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This week's Click will fly by, I promise you, | 0:00:26 | 0:00:29 | |
if you're on one of the electric bikes that we'll be wheeling out. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
And if you can't get a signal to watch the big match, | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
help may be at hand, but probably not from where you might think. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:40 | |
We'll also find out how wireless broadband may soon be helping | 0:00:40 | 0:00:44 | |
the emergency services, and we have the app that helps you | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
find the fake amongst all the photos in Webscape. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
Welcome to Click, I'm Spencer Kelly. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
Welcome to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
A couple of years ago, this was the place to be | 0:01:00 | 0:01:02 | |
if you wanted to be part of a major sporting event. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:05 | |
There is another one, the World Cup final, coming up this weekend, | 0:01:05 | 0:01:09 | |
unless you are watching a repeat, in which case... | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
..congratulations to Germany. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
Congratulations to Argentina... | 0:01:14 | 0:01:16 | |
..for winning a really close fought battle. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
On penalties. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:20 | |
What was essentially a walkover. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:22 | |
Many people, sport fans or not, | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
make plans to catch these big events live on TV | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
if they can get the signal. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
That was the problem Dan Simmons faced | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
when his plans to catch the match were thrown up in the air. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
It's being touted as the best World Cup ever. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
So, if you have not got a ticket for the final, it's | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
time to make some plans. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
Obviously, one of the best places to see the match is probably here, | 0:01:52 | 0:01:57 | |
on Copacabana Beach. | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
Or, you could watch it at a bar or cafe. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
Or, you could always watch it at home. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:11 | |
One place football fans definitely won't want to be | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
when the big game is on is up in the air, | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
because here, well, there is plenty of good movies, but no match. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:23 | |
Ladies and gentlemen and children, | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
the World Cup match from Brazil will shortly be shown | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
live on Sport24 Channel on board this aircraft. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
Thank you. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:33 | |
For the first time, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:38 | |
this World Cup will be shown live to passengers midair, by seven | 0:02:38 | 0:02:43 | |
airlines signed up to show a live sports channel on long haul flights. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:48 | |
It's not just a business class offering, either. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
Even the seats at the back get a good view, and it seems to have caught on. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
So, how do hundreds of people each get a live feed at the same time | 0:02:56 | 0:03:01 | |
while travelling at 600 mph? | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
From its control room in Los Angeles, Panasonic Avionics tracks | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
the 17 satellites that cover most flight paths around the globe. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:15 | |
Each one can deliver up to 50 megabits per second, but that's to be | 0:03:15 | 0:03:18 | |
shared between all the aircraft within that satellite's footprint. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:23 | |
Although the Wi-Fi on board can get speedy, | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
it needs to be shared itself between the passengers. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
So, a section of the bandwidth is set aside solely for | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
the streaming of live sport. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
Next year, the company will start focusing the data signals | 0:03:35 | 0:03:39 | |
specifically to just a few aircraft at a time, | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
almost doubling data speeds. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
Specially made antenna on each aircraft need to work in some | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
of the most challenging conditions any electronics could face. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:52 | |
First, being baked, | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
and then frozen to the sub-zero temperatures of 35,000 feet. | 0:03:54 | 0:04:00 | |
Next, the equipment needs to be checked for precision | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
and efficiency A fraction of a degree out | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
and the data rate falls dramatically which could mean no football. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:11 | |
You have multiple satellites that are required to provide | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
this broadcast globally. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
How do you transition from one satellite to another? | 0:04:16 | 0:04:18 | |
Let's say, from Europe to the Middle East, changing satellites, | 0:04:18 | 0:04:22 | |
it has to be timed exactly the same to be able to transition, | 0:04:22 | 0:04:27 | |
leave one satellite, reposition the antenna on the aircraft to the | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
next satellite, and pick up in the broadcast where you left off. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
Quite a challenge. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
Like other big matches, a single video feed | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
of the World Cup final will be sent to each aircraft, with the passengers | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
then opting in to watch it, so you can't pause or rewind the match. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:47 | |
Almost 50 airlines have signed up for the satellite data service | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
on board, which could also be used to personalise our in-flight experience. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:57 | |
In a year or so, expect airline apps to offer you the opportunity | 0:04:57 | 0:05:01 | |
to choose what you want to watch on board before you're on the aircraft. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:06 | |
