:00:10. > :00:16.before he died in 2011. The which technology would you put
:00:16. > :00:26.your money on this Bolon Yokte' K'uh televisions, tablets, ordered
:00:26. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:42.dented robot spiders? -- this year? Balkan to click. This is the
:00:42. > :00:46.programme that eats tomorrow's technology like no today. That
:00:46. > :00:51.means that there is no better place to be that the start of the year
:00:51. > :00:57.then right here in Las Vegas. One week only, you'll find a hi-tech
:00:57. > :01:01.oasis in the middle of the desert. This year, we are at the first the
:01:01. > :01:11.TEC show of 2013 to seek out the big trends of the year. We have
:01:11. > :01:13.
:01:13. > :01:18.that big, small, curved, then be, and a huge robotic spider. -- bendy.
:01:18. > :01:23.And we have the best of the weather. The tech world has a pretty cool
:01:23. > :01:29.way of shaking off at the new year blues. Every January, it hops on a
:01:29. > :01:31.plane or any other form of transport and jets off to the
:01:31. > :01:41.massive consumer electronics show all the way across the United
:01:41. > :01:51.States, in Las Vegas. It is a place that promises so much. A place that
:01:51. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :02:03.can make your dreams come true. C S is the show whether the players
:02:03. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:15.come to make a big splash and spake -- -- CES. -- shake it up a bit.
:02:15. > :02:21.The in order to do that, you have to take some big risks.
:02:21. > :02:25.We have seen some massive winds and huge losses in recent years.
:02:25. > :02:31.Sometimes these guys bet against each other, gambling huge amounts
:02:31. > :02:41.that their product will beat their rivals. As with the war between
:02:41. > :02:43.
:02:43. > :02:46.Blu-ray NAHT DVD, there is only one winner. -- and HD-DVD. Many
:02:46. > :02:56.television manufacturers have a decided to have a little flutter on
:02:56. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:03.3 D. This has turned out to be a long shot. Some guys seem to have
:03:03. > :03:13.all the luck. Apple that the lot on music, then smart phones, then
:03:13. > :03:13.
:03:13. > :03:18.tablets. This seems to be on a winning streak for now. These
:03:18. > :03:25.numbers are coming up this year? The numbers are all in here. There
:03:25. > :03:30.was Vegas Convention Centre. The time to hit the show floor.
:03:30. > :03:34.Throughout the craziness of the halls, there is something you'll
:03:34. > :03:37.always guaranteed to see here - lots and lots of screens. After a
:03:38. > :03:47.few years of three be madness, manufacturers have found something
:03:48. > :03:49.
:03:49. > :03:59.new to shout about. -- 3D. Plenty of 4K screens this year. Hirer fit
:03:59. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:05.-- definition than the usual high- definition. Billed as better than
:04:05. > :04:10.plasma and LCD, they are still too pricey for the high rollers. They
:04:10. > :04:16.are flexible and therefore braggable. Here is the world's
:04:16. > :04:25.first curved OLED screen from Samsung. Who is the world's other
:04:25. > :04:33.first, from algae. Defensive screen at all? How about the laser
:04:33. > :04:41.projector. It projects a 100 inch image from just a few inches away.
:04:41. > :04:47.What is the one to watch? Let us ask a player. Let us put up one
:04:47. > :04:53.thing first of all. 3 D, non starter? Television manufacturers
:04:53. > :04:57.needed an excuse for everyone to buy a new TV. They needed to buy TV
:04:57. > :05:03.again if you wanted to keep growing. They thought that he was the answer.
