22/12/2012 Click

From Swedish self driving cars it has to be Click, which takes a look

back at some of 2012's biggest tax stories.

Hello? I am still in here. Welcome to the best of Click 2012.

This is the BBC TV Centre in London, an icon of broadcasting for decades.

Take a good look at the place. The time is coming to an end. We have

moved out and the place is pretty much been shut down. As we wrap up

be fitting to from the programme here last time.

We will look back at some of the coolest mobile technology that we

have picked up in the last year. We will revisit some of the places

where technology is playing a life- saving role.

The air is also a few glimpses of the future. And we have the best

websites of the year. It is to be, to hold it and it has

failed to keep up with the advances in technology. Not this place. We

started the year by asking if another old favourite reached the

end of the road. With smart phones and tablets

finally had its day. Something ably demonstrated by this rather

laboured metaphor. You were sure to you again anyway. -- we will show

Gaming is now pretty big business. This is a prototype device called

Project Fiona. At its heart is a processor that has two analogue

control sticks that act as handles. It is a PC disguised as a tablet.

Supercharged processes in tablets and smart phones is something of a

theme. Improved processing power allows the machines to do more,

faster. Tablets can be used as controllers for televisions and

games. Gestures and movements control the action. Overlain

graphics on to the real world, or augmented reality, appeared in

several forms. This included games that bring toys to life. Or

was also offers phones with more buttons and keys.

All of this is made possible by the more powerful chips at the heart of

the devices. The Science Museum is always

looking to push the envelope when it comes to innovation. The latest

move is to develop an Android and iPhone smartphone application that

can enhance the visitor experience. It uses augmented reality, that

overlays review of the world. In this case we have done it with a

person. It looks very realistic. You take your phone and point it at

a particular market. The mark true then brings up a mayor to rise to a

version of James May. It is a truly revolutionary piece of machinery.

Just launched, it is called James May signed stories.

weird. It is really being photographed, but being

photographed signed more painlessly many differ many differ

amphitheatre of cameras. They capture various different

expressions. Once they have taken that of the view, they have you. In

the early days of photography, people used to think that the

picture took your soul. It is a bit like that. They can do anything

with you. The processing in the mobile devices is so powerful they

are now actually capable of rendering three-dimensional

graphics. It allows you to move in, out and shake it all about. I am

being driven around the headquarters just outside of

called LTE called LTE tting speeds of up to 1,000 megabits per

second. This is only a trial. We will not see this for a couple of

years. There are some base stations literally just right by the car.

What they are doing is combining bent wits at different frequencies

and putting back together unbelievable speeds. But it is not

4G can reach. We're inside the Arctic Circle, visiting Europe's

newest computer Mac town. -- computer Mac. It extends well

just how far. A ride into the wide world and this would prove a point.

Imagine streaming high-definition movies out here. In the middle of

nowhere. Unfortunately, we had to. I have got so over not found. --

server. It seems that no matter how fast you hot spots get, there will

always be some very cold spots in between.

Some of the Some of the occasionally icy mobile technology.

Talking of cool, I have to say, this place even if it is a few

years old and it is more than half empty, it still looks cool. This is

the newsroom. This is where the information comes in. A large part

of the world does not have access to the highest technology or the

fastest devices. Of four people in the developing world, technology

place a simpler, but often much more vital role.

At centres like this, people all over India are registering for a

biometric data that is captured and ended in the system. The process

begins here. First a photograph is taken. Then fingerprints are

scanned. This biometric data forms the basis of that idea. While the

technology is simple and robust, there are still a lot of problems

creating an accurate data base that accounts for a population as large

as India's. A number of people in this country are agricultural

labourers. They do not drive that many tractors. These people twirl

in the fields. Many of them, their fingerprints are coming off.

Most women from poorer areas where Mary lives never see a health

professional during their pregnancy. The usually deliver at home. They

often have no option to walk miles to the nearest clinic. Every year,

over 6,000 women in women in to pregnancy related complications.

Every few weeks for the past few months, these automated calls have

track to health as her unborn baby develops. She is a woman taking

part in a trial called baby monitor. It develops an accurate, automated

screening system that can identify potential problems remotely.

All of us are bargain hunters at heart. But is it worth buying

something just because it is going cheap? Gadget hunters in Bangalore

head to the national market. An oasis of unbranded electronics. On

closer examination, there is a new Hunter in town. Cabs. Not just Top

End, but bargain basement. Tablets are supposed to stand out from the

crowd. To be successful in any market place, especially when the

competition is stiff, you need to have more than the shop next door.

There is a couple of ways of doing this. Like adding features. This is

a Intel Studybook out next month end of the Indian market. There is

a rubber band inside, protecting it from dusty conditions. It has got

all of the features you would expect. But it is not cheap. It

costs around the same as the desktop computer. The other way is

to go for value for money. For half the price of the Intel Studybook,

this comes in a box. The price is due to cutting back on those

features. As well as a capacity of screen,

this tablet should run three to four times faster than the first

one. They will also make a commercial version. This programme

is an example of the government's eagerness to prioritise education.

But is it the best way to reach out to rural areas? This is one of the

mos remote place as I have ever visited.

If you look behind every there, you can see that the shore line is ten

kilometres away. It is also it, just behind me. It is one of the

largest obituaries to the Amazon river. Two masts have been put up.

