:00:08. > :00:14.test. Time for Click.
:00:15. > :00:20.Hello? Yes, I'm on my way into the office. Traffic is an absolute
:00:21. > :00:43.nightmare. I think it will be a couple of hours. It is just terrible
:00:44. > :00:47.out here. Goodbye. This week, we are raiding the
:00:48. > :00:53.wardrobe and crying on the wearable tech that could kill downtime and
:00:54. > :00:58.make you a better worker. `` trying on. We will stick on the Formula One
:00:59. > :01:02.sensors that are now helping us win the race for a healthier life. And
:01:03. > :01:10.reviews and recommendations on the joy of gaming in Webscape. Welcome
:01:11. > :01:16.to Click. And welcome to Greenwich Park in London. That is the Royal
:01:17. > :01:22.Observatory, home of Greenwich Mean Time. It is such an important place.
:01:23. > :01:25.There came a point in history where they were able to shrink the
:01:26. > :01:29.workings of a clock to a size that made time portable and that
:01:30. > :01:34.completely changed the world, of course. And here we are on the verge
:01:35. > :01:37.of a similar revolution, where electronics are getting so small
:01:38. > :01:41.that we can wear those as well. We have been investigating one of the
:01:42. > :01:48.many applications of this technology at the home of the McLaren Formula
:01:49. > :01:56.One team, where every second counts. Formula One cars and improving our
:01:57. > :02:02.health are two things that of easily go hand`in`hand... Here at McLaren
:02:03. > :02:07.headquarters, it looks like it is all about bright light and fast
:02:08. > :02:10.cars. The team spends millions each year on analysing and crunching data
:02:11. > :02:17.on everything from tyre pressure to error dynamic performance. Yet the
:02:18. > :02:22.technology used to log data on how well these vehicles are performing
:02:23. > :02:29.could provide a breakthrough in the way that we monitor ourselves. Here
:02:30. > :02:33.in McLaren's applied technology labs, engineers have taken their
:02:34. > :02:37.ability to process and analyse data and created a sensor which logs a
:02:38. > :02:42.person's exertion during periods of activity. They do it in a different
:02:43. > :02:48.way to most memorable `` wearable technology. Most of the devices we
:02:49. > :02:52.see today are Excel matter based. But this is all about heart rate
:02:53. > :02:56.variability. These sensors would tell you that you have walked five
:02:57. > :03:01.kilometres but they will come up with an idea of how much you have
:03:02. > :03:04.exerted yourself and that will be translated into calories. So, we
:03:05. > :03:10.have Formula One accuracy recording human data all in wearable form. The
:03:11. > :03:17.question is, could this technology be used not embracing but to help
:03:18. > :03:23.public health? EN is taking part in a unique trial, which we have been
:03:24. > :03:29.following to find the answer. How can the use of wearable technology
:03:30. > :03:34.be integrated into the UK's NHS? He has been diagnosed as obese.
:03:35. > :03:38.Conditions related to being overweight cost the NHS around ?5
:03:39. > :03:44.billion per year to treat. He wore the senses for ten weeks and lost
:03:45. > :03:48.?26. They have been really good. You give them a target of calories to
:03:49. > :03:54.burn just doing specific exercises each day and being able to monitor
:03:55. > :03:57.that by looking at the end of the session and how many calories you
:03:58. > :04:03.have burned. For me, it has been really motivating because you always
:04:04. > :04:09.try to do more and more. At his surgery in Suffolk, 90 patients are
:04:10. > :04:13.taking part in the research to see if wearable monitoring is more
:04:14. > :04:17.effective than scheduled visits to the doctor. They can access the data
:04:18. > :04:24.themselves and also talk it through with their GP. If we could have a
:04:25. > :04:29.way of using activity as a drug, if we could prescribe activity more
:04:30. > :04:35.appropriately, we could help provide feedback relating to activity,
:04:36. > :04:39.immediately, we have this mechanism and potentially our research will
:04:40. > :04:43.help answer some of these questions, which could potentially
:04:44. > :04:51.be so powerful celebs to prevent illness and helpfulness. And this is
:04:52. > :04:55.just the start. The aim is that this slightly chunky device will
:04:56. > :04:59.eventually be miniaturised and once they are produced in bulk, the cost
:05:00. > :05:03.will be massively reduced, therefore making them more accessible. Those
:05:04. > :05:09.in the NHS the wearable technology and their data as a huge potential
:05:10. > :05:13.tool for public health. The financial implications for patients
:05:14. > :05:17.being able to self monitor and self manage and have more information
:05:18. > :05:21.about what their bodies are doing will be amazing. With your consent,
:05:22. > :05:27.it would go straight into your clinical records. It would then help
:05:28. > :05:33.me to monitor you and would provide much better, much more personalised
:05:34. > :05:36.healthcare. Of course it does not mean the end of going to see your
:05:37. > :05:43.doctor, but used in the right way, it could mean that one day, we could
:05:44. > :05:47.all get the Formula One treatment. Now, one of the most recognisable
:05:48. > :05:52.people of wearable technology at the moment is this thing. Google Glass.