:05:03. > :05:10.People were not interested making that investment again. Along comes
:05:10. > :05:17.4 K. Lot of talk about this. Do we think it is still a little too
:05:17. > :05:20.early and? This is the kind of opening gambit. We have a
:05:20. > :05:24.technology and hardware that presents beautiful imagery. There
:05:24. > :05:29.is no way to get their imagery at home. We have four times the
:05:29. > :05:32.traditional resolution and the pictures are beautiful but in order
:05:32. > :05:36.to see that at home, you need television channels or Blu-ray
:05:36. > :05:40.discs that can produce that. Nothing is this right now that can
:05:40. > :05:47.give you that content. It could be years before we actually see that
:05:47. > :05:56.content easily available. For 2013, the display that is going to win
:05:56. > :06:01.the biggest? You could be OLED. They are beautiful quality and very
:06:01. > :06:09.expensive. They will be greater than $10,000 here in the US for the
:06:09. > :06:14.entirety of 2013. In 2014, we may see those costs drop. People may be
:06:14. > :06:18.other get them in their own living rooms. Don't let gambling control
:06:18. > :06:25.your life. That is the job of your smartphone. These things are
:06:25. > :06:28.becoming the centre of everything. They can control your television.
:06:28. > :06:35.Replacing the directional menu navigation buttons or by being the
:06:35. > :06:40.conduit between internet content and an otherwise dull screen. They
:06:40. > :06:45.can control your entire house. A lot of home automation used to
:06:45. > :06:48.involve all the controllers but controlling a light and locking the
:06:48. > :06:56.doors and setting alarm can all be done with a tap on your smartphone
:06:56. > :07:01.or tablet. Applications had even made it into a plant pot. Flower
:07:01. > :07:05.power in -- Parrot's Flower Power allows you to deliver everything
:07:05. > :07:15.you know that may need to know to keep your plants healthy. Are the
:07:15. > :07:22.
:07:22. > :07:26.It is very easy to take a manufacturer and build a piece of
:07:26. > :07:32.hardware and add an app. Whether that abbeys for controlling it or
:07:32. > :07:39.having the latest update, it makes a lot of sense there are different
:07:39. > :07:42.operating systems up there. But it seems to be a two-horse race now,
:07:42. > :07:48.Android and the Apple iOS. What happens to Windows Phone 8 and
:07:48. > :07:52.Blackberry? There is a lot of duality. An ils app is on the bill
:07:52. > :08:00.for an and row at his one the bill for either straight away or after a
:08:00. > :08:07.slight delay. With Windows Phone 8, there is a delay and it is not
:08:07. > :08:11.coming yet. This is because eyeless -- there a lot of Apple iOS devices.
:08:11. > :08:19.There are not many Windows eight devices. There are no Blackberry
:08:19. > :08:26.devices at all. Before placing bets, a seasoned gambler may like to
:08:26. > :08:33.study the form. Devices of every shape and size. Phone so big that
:08:33. > :08:39.they are almost Abbott. 6.8 inches, seriously? Tablets so big that they
:08:39. > :08:43.are almost tables. 27 inches is a table. Windows eight, touch
:08:43. > :08:47.friendly. It continues to inspire the new breed of touch-screen
:08:47. > :08:54.laptops with those highway keyboards. The price of those once
:08:54. > :08:57.expected touch-screen is coming down. -- expensive. If you enjoy
:08:57. > :09:03.having many documents but then at once but prefer something old
:09:03. > :09:08.school, Plastic Logic wants to bring back paper. Sort of. You can
:09:08. > :09:13.move data between the sheets by touching these flexible e-paper
:09:13. > :09:18.tablets. Maybe to attach a photo to win him now before sending. Could
:09:18. > :09:21.this be the shape of your next games machine? A surprise
:09:21. > :09:27.announcement from in the year. I hand-held gaming device called
:09:27. > :09:33.Project shield with a flip-up screen powered by the Android
:09:33. > :09:43.operating system. He has form? Here is a cool customer that likes to
:09:43. > :09:44.
:09:44. > :09:52.play his cards close to his chest. There are loads of new Windows 80
:09:52. > :09:57.form factor notebooks, one more than laptops er it's, it's a shock.
