0:00:02 > 0:00:05Now it's time for Click.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09This week: how not to wear your headphones.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Cow joins the Internet of Things.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16And people clap a plug.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Every year, as spring comes knocking on the door,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Barcelona opens its gates to the Mobile World Congress,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50a place where anyone with anything mobile comes to flaunt their mobile
0:00:51 > 0:00:56wares.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Almost all the biggest mobile manufacturers,
0:01:01 > 0:01:07with one notable exception, Apple, launched their latest
0:01:07 > 0:01:09devices at this event, and this year is no different.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12And in fact, if there is one company that can rival
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Apple in terms of high-profile product launches these days,
0:01:14 > 0:01:15it's Samsung.
0:01:15 > 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
0:01:19 > 0:01:25redesign on last year's model, the S6.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28But it does have some favourite features from older models too.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32All hail the return of the much-missed
0:01:32 > 0:01:33More storage, anyone? of the much-missed
0:01:33 > 0:01:35And yes, Samsung is once again waterproof, it is true.
0:01:35 > 0:01:43May be the most notable new feature is the game recording mode,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45which means you can record as you play
0:01:45 > 0:01:54your favourite title, a game caster's dream.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57The AMOLED screen is power efficient enough to stay on all the time,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01in part at least, so
0:02:01 > 0:02:04you can keep your eye on the time or the date
0:02:04 > 0:02:05without killing the battery.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08The S7 Edge now curves all the way around, should you care,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10and it even has a ruler, a killer app,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12ladies and gentlemen - until someone invents,
0:02:12 > 0:02:20I don't know, a ruler!
0:02:20 > 0:02:23LG also unveiled its new flagship device, the G5.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28This is a modular phone where the bottom slides out to
0:02:28 > 0:02:30make space for other attachments, like this music player
0:02:30 > 0:02:33by Bang Olufsen, which can play back hi-fi audio.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35And a camera attachment, LG Cam Plus,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37essentially reshapes the device for a better camera grip,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39gives the phone extra juice and has a physical
0:02:39 > 0:02:45zoom dial.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47In fact there haven't been many other big phone announcements
0:02:47 > 0:02:52on the big players this year.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Sony has launched a selection of mid-range
0:02:53 > 0:03:00devices.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Huawei, now the third biggest manufacturer of mobile
0:03:02 > 0:03:06phones in the world, has no new phones on show but it has
0:03:06 > 0:03:19running Windows.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24Although it is a bit nicer, a bit lighter and a bit slimmer.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29and smartphones may have hit a lull.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31The devices are no longer flying off the shelves,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34and so the industry is trying to refocus its efforts
0:03:34 > 0:03:35on the next big thing.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Which is what?
0:03:36 > 0:03:37I hear you ask.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39LJ Rich and Kate Russell are on the MWC
0:03:39 > 0:03:41show floor looking at some of the possibilities.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Internet of Things is the buzz phrase flying around this place
0:03:44 > 0:03:45again this year.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Does anyone actually know what it means yet?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Excuse me, Internet of Things?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53I don't speaking wish.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54It's very great.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56It means everything you have and everything you see will be
0:03:56 > 0:03:57connected to a large network.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Well, technology is going very fast and
0:04:01 > 0:04:08wearable devices, this is the future, I guess.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Why would you connect your toothbrush?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Because my dentist says it's going to be good
0:04:12 > 0:04:17for me.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Well, it's connecting everything together,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20so that's from a personal and professional
0:04:20 > 0:04:21perspective, connecting everything digitally.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Most specifically it's connecting devices, allowing them to talk back
0:04:24 > 0:04:26and forth and communicating back to humans about
0:04:26 > 0:04:28what they are doing.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Everywhere you look there seems to be somebody
0:04:31 > 0:04:36somewhere claiming that their device is smarter than the next.
0:04:36 > 0:04:43The connected fridge horse is still being flogged with food
0:04:43 > 0:04:44ordering through a built-in tablet, though
0:04:44 > 0:04:46why this is better than using a regular tablet
0:04:46 > 0:04:48is still a mystery to me.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51When we get connected food containers it might well be able
0:04:51 > 0:04:56to tell you when the milk has gone off.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59You know, in case your nose and your taste buds suddenly stopped working.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Talking of not working, this voice-activated personal robot
0:05:01 > 0:05:04might look cute, but today he's really not in the mood
0:05:04 > 0:05:06for listening.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Play some Rolling Stones.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13Rolling Stone is a biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15On a more serious note, this kit demonstrates how
0:05:15 > 0:05:18the Internet of Things could help lifeguards monitor a beach.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Motion sensors on buoys talk to 360 cameras
0:05:20 > 0:05:22on the light towers calling in an alert if they spot
0:05:22 > 0:05:29a swimmer in trouble.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Clothes are also smartening up.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33We are used to seeing contactless payment symbols on our credit
0:05:33 > 0:05:36and debit cards these days but MasterCard are stuffing
0:05:36 > 0:05:37this technology into all kinds of wearables.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I could pay with this dress, I could pay with a glove,
0:05:40 > 0:05:49I could pay with this ring.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I could even pay with Michael's arm.
