0:00:05 > 0:00:07This week: how not to wear your headphones.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Cow joins the Internet of Things.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15And people clap a plug.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16APPLAUSE.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Every year, as spring comes knocking on the door, Barcelona opens its
0:00:43 > 0:00:47gates to the Mobile World Congress, a place where anyone
0:00:47 > 0:00:51with anything mobile comes to flaunt their mobile wares.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Almost all the biggest mobile manufacturers,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03with one notable exception, Apple, launched their latest devices
0:01:03 > 0:01:09at this event, and this year is no different.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12And in fact, if there is one company that can rival Apple in terms
0:01:12 > 0:01:14of high-profile product launches these days, it's Samsung.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17This is the new Samsung phone, the S7 and S7 Edge.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19More of an improvement than a complete redesign on last
0:01:19 > 0:01:22year's model, the S6.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24But it does have some favourite features from older models too.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26All hail the return of the much-missed SD
0:01:26 > 0:01:29card expansion slot.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33More storage, anyone?
0:01:33 > 0:01:40And yes, Samsung is once again waterproof, it is true.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Maybe the most notable new feature is the game recording mode,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48which means you can record as you play your favourite title,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50a gamecaster's dream.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53The AMOLED screen is power efficient enough to stay on all the time,
0:01:53 > 0:01:58in part at least, so you can keep your eye on the time
0:01:58 > 0:02:01or the date without killing the battery.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04The S7 Edge now curves all the way around, should you care,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07and it even has a ruler, a killer app, ladies and gentlemen -
0:02:07 > 0:02:12until someone invents, I don't know, a ruler!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19LG also unveiled its new flagship device, the G5.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23This is a modular phone where the bottom slides out to make
0:02:23 > 0:02:26space for other attachments, like this music player by Bang
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Olufsen, which can play back hi-fi audio.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And a camera attachment, LG Cam Plus, essentially reshapes
0:02:33 > 0:02:37the device for a better camera grip, gives the phone extra juice and has
0:02:37 > 0:02:41a physical zoom dial.
0:02:42 > 0:02:49In fact there haven't been many other big phone announcements
0:02:49 > 0:02:51from the big players this year.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Sony has launched a selection of mid-range devices.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Huawei, now the third biggest manufacturer of mobile phones
0:02:56 > 0:02:59in the world, has no new phones on show but it has launched this
0:02:59 > 0:03:01new tablet-computer hybrid running Windows.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Is that the surface pro?
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Is that the Surface Pro?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08I hear you ask.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11No, it's the Mate Book, pretty similar to Microsoft's
0:03:11 > 0:03:13tablet, admittedly.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Although it is a bit nicer, a bit lighter and a bit slimmer.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Yeah, so it seems the interest in new tablets and smartphones may
0:03:19 > 0:03:20have hit a lull.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23The devices are no longer flying off the shelves, and so the industry
0:03:23 > 0:03:26is trying to refocus its efforts on the next big thing.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Which is what?
0:03:27 > 0:03:32I hear you ask.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37LJ Rich and Kate Russell are on the MWC show floor looking
0:03:37 > 0:03:42at some of the possibilities.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Internet of Things is the buzz phrase flying around this place
0:03:45 > 0:03:46again this year.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Does anyone actually know what it means yet?
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Excuse me, Internet of Things?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I don't speak English.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57It's very great.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00It means everything you have and everything you see will be
0:04:00 > 0:04:02connected to a large network.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Well, technology is going very fast and wearable devices,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07this is the future, I guess.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Why would you connect your toothbrush?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Because my dentist says it's going to be good for me.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Well, it's connecting everything together,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16so that's from a personal and professional perspective,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20connecting everything digitally.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Most specifically it's connecting devices, allowing them to talk back
0:04:24 > 0:04:27and forth and communicating back to humans about what they are doing.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Everywhere you look there seems to be somebody somewhere claiming
0:04:30 > 0:04:35that their device is smarter than the next.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38The connected fridge horse is still being flogged with food
0:04:38 > 0:04:41ordering through a built-in tablet, though why this is better
0:04:41 > 0:04:44than using a regular tablet is still a mystery to me.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47When we get connected food containers it might well be able
0:04:47 > 0:04:50to tell you when the milk has gone off.