:09:58. > :10:03.You think that Microsoft has achieved the goal of taking back
:10:03. > :10:09.the portable computer market? unusual proposition for a lot of
:10:09. > :10:14.customers. I still think it tees and Nis proposition for a lot of
:10:14. > :10:21.people. Especially as everyone is getting so used to a tablet and an
:10:21. > :10:26.on-screen keyboard. Nvidia has pulled a portable game device out
:10:26. > :10:29.of its pocket. I think it is an interesting idea. I think they're
:10:29. > :10:34.trying to say that they make the hardware and that this is what you
:10:34. > :10:38.can do with the hardware and with Android. It runs a standard version
:10:38. > :10:41.of Android. There are so many apps and games and pieces of software at
:10:41. > :10:47.low-cost that there are already full Android and here is a device
:10:47. > :10:51.that is basically built to be the most powerful in a block for these
:10:51. > :10:55.higher and applications and games. It is very interesting. It is a
:10:56. > :11:02.product that needs to exist. million-dollar question. Which form
:11:02. > :11:06.factor is going to win 2013? As the boring and say that the traditional
:11:06. > :11:11.outlet, touch form only, that is going to win over next 12 months.
:11:11. > :11:17.It is dull but probably true. of the runners and riders to keep
:11:17. > :11:22.your eye on this here. Here is another really interesting thing.
:11:22. > :11:27.This used to be Microsoft's booth. After many years of being here,
:11:27. > :11:31.Microsoft is not here this year. Book who has taken over one of the
:11:31. > :11:36.most common stance. But one of the most famous Tech names but Hisense,
:11:36. > :11:40.a Chinese brand. Possibly a shape of things to come. Time to look at
:11:40. > :11:43.some of the other big take stories of the week.
:11:43. > :11:50.Microsoft Arian Shabanzandeh big stand may have been missing but the
:11:50. > :11:55.big man made an appearance. The Co, Steve Ballmer, invaded the stage
:11:55. > :12:00.during a keynote speech. He wanted to boast about the new range of
:12:00. > :12:05.Windows 8 Mobile devices and the growth of the Windows App Store.
:12:05. > :12:11.10,000 applications were added in the last month alone. If you're
:12:11. > :12:15.wondering that is questionable timing, they used different chips.
:12:15. > :12:20.The French government is exploring ways of charging internet giants
:12:20. > :12:24.for using large amounts of bandwidth. The French diesel
:12:24. > :12:27.economy minister says that the on- demand TV services from these
:12:27. > :12:32.companies creating increasing demand on the infrastructure and
:12:32. > :12:36.therefore they should pay for the improvement. Google argues that it
:12:36. > :12:41.pays billions of euros per year and provides a major incentive for
:12:41. > :12:46.people to sign up for high-speed services in the first place.
:12:46. > :12:50.A student in Texas who opposes radio frequency ID badges in her
:12:50. > :12:54.school has lost a federal court appeal. This student refused to
:12:54. > :12:59.whether badgers on religious grounds, calling them the mark of
:12:59. > :13:02.the beast. The school used the RFID tax to track attendance. The ruling
:13:02. > :13:06.means that will have to choose to wear the badge or transferred to a
:13:06. > :13:11.different school. If he thought it was fiddly to play
:13:11. > :13:16.games and a smartphone, check this out. The world's smallest arcade
:13:16. > :13:23.machine. A computer engineer from Canada took six months to design
:13:23. > :13:32.and build the diminutive device. It has now been immortalised in the
:13:32. > :13:37.King its walls -- dinners for There are over 2,500 companies here.
:13:37. > :13:47.So how do you get your new gadget to stand out? One solution is to
:13:47. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:51.get to a self fake celebrity. -- it yourself a celebrity.
:13:51. > :13:55.Some things do not need celebrity endorsement. Here are a few that
:13:56. > :13:59.caught our eye. This is a phone ready battery is
:13:59. > :14:04.the star. So much so they have actually put it through the screen.
:14:04. > :14:11.It is the only phone in the world that runs on a double a battery.