:05:53. > :05:57.It is still in the development stage but last week, it went on sale in
:05:58. > :06:01.the US for just one day at the price of a cool $1500. But aside from
:06:02. > :06:07.making you stand out from the crowd... Why is everyone looking at
:06:08. > :06:11.me like that? The question that we all want answered is will it
:06:12. > :06:21.actually be of any use? With it indeed take off? `` will it indeed
:06:22. > :06:29.take off? In the last few weeks, those flying Virgin Atlantic's
:06:30. > :06:33.upper`class from Heathrow have been greeted by someone with an eye for
:06:34. > :06:35.detail. Ken is one of the concealer just filing Glass as a way of
:06:36. > :06:42.accessing relevant information without the made for hand`held
:06:43. > :06:48.notes. `` without the need. When a passenger is approaching the
:06:49. > :06:53.airport, the details are sent to Ken's glasses and he can go out and
:06:54. > :06:58.greet them and this is what he can see on the first page. The name of
:06:59. > :07:01.the passenger, the registration, the number of their car and their
:07:02. > :07:04.destination. Then he can move on to details about that destination. For
:07:05. > :07:09.example, this time of arrival and also frequent flyer number stop how
:07:10. > :07:15.do the passengers react when they see you wearing this? The initial
:07:16. > :07:18.thought is that they are regular glasses until they take a second
:07:19. > :07:24.look. After that, they are more intrigued with what they are, what
:07:25. > :07:29.they can do, why I'm wearing them. And why is he wearing them? There is
:07:30. > :07:31.no denying that any company seem to be testing something this space age
:07:32. > :07:37.will win a few public relations points. Although discrete, wearable
:07:38. > :07:41.devices capable of recording pictures and videos like this one
:07:42. > :07:46.has the potential to lose you fans as well. Developing an app for Glass
:07:47. > :07:51.that involves facial recognition is currently against Google's terms and
:07:52. > :07:54.conditions and it is something that virgin will not consider for fear of
:07:55. > :07:59.invading the privacy of its customers. So, under what
:08:00. > :08:04.circumstances might we be more comfortable with devices that allow
:08:05. > :08:09.others to identify us by site? What is holding it back now is... Glass
:08:10. > :08:13.is very restricted. It's very lopsided. Only a privileged few have
:08:14. > :08:18.it. If you have that functionality in it, there will be a backlash
:08:19. > :08:22.because you can figure out who I am but I cannot figure out who you are
:08:23. > :08:25.because you are wearing Glass. But if everyone is wearing Glass in the
:08:26. > :08:32.same way as everyone has a smartphone, we will get more
:08:33. > :08:35.comfortable with it. One place you might expect to be fully on board
:08:36. > :08:40.the bandwagon would be San Francisco, home to employees of
:08:41. > :08:45.companies like Google and Facebook. It is often seen as an early adopter
:08:46. > :08:50.when it comes to new technology. But even here, Glass has been met with a
:08:51. > :08:54.decidedly mixed response. The 500 club in the city's Mission district
:08:55. > :08:58.is taking a stand against what it sees as an invasion of technology
:08:59. > :09:02.into its area of peace and tranquillity. Foremost, it's an
:09:03. > :09:11.issue of privacy. Customers come here and expect some sort of
:09:12. > :09:16.surgery. A place away from whatever they are dealing with. `` some sort
:09:17. > :09:22.of sanctuary. Just to be by themselves, watch sports, have a
:09:23. > :09:27.drink. And not be documented. They are not alone. There is even a
:09:28. > :09:31.website listing bars and clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area that our
:09:32. > :09:35.Glass free zones. It's clear that Google still has a job do in
:09:36. > :09:41.convincing people that Glass isn't just a portable version of Big
:09:42. > :09:45.Brother. So, what do you make of Glass or the similar products
:09:46. > :09:50.knocking about? Too intrusive? Too distracting? Were just the right
:09:51. > :10:01.level of cybernetic call for you? Let us know what you think.
