:00:01. > :00:06.widespread anger. Much of the money is needed to pay insurance claims
:00:06. > :00:12.for storm damage times. Those are the latest headlines. Now
:00:12. > :00:22.on BBC News it is time for Click. It seems like everyone is online
:00:22. > :00:35.
:00:35. > :00:39.these days. Oh, I know. This week on Click will would get hold of the
:00:39. > :00:45.everyday objects which are hooking up to the internet to look after us
:00:45. > :00:50.and each other. We will look at the phone with twice as much to say it.
:00:50. > :00:56.We will switch on the board that electrify as the New York New Year.
:00:56. > :01:06.-- electrifies. We also have the latest tech news and a very healthy
:01:06. > :01:10.way to start 2013 in Webscape. Welcome to Click. Can I be
:01:10. > :01:14.officially the last to welcome you to 2013. It is customary to start
:01:14. > :01:18.each year to looking ahead to technology that may be trending in
:01:18. > :01:25.the next 12 months. Some are saying that the next big thing could be
:01:25. > :01:28.things. Or rather, the internet of things, this concept that objects
:01:28. > :01:34.are not even technology get hooked up to the net. What does it means
:01:34. > :01:44.for us? We dropped into a conference in Paris to find out
:01:44. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:51.more. The internet is the world's largest
:01:51. > :01:58.printing press. People exchange information and data across
:01:58. > :02:04.continents. Maybe, expect while we were not watching, the Web has
:02:04. > :02:08.become much more. They are calling it the internet of things. It is
:02:08. > :02:13.the connected devices that measure and tell us about the real world,
:02:14. > :02:19.sensors and that. Right now I'm carrying my own personal electronic
:02:19. > :02:23.device, it is a good amateur that makes me aware of how I am walking.
:02:23. > :02:27.The most interesting thing is making things visible in the world
:02:27. > :02:32.that were previously invisible, and having this knowledge changes our
:02:32. > :02:36.behaviour. Days where I did not have enough steps, I will get up
:02:36. > :02:46.and I will walk about a bit more, keep more active and it is helping
:02:46. > :02:50.
:02:50. > :02:55.Smart phones are the internet and other things. They have allowed for
:02:55. > :02:58.lots of data transferred to happen. The thing so that we already use
:02:58. > :03:08.today her now enabled with cellphone con activity to be able
:03:08. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:16.to do all kinds of things. Nest is an internet of thing device.
:03:17. > :03:20.Controllable at a distance with your smartphone. It also learnt
:03:20. > :03:27.that the pattern of your life from how you have adjusted it in the
:03:27. > :03:35.past. It does not toast your furniture while you are out at work.
:03:35. > :03:42.We have all these senses. All this stuff happening. How do we keep the
:03:43. > :03:50.data to make action? You do not just go to a doctor every day. We
:03:50. > :03:56.do that because there are certain things we require. Why do not out
:03:56. > :04:00.cars and tell us this? You break starts squeaking - that is the
:04:00. > :04:09.symptom - we're not doing more than that. Cars can tell you when
:04:09. > :04:17.they're sick. You can pullover and park online. What I'm going to do
:04:17. > :04:27.is pay for parking. I had pulled up and a parking meter. I drop this
:04:27. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:35.arrow into the apple. I put in mind number plate and I am now part.
:04:35. > :04:40.it could bind to the coins in your pocket? -- could buy. It has been
:04:40. > :04:45.on the rise for many years. Now it has been put in the palm of every
:04:45. > :04:50.person's can. Every fund will have this capability. One of the reasons
:04:50. > :04:54.why people do not want to give up hard currency is due to privacy. We
:04:54. > :05:00.are also seeing an increase in what companies are doing with the
:05:00. > :05:10.information is not as bad as once people thought - it is not an
:05:10. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:16.Orwellian Big Brother sort of well. It is more - I am and reached by
:05:16. > :05:23.having companies know what might purchasing is. It might become a
:05:23. > :05:27.more pointed issue with an automated life. Did tell threatened
:05:27. > :05:32.to obscure the bigger picture - how much control could run to the heart
:05:32. > :05:36.of our relationship with technology. Once you get to the internet of
:05:36. > :05:42.things, they have a lot of devices sending information automatically.
:05:42. > :05:47.It becomes more of a challenge. You do not want to overload the user.
