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0:00:23 > 0:00:26This week on Click, we'll try to navigate the cities of the future,
0:00:26 > 0:00:31and find out how to design buildings and whole areas that are easy to get to
0:00:31 > 0:00:33and safe to be around.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37We're also meeting the new smartphone which is hoping it's hip to be square.
0:00:37 > 0:00:43And meet the people you don't know who are offering to wake you up first thing in the morning.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45All that plus the latest tech news,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49and apps for snaps in a photography flavoured Webscape.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Welcome to Click, I'm Spencer Kelly.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Around the world, more and more people
0:00:58 > 0:00:59are moving to the cities.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02And as a result, the infrastructures of those cities
0:01:02 > 0:01:03are starting to struggle.
0:01:03 > 0:01:10This week we're at a place called Transport Systems Catapult in the fairly young city of Milton Keynes.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16This place is showcasing different ways of tackling urban transport planning issues.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17For example,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21this is the city of Manchester in 2010.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24A lot smaller than I remember it but there you go. This is a visualisation
0:01:24 > 0:01:27of how the traffic flowed around the city four years ago,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30the blue blobs are busses, the white blobs are cars and so on.
0:01:30 > 0:01:36First of all, you can dial forward 10 or 20 years to see how the congestion will increase.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42But you can also dial up the amount of investment that there has been through that time in public transport
0:01:42 > 0:01:46to see whether, for example, you can reduce the number of cars on the road.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49And then you can see how your design will be influenced
0:01:49 > 0:01:52by accidents at various points on the map.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55And, of course how it copes with a spot of bad weather.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Now, it is all very well helping existing cities adjust,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02but if you have the luxury of building something from scratch,
0:02:02 > 0:02:07you can use the latest technology and simulations to help get your design right.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Over here is a simulation of how different
0:02:09 > 0:02:16parts of a pedestrianised area would get congested as you open and close different entrances and exits.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20And Neil Bowdler has been finding out how this can be used to predict
0:02:20 > 0:02:25how buildings affect people before a single foundation stone has been laid.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31The London headquarters of the engineering group Arup,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34at its architectural division Arup Associates.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36This is how architecture used to be done,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40physical models of proposed buildings to give the planners and
0:02:40 > 0:02:45the general public a better idea of how a scheme will look and impact on its environment.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Models like these are still built here at Arup and elsewhere,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51but it is 3D digital visualisation which has now become the most important tool
0:02:51 > 0:02:56engaging with clients, city authorities and the public.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02This is a fly-through showing how the finished Olympic Park will eventually look,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04created before much of the park was built.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09It is the work of a whole team at the company's visualisation department.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Heading up the team is David Edge.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16We created a co-ordinated model, a visualisation model of the Olympic Park, back in 2007.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21And using this model it helped communicate to a number of different audiences.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24We published it into a real-time engine,
0:03:24 > 0:03:31so that helped people experience what the vistas of the Olympic Park were going to be.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35The team's latest project is the Garden Bridge,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39the new proposed river crossing for London's pedestrians.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Look at this video and you'd think it was built already.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44This is before. We can click on year one
0:03:44 > 0:03:48and then we can actually bring in what the bridge is going to look like
0:03:48 > 0:03:52on the first year after it's been built.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54And then we can go to year 25, summer,
0:03:54 > 0:04:00and you can see start to see what the vision of Heatherwick Studio and Dan Pearson Studio is,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04with the treeline reflecting the piers in framing the views of London.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07David doesn't just want to create pretty videos,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11he wants to put you in or on the buildings or structures
0:04:11 > 0:04:12before they are built.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16No office is complete without a shed, but this is one with a difference.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17It is a visualisation shed.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Step into it and I can transport myself to the River Thames.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Inside the shed we have a fan to represent the wind, we have
0:04:25 > 0:04:29leaves to represent the foliage that will be on the bridge and the aroma
0:04:29 > 0:04:34that they will give, we even have the sound of birdsong and the distant hum of traffic.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37What we're missing are the pictures.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42Put on these glasses and I can really put myself on the bridge.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Visualising future projects isn't just about informing the public, though.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53It is also about the public informing the design process.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58Arup's Alvise Simondetti builds virtual realities of unbuilt buildings,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02so they can be tested before the foundations are built.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05This is a planned station upgrade for Hong Kong.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09We want a 21st century station,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13which translates into the fact that we want to ensure that