0:04:50 > 0:04:58You know, in case your nose and your taste buds suddenly stopped working.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Talking of not working, this voice-activated personal robot
0:05:00 > 0:05:02might look cute, but today he's really not in the mood
0:05:02 > 0:05:03for listening.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Play some Rolling Stones.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Rolling Stone is a biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13On a more serious note, this kit demonstrates how
0:05:13 > 0:05:18the Internet of Things could help lifeguards monitor a beach.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Motion sensors on buoys talk to 360 cameras on the light towers calling
0:05:21 > 0:05:24in an alert if they spot a swimmer in trouble.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Clothes are also smartening up.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31We are used to seeing contactless payment symbols on our credit
0:05:31 > 0:05:33and debit cards these days but MasterCard are stuffing this
0:05:33 > 0:05:36technology into all kinds of wearables.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I could pay with this dress, I could pay with a glove,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44I could pay with this ring.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49I could even pay with Michael's arm.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52CHUCKLES Thank you, Michael.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Michael is actually wearing an NFC payment band that is
0:05:54 > 0:05:59measuring his heartbeat to authenticate the transaction.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02This will give us as consumers much more peace of mind,
0:06:02 > 0:06:08especially when it comes to making bigger purchases using NFC.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12The reason I can't wear it is as soon as I take it off it's
0:06:12 > 0:06:15not going to be valid any more and I won't be able to clear any
0:06:15 > 0:06:17transactions, so I'm afraid, Michael, you're coming with me.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18See ya.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23And for the selfie obsessed, your face could soon be your fortune
0:06:23 > 0:06:24as biometrics replaces the MasterCard secure code
0:06:24 > 0:06:26by authenticating a transaction with a selfie.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Shoppers need to blink to prove to MasterCard they are alive.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Who's a clever boy? Who's a clever boy?
0:06:33 > 0:06:40A better behaved robot, this beauty is to show off
0:06:40 > 0:06:42A better behaved robot, this cutie is here to show off
0:06:42 > 0:06:44a collar-mounted tracker for your pooch.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Recording activity levels and sending an alert if it strays
0:06:46 > 0:06:47from a safe zone.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51And it might even keep an eye on his health when he in transit.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54And it might even keep an eye on his health when he's in transit.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57But while I'm looking after the dog LJ Rich is looking
0:06:57 > 0:06:58after some grapes.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Come here and have a look at the bottom.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01We've actually got soil sensors.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04These are measuring temperature and humidity, and then further on up
0:07:04 > 0:07:08we've got another sensor here.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14This is measuring humidity and temperature in the air,
0:07:14 > 0:07:15as opposed to the soil.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17The whole thing is solar powered.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20The idea is that these grapes will be able to tell the farmer
0:07:20 > 0:07:21when it's time to pick them.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24The software, called Traco Vino, collects this sensor data alongside
0:07:24 > 0:07:26other things like sunlight intensity, and this gets sent
0:07:26 > 0:07:27to the farmer's mobile device.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30But it doesn't stop there.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Monitoring crops like this helps farmers know what the
0:07:32 > 0:07:33plant's experienced.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35For example, plotting it against the weather.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Once more data is gathered the software should be able
0:07:38 > 0:07:40to predict the quality and quantity of the produce.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43The system is currently on trial in four German vineyards.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Agriculture is not the only thing to get the Internet
0:07:46 > 0:07:48of Things treatment.
0:07:48 > 0:07:58There are many 'udder' ways to connect.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Fujitsu's connected dairy cows to their farmer who can find out
0:08:02 > 0:08:03more about cow health, therefore how much
0:08:03 > 0:08:05milk their herd is creating.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Think software as a service connected to cows.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08'Legend-dairy'.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Take this idea a step further and you get what amounts
0:08:10 > 0:08:12to a fitness monitor for cows.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Senso Wave showed us some connected cows in a farm in northern Spain.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I wonder if they charge up using a 'moo-SB port'.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Real cows in real-time.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26This is a farm and we've got the three cowers here,
0:08:26 > 0:08:31and clicking on each cow brings up a picture with the information.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33That's where this cow has gone in the last day.