You'll be able to pair your own device | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
to your seat number, so that you can pick from the menu what you | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
would like to eat, and it will also tell you | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
whether there is something interesting to look at outside the window. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:18 | |
How airlines use and charge for the new services that in-flight | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
data can now offer is still being worked out. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
But as live sport is offered free of charge on more planes, | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
there will be even fewer places where fans will have to miss a big match. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:36 | |
Presuming, of course, they're still interested. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
Dan Simmons, a man who mysteriously disappears from the Click office | 0:05:41 | 0:05:45 | |
whenever the football is on. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | |
This World Cup has certainly had its fair share of magic moments. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
Diving, goalkeeping substitutions, biting? | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
The crystal clear pictures being beamed back from Brazil have | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
allowed us to see the action in greater detail than ever before. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
But through it all, some BBC engineers have been conducting | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
trials which could make future matches look even better. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
For a number of years, 4K, or ultra- high-definition, has been | 0:06:12 | 0:06:17 | |
touted as the next big thing in television viewing. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | |
While fans the world over have been gripped by football fever, | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | |
members of the BBC's RND team in London have been testing | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
the logistics of receiving a live | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
4K video stream from a number of World Cup games in Brazil. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:35 | |
Three games in total, including the final, will be streamed in ultra- | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
high-definition, which offers four times the resolution of Blu-ray. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:44 | |
The games have allowed the engineers involved to get closer than | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
ever before to the action. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
Everybody has talked about four times the resolution that | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
you get with 4K, and that's true. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
We've been able to look at things in the crowd, | 0:06:55 | 0:06:57 | |
read people's watches on their hands | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
in the crowd shots. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
The detail on these bigger screens, | 0:07:02 | 0:07:04 | |
we've been using maybe 65 inch screens, and the difference | 0:07:04 | 0:07:10 | |
between HD and 4K on those screens has been quite noticeable. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:16 | |
The operation has presented its fair share of logistical | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
challenges, but that's all part of the testing process. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:23 | |
Of course, those behind the project are keen to point out that just | 0:07:23 | 0:07:27 | |
because they are testing 4K, | 0:07:27 | 0:07:28 | |
doesn't mean it will be coming to our homes just yet. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
Obviously, people see 4K televisions appearing in shops, | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
but you have to think about the whole of the production infrastructure | 0:07:35 | 0:07:39 | |
needed to actually be able to deliver that content. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:43 | |
I think it will be like HD, | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
where HD production took off much more before HD distribution. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
I'm sure we'll see a similar theme with 4K. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
By the time the next World Cup rolls around, | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
who knows how we'll be watching TV, or if will even exist, | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
but I have a feeling we said that during the last World Cup, | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
so maybe don't hold your breath. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
If you have any thoughts on that, or anything else in the programme, | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
please feel free to e-mail us. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
Now, it's time for tech news. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
Passengers around the world are being advised | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
to ensure that electronic and electrical devices in | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
their hand luggage are sufficiently charged to be switched on. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:21 | |
Updated transport rules from several governments state that | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
if a device doesn't switch on, you won't be allowed to bring it. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:28 | |
The new security checks have been introduced as a result of what | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
American officials are calling a credible terrorist threat. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
Google Glass has been hacked so it can, apparently, | 0:08:34 | 0:08:38 | |
be controlled by its wearer's mind. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
User experience agency, This Place, | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
has combined the specs with a mind wave mobile | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
headset that measures brainwave signals. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
It allows users to take photos and upload them to social networks | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
just by thinking about it. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
The aptly named MindRDR software | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
is open source, and developers believe it could give hope to | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
those unable to communicate verbally. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
Although they might not be able to get decent reception, | 0:09:03 | 0:09:06 | |
3-D smartphones have boldly gone into space. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
Powered by Google's 3-D mapping system project, Tango, | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
the phones have been sent | 0:09:13 | 0:09:14 | |