0:05:13 > 0:05:20passengers can go from anywhere, any position, any place to any place in the station
0:05:20 > 0:05:22within a maximum amount of time.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Which is around a minute and a half.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28So I am wandering around this simulation now and I must admit I am a bit lost.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34It is not surprising, given how big it is. There are four train lines, eight platforms,
0:05:34 > 0:05:3648 escalators, I'm tumbling down one now.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And the whole point here is the signage.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I'm trying to get from A to B within this station using the signs that are available to me.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46If I get lost or the signs don't work very well then that information
0:05:46 > 0:05:49will be fed back to the developers of this simulation
0:05:49 > 0:05:54and the engineers and architects can redesign the signage before the station's even built.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00The plan is to put this virtual reality online in the near future,
0:06:00 > 0:06:05so the general public can feed back data in their thousands.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Down by the river, David Edge is using his latest visualisation tool
0:06:09 > 0:06:12for clients, using augmented reality.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Technology probably won't ever be able to predict entirely how a building will function,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21a physical world has hidden depths after all.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25But there is no doubting it can dramatically improve our sense of how a building will appear,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and sit in its landscape before it's built.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31It might even lead to better buildings.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35Neil Bowdler.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40Now, you can't go far in the UK without coming across a CCTV camera.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43They are intended as a security measure,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45but cameras do have a shortcoming.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49They only offer a limited view of the surrounding area.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52But now, one US company has developed a way of monitoring an entire neighbourhood
0:06:52 > 0:06:57using technology originally developed during the Iraq war.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03Sumi Das has visited the firm that is now looking to bring the surveillance system to urban areas.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10This summer, so called "ghost robbers" plagued Dayton, Ohio.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16No arrests were made,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19but a potent crime fighting tool may have made a difference.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Cameras mounted on planes thousands of feet overhead.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26We get a fallen location where there was a camera,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28that did see their face,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30we could have identified them and solved this crime.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34From it's high vantage point, this rig of 12 high-res cameras
0:07:34 > 0:07:38captures things that escape lenses on the ground.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41The technology, made by Persistent Surveillance Systems,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43is called Hawkeye 2.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Our camera systems are 192 million pixels but that doesn't mean that we have
0:07:48 > 0:07:50tremendous resolution down on the ground.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Our objective is to cover as large an area as possible
0:07:53 > 0:07:56so we see as much crime as we possibly can.
0:07:56 > 0:08:03Persistent Surveillance System's own software stitches images from the 12 cameras together.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The company engineered a 600 megabit per second downlink
0:08:07 > 0:08:10to transfer files from the plane to a command centre.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14It is fast enough that police could track crimes in progress.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18The most effective use of this technology?
0:08:18 > 0:08:19Steady crime statistics.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Find out when and where most crimes occur.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Then fly a plane over those hotspots
0:08:25 > 0:08:26during peak periods.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31Hawkeye 2 can cover up to 25 square miles,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34though people are reduced to grainy spots.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39At one pixel per person, I can't tell if someone is a man, woman or child.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41They are just a dot.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44The only reason I know they're not a bush is they tend to walk along the sidewalk.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48The only reason I know they're not a dog is they tend to get in a car and drive.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52If I had 9 pixels per person it wouldn't tell me any more information about it,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55but I'd only cover one ninth of the area
0:08:55 > 0:08:57and see one ninth the number of crimes.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03Persistent Surveillance Systems has witnessed 34 murders using its technology.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06They captured this one in Juarez, Mexico,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08near the US border,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11while surveilling for illegal crossings and contraband smuggling.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15This right here appears to be your victim coming out there,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17right there appears to be the shot,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21and then what we're going to do is, we're going to follow the shooter out.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Analysts painstakingly examine each image and log
0:09:25 > 0:09:27the suspect's movements.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Using Google Street View, they identify which house to investigate.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Surveillance technology is bound to raise privacy concerns and questions.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Who is watching me? These analysts can't look at any video they wish,
0:09:40 > 0:09:45they can only review footage directly related to a crime that's been reported
0:09:45 > 0:09:48or an ongoing police investigation.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53But privacy advocates remain wary.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56A particular concern is that the technology is used