0:08:33 > 0:08:40That's amazing.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It's because there is so much data already that farmers can more easily
0:08:43 > 0:08:46tell when a cow needs attention, disease can be caught early,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48which apart from obviously being better for the cow,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50can save the farmer money.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55This year's Mobile World Congress is full of cars.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Well, I suppose they are mobile.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04This early demo shows intelligent sensors spotting road hazards
0:09:04 > 0:09:07and recognising landmarks to assist the driver.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10It can even translate foreign road signs.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Handy, but I'd like to see how well it works in
0:09:12 > 0:09:15a dynamic real-world environment.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17And Volvo wants you to leave your keys behind,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21unlocking and driving the car with a smartphone app.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25This makes sharing keys quick and easy, and you can take them back
0:09:25 > 0:09:27just as easily with a swipe.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32Useful for car rentals and perhaps disciplining surly teenagers.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Enjoy yourself.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Thank you so much, brilliant.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41The good news is they have said I can take this baby
0:09:41 > 0:09:41for a test drive.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44So I've got the key on the app and...
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Oh!
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Oh no.
0:09:46 > 0:09:56The battery is flat.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59So we are seeing improvements in phone screens, phone processors
0:09:59 > 0:10:00and in phone cameras.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03One thing we have not seen much change in over the years
0:10:03 > 0:10:04is phone batteries.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06They are pretty much all still rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Apart from this one.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Researchers at the Graphene Institute in the UK have taken this
0:10:15 > 0:10:17phone's battery out and replaced it with a super capacitor
0:10:17 > 0:10:22which is partly made of graphene.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Graphene is this wonder material that everyone is talking
0:10:24 > 0:10:26about these days.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28It is really conductive, it's flexible, and it's
0:10:28 > 0:10:30really, really strong.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34And it turns out it can store a vast amount of energy too and absorb that
0:10:34 > 0:10:35energy really quickly.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38A few seconds of juice from the mains can keep this
0:10:38 > 0:10:41phone going for minutes.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44The vision is that one day our mobile devices could have
0:10:44 > 0:10:45graphene-based batteries, which not only charge super quickly
0:10:46 > 0:10:53but also last a lot longer too.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59Here at Mobile World Congress graphene is making an appearance.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Like this graphene-coated film that could be used for
0:11:01 > 0:11:06industrial packaging.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09There is a small area here dedicated to these kinds of technologies.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11How about this to feed our ever-hungry mobile phones?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14A graphene-powered charger pack.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18This will recharge in five minutes.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21It doesn't mean you can charge your phone in five minutes,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24but you can then plug your phone into it on the go.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30This is the first prototype and will only charge a large phone
0:11:30 > 0:11:33like this by about a third.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Next year they hope to have the third prototype
0:11:35 > 0:11:37out which will be able to fully charge it.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Here's the secret.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Inside the battery pack is layers, about 25 layers of
0:11:41 > 0:11:44graphene ink-coated oil.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47graphene ink-coated foil.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49That allows this battery pack to charge super fast.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52You can then pop it in your bag and take it with you.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57Another possible solution is a hydrogen fuel cell battery.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00With something this size, think of it like a mini power
0:12:00 > 0:12:04station using hydrogen to make power.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08So it's not refillable or rechargeable, you would buy
0:12:08 > 0:12:13replacement batteries like this and this could last up to a week
0:12:13 > 0:12:20alongside your typical lithium-ion battery in here.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22The great thing about these is it could be powered completely off
0:12:22 > 0:12:24the grid and it's a green energy source.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Another possibility for your mobile phone power management,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28a battery that will actually charge inside the phone
0:12:28 > 0:12:31in under 15 minutes.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33The manufacturers can't tell us what the material
0:12:33 > 0:12:36is inside the phone at the moment.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39It's all super-secret, and it's not out just yet.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43But when it is they say it's going to be the safest and fastest
0:12:43 > 0:12:45way of charging your phone in all of the world.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48SPEAKS SPANISH.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Mobile World Congress, the only place in the world
0:12:54 > 0:12:57where there is a press scrum for a phone charging.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00But wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to charge your
0:13:00 > 0:13:01phone quite so often?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05This handset has a photovoltaic layer in the screen,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08which feeds a trickle charge from solar power into the battery.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10This is the photovoltaic crystal layer that is embedded
0:13:10 > 0:13:12in that phone.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15And as you can see it's completely transparent so it isn't
0:13:15 > 0:13:17going to interfere with your view.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21I don't know about you, though, that I keep my smartphone
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I don't know about you, though, but I keep my smartphone
0:13:23 > 0:13:26in my pocket or my bag, where there isn't an
0:13:26 > 0:13:27awful lot of sunshine.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30So perhaps a better place for this would be in a smart watch
0:13:30 > 0:13:31like this one.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34As you can see, come September, this material is going to be made
0:13:34 > 0:13:36for smart watches just like this.