:05:47. > :05:50.Yet, you cannot just share everything all the time either. I
:05:50. > :05:57.think that is going to be one of the things that we will have to
:05:57. > :06:03.figure out. And the internet of things may need to be organised
:06:03. > :06:07.differently if and benefit from the input of a human hand. A curatorial
:06:07. > :06:12.tool in which you and the community rather than an algorithm organise
:06:12. > :06:19.internet content. Rather like a librarian might organise books in
:06:19. > :06:25.different subjects. What we're doing is let you manipulate contact
:06:25. > :06:33.and remove and manipulate content. Exactly as if this content was an
:06:33. > :06:41.object. You organise the way you organise a room - you know where it
:06:42. > :06:49.is. The next big frontier for the internet is democratising the
:06:49. > :06:56.organisation of the internet itself. Not allowing one group of people
:06:56. > :07:01.organise and make sense of things for you. It has gone from
:07:01. > :07:06.information and data to controlling devices and much, much more. It has
:07:06. > :07:16.been said he cannot Malin and nail on internet but perhaps we should
:07:16. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:21.not be too sure. -- hammer in a nail. A look at the Big Tech News
:07:21. > :07:25.stories. China's new year resolution may have been to reduce
:07:25. > :07:31.its huge carbon for print as well as investing $56 billion to clear
:07:31. > :07:35.up its guise, the government is starting to upload hourly update on
:07:35. > :07:45.air pollution levels in 74 of its biggest cities. Greenpeace reports
:07:45. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:51.air pollution in China is to four times above health standards. L G a
:07:51. > :07:56.stake -- are so taking orders for the largest television on the
:07:56. > :08:02.market - �6,000. The energy- efficient technology which allows
:08:02. > :08:07.for thinness Greens, better clarity, colour and contrast has only been
:08:07. > :08:16.available in telephones and tablets. We expect to see more next week
:08:16. > :08:22.when we travel to Las Vegas for the world's largest Tayte show - SES. A
:08:22. > :08:25.new camera from to Shiva - the breakthrough is in shrinking the
:08:25. > :08:30.size of an already existing technology that allows you to
:08:30. > :08:35.adjust the focus of the shot after it has been taken. The camera as
:08:35. > :08:40.half a million tiny lenses which take snaps at different focal
:08:40. > :08:44.lengths. The information can then be used to focus of the shot later.
:08:44. > :08:51.The TEC was pioneered by Stanford University but fell to go
:08:51. > :08:57.mainstream due to its size and price. A born to is to be made
:08:57. > :09:04.available allowing them to act as a PC when a dog to a monitor. The new
:09:04. > :09:09.version will be available as a file down lope to replace and roads. It
:09:09. > :09:18.is hoped telephones with a pre- installed version will go on sale
:09:18. > :09:23.later this year. One of the biggest problems that Smartphones
:09:23. > :09:33.manufacturers have these days is trying to differentiate from their
:09:33. > :09:37.
:09:37. > :09:42.rivals. One Russian company thinks Some of the organisers have phones
:09:42. > :09:48.built in. This one is a bit different. It has a touch-screen
:09:48. > :09:54.display on the front. It is using the latest version of Android,
:09:55. > :09:59.Jelly bean. It uses electronic ink technology. It injects different
:09:59. > :10:04.ink into the display to display what you are seeing. It does not
:10:04. > :10:09.use any energy until it changes the display to update information.
:10:09. > :10:14.Incredibly low power. What is the thinking behind this phone? I am
:10:14. > :10:19.joined by the man from the Russian start-up behind this. What were you
:10:19. > :10:27.thinking when you made this phone? It is fascinating. We came up with
:10:28. > :10:33.this idea two years ago. We try to come up with some ideas as to how
:10:33. > :10:37.people use smart phones. We look at the industry and realise that there
:10:37. > :10:42.were more major manufacturers' focusing on tech and batteries, not
:10:42. > :10:47.experience. The sort of experience is not so good for the user.
:10:48. > :10:52.Drowning out the battery, things like that. This is because the
:10:52. > :10:57.electronic display canted the image as long as you need without
:10:57. > :11:01.considering power and trading your battery. -- can keep. It is always
:11:01. > :11:06.in front of you and reminds you you have something important. Until you
:11:06. > :11:11.do something with this, it stays on the electronic paper display. It
:11:11. > :11:16.completely changes the way you can send data. Does that not make it
:11:16. > :11:22.more distracting as a user experience? If the phone always as
:11:22. > :11:27.information. The phone is off. It is always black. It is the fear
:11:27. > :11:31.that something important is happening at you are not aware.
:11:31. > :11:36.Talk me through some of these scenarios were due envisage people
:11:37. > :11:41.using the second display. I am in London and I do not know how to get
:11:41. > :11:47.from. A to point B grade back. I opened Google maps and start using
:11:47. > :11:52.the smart phone. I can see the battery is at 1%. I can make one
:11:52. > :11:57.gesture and put this image of the map on the electronic display. It
:11:57. > :12:02.will last longer and I can still use Google Months. The image will
:12:02. > :12:07.stay there and I can still use the image. I can use the direction as
:12:08. > :12:13.to the point of destination. As you can not as, a little bit of Kerr.