:10:02. > :10:04.Facebook is introducing a not at all frightening new feature, which
:10:05. > :10:09.allows users of the social network to track the location of their
:10:10. > :10:13.friends by GPS. Called nearby friends, it uses a mobile phone
:10:14. > :10:17.signal and GPS data to work out which friends are in the vicinity.
:10:18. > :10:21.Facebook assures those with privacy concerns that the service is up in
:10:22. > :10:26.and that both parties need to switch the option on in order to share
:10:27. > :10:29.their data. Amazon has launched the latest salvo in its streaming battle
:10:30. > :10:34.with Netflix. The online retailer has joined forces with HBO in a deal
:10:35. > :10:40.that will make a classic shows like the Sopranos and the Wire available
:10:41. > :10:45.to watch. It comes in the same week that Netflix announced a potential
:10:46. > :10:48.increase to its subscription price for new members. Nokia as an
:10:49. > :10:52.independent entity is no more, as Microsoft has fine`tuned its 5.4
:10:53. > :10:59.billion euros acquisition of the once mighty mobile company. Almost
:11:00. > :11:04.one months behind schedule, Microsoft says it has completed the
:11:05. > :11:07.steps necessary to finalise the transaction after receiving
:11:08. > :11:15.long`awaited regulatory approval from China was top Microsoft hopes
:11:16. > :11:20.the deal will strengthen its position in the mobile market. New
:11:21. > :11:24.York police Department found itself committing it were to fail this
:11:25. > :11:31.week. It's finest had asked users to delete photos of themselves with
:11:32. > :11:34.police officers around the city. Instead of a encounters with their
:11:35. > :11:38.local cops, images of slightly less friendly situations quickly took
:11:39. > :11:43.over the account. The experience did not deter the NYPD, which describes
:11:44. > :11:49.Twitter as an open forum for uncensored exchange. How would you
:11:50. > :11:56.like to start your day? A nice cup of tea? A run in the cup? Or being
:11:57. > :12:01.jumped on by a four`year`old who does not know the meaning of the
:12:02. > :12:06.word lie in? What if you start on an electronic headset and used it to
:12:07. > :12:10.train your brain to become more focused? That is one element of a
:12:11. > :12:15.research project in London to study the impact of wearable tech elegy in
:12:16. > :12:23.the office. We were given exclusive access to follow the study and this
:12:24. > :12:26.is what happened. This looks at wearable technology on
:12:27. > :12:30.productivity, alertness, and job satisfaction. For the last few
:12:31. > :12:35.weeks, 120 workers have been attaching themselves to various
:12:36. > :12:38.devices. Emma, for example, has been recording her retention levels while
:12:39. > :12:42.playing a concentration game every morning. I found I got competitive
:12:43. > :12:48.with myself, you had to record your schools, and you are trying to
:12:49. > :12:52.achieve... It has a panel of your brain activity, you want to max it
:12:53. > :12:59.out, but every day you want to get better scores, on the last day, I
:13:00. > :13:04.hit it! I had to say, it is not as easy as it sounds. If any stray
:13:05. > :13:12.thought enters your head... You are done! Meanwhile, Will has been
:13:13. > :13:16.wearing a belt which monitors his movements and correct his posture.
:13:17. > :13:23.If I am sitting like this, and I have an e`mail... It vibrates. I
:13:24. > :13:29.have played around with it, if you've slouch consistently, it will
:13:30. > :13:35.keep vibrating and we set up. Likewise, if you lean back on your
:13:36. > :13:38.chair. Ashley is wearing a bracelet which measures light, temperature,
:13:39. > :13:43.and sleep patterns, but which, mysteriously, gives him no feedback
:13:44. > :13:46.at all. It measures your sleep pattern, temperature through the
:13:47. > :14:15.day, when you are most productive. How had he found wearing it? It is a
:14:16. > :14:33.bit frustrating, a number of times I have
:14:34. > :14:33.now and then, although something that does not seem to
:14:34. > :14:38.You would not mind saying that you are not doing enough work! If they
:14:39. > :14:43.are counting every individual pace, I think it would get difficult.