to the International Space Station to work with NASA's robotic spheres. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:19 | |
It's hoped that the phones will act as the eyes and brains of the droids, | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
allowing them to better navigate around the ISS. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
Yep, it's official, we live | 0:09:26 | 0:09:27 | |
in a world of flying space robots equipped with phones. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
Any large event like the World Cup or the Olympics brings with | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
it security concerns. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
There are a large number of people in one space, | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
and therefore it becomes a target for an attack. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:48 | |
There are new technologies around that help the police | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
and emergency services deal with such events, | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
and those developing the tech are now urging governments around | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
the world to save dedicated broadband space just for that purpose. | 0:09:56 | 0:10:02 | |
Jen Copestake was asked to breach security to test some new systems. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:06 | |
Imagine someone is trying to place a bomb under a car. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
That's what I have been asked to do here to create a fictitious | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
security alert. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
I'm testing new broadband technology for public safety and policing | 0:10:21 | 0:10:25 | |
from Motorola Solutions. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
I may think I'm not being watched, but this is no ordinary car park. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:33 | |
Despatch to car one, pushing video now. Over. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:37 | |
This is car one, we are receiving live video. Over. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:41 | |
This exercise is being run at Motorola Solutions research | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
centre in the south of England. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
Large amounts of data, like maps and video | 0:10:48 | 0:10:50 | |
collected on the security threat, me, | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
are sent live to the patrol car that acts as a mobile response unit. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:58 | |
All the security video taken throughout the day has been digitally | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
analysed for blue, | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
isolating me amongst the crowd by the colour of my dress. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
The result? A layered video of my movements. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
Next, facial recognition data can be fed directly to the police car. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
It won't be long before I'm under arrest. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
Can you send us a picture of the suspect, over. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:23 | |
Wireless broadband technology brings some of the same abilities | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
that you and I as consumers rely upon. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
It brings the ability to virtually bring scenes to life | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
from a remote location by transfer video, by creating ways to communicate | 0:11:33 | 0:11:38 | |
that are not possible with just the spoken word. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
A picture is worth a thousand words, video's worth maybe a million words. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:44 | |
The critical communications industry has been moving | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
away from narrowband private mobile radio networks | 0:11:47 | 0:11:50 | |
towards superfast 4G broadband. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:52 | |
This will allow vast amounts of data to be shared fast | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
between first responders. | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
In the future, paramedics working on a victim in an ambulance could | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
send data back to medical specialists at base. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
Sensors on firefighters can monitor core body temperature, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
heart rate and blood pressure. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:11 | |
Police officers could see a hazard in advance. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
What it allows in a public safety environment is for a CCTV | 0:12:14 | 0:12:17 | |
camera of a specific area, maybe around the corner from where the | 0:12:17 | 0:12:21 | |
that officer is, to be streamed into the officer's device, | 0:12:21 | 0:12:25 | |
so he can see clearly what is around the corner before | 0:12:25 | 0:12:28 | |
he has to put his head around the corner. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
The pressure it could put on networks is already clear. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:34 | |
When Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of America in 2012, | 0:12:34 | 0:12:38 | |
it only took a few hours for communications to jam, | 0:12:38 | 0:12:42 | |
causing chaos for first responders. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:44 | |
We're all using so much internet bandwidth in our daily lives | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
that the spectrum is getting crowded. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
Unless bandwidth is reserved for the emergency services, | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
public safety could be compromised. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
Many countries don't have dedicated bandwidth for first responders | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
and this will become an increasing problem worldwide. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:07 | |
Spectrum problems are ubiquitous in the world, | 0:13:07 | 0:13:11 | |
It's a challenge. Scarce resource, highly valued by lots of services. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:15 | |
Right now, Europe hasn't moved to allocate spectrum. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
But there are many issues to overcome. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:21 | |
Privacy is one. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:23 | |
With vast amounts of data flowing around, how do you control who sees it? | 0:13:23 | 0:13:28 | |
And prioritisation. How do you avoid data overload? | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
Anything is actually possible. The number of devices and so on. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:36 | |
It's very important to note that when moving into a dangerous situation, | 0:13:36 | 0:13:40 | |
an officer doesn't want the data fed to him. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
He needs somebody telling him in his ear what he's about to face | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