:12:13. > :12:18.It is slightly wedge shaped. We get it on purpose because we would like
:12:18. > :12:28.for people to put it on the Flat. It means they can get all of these
:12:28. > :12:36.notifications. Also, this is the first three de Coeur of display
:12:36. > :12:39.covered by Guerrilla Glass. -- 3D mac her. So when you are putting it
:12:39. > :12:43.down, it is not going to scratch. The big handset makers have
:12:43. > :12:48.hundreds of millions of dollars devoted to research and development.
:12:48. > :12:53.Surely there must have thought of this concept. Why has it not have
:12:53. > :12:57.been introduced? I work for big companies and I saw how different
:12:58. > :13:02.interesting ideas compete with each other to get funding. It makes it
:13:02. > :13:12.very difficult to be fast enough to respond to the market. It has been
:13:12. > :13:17.a pleasure and it is a very And the good old incandescent light
:13:17. > :13:22.load has been with us since the 1870s, but it is a remarkably
:13:22. > :13:26.inefficient way of generating light. That is why it is being phased out
:13:26. > :13:35.around the world, and replaced with new low-technology is such as LED.
:13:35. > :13:41.The reduction in the US was delayed, but that has not stopped some of
:13:41. > :13:51.New York's iconic structures coming up with some bright ideas on how to
:13:51. > :13:55.
:13:56. > :14:05.This was the midnight moment on New Year's Eve, the descending ball was
:14:06. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:13.cheered on by a crowd of over one million. Every year, the event was
:14:13. > :14:19.arguably the single biggest advertisement for LED technology in
:14:19. > :14:26.the US, with media outlets reporting on its efficiency and
:14:26. > :14:32.annual upgrade. The ball has shed its halogen and incandescent
:14:32. > :14:36.history. Back then, most people had never even seen an LED light load,
:14:36. > :14:40.and the biggest challenge for the ball's owners was to ensure that
:14:40. > :14:47.none of the legendary sparkle, created by the combination Crystal
:14:47. > :14:51.and light, was lost with a new transformation. Philips and
:14:51. > :14:56.Waterford were essential in creating this. When you see a
:14:56. > :15:00.crystal chandelier and fill it with an incandescent light bulb, it is
:15:01. > :15:06.the same with the crystal ball. When you look at the models, and
:15:06. > :15:12.there are a lot of mirrors a with reflectivity, it reflects with the
:15:12. > :15:22.crystal. In 2007, the new boy showed energy efficiency savings of
:15:22. > :15:23.
:15:23. > :15:27.90%. It was double the brightness. One year later, the brightest and
:15:27. > :15:34.doubled again. It is so energy efficient that it can be kept lit
:15:34. > :15:36.up day and night, 365 days of the Year at top Times Square. That
:15:37. > :15:42.certainly was not the case with incandescent light bulbs or halogen
:15:42. > :15:48.light bulbs. The famous numerals which are also lit every day of the
:15:48. > :15:55.year also get an annual upgrade. The box for 2013 a 30% lighter than
:15:55. > :16:05.one year ago. Meanwhile, the Empire State Building has just unveiled
:16:05. > :16:06.
:16:06. > :16:11.its new LED lighting system, which can being 16 million colours. The
:16:11. > :16:16.old way of changing colours, 1,400 feet above midtown Manhattan, in
:16:16. > :16:24.bold circles of gel with a range of colours. 10 colours at most. It was
:16:24. > :16:28.done this way for decades. Clearly the new technology is much easier
:16:28. > :16:36.from a maintenance perspective. What used to take 9-10 people a
:16:36. > :16:41.whole day to change out, now can be done with a push of a button. The
:16:41. > :16:50.opportunity to highlight the facade of the Empire State Building was a
:16:50. > :16:54.completely different type of colour technology will be four. What light
:16:54. > :16:58.of manufacturers ultimately want is to sell more of their LED products.
:16:58. > :17:06.The aim can discern phase-out means a consumers will have to upgrade.
:17:06. > :17:11.Despite incandescent. As lighting heads into a new era, the switch it
:17:11. > :17:16.certainly looks futuristic, like most LEDs, its life span is rated
:17:17. > :17:21.25 years, which makes the higher upfront cost easier to bear. But
:17:21. > :17:31.what makes this different is its silicon interior, for better
:17:31. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:42.cooling. We are filling a lightbulb in -- with a liquid. We also killed
:17:42. > :17:47.what we call the wet head, the glass globe that has the LED chips
:17:47. > :17:52.in and the fluid. We put a backed him on the glass globe, and then
:17:52. > :17:56.let the flu would rush in to fill the vacuum. Another interesting
:17:56. > :18:00.development is personal why fire lighting. The ability to put wi-fi
:18:00. > :18:06.enabled phones into existing lack finches and then control them from
:18:06. > :18:10.a tablet or smartphone. The entire set-up can be pre-programmed by
:18:10. > :18:16.time of day and mood, or individual bulbs can be manually controlled
:18:16. > :18:22.with an on-screen colour palate. Or even photographed as a reference.
