:00:07. > :00:12.That is it from me. Now it is time for Click.
:00:12. > :00:21.Come on, let's go and look at the latest CDs. No? How about we look
:00:21. > :00:31.at the latest tablets in here. -- TVs. All right. You can have a
:00:31. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:49.Welcome to Click. I in Spencer Kelly and welcome to Berlin. This
:00:49. > :00:56.is the enormous exhibition centre. It is where we will spend the next
:00:56. > :01:04.few days as we explore IFA 2012, Europe's largest technology show.
:01:04. > :01:09.We are living and breathing tech. We have a triumphant array of
:01:09. > :01:13.televisual displays. They are began they are clever. Also, hands-on
:01:13. > :01:19.with Windows 8 and the flexible kit willing to bend over backwards for
:01:19. > :01:25.us. Making notes and making notes but can you really be a genius on a
:01:25. > :01:29.tiny screen? All that plus the latest tech news and how to be
:01:29. > :01:39.cooler than your friends by listing to music known's ever heard off
:01:39. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:51.You are really there. OK. We begin with TV's. Despite fierce
:01:51. > :01:55.competition from tablets and phones come up the television remains the
:01:55. > :02:00.centre of the home. TV manufacturers make sure we never
:02:00. > :02:04.forget that fact that shows like this with these tremendous displays.
:02:04. > :02:10.Our correspondent has been on the trail of the small screen that
:02:10. > :02:15.keeps getting bigger and smarter and more transparent.
:02:15. > :02:21.We are surrounded by screens, pulling our eyeballs in every
:02:21. > :02:27.direction. Families are becoming atomised, Eija was lost in the
:02:27. > :02:32.video game-playing, PC using, tablet watching bubbles.
:02:32. > :02:39.Do you get parents seeing "why don't we do stuff like a family any
:02:39. > :02:49.more like watching TV?" TV is seen as the centre of home entertainment.
:02:49. > :02:54.Many manufacturers are concerned. Everything else means that -- are
:02:54. > :03:02.devices and us. Smart phones and other devices can get content to
:03:02. > :03:07.and from the TV thanks to Wi-Fi. It is what TV makers mean by smart.
:03:07. > :03:14.Panasonic's Panasonic Viera allows you to take content to and from the
:03:14. > :03:19.television. It is not just devices. Haier has been trying to do away
:03:19. > :03:29.with the remote control to hand gestures and brain waves. They have
:03:29. > :03:34.
:03:34. > :03:35.teamed up with Tobii, a Swedish outfit who are the technology --
:03:35. > :03:41.who are specialists in eye-tracking technology.
:03:41. > :03:44.It was developed for disabled people. It has been used in an
:03:45. > :03:50.innovative way inside the television.
:03:50. > :03:56.You can imagine that eye-tracking technology gets easier depending on
:03:56. > :04:02.the size of the strain. That is the direction we are heading in. This
:04:02. > :04:09.is the largest television in the world, the OLED TV made by LG.
:04:09. > :04:16.These are slimmer because there is no need for a back light. Each cell
:04:16. > :04:21.makes its own light. What we have been able to do with OLED TV is get
:04:21. > :04:28.it to a very large size. We have a couple of 55 inch models on display.
:04:28. > :04:36.We have got it to a realistic price point. It is still expensive, just
:04:36. > :04:45.under $10,000. That is a far cry from, we had a 50 inch one that was
:04:45. > :04:51.$15,000. The joke doing the rounds is that you are in trouble if you
:04:51. > :04:54.TV is bigger than your bookshelf, culturally. Some of us will need to
:04:54. > :04:59.buy some books, and some pretty dense books at that. These
:05:00. > :05:09.televisions are getting bigger. They are cramming in the pixels.
:05:09. > :05:16.Phil HD is 2.1 mega pixels. This 84 inch ultra-high definition screen
:05:16. > :05:26.is calling itself 4K. It means 8.3 million pixels. That is not the
:05:26. > :05:34.last word. Panasonic is exhibiting in 8K, 32.2 mega pixels.
:05:34. > :05:41.As the televisions have got thinner, the old CRT says, we have LCD,
:05:41. > :05:44.plasma. We have gone bigger and bigger and bigger. Really, if we
:05:44. > :05:50.want to all bidders still, wheat to improve resolution otherwise the
:05:50. > :05:54.pictures will look trainee -- grainy and not clear and much
:05:54. > :06:01.sharper. You will see the first jump to 4K resolution in a few
:06:01. > :06:07.years' time. If you want to see a 145 and screen like we have seen at
:06:07. > :06:13.IFA today, you will lead to go to 8K resolutions. 4K is already been
:06:13. > :06:23.used for surgical applications. You will have to wait until 2020 and
:06:23. > :06:24.