and he wants to know somebody can talk back. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
So it picked me up, suspect Jen in the blue dress. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
Technologies like this are developing rapidly, | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
especially in the US. | 0:13:57 | 0:13:58 | |
Those backing these systems are pressing for dedicated | 0:13:58 | 0:14:02 | |
broadband space for public safety. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
Otherwise our crowded online lives may have an unintended impact on security | 0:14:04 | 0:14:09 | |
and the work of the emergency services. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:11 | |
Jen Copestake. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:15 | |
That funny looking building is the Olympic velodrome. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
With the Tour de France in full swing, | 0:14:18 | 0:14:20 | |
we thought it was time we showed you this. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
It looks like an ordinary bike. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:25 | |
It is heavier than an ordinary bike | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
because it's a prototype of a new e-bike, an electric bike, | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
which goes by the grand name of the Vanmoof 10 Electrified. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
If you've ever ridden an e-bike before, the first thing you'll | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
notice about this one is it doesn't have the unsightly battery pack | 0:14:43 | 0:14:47 | |
below the saddle. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:49 | |
That's because the power cells are built into the frame itself. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:54 | |
It takes about three hours to charge fully | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
and can give you between 19 and 37 miles of range, | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
depending on terrain traffic, weather and how you're cycling. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:03 | |
This is a so-called pedelec. The electric motor only works when | 0:15:04 | 0:15:09 | |
you pedal so you do have to do some work. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
But as soon as you do, the power kicks in, | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
helping you whiz up hills and whistle along the flat at top speeds of 18mph. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:20 | |
Although you can cycle at quite a pace, I have to say you notice the | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
electrical assistance most when you are pedalling slowly or up a hill | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
because the motor kicks in and it's actually difficult to cycle slowly. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:34 | |
There's almost no effort on my part at all to go at this speed. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:41 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
It's fast! | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
That's why there's a button to switch down from 100% power to 50%, | 0:15:47 | 0:15:52 | |
although to be honest I still had trouble keeping it slow and | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
there's no way of actually switching it off from the control panel. | 0:15:55 | 0:16:00 | |
There is a button for the LED lights built into the frame | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
and even a remote control. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
The bike won't work without it, | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
so it kind of acts like a theft deterring immobiliser. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:11 | |
The dawn of the electric bike has certainly come and gone before. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:16 | |
But as long as you have 3,000 to spare, this one could be here to stay. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:21 | |
Cycling is becoming increasingly popular in town. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
Because of that, many cities now have a community bike scheme, | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
where you can hire special bikes from docking stations | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
using your credit card and then return them | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
to a different docking station later, where your card is charged. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
Now, it's usually the docking stations themselves | 0:16:39 | 0:16:43 | |
that are the brains of the operation but in Copenhagen, in Denmark, | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
the community bikes have become smart. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
Lara Lewington took a ride. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:52 | |
Copenhagen, one of the cycling capitals of the world. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:06 | |
A place where there are as many bikes as there are inhabitants. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
In the '90s this was the first capital city to install a cycle hire | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
system, so it's little surprise they've just upgraded to | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
one at the cutting edge. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:22 | |
When it comes to hiring a bike, it needs to offer something extra. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:28 | |
Not only are these electric but they also come complete | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
with their own built-in, apparently vandal proof, tablet. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:35 | |
When it comes to reserving, booking and paying for one, you can | 0:17:35 | 0:17:39 | |
do it all on this. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:40 | |
You can select manual or whatever level of pedal power | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
assistance you desire. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
You can go for longer distances. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:52 | |
Even if you have a manual bike and you want to go 5km, | 0:17:52 | 0:17:56 | |
the fastest and easiest way to go is on an e-bike | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
and you get there without sweating. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:01 | |
I'm not that confident on a bike. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:06 | |
I was actually quite relieved that even with the electric element | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
kicks in, it still feels comfortable and stable and safe. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
And the thing is, it's very easy to stop. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
The tablet offers GPS travel guides enhanced for cycling, making the bikes | 0:18:18 | 0:18:23 | |
a liberating way for tourists to explore the city | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
or for commuters to get to unfamiliar locations. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:30 | |
There's an option to check train times | 0:18:30 | 0:18:32 | |
and you can even book a bike for someone else, pre-setting | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