:18:22. > :18:31.After decades of essentially the same kind of lighting, 2013 could
:18:31. > :18:35.be the industry's most illuminating year to date.
:18:35. > :18:44.With the new year comes a fresh perspective, and hopefully a change
:18:44. > :18:54.of diet as well. Kate Russell wants to help you cook up a healthy storm
:18:54. > :18:58.with her first app suggestion. Having spent the holidays
:18:58. > :19:04.completely over eating, it is time to get back to a healthy lifestyle
:19:04. > :19:09.with the help of the BBC's Good Food app on Apple and android. It
:19:09. > :19:18.is stuffed with tips and advice and all the trimmings, plenty of free
:19:18. > :19:24.content and more to buy. My older brother has always been the best
:19:24. > :19:28.chef in our family, but with this app, I may stand a chance of
:19:28. > :19:33.competing with him. My little brother is the theatrical one, and
:19:33. > :19:39.with him I had suggestions that bring Shakespeare's classics are
:19:39. > :19:47.right up to bait -- date. Cambridge University Press have released apps
:19:47. > :19:54.4 weir Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth, with voices from a listless. -- a
:19:54. > :19:58.list celebrities. They are not cheap, but they certainly pack a
:19:58. > :20:05.literary punch. You can read the play or choose how much interaction
:20:05. > :20:15.you want. The apps used 30 years of academic notes to update it
:20:15. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:22.learning experience. The Web is a great place for sharing ideas, but
:20:22. > :20:27.he can be hard finding the best way to present them. Mural.ly is a new
:20:27. > :20:31.service that lets you say text, images and video on a mural style
:20:31. > :20:41.noticeboard, organising visual ideas into an attractive layout
:20:41. > :20:42.
:20:42. > :20:49.that is really easy to share and work on together. It is hard not to
:20:49. > :20:52.draw a comparison with interest mac, but with added features and a more
:20:52. > :20:55.effects that are more akin to Presley, you can either make
:20:55. > :20:58.presentations out of your content from within the mural Board, which
:20:58. > :21:05.is useful when it comes to finalising your work and pitching
:21:05. > :21:15.your ideas to others. Real-time collaboration makes this a great
:21:15. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:25.platform for expanding on creative ideas with a team.
:21:25. > :21:30.If you are thinking of sending a greetings card, why not make it a
:21:30. > :21:35.bit more personal would be simple told that lets you create your own
:21:35. > :21:42.South Park style cartoon characters. Pick a background and customise
:21:43. > :21:47.your character before adding some text and saving to your computer.
:21:47. > :21:53.This can be a great way to save cash and still share a bit of
:21:53. > :21:58.festive cheer. Let's face it, it is a lot more meaningful to receive a
:21:58. > :22:04.greeting that has been customised for you personally rather than just
:22:04. > :22:08.a generics now we sing. You can put out your card orders even now it
:22:08. > :22:11.over and the thing will cost you nothing. If you are feeling really
:22:11. > :22:15.adventurous, you can even save several versions of your character
:22:15. > :22:20.to make a comic strip, or an animated gif if you have the know-
:22:20. > :22:30.how, and I will be revealing some tools to help you do that in the
:22:30. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:35.coming weeks. One notable rallies over the Christmas break was
:22:35. > :22:40.YouTube capture, and I was out which make shooting and shelling
:22:40. > :22:44.videos easier than ever. With automatic stabilisation and posting
:22:44. > :22:50.to your main social strains, eating also edit and put freak background
:22:51. > :22:57.music and captions. It will also remind you to rotate your phone to
:22:57. > :23:03.avoid the vertical video syndrome. Oddly, Google have not made this
:23:03. > :23:10.available on their native android platform yet. This app competes
:23:10. > :23:17.directly with you to's biggest rival, Vimeo, who released and app
:23:17. > :23:27.took include easy shooting and sharing. -- to include. Again, no
:23:27. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:33.android update for the same beaches yet. -- features. As usual, if you
:23:33. > :23:37.missed any of those things you will find them on our website. If you
:23:37. > :23:43.missed anything from this week's programme, you can watch the whole
:23:43. > :23:48.thing again through iPlayer. Excitingly, from next week, you
:23:48. > :23:54.will have one more chance to catch Click every week as we take up a