:14:11. > :14:16.They tell me that this can last up to 15 years. That is if the phone
:14:16. > :14:22.is turned off. It has got a 30-day standby time. It has got a ten-hour
:14:22. > :14:28.talk time. It uses the GSM network. It lets you make a free emergency
:14:28. > :14:36.call to the emergency services. This is without the use of some
:14:36. > :14:41.courage. -- without the use of a Sim card. You can just use it when
:14:41. > :14:46.needed. There are only 10 numbers inside this phone. But they have
:14:46. > :14:52.released an application that would allow you to track this phone. You
:14:52. > :14:57.can have a rough idea of where the person is. Given the fact the
:14:57. > :15:02.battery is supposed to last about 15 years and networks are being
:15:02. > :15:07.switched off, it may well be that his phone outlasts the network that
:15:07. > :15:13.supports it. My mother always told me that if I
:15:13. > :15:18.ate too fast it would be bad for me. Apparently she was right. You can
:15:18. > :15:24.develop weight and digest it problems. Here we have found what
:15:24. > :15:27.is being billed as the perfect solution. This is the fort that
:15:27. > :15:33.tells you if you're eating too quickly. You halted by the silver
:15:33. > :15:37.part of the handle. Every time your mouse closes over-rate, you
:15:37. > :15:43.complete and tiny electrical circuit. Do it too many times and
:15:43. > :15:48.the phone will vibrate. You can connect before that your computer
:15:48. > :15:55.to monitor your progress. The only thing it can't do is tell you what
:15:55. > :16:00.to -- whether you decided to eat healthily fast or Las Vegas-style
:16:00. > :16:07.fast. Let us see if we can find some
:16:07. > :16:14.decent food around these parts. Is there a French restaurant nearby?
:16:14. > :16:19.OK, there are 15 places fairly close to you. It is about a half
:16:19. > :16:23.mile north. Have to go and check it out. This is the Martian Watch. It
:16:23. > :16:28.is pretty red hot. It uses Bluetooth, the wireless technology
:16:28. > :16:33.that has been around for some time, to talk to your phone. It can stay
:16:33. > :16:37.in your pocket. Unlike some other Bluetooth smart watches, this one
:16:37. > :16:47.actually contains a microphone and speaker. You can make and receive
:16:47. > :16:51.calls. The other thing it can do is display it on its LCD.
:16:51. > :16:57.Notifications for things like Facebook updates and text messages.
:16:57. > :17:04.You can ask it to read them out aloud. Read a text message. I hope
:17:04. > :17:08.you have not done anything naughty. That would be the wife. This will
:17:08. > :17:16.work with and Road and Dido S. It will also allow you to remotely
:17:16. > :17:23.control your smartphone's camera. It leads to avoid having to do all
:17:23. > :17:30.of those snaps. This some of the technology that we
:17:30. > :17:34.have found, if I'm honest, I would have to say is the coolest. This is
:17:35. > :17:41.the gigantic Mondo Spider. It is made by an art outfit based in
:17:41. > :17:46.Vancouver. One of the purposes, apart from looking stupidly cool,
:17:46. > :17:51.is to raise awareness of sustainable energy. It is powered
:17:51. > :17:56.by lithium-ion batteries. It has gotten small enough and light
:17:56. > :18:04.enough to put into Europe giant robotic spider. It was about 750
:18:04. > :18:13.kilograms. The turning circle is acceptable. You drive it like a
:18:13. > :18:17.tank. You just pull them backwards and push them forwards. Anyway, I
:18:17. > :18:26.am going to hit the highway. I'll hand you over to Kate Russell with
:18:26. > :18:30.Webscape. No mechanical spiders here. But I
:18:30. > :18:34.can make thunder. With the help of the first website that lets you
:18:34. > :18:44.recruit social media supporters to shout about a good to have caused
:18:44. > :18:44.