0:09:56 > 0:09:58without public knowledge.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01This raises serious privacy and first amendment concerns.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Because it allows for law enforcement to know whether, for instance,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08a person has left their house and gone to a psychiatrist,
0:10:08 > 0:10:12gone to a mosque or even gone to an abortion clinic.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17To date, Hawkeye 2 has been used to assess damage following the BP oil spill,
0:10:17 > 0:10:23gather data for traffic studies and help with recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25But no police departments are using it.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31Public opposition and the nearly 2,000 per hour cost are among the reasons.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33But police still see the value.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Technology is a force multiplier in the era of austerity.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43The only way most of those of those departments are able to maintain effectiveness
0:10:43 > 0:10:45is through the use of innovative technology,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49and this is just one example of such technology.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53And judging by the rapid development of sensor and imaging technologies,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57there will likely be many others.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Sumi Das with the eyes in the skies above Ohio.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Next up, a look at this week's tech news.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Apple has been forced to apologise
0:11:10 > 0:11:13after an update to its mobile operating system
0:11:13 > 0:11:18left some owners of its new iPhones unable to make or receive calls.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Users who had installed iOS 8.0.1 on their iPhone 6s also complained
0:11:23 > 0:11:28it caused problems for the handset's touch ID fingerprint facility.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32The update has now been pulled and Apple has advised affected users
0:11:32 > 0:11:35to reinstall iOS 8 through iTunes.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38India has successfully sent a spacecraft to Mars
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and is the first country to have done so at its first attempt.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45The Mangalyaan, which means Mars Craft in Hindi,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48safely arrived in orbit and will now take pictures of the Red Planet
0:11:48 > 0:11:50and study its atmosphere.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country had achieved
0:11:53 > 0:11:55the near impossible, and what's more,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58it completed the mission for just 74 million,
0:11:58 > 0:12:03substantially less than it cost to make the film Gravity.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06And, finally, the world's first 3D printed band
0:12:06 > 0:12:10has shown off its chops at Lund University in Sweden.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13All the instruments involved in this tri-dimensional performance,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16the drums, the keyboard and a couple of guitars, were 3D printed.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Well, as much as they could be.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Forget heavy metal, this is heavy plastic.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Of course, the main news on social media this week is...
0:12:29 > 0:12:31#bendgate.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Yep, those photos that surfaced of Apple's new iPhone
0:12:34 > 0:12:37which seemed to show the phone might be prone to bending in your pocket.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Apple said it's received just 9 complaints in the first week,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46claiming the problem is "rare" during normal use.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51But, of course, we can't take Apple's word for it. We've asked Marc Cieslak to investigate.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57Now, the 6 Plus is the larger of the two new iPhones and its back
0:12:57 > 0:13:00is made of aluminium, which will bend if forced.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03But just how tough is Apple's latest?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07I'm now going to perform a completely unscientific test,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09which I like to call "sitting down",
0:13:09 > 0:13:12with the 6 Plus in my front and back pocket.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15For the record, the surface I'm sitting on is soft.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22And let's have a look at the result.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Seems pretty flat to me.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28OK, time now to try it with a chair that has a hard surface.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Pop it into my pocket.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35Let's have a look there.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41It's worth noting I wouldn't normally put my smartphone in my back pocket,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44for fear of damaging the screen in the first place.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47This is still looking reasonably flat.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53Time now to test if the iPhone will bend after leaving it in my pocket for an entire day.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58A day which involves extreme activities, such as getting a hair cut.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01eating lunch and working at my desk.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I've had the iPhone 6 Plus in my pocket all day
0:14:06 > 0:14:09and the result of all the standing up and sitting down that I've done?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Well, the phone itself remains...
0:14:14 > 0:14:16completely unbent.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22This massive thing is called the Sentiment Mapping Tool.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26it's looking out for tweets that contain keywords relating to public transport,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29train, bus, tube and so on.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32And then it is trying to work out the sentiment of those tweets.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38Basically whether the people tweeting are happy or not about their train journey and their bus ride.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Working out the mood of tweets is a big thing right now, but it is not
0:14:42 > 0:14:47as easy as it sounds, it is not just a case of looking out for happy and sad keywords,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50because, in the UK at least, we have this thing called sarcasm,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53which is very easy for computers to work out(!)