They're covering about 45-50 kilometres length of the river. And

the communities that live each side. They are carrying both voice and

data. The villagers have something to celebrate. It is not just our

connected to the internet through a wi-fi rata, which connects to the

new mobile network. It of us several computers to access basic

information for study and for a play. They are running an operating

system that runs applications on service for running the entire

system over the data network means that the set-up needs to be

reliable. The masts are suited with solar annals. Each of the

communities covered by the signal will use it in a different way.

This man walks the -- is woman circus. TRANSLATION: We can now

take pictures and vi circus and show others what we do.

We will be able to ask people what we need. More resources to expand.

There are still challenges here. Wages are low and if this project

is to expand, it will need affordable data.

Here on the 4th for is our old home. This is Click's old edit suite. To

give you one example of how technology marches on, we used to

need all of this equipment appear. As well as saying how technology

can change lives in the developing world, we are lucky enough to see

some of the most advanced research on the planet. Some of the stuff

still years away from being ready. Even smartphone Scandi Kunduz and

if you want to do anything that requires more than one hand. --

cash left over can wear goggles fitted with the GPS sensors to show

speed, and position. Innovega is an wearable

wearable displays. They have developed a contact lens, you can

focus on two things at once. Light from the surrounding environment

goes through the outer portion of the pupil. They Redknapp receives

each image in focus at the same time. -- the retina. The only real

thing about this are my eyes. In the future the cameras will combine

the thing into one photographic moving image of my face. It will be

more flattering. The very height of ocular fashion. This is another

device that relies on your eyes. You are holding on with one hand,

trying to use your tablet with the other. This is a device controlled

by simply looking at it. At the bottom of the Tatler there are two

sensors monitoring by movement. -- tablet. The pointer follows my eye

movements. The browser opens. We have got arrows on the screen. I

can scroll up and scroll down. Left and right just by looking at it.

Each of these things sheets contains 500,000 transistors

printed onto every day plastic. They are combined with a layer of

e-ink, becoming a flexible display. This will be production ready at

from black-and-white to colour displays, the electronic Kinglake

is one way to take advantage of flexible electronics. -- e-ink. It

is sending images to Aith free- standing display. Tiny text becomes

more readable on a larger screen. In the future we may not have to

backs to charge them. Some of the biggest car manufacturers are

for third-party GPS systems. It is outside the car where Wi-Fi

charging could prove the real game changer. This electric car is

its charger. That would be embedded in the garage or parking space.

This system by CoreCom means you do not have to be that precise. What

is unique about this system is its tolerance to dodgy parking. You can

stick the wheels on the white lines and fees two pads will still

transfer energy. That freedom to no longer have to be directly over the

charging point opens up other possibilities as well. This is just

a dream at the moment. CoreCom says there is no reason why hundreds of

charging points could not be embedded in roads, each one sending

without without eve without eveg. This is a

running for the last three years. A convoy that allows the driver to

take their fate of the pedals and their hands of the wheel. It is

cruise control. Cars travel six metres apart and in perfect

synchronisation. It is as though the truck throws out a --

breadcrumbs. How does it feel to go hand free at 60kph? Is it OK to

take my hands off? I do not want to. There we go. I have got to say,

this is a really odd experience. Just turning around to told EU

feels unfamiliar. A part of me is going, keep your eye on the road. -

- to talk to you. Can you please pass me my laptop? Thank you. You

could do anything. LJ Rich performing the world's first 60mph

panpipe solo. Faces Gene Hunt's of Audi Quattro. It has electric

Windows. Every week Kate Russell treats us to a small selection of

enrich enrich all of our lives. These are

Kate Russell's favourite websites of the year: With buttons to push

and levers to pull, the Science Museum is one of the most

Thank you to Chrome web lab, you do not need also fitting -- your sofa

to enjoy it. You will have to wait for your turn in the queue to

interact live. Now that I have told everyone about it, that weight will

take a bit longer. Luckily, there are virtual options for all of the

your turn. My favourite is the Sketchbot, you will need a web

camera to take a photo. The app does not lecture upload a picture

from your hard drive. If you are strapped for cash but need the help

of a professional Getlunched is an lets you invite people to make up

for a coffee or a bite to eat in return for advice. Using location

data it will scour your lens and contacts and their own registered

users looking for a suitable expo. If you see someone useful, say for

example an account -- accountant, you can offer to take them to lunch.

You can split it 50-50, you can also suggest they pay, but that

could be a little cheeky if the one verifies. It is a... -- if you want

their advice. How many times have you clicked I agree button without

reading the terms and conditions? It is called the biggest lie on the

internet. TOS aims to put a stop to this cavalier attitude to out

receive. It highlights the good, bad and the downright cheeky. It

applies a rating so you can see in an instant if you should be blindly

clicking agree. If you had to choose one song that reflects your

life right now, what would it be? That is the idea behind this is my

chance. It delivers a different take on the modern player list. --

This Is My Jam. The website will also recommend people to follow who

have liked similar tracks to you. There are popular jams to choose

from. This creates a wonderfully eclectic playlist accessed through

the home screen. Science experiments always have the power

to amaze, mainly because this is than being an illusion designed to

trick our eyes. This YouTube channel shows what is in front of

your nose. The addition of a compilation showing highlights is a

great idea. It is worth watching the longer version to see exactly

how science has created the illusion. Kate Russell's favourite

website of the past 12 months. That's it for the best of Click

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