:14:44. > :14:47.Several weeks later, the enormous amount of data generated by the
:14:48. > :14:54.study, over 30 GB per participant, is being crunched. It turns out the
:14:55. > :15:00.wearables has slowed to a decrease in alertness, but 3% increase in job
:15:01. > :15:03.satisfaction and an 8% increase in productivity. Surprisingly, the
:15:04. > :15:10.device which caused the biggest improvement in results was the one
:15:11. > :15:13.that gave no feedback or intervention at the time. We are
:15:14. > :15:16.noticing an affect in the workplace which suggests that when you monitor
:15:17. > :15:20.all changed circumstances for employees it has a positive impact
:15:21. > :15:25.on what they are doing. That is one explanation, the other could be that
:15:26. > :15:30.when people know their productivity is being measured, they are more
:15:31. > :15:33.focused on it. And therefore, they score higher. Surely we're not going
:15:34. > :15:39.to agree to all wear these monitoring bands, simply to make us
:15:40. > :15:44.work harder? There be advantages for you as well is that nosy boss of
:15:45. > :15:50.yours. There are phenomenal possibilities for the employees and
:15:51. > :15:54.organisations. You could have a biometric CV, which you could use to
:15:55. > :15:58.show your successful patterns and when you are most productive and
:15:59. > :16:01.alert and satisfied in the workplace. You can petition your
:16:02. > :16:06.employer to get a workplace scenario which meets those requirements. You
:16:07. > :16:10.can show them the data under what circumstances you perform your best
:16:11. > :16:16.doubles. Of course, for that to be useful, you have to be good under
:16:17. > :16:21.pressure in the first place. Be quiet, I am busy!
:16:22. > :16:24.In case you were wondering, my brain still hurts after all of that
:16:25. > :16:29.concentrating! It is not my bag, really. It is not only the office
:16:30. > :16:33.where wearables are promising to improve our productivity. We said
:16:34. > :16:38.Dan Simmons to Oberhausen Germany to check out the latest deal which
:16:39. > :16:43.promises to make employees there a bit more efficient `` a warehouse in
:16:44. > :16:48.Germany. Alfred is starting his shift which he hopes will help
:16:49. > :16:50.factory workers around the world in their daily tasks.
:16:51. > :17:02.His workplace is this mockup factory in Munich. The new kit that he is
:17:03. > :17:05.testing is Google Glass. Alfred is a pic, and his job is to move products
:17:06. > :17:11.around the warehouse that they are in the right place to either be
:17:12. > :17:15.shipped or stored for later on. `` a picker. It is hoped the glasses will
:17:16. > :17:20.make that easier. Now he does not have to look down at it clip board
:17:21. > :17:24.or hand`held device to cross reference a code. With Google Glass
:17:25. > :17:30.you can see what he needs in front of his eyes. Research has shown that
:17:31. > :17:37.Google Glass reduces errors by 40%, and speeds up workers by 10%. Great,
:17:38. > :17:42.if you are the boss. Other staff can make use of it as well. A service
:17:43. > :17:48.manager can survey the factory and the glasses can point out exactly
:17:49. > :17:51.which machine is faulty. And it can provide him with step`by`step in
:17:52. > :17:59.structure and is of how to fix the equipment. `` instructions. I have
:18:00. > :18:04.been using the glasses for ten minutes, and it is easy to see how
:18:05. > :18:07.they free up my hands, it increases efficiency, it is like having a
:18:08. > :18:12.second brain telling me what to do. It is also easy to see how workers
:18:13. > :18:16.using this system may feel that their role has essentially been
:18:17. > :18:25.reduced to being a robot following a list of instructions. I do not have
:18:26. > :18:30.to think. At all. That can be the glasses biggest problem. Unions
:18:31. > :18:39.representing warehouse workers for the retail giant Amazon are also in
:18:40. > :18:43.dispute over working conditions and unrealistic expectations. There is
:18:44. > :18:48.also the question of style. We have a workforce of 20 people wearing
:18:49. > :18:54.these glasses for hours. It did not allow them to feel comfortable.
:18:55. > :18:58.Colleagues were passing by and laughing. You can see that people
:18:59. > :19:04.are not yet ready to use these glasses. I think it will change, as
:19:05. > :19:08.soon as good designs come up. In the future. Perhaps, getting the glasses
:19:09. > :19:13.to stay working long enough is a more pressing issue. Because Altman
:19:14. > :19:19.to reality relies on compact algorithms and an always on camera,
:19:20. > :19:21.the battery is sucked quickly. During these concept
:19:22. > :19:27.demonstrations, the glasses only managed to operate for 15 minutes.