:06:24. > :06:28.tell 8K is on the market. -- Until. Another direction and some
:06:28. > :06:34.manufacturers are going in his were 3D TV. The adage in the glasses.
:06:35. > :06:40.With some of them, you have to look at sweet spots while the picture
:06:40. > :06:45.unravels. This picture is meant to work regardless of your point of
:06:45. > :06:52.view. As an interested observer, you do get a three-dimensional
:06:52. > :06:58.effect with the system. They also see making make two-dimensional
:06:58. > :07:05.pictures three-dimensional. -- say they can make. We add it to the
:07:05. > :07:15.device. Eventually, we will have phones and tablets and laptops all
:07:15. > :07:16.
:07:16. > :07:22.using this technology. A couple of manufacturers have come
:07:22. > :07:28.out with transparent screens. Samsung's are very impressive. One
:07:28. > :07:33.idea is you can put it on a shop front. They are trying to do away
:07:33. > :07:38.with energy burning back lights, using natural light instead. TV's
:07:38. > :07:48.are getting smarter and clearer. If the idea is to make us feel
:07:48. > :07:50.
:07:50. > :07:55.inadequate about our current That was David Reed, glued to the
:07:55. > :07:59.screens as ever. Now, a look at this week's other big take news
:07:59. > :08:03.stories. A slew of new smart phones has been
:08:03. > :08:07.announced by some of the biggest players in the industry who are
:08:07. > :08:13.keen to get the jump on Apple he will launch its new iPhone in the
:08:13. > :08:19.next few days. Nokia showed off the linear 920 which features wireless
:08:19. > :08:23.charging and runs a Windows 8 operating system. It has a curved
:08:23. > :08:28.touch screen which can be used while wearing gloves. Nokia is open
:08:28. > :08:35.to claw back the market share after Samsung over ticket as the biggest
:08:35. > :08:40.phone maker in the world. Fenland has extended its free streaming
:08:40. > :08:46.service to users in America. It downloads tunes and mixes to the
:08:46. > :08:52.device. Motorola has launched its first and said since it was
:08:52. > :08:59.acquired by giggle in May. Most notable is the RAZR M, the smallest
:08:59. > :09:05.phone in the 4G capable line-up which boasts an edge to edge screen
:09:05. > :09:12.in his super-thin chassis. The Droid RAZR Maxx HD can last 21
:09:12. > :09:18.hours of phone calling or 13 hours of video viewing. It is not just
:09:18. > :09:24.before and space that is hotting up. Amazon has sparked interest in two
:09:24. > :09:30.new high-definition versions of its Kindle fires a. The seven-inch
:09:30. > :09:36.version will be released in the US. The 8.9 inch version will give
:09:36. > :09:40.Apple a run for its money. It is slashing prices and introducing a
:09:40. > :09:45.new higher resolution version which makes it more readable and darker
:09:45. > :09:49.conditions. Sweden turn said to be the best country in the world for
:09:49. > :09:55.making the Web work for its citizens, beating the US and UK to
:09:55. > :09:59.the top spot. A new index plunged by the Web Foundation, which is led
:09:59. > :10:05.by the inventor of the Web itself, analyse 61 countries to evaluate
:10:05. > :10:09.how useful the Web is for content, censorship and political and
:10:09. > :10:15.economic impact. The high cost of access was the biggest barrier for
:10:15. > :10:19.most people, according to the report. It is hoped that countries
:10:19. > :10:24.and citizens will think again about how the Internet is operated where
:10:24. > :10:29.they are. If you keep missing Click, iPhone and iPad users have a new
:10:29. > :10:38.option from this week. You can watch whatever you want, even
:10:38. > :10:42.without a connection. I player has updated its mobile app with an
:10:42. > :10:47.option to download programmes and watch them within 30 days. You have
:10:47. > :10:57.got one week to get to the end credits after you start watching
:10:57. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:02.the for the programme deletes For the last few years, most of the
:11:02. > :11:08.excitement at trade shows has revolved around tablets and smart
:11:08. > :11:17.phones. But this year, the focus has shifted back towards the PC.
:11:17. > :11:21.That is because of the imminent release of Microsoft's Windows 8.
:11:21. > :11:31.We have asked in the past whether the desktop PC has had its day.