0:13:39 > 0:13:495G, the fifth generation of mobile connectivity promises to be fast.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54New estimates say it will be here in 2018 rather than 2020.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Easy access to all that tasty bandwidth on the move will change
0:13:57 > 0:13:59how we do everything.
0:13:59 > 0:14:07So how about getting up close and personal with your favourite pop
0:14:07 > 0:14:10in virtual reality.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16Could this be the future of broadcasting?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19What I'm wearing here is a simple GoPro camera that could be connected
0:14:19 > 0:14:21to 5G that would allow for real-time streaming.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Yes, you could be walking around this trade show.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27More bandwidth can mean more connections at once,
0:14:27 > 0:14:32opening up new ways to provide mobile access.
0:14:32 > 0:14:39For example, a drone like this could float a 5G signal over
0:14:39 > 0:14:41a massive ten kilometre radius for around two hours.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43It could potentially revolutionise communications in areas where mobile
0:14:43 > 0:14:45signal is weak, for example after a natural disaster
0:14:45 > 0:14:48or in a temporary setup.
0:14:48 > 0:14:525G also means lower latency, that is it will take less time
0:14:52 > 0:14:58for instructions to go from a human to a machine and back again.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00With me is Cristian from Ericsson Research,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02who has added a dimension
0:15:02 > 0:15:04to flying a drone, where you can actually feel it.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Yes, indeed I have.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Inspecting infrastructure such as wind turbines, power lines,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13agriculture and stuff like that is actually something
0:15:13 > 0:15:18that is estimated to become a pretty big business in the coming years.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21We think that doing this over 5G could actually benefit
0:15:21 > 0:15:23from all the great stuff we are thinking about developing
0:15:23 > 0:15:26as technologies right now.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Ultralow latency, we are talking about high-resolution video,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33we are talking about Internet of Things, and cloud solutions.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37A virtual barrier where the quadcopter should not be
0:15:37 > 0:15:40is programmed into the system.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43If a quadcopter gets too close to, in this case the wind turbine
0:15:43 > 0:15:46blades, the programme sends a signal to the controller making it harder
0:15:46 > 0:15:51to move in that direction.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54The remote human operator finds it more difficult to push the drone
0:15:54 > 0:15:56into the structure because they feel pressure as a warning.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Is this controlling the forward and backward and this is controlling
0:15:59 > 0:16:00up and down?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Yes. And you have sideways as well.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05It's called telehaptics and it's surprisingly intuitive and responds
0:16:05 > 0:16:09to a very light touch.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12When I try to fly too close I feel the controller pushing back,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14giving the impression of a force field.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Aligning the quadcopter roughly with the blade with two stripes
0:16:16 > 0:16:21unlocks a bonus mode.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I feel a slight kick back and the drone is now
0:16:24 > 0:16:26following the turbine by itself.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32It can now inspect the structure, or take pictures and readings,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35all without a human putting themselves in danger.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38What we are doing here is simulating what 5G could actually be about.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39This is no fantasy.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43All of these things we are talking about are actually in the pipes.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46If we are ever going to start seeing flexible devices then some of these
0:16:46 > 0:16:49slots are going to have to start disappearing.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52There is already rumours that Apple are thinking about dropping
0:16:52 > 0:16:53the headphone jack slot in their upcoming models.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56One of the other things that is likely to go