:19:28. > :19:30.The company behind the concept is working on new and advanced
:19:31. > :19:36.microchips which will use less power, so the glasses should be able
:19:37. > :19:39.to be used all day long. Of course, there is always the problem that we
:19:40. > :19:52.simply become far too reliant on technology. Hello? Hello? Well, what
:19:53. > :20:00.am I supposed to do now? Hello? Hello #! That is done, always in
:20:01. > :20:13.control and every situation! Someone always in control is Kate Russell,
:20:14. > :20:16.here comes Webscape. Despite the negative press they
:20:17. > :20:22.sometimes get, playing games can benefit all sorts of people, from
:20:23. > :20:27.preschool to pensioners. Everybody Plays is a website that celebrates
:20:28. > :20:30.the joy of casual gaming, experts pitching recommendations and reviews
:20:31. > :20:37.to a more general audience than the classic hard`core gamer. Giving as
:20:38. > :20:40.much attention to new genres and independent developers rather than
:20:41. > :20:47.blasting away at a handful of blockbuster titles. There is a not
:20:48. > :20:53.in the press about the effect of games on children. `` a lot. It was
:20:54. > :20:58.a game called Elite that got me into technology in the 80s on the BBC
:20:59. > :21:02.Micro, if you remember those! In my personal experience, as long as you
:21:03. > :21:07.find the right game, and do not play it to excess, gaming can have a
:21:08. > :21:11.positive impact. As well as using features to appeal to the more
:21:12. > :21:15.casual gamer, parents searching for an appropriate play will appreciate
:21:16. > :21:21.the parental review tab, featured on many pages, that hooks you to the
:21:22. > :21:37.opinion of actual parents. You can be confident of your choice, even if
:21:38. > :21:41.you're not a gaming fan yourself. Quip is a mobile processing app that
:21:42. > :21:50.has been on macro apple platforms for about a year. With a dedicated
:21:51. > :21:55.android as well. Documents load faster, and it has Google account
:21:56. > :22:02.integration as well. Making the switch should be relatively
:22:03. > :22:05.painless. This year, it is expected that mobile connections will
:22:06. > :22:13.overtake fixed line as the dominant way to get online. With the world
:22:14. > :22:17.going collaboration crazy, acrid quip's fast loading and simple
:22:18. > :22:22.editing interface will no doubt prove useful if you want to create
:22:23. > :22:26.documents on the go `` quip. Notifications make it cheap easy to
:22:27. > :22:32.keep track of activity, without the mobile screen getting cluttered. It
:22:33. > :22:40.also plays nicely with custom keyboards like Swift Key and swipe,
:22:41. > :22:44.with the support of 11 languages. Google has a lot more to offer than
:22:45. > :22:50.just documents and search, as the recent launch of its tips page
:22:51. > :22:52.proves too well. Using the trendy card style design, you can browse
:22:53. > :23:02.through the quick descriptions before clicking on a link if you
:23:03. > :23:07.want to learn more. The number of apps and tools from Google is pretty
:23:08. > :23:13.mind blowing. Online documents, drive storage, calendar, mail, news,
:23:14. > :23:20.social, YouTube, browser, maps, Earth, the list goes on and on! The
:23:21. > :23:26.tips page is a treasure trove of shortcuts and hacks. It could help
:23:27. > :23:29.you use Google services in a different light. There are 13
:23:30. > :23:35.products covered in total, at the time of editing, there are 14 tips
:23:36. > :23:39.listed. You have two sign up for and into a Google account to use them
:23:40. > :23:47.but that is pretty much standard for so much of the Internet these days.
:23:48. > :23:51.``to. Whether you think the dominant is a good or bad thing is a
:23:52. > :23:55.different thing entirely, but you cannot deny that these apps make
:23:56. > :24:01.life online simpler. If you missed any of those, you can
:24:02. > :24:04.have a look at our website. If you would like to get in touch with us
:24:05. > :24:10.about anything you have seen today, please do e`mail us. Or you can get
:24:11. > :24:14.hold of us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google plus as well. That is it for
:24:15. > :24:31.now, thank you for watching and we will see you next time.
:24:32. > :24:36.Temperatures through the course of the weekend are not doing too badly
:24:37. > :24:39.for the time of year. It is still relatively mild. Having said that it
:24:40. > :24:43.will not be remaining drive. Turning blustery with low pressure in charge
:24:44. > :24:46.and there will be heavy showers on the cards as well. `` drive. Some
:24:47. > :24:48.spells