a meeting destination to make sure they head to the right place. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:39 | |
At the same time, the GPS tracks who is going where, when | 0:18:40 | 0:18:44 | |
and that data is sent home every ten seconds, | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
meaning information on battery life, location and usage is constantly being collected. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:53 | |
It is, of course, early days but the open platform means | 0:18:53 | 0:18:57 | |
the potential for software development is huge. | 0:18:57 | 0:19:00 | |
One idea they are trying out at the moment is location-based marketing. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:05 | |
But there's also scope for improving the cycling | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
experience for the whole city. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
We'll get a lot of data from the bikes. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
We are already getting that, the average length of the trips, | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
the speed people are cycling with, because we can then adjust | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
the traffic signals to the speed of the bikes in the morning. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:22 | |
If you have a headwind, maybe they change with them, | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
than if you had the wind in the back. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
Is looking down at a tablet when on a bike safe, though? | 0:19:28 | 0:19:32 | |
Apparently there's been no problem yet. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
If you've finished your journey and there's no room in the docking | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
station, you can actually just leave the bike in a designated safe zone. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
You put the stand on, lock it and you can leave. But right now I'm in luck. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:49 | |
250 of the bikes have been up and running for a couple of months | 0:19:50 | 0:19:53 | |
now but the hope is it will soon become thousands. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
Then, maybe other cities will follow Copenhagen's example once again. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:04 | |
Lara Lewington. If you've been following the Tour de France, you'll know that | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
one of the major talking points this year is the issue of people | 0:20:07 | 0:20:10 | |
taking selfies too close to the cyclists. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:14 | |
Of course these days it's hard to work out which pictures are real | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
and which ones are just people having fun with Photoshop. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
However, don't fear. Kate Russell may very well have the answer. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:24 | |
Here comes Webscape. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:26 | |
What if you have a spectacular shot and you want to prove to | 0:20:26 | 0:20:30 | |
others it hasn't been photoshopped or tampered with? | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
Izitru will help you prove it's genuine and unmodified. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:38 | |
You probably won't have any need to prove your family holiday | 0:20:41 | 0:20:45 | |
photos are real but, if you've captured a newsworthy moment | 0:20:45 | 0:20:49 | |
or are taking evidential shots for an insurance claim or to sell an item on | 0:20:49 | 0:20:54 | |
an online auction, then this service could really come into its own. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:58 | |
You could also use it to prove something you captured | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
to enter a photographic competition has not been tampered with. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
Just upload your shot and the website will host it, | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
together with prominent trust ratings. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
As cities sprawl out and 24-hour lifestyles takeover, | 0:21:20 | 0:21:24 | |
light pollution is a growing problem. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
As well as limiting our view of the heavens, | 0:21:31 | 0:21:33 | |
unless you have blackout curtains, it has a negative effect | 0:21:33 | 0:21:37 | |
on our well-being, as sleep patterns are largely regulated by light. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:42 | |
If this concerns you, a couple of interesting citizens science projects | 0:21:42 | 0:21:46 | |
aim to track the extent of light pollution around the world. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:50 | |
Android has the free Loss of the Night app which allows you to | 0:21:50 | 0:21:54 | |
monitor and report light levels in your area. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:56 | |
If you have an iPhone, there's | 0:22:04 | 0:22:05 | |
a similar project called Dark Sky Meter. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
The app isn't free but it's not expensive. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:11 | |
The result can be viewed on the project's live map. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:15 | |
While some cities are always in the light, | 0:22:29 | 0:22:31 | |
some music remains in the dark. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
Spotify revealed statistics on its fifth birthday | 0:22:34 | 0:22:37 | |
that said 80% of the 20 million or | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
so songs in its database had been listened to at least once. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:43 | |
Read between the lines, though, | 0:22:43 | 0:22:45 | |
and you can deduce that at around 20% have never been played. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:50 | |
That's four million unheard tunes that Forgotify wants to help | 0:22:50 | 0:22:56 | |
you find. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:57 | |
Spotify is famously not terribly musically discerning about what | 0:23:03 | 0:23:08 | |
it allows to be uploaded to its library. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:11 | |
So, there are some fairly shocking tracks in the fabled no plays list. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:17 | |
It is an interesting journey, nonetheless, | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
and I did come across the occasional gem. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
You'll need to be logged in to a Spotify account to play, | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
as you dig deeper and deeper into the musical rabbit hole of unloved tunes. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:36 | |
Kate Russell, whose taste in music turns out to be just as bad as mine. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:48 | |
We've made it to the top of the ArcelorMittal Orbit at the Olympic Park, | 0:23:48 | 0:23:51 | |
where you get not only great views of the park, | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
but also the city of London just over there. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:57 | |
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