0:16:56 > 0:17:06is the Sim card slot.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09As you can see here this device actually replaces the Sim card
0:17:09 > 0:17:12with a case and instead of having a Sim card inside the phone
0:17:12 > 0:17:16what you end up with is a virtual Sim card that lives on the cloud.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18The case allows the phone to talk to the cloud,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21which means eventually with a virtual Sim you could end up
0:17:21 > 0:17:23completely changing your service contract provider every five minutes
0:17:23 > 0:17:24if you wanted to.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27And in fact, as he walked across the countryside you could hop
0:17:27 > 0:17:30from one service provider to another depending on who has got
0:17:30 > 0:17:31the better connection.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Cheaper roaming? Yes, please.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38But a virtual Sim also has huge implications for Internet of Things,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41as Jean-Christophe Tisseuil from GSMA explained when we caught
0:17:41 > 0:17:42up at the show.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45So, today products are getting smaller.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49There are a lot of companions coming.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51You can have dog collars, a watch, Fitbits, whatever.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Those products want to be connected independently from the phone
0:17:54 > 0:17:58to the network.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03So today if you take the Sim and the reader that you put
0:18:03 > 0:18:07in the device to put the Sim, this is going to be reduced in size
0:18:07 > 0:18:08by 90% and more.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Meaning that you can use this extra space for a battery, for example.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14So, in a watch the size for a battery matters
0:18:14 > 0:18:18because if you need to reload your watch two or three times a day
0:18:18 > 0:18:21because the space is taken by the physical Sim and its reader
0:18:21 > 0:18:22if doesn't work for the user.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24it doesn't work for the user.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Does it mean that users can switch providers more easily without having
0:18:28 > 0:18:30to wait for another card to be delivered?
0:18:30 > 0:18:34In the first studies we have done it is just to download one profile.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36In future releases of the specification we will do,
0:18:36 > 0:18:41you will be able to have multiple profiles in your Sim indeed.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44However, you will be, as a user, in charge of using one operator
0:18:44 > 0:18:47at a time.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I can imagine a lot of the people here at this event
0:18:50 > 0:18:52are travelling a lot.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Does that mean that their Sim could travel with them and change
0:18:54 > 0:18:57location with them in the same way?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00We call that plastic roaming, meaning that you play with cards.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03You can probably do the same thing with this new technology.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Except that you will download another subscription.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I arrive in India, for example, and at the airport
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I can buy a Sim card.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13I will buy a subscription and this subscription will be downloaded
0:19:13 > 0:19:14to my device.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18With this ability to give more devices their own Sim card,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21what kind of benefits will everyday people experience?
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Let's take the watch as an example.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29If I'm going today running with my watch I need
0:19:29 > 0:19:31to carry my phone because the connection to the cellular
0:19:31 > 0:19:34network is over Bluetooth with my device in my pocket.
0:19:34 > 0:19:40Tomorrow with the Samsung Gear S2, for example, I will be able to go
0:19:40 > 0:19:43out, run without carrying my iPhone or my Samsung S7, or whatever device
0:19:43 > 0:19:47I have and independently connect to the network my watch,
0:19:47 > 0:19:52meaning that I can make calls, access to my e-mails.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Going running maybe not, but I will have this independence
0:19:54 > 0:19:56of the connectivity without the main device.