:18:45. > :18:47.your championing. -- could cause. The idea is that you create a
:18:48. > :18:52.thunderclap, set a duration or finish date, and the number of
:18:52. > :18:56.people you would like to take part. Then you wait for the situation to
:18:56. > :19:03.be approved. Once it is clear it, you can share writ and encourage
:19:03. > :19:09.people to sign up and spread the word. On the designated date, it
:19:09. > :19:15.will go live. It will send a message out in simultaneous social
:19:15. > :19:21.messaging post across the Web. This means that everyone who signed up
:19:21. > :19:25.will have their support for your message posted to Facebook. At the
:19:25. > :19:29.exact same moment. Hopefully this will get more information for your
:19:29. > :19:35.course. You could also take a look through the existing ones to see if
:19:35. > :19:40.there are any cause as he would like to support. -- causes you
:19:40. > :19:42.would. Planning a city break can be quite
:19:42. > :19:48.complicated, especially when you consider how many online tools
:19:48. > :19:54.there are. This one provides a solution with a trip planning was
:19:54. > :20:04.it. It provides suggestions for hotels and restaurants you might
:20:04. > :20:08.want to taking when you are away. There are five simple steps took
:20:08. > :20:15.such a destination, date, the type of activities you would like to do
:20:15. > :20:20.and being run a budget. The planner will come back with suggestions.
:20:20. > :20:25.The destinations covered a limited right now. The service is quite new
:20:25. > :20:29.and the developers are adding to which all the time. Drawing from
:20:29. > :20:38.sources I Wikipedia, to the adviser, Yahoo! Travel and more, it takes
:20:38. > :20:48.sorts of other useful details, like directions and suggested
:20:48. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:54.restaurants. Losing a pet can be really
:20:54. > :21:04.traumatic. But one clever developer thinks you're iPhone might be able
:21:04. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:08.to help. Lost Petz lets you alert everyone with the application in a
:21:08. > :21:12.ten-mile radius, showing them a picture of your pet and details
:21:12. > :21:17.about where and when it went missing. It is the equivalent of
:21:17. > :21:20.taking posters to the trees all around the neighbourhood. I love
:21:20. > :21:24.the idea behind this application and I am sure that any pet owners
:21:25. > :21:32.watching will feel the same way. It is awful when you lose a treasured
:21:32. > :21:41.animal. I accept that those of you who do not go crazy over their
:21:41. > :21:46.furry friends probably think we are all a bit potty. To add your pet,
:21:46. > :21:50.you will have to pay the annual subscription. It is not a lot, but
:21:50. > :21:54.if you are the only one in your area with its installed, it is a
:21:54. > :22:03.pretty useless investment. If you just want to be alerted about
:22:03. > :22:07.animals lost in the area, it is free to download.
:22:07. > :22:12.The new year is now well under way, and let us hope it is filled with
:22:12. > :22:16.special moments. Moments that you could capture one second at a time.
:22:16. > :22:21.This lets you record a snippet each day and automatically stitches them
:22:21. > :22:28.together. It creates a highlights real, with a haulier of one second
:22:28. > :22:34.bursts. Life In seconds is the name of the application. It is free to
:22:34. > :22:41.download, but on my and set it is currently body. It does not stop
:22:41. > :22:46.recording and there is no preview. That said, I like the idea. It is
:22:46. > :22:52.brand new. I am sure they will store can at the edges soon. --
:22:52. > :22:59.they will straighten out. An entry could create something like Where
:22:59. > :23:04.The hell Is Matt?. -- I am sure we could create.
:23:05. > :23:07.If you are more of a traditionalist, a new series of Antiques Roadshow
:23:07. > :23:16.has a brand new synchronous app that listens to would you choose to
:23:16. > :23:24.know where you are in the show. You can guess the price. It's you put
:23:24. > :23:29.it in an auction, its pre-sale would probably be between �600-�800.
:23:29. > :23:39.It is free for Apple and Android devices and can be used to watch
:23:39. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:44.the episodes. For less than about �4,500.
:23:44. > :23:49.Kate Russell's Webscape. If you missed any of those, you will find
:23:49. > :23:55.them all on the BBC website. That is also where you will do if you
:23:55. > :23:58.would like to watch this programme again. Go to the front page. Next