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Anyway, right now I can see the buses are making people very happy,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01the tube seems to be on track and the trains have just recovered
0:15:01 > 0:15:04from a period of making people very, very miserable.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Your next travel update in half an hour.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Now, I'm not sure what smartphones these people are using
0:15:09 > 0:15:12but I think it's safe to say most of them aren't using Blackberries.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17As smartphones have moved towards bigger touchscreens and better cameras,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20the once mighty Blackberry has fallen out of favour.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23But the company is not out of the running just yet,
0:15:23 > 0:15:28and it is now pinning its hopes on something it has been known for since it entered the mobile market.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Its keyboard.
0:15:29 > 0:15:35Dan Simmons has been looking at how Blackberry is reverting to type.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39It looks like an ordinary keyboard,
0:15:39 > 0:15:40until you swipe it.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Embedded beneath the keys is a capacitive touch sensor
0:15:44 > 0:15:48that allows the whole surface of this new device to be used
0:15:48 > 0:15:49like a touchpad.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50For browsing,
0:15:50 > 0:15:51text editing,
0:15:53 > 0:15:55and revealing menus.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58There's a lot of people who find a huge amount of value in a physical keyboard,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02and so we are just taking what we have always been really good at
0:16:02 > 0:16:06and we're upgrading it. And you will see that in the devices coming out in the future.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09This is the Blackberry Passport,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11and it is not for teenagers.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15This is a phone for the business professional.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Blackberry have got all serious on us.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23This screen isn't ideal for watching movies but it does make documents much more easy to browse through.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27The Blackberry 10 OS doesn't support as many apps as others,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31but we are now told this works seamlessly with your office software.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36And this new touch keyboard makes bashing out that e-mail super quick.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40One way the Passport focuses on work is how it stores all those
0:16:40 > 0:16:46sensitive documents on the handset while allowing them to be edited on the laptop.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48The key is, nothing leaves the Blackberry.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51You do the editing using the PC power
0:16:51 > 0:16:54but then it's sent through the Blackberry
0:16:54 > 0:16:56and it is from the Blackberry that all the security is enabled.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59So the security is on the Blackberry, nothing is left on the PC.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02The Passport takes its name from its dimensions,
0:17:02 > 0:17:08but it does feel chunky, and while its size may be its biggest plus for some,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11it may not be BB's breakthrough device.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16It's niche because it's got a large screen, 4.5 inches square,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18it's not the typical format.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21The one coming out after this, the Classic, which is a return to form,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24a return to the Blackberry Bold style keyboards,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28that I think will be the one. This will be rather niche.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34For now this is a square phone, aimed squarely at square people,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38but it might just help Blackberry boldly turn a curve.
0:17:40 > 0:17:46Dan Simmons with the device which may, or may not, wake Blackberry from its slumber.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Talking of which, and you're going to love this link,
0:17:49 > 0:17:54until I became a dad, getting up in the morning was the worst thing in the world.
0:17:54 > 0:18:00If that is still you, have you ever wondered if it might be easier to get up
0:18:00 > 0:18:02if you are woken by a complete stranger?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I'm saying nothing.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Well, believe it or not, that is the idea behind a new app called Wakie,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12and Stephen Beckett has spent the last week bedding it in.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17ALARM BEEPS
0:18:17 > 0:18:19If you are already clawing for the snooze button
0:18:19 > 0:18:21maybe you need this.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22I've got a Wakie.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26'Good morning!'
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Hello?
0:18:28 > 0:18:33This is Wakie, the idea is to get strangers to wake you up,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35a bit like a hotel alarm call.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Each stranger is randomly chosen from anywhere in the world,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41and has just one minute to get you out of bed.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44That was very weird, but I am, technically, awake.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48The app is the brainchild of Armenian entrepreneur, Hrachik Adjamian.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52This idea came to me seven years ago because it was my own problem.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56I just noticed that when someone is calling me I am
0:18:56 > 0:18:58waking up pretty fast.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01I cannot just snooze a live person.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06And once you are awake you can return the favour to other so-called "sleepies" around the world.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08We are currently looking for sleepies.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09I've got a sleepie!
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Wake up!
0:19:11 > 0:19:13What are you going to have for breakfast?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- 'Probably just a coffee and a bagel.'- Cool.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17'Hello?'
0:19:17 > 0:19:22# Wake up, it's time to get up, yeah! #
0:19:22 > 0:19:23What do you think?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25'Good job waking!'