0:19:56 > 0:20:06There are some independent providers of virtual Sim solutions.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08They're talking about this like roaming technology.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11How is that going to fit with what you guys are doing and how
0:20:11 > 0:20:13are the operators going to respond to that?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15It will change things. It will go slow.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19I think it will take time.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22It's not like the Sim card is going to disappear overnight,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24it's going to take a long time.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27But it's the first bricks in the wall.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Another interesting find, these are no ordinary headphones.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35Swivel the top down and you have a retinal imaging
0:20:35 > 0:20:38display, which beams low powered LEDs off 2 million microscopic
0:20:38 > 0:20:41mirrors shaping the light into an image inside your eye.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44The picture is pretty good, but they aren't half heavy
0:20:44 > 0:20:45on your nose.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50Wow, that's really kind of cool.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53It feels like you have a big screen in front of you, and I was kind
0:20:53 > 0:20:55of surprised to find you sitting there.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57But I'm not the only one wearing goggles,
0:20:57 > 0:20:58I promise you.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59This place is full of them.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01VR bringing the wow factor everywhere you look.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04From this hard-core VR makers, HTC revealed the final consumer
0:21:04 > 0:21:06version of its headset.
0:21:06 > 0:21:15So we looked at the Vibe back at CES and we already
0:21:15 > 0:21:18So we looked at the Vive back at CES and we already
0:21:18 > 0:21:19have the forward facing camera.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22But now HTC have added the ability to send and receive text messages
0:21:22 > 0:21:24whilst you are still in the virtual reality environment.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And don't worry, if you want them to go away because you're busy
0:21:27 > 0:21:29playing games there is a standard message for that.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Now, the big news here at Mobile World Congress is that HTC
0:21:32 > 0:21:35have announced they are going to be shipping these in April.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36Retail price, $800.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Hairdressing appointments are extra, though.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46One of the problems with VR is it's traditionally quite
0:21:46 > 0:21:48a lonely experience.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Well, not any more.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Welcome along the starship.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Were about to go to Mars.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Before we do we are going to do some training so that you are accustomed
0:22:00 > 0:22:01to the instruments.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02LJ?
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Yes? Are you going to be OK?
0:22:03 > 0:22:09Copy, Gold Leader.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11You've now been promoted to lieutenant.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13CHUCKLES.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15This is a space landing game where you read
0:22:15 > 0:22:16instructions out loud.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Some of them might be for you, some for the other players.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20Change escape system to one.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22We interact together to land our rover.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Realign satellite uplink.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Looking at each panel activates it and moving the controllers in front
0:22:29 > 0:22:32of me changes the value.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35It's a bit like the collaborative gaming app Space Team.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Change printer cartridge.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41OK, that last one was a joke.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44This is the first demo that I've played with in VR that actually
0:22:44 > 0:22:46is sharing the space with other people.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47You can see them.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49And I can see this becoming quite a thing.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53I've always said that VR is lonely, not any more.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54That's pretty much it
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Congress.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59for our coverage of the Mobile World Congress.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02But just on that thought of virtual reality, you may have noticed
0:23:02 > 0:23:05there is not that much content available for your VR goggles
0:23:05 > 0:23:06at the moment.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07This could be a solution.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Samsung has just announced the Gear 360 which is a 360 camera,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14so you can record your surroundings and then watch it back
0:23:14 > 0:23:17on some VR goggles.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19It's two lenses, one pointing that way, one pointing that way.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22They are both really fish-eye lenses, and so together they give
0:23:22 > 0:23:25you a 360 picture, which you can see being streamed live over Wi-Fi
0:23:25 > 0:23:27direct to this S7 Edge here.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32This is one of a few 360 cameras around.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Another is LG's newly announced 360 Cam, which records video
0:23:34 > 0:23:40and stitches it into a 360 sphere in the camera.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Users of Samsung's Gear 360 will have to transfer the recording
0:23:42 > 0:23:48to the phone first.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51That's what's doing the stitching of Talia filming some 360 footage
0:23:51 > 0:24:01of Talia filming some 360 footage.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Wow, that was all rather meta wasn't it?
0:24:04 > 0:24:08And who knows, this may be the thing that makes VR actually a thing.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Who knows, we'll have to see.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12That's it from us, though. More on Twitter as usual @BBCClick.
0:24:12 > 0:24:20And we'll see you soon.