :17:29.bits are smaller and cheaper than ever. It is pretty simple to buy
:17:29. > :17:34.parts online, but you have to know what to do with them. Bigger
:17:34. > :17:39.outfits are getting involved, not Gucci or Prada, but Microsoft. They
:17:39. > :17:47.are working on projects like this one, the idea, to control your
:17:47. > :17:53.fabric -- to control your smartphone through the fabric. Not
:17:54. > :17:59.hands-free, but free from your eyes. While the phone is still in your
:17:59. > :18:02.pocket or bag, it allows you to make a simple gesture on the touch
:18:02. > :18:12.screen, through the fabric, in all -- in order to be able to dismiss
:18:12. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:18.the call. If wearable technology is the next logical step in computing,
:18:19. > :18:28.it is down to asked to work out exactly what we want it to do. Once
:18:29. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:39.that happens, who knows what we will have Cup our sleeves?
:18:39. > :18:43.Do we need any more social networks? You could argue that for
:18:43. > :18:48.a healthy market place, you need a lot of competition, but let's be
:18:48. > :18:52.honest, any newcomers to this already crowded space have a lot of
:18:52. > :18:56.slashed to rise above. They have to offer something fresh and
:18:56. > :19:06.intriguing. Some of the new website around are doing that better than
:19:06. > :19:11.others. -- the new websites. I tend to pitch my tent firmly in
:19:11. > :19:15.the camp that says, we have enough social media websites. But every
:19:15. > :19:22.now and then, something catches my eye, and I have to reconsider my
:19:22. > :19:30.position. This one has been around just over a year, but recently had
:19:30. > :19:36.a major revamp and it is looking pretty promising. Apart from having
:19:36. > :19:40.a very lovely interface, I like the focus of this app, inviting you to
:19:40. > :19:46.create a pathway through your life and then populate it with people,
:19:46. > :19:50.music, places and conversation as you go. Making posts to Facebook,
:19:50. > :19:56.Twitter and Foursquare, means you do not have to opt out of those
:19:56. > :20:05.networks completely. This service is simple and elegant enough, and
:20:05. > :20:10.it may make a respectable mark on the social media genre.
:20:10. > :20:15.Talking of the social work, there is another newcomer to the market.
:20:15. > :20:18.Pinterest .com. This is an image based social network and discovery
:20:19. > :20:24.told that asks users to create a mood board around a particular
:20:24. > :20:28.interest, such as recipes, fashion, or football. Then you can post
:20:28. > :20:35.links and upload images to create an online mood board of interesting
:20:35. > :20:40.content. It is still in private beta, so you have to wait for your
:20:40. > :20:46.invitation. But there has already been a lot of support. It has just
:20:46. > :20:50.been reported as hitting 11.7 unique monthly US visitors,
:20:50. > :21:00.crossing the 10 million mark faster than any other stand-alone site in
:21:00. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :21:07.history. Using the service is made easier with a browser bookmark that
:21:07. > :21:16.allows you to pin items to your board as you surf, and there is an
:21:16. > :21:24.iPhone app. There is set app available for posting pictures from
:21:24. > :21:29.your phone's camera. Not to be out done by this rising social star,
:21:29. > :21:33.photo sharing side Flickr is rolling out a big change this week,
:21:33. > :21:43.bringing their dashboard up to date with a style maker over,
:21:43. > :21:45.
:21:46. > :21:50.reminiscent of Pintereof Pintere. It will go live on Tuesday the 28.
:21:50. > :22:00.If you had children any time in the last four or five decades, you
:22:00. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:08.would probably have heard of Flat Stanley. He beat is a character in
:22:08. > :22:13.a series of books started in 1964, and has been used by educators all
:22:13. > :22:16.over the world to help teach about travel and tradition. The Flat
:22:16. > :22:20.Stanley approach it encourages children to learn about other
:22:20. > :22:27.cultures by writing to children by other schools all over the world.
:22:27. > :22:31.The idea is they sent a Flat Stanley in the envelope with their
:22:31. > :22:35.letter, now this acts as a kind of link that both children are
:22:35. > :22:41.familiar with, so they can start talking openly and more comfortably,
:22:41. > :22:45.even though they may be fun very different backgrounds. The website
:22:45. > :22:54.is a great place to store and share the adventures of your own
:22:54. > :22:57.particular flight Stanley. -- Flat Stanley. As you would expect for
:22:57. > :23:02.someone as well travelled as Stanley, a mobile app has just been
:23:03. > :23:12.released. It is only on iPhone at the moment, but the other platforms
:23:12. > :23:19.are not far behind. February 29th, we onlyh, we only
:23:19. > :23:23.every four years, so what will you be doing?
:23:23. > :23:27.Feb29th.net wants you to tell the world in what the organisers hope
:23:27. > :23:37.will be the biggest blogging project ever. They have simplified
:23:37. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:46.the process so that everyone can join in.
:23:46. > :23:50.That was Kate Russell and as usual, if you missed any of those links
:23:50. > :23:54.you will find them all on our website. While you are there, you