:11:31. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:41.Even laptops are decreasing in sales. It is the tablet market that
:11:41. > :11:45.is growing, and its touch screens gained popularity. The windows way
:11:45. > :11:52.of doing things is starting to look a bit irrelevant. So Microsoft has
:11:52. > :11:58.come up with the Windows eight. It will go on sale on October 26th. It
:11:58. > :12:03.is not quite finished yet. But this is what windows it will look like.
:12:03. > :12:11.It has got two very distinct looks. The first is the desktop look that
:12:11. > :12:17.everyone is familiar with. The second book, which is the one
:12:17. > :12:25.everyone is excited about is this. Every application installed on PC
:12:25. > :12:31.has a separate touch a friendly launch button. It may take a little
:12:31. > :12:35.while before every application works perfectly with Windows 8. The
:12:35. > :12:40.eventual aim is for all software to look and behave slightly
:12:40. > :12:49.differently, depending on which mode you were in. Although some
:12:49. > :12:55.apps have a metro version, many third-party applications kick us
:12:55. > :12:58.straight back to the desktop mode. It would be up to the makers to
:12:58. > :13:06.make sure their software has a side that is ready for it touch friendly
:13:06. > :13:10.experience. Expect a lot of apps after the launch of Windows eight.
:13:10. > :13:14.But the arrival of this operating system with a split personality has
:13:14. > :13:23.also prompted hardware makers to come up with portable devices that
:13:23. > :13:29.can be used in either mode. For example, this is the Lenovo Yoga.
:13:29. > :13:39.You can have it in a standard laptop mode, or if you want a
:13:39. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:52.tablet, you do that. There we go. Sony's version has a screen on a
:13:52. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :14:03.hinged stand. The Toshiba satellite laptop becomes a tablet by folding
:14:03. > :14:07.
:14:07. > :14:17.the screen down. Meanwhile, over at Dell, this one employs a design
:14:17. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:30.first used in the Inspiron range. This is Samsung's smart PC. Some
:14:30. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:40.would say this is the ideal factor. None of these designs are
:14:40. > :14:44.particularly new. But they are certainly more relevant. One of the
:14:44. > :14:47.problems that Windows eight addresses is this idea that touch
:14:47. > :14:57.screens are fine for consuming stuff, but not so good for making
:14:57. > :15:01.stop. LJ Rich has been giving it a The joy of touch-screen tablets,
:15:01. > :15:08.although sadly those lovely screens do not look quite as good when they
:15:08. > :15:12.get obscured by an on-screen keyboard. Anyone familiar with that
:15:12. > :15:19.creative urge knows you have got to get your ideas down as quickly as
:15:19. > :15:25.possible. A newly announced it had what comes with a stylus that gives
:15:25. > :15:30.you the note already. -- tablet. Sometimes you fingers just do not
:15:30. > :15:40.practical enough to do detailed work. That is why the stylus is
:15:40. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:52.pressure sensitive. It can be saved as a number of files. But there are
:15:52. > :16:00.no applications outside Samsung's ecosystem as yet. It reminds me of
:16:00. > :16:05.the old PDA. Samsung is also showing the Galaxy camera. On the
:16:05. > :16:13.back it looks kind of familiar, because it is an Android operating
:16:13. > :16:18.system. That means you can connect it. That means you can show you
:16:18. > :16:24.pictures and download applications to play with. For example, there is
:16:24. > :16:34.Instagram. It is not the only camera with it and wrote on the
:16:34. > :16:39.
:16:39. > :16:47.back. -- Android. Finally, welcome to the most creative device.
:16:47. > :16:53.Proposing on a portable tablet is not ideal. -- composing. This is my
:16:53. > :16:57.work around. However, I found it use a separate accessory, you can
:16:57. > :17:05.plug the whole contraption into your eye-patch. It will work with
:17:05. > :17:09.all kinds of applications, including GarageBand. The first
:17:09. > :17:15.keyboard has been launched that is designed to plug directly into the
:17:15. > :17:20.iPad. There is also a socket that will
:17:20. > :17:29.allow us to put a foot pedal in. That will allow us to sustain and
:17:29. > :17:38.things like that. It is lovely when you are writing on the run. I have
:17:38. > :17:42.just had an idea. You have created a masterpiece, the
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:18:59. > :19:05.listen to SoundCloud life. I am always happy to learn about
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:19:14. > :19:24.screen reader for Twitter, I got on the case. The queue this free to
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:19:27. > :19:32.With a session running in the background, you will get audio
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