0:19:25 > 0:19:26They hung up!
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Sing, sing for them, they always thank you after that because
0:19:29 > 0:19:33even if your voice is horrible, they always think of it as
0:19:33 > 0:19:35a really nice way of waking up, instead of
0:19:35 > 0:19:37the random "good morning" wake up.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42The app claims to be anonymous, keeping your phone number private from the person you are calling.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46That is all well and good providing they actually answer the phone.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51'You have reached the voicemail of 7192..."
0:19:51 > 0:19:52Another voicemail.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54And now I've got their mobile number.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Wakie say they are working on a fix for the problem,
0:19:57 > 0:20:02but until then you might want to think twice before inviting the world into your voicemail.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Bizarrely, the app also tries to match you with someone of the opposite gender.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12It makes you become more nice than your gender, we just noticed that.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15I see it as an entertainment tool.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Since I live alone I use Wakie often at night after work
0:20:19 > 0:20:24instead of watching TV I'd rather use my Wakie and wake up random strangers all the time and just meet
0:20:24 > 0:20:27random strangers for a second.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31There is no denying Wakie is a pretty strange idea,
0:20:31 > 0:20:35as evidenced by the reaction we got when we asked people what they thought on Twitter.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39But, weird or not, Wakie already claims a strong following with Russians,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42boasting 1.5 million subscribers.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45And with apps available for Android and Windows smartphones,
0:20:45 > 0:20:46and iOS in the pipeline,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49it could soon be bedtime for the snooze button.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54The Stephen Beckett alarm call.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Thank goodness he didn't get his trombone out.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01Anyway, this week we have a photography themed Webscape for you.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Some people prefer the point and shoot simplicity of smartphone cameras,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09but for others the art of photography is a serious business,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12and Kate Russell has a little something for everyone next.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19If you are serious about photography, it becomes a blend of art and science.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Understanding the best composition and knowing
0:21:22 > 0:21:27how the light will fall on your subject at any time of day and night.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31The photographer's ephemeris is the ideal companion for outdoor photography.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34with a map-centric sun and moon calculator,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37so you know what to expect from the light and shadows.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46The app is quite pricey, £6 on iOS and £3 on Android,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50but there is also a desktop version that is free to use.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55Another great example in this genre is Photo Pills,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57which is only in iOS right now
0:21:57 > 0:21:59and again, quite pricey.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04but the interface is beautiful and really easy to get to grips with.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08The interface is very intuitive, letting you select a date and location
0:22:08 > 0:22:12and then slide the dots on the bottom part of the screen
0:22:12 > 0:22:15to see direction and times for the sun and moon.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23# It's a kinda magic...#
0:22:23 > 0:22:25As well as telling you how the world will affect your photos,
0:22:25 > 0:22:29here is a raft of ingenious gizmos to help perfect that shot.
0:22:29 > 0:22:3669p Anticrop on iOS uncrops your image, using cloning technology to fill in the gaps
0:22:36 > 0:22:38if you want to reframe a little wider.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41it works like magic on
0:22:41 > 0:22:43scenery and vistas,
0:22:43 > 0:22:48but as soon as you add people and fine details, the cloning goes a bit haywire.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Instaface Eyes Morph is free on Android and lets you
0:22:53 > 0:23:01monkey around, morphing portraits into a combination of human and animal hybrids.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02As you do.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08One of the downsides of digital sharing is that you don't get to see
0:23:08 > 0:23:11the reaction of the person you are showing the photograph to.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Sharing the sharing of the sharing of our captured memories
0:23:16 > 0:23:20can bring a whole new level of fun and personal interaction.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Reactor for iOS and Android does exactly this,
0:23:25 > 0:23:31using the recipient's camera to capture their reaction on opening a video or photo you send.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33They will need the app installed too,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37and then they can choose whether they want to send the reaction to you.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Kate Russell's Webscape, and if you have any Webscape suggestions
0:23:52 > 0:23:53please do give us a shout.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01And you may have heard that we finally have our own YouTube channel,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03which, of course, we'd love you to subscribe to.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Blimey, we'll be getting our own MySpace
0:24:05 > 0:24:07and Bebo page next if we're lucky.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Anyway, that is it for now. Thank you very much for watching.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11We'll see you next time.