0:05:51 > 0:05:51Thank you, Michael.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Michael is actually wearing an NFC payment band
0:05:56 > 0:05:58that is measuring his heartbeat to authenticate the transaction.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00This will give us as consumers much more
0:06:00 > 0:06:03peace of mind, especially when it comes to making bigger purchases
0:06:03 > 0:06:09using NFC.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13The reason I can't where it is as soon as I take it off it's
0:06:13 > 0:06:17not going to be valid any more and I won't be able to clear any
0:06:17 > 0:06:19transactions, so I'm afraid, Michael, you're coming with me.
0:06:19 > 0:06:19See ya.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22And for the selfie obsessed, your face could soon be
0:06:22 > 0:06:24your fortune as biometrics replaces the MasterCard secure code
0:06:24 > 0:06:26by authenticating a transaction with a
0:06:26 > 0:06:31selfie.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Shoppers need to blink to prove to MasterCard they are alive.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Who's a clever boy? Who's a clever boy?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39A better behaved robot, this beauty is to show off a
0:06:39 > 0:06:40collar-mounted tracker for your pooch.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Recording activity levels and sending an alert if it strays
0:06:43 > 0:06:46from a safe zone.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49And it might even keep an eye on his health when he in transit.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52But while I'm looking after the dog LJ Rich is looking
0:06:52 > 0:06:54after some grapes.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Come here and have a look at the bottom.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58We've actually got soil sensors.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00These are measuring temperature and humidity,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02and then further on up with got another sensor here.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07This is measuring humidity and temperature
0:07:07 > 0:07:11in the air, as opposed to this oil.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16The whole thing is solar powered.
0:07:16 > 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 > 0:07:25other things like sunlight intensity, and this
0:07:25 > 0:07:29gets sent to the farmer's mobile device.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30But it doesn't stop there.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Monitoring crops like this helps farmers know what the plant's
0:07:33 > 0:07:33experienced.
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
0:07:38 > 0:07:41be able to predict the quality and quantity of the produce.
0:07:41 > 0:07:47The system is currently on trial in four German
0:07:47 > 0:07:47vineyards.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Agriculture is not the only thing to get the Internet
0:07:50 > 0:07:50of Things treatment.
0:07:50 > 0:08:01There are many 'udder' ways to connect.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Fujitsu's connected dairy cows to the farmer
0:08:03 > 0:08:06who can find out more about cow health, therefore how much milk
0:08:06 > 0:08:07their herd is creating.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Think software as a service connected to cows.
0:08:09 > 0:08:09'Legend-dairy'.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Take this idea a step further and you get what amounts
0:08:12 > 0:08:13to a fitness monitor for cows.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Senso Wave showed us some connected cows in a farm in northern Spain.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I wonder if they charge up using a 'moo-SB port'.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Real cows in real-time.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24This is a farm and we've got the three cowers here,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27and clicking on each cow brings up a picture with the information.
0:08:27 > 0:08:39That's where this cow has gone in the last day.
0:08:39 > 0:08:39That's amazing.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42It's because there is so much data already that farmers can more easily
0:08:42 > 0:08:45tell when a cow needs attention, disease can be
0:08:45 > 0:08:47caught early, which apart from obviously being better
0:08:47 > 0:08:58for the cow, can save the farmer money.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00This year's Mobile World Congress is full of cars.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Well, I suppose they are mobile.
0:09:02 > 0:09:09This early demo shows intelligent sensors spotting road
0:09:09 > 0:09:11hazards and recognising landmarks to assist the driver.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13It can even translate foreign road signs.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Handy, but I'd like to see how well it works in a dynamic real-world
0:09:17 > 0:09:18environment.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21And Volvo wants you to leave your keys behind,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23unlocking and driving the car with a smartphone app.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26This makes sharing keys quick and easy, and you can take them back
0:09:26 > 0:09:33just as easily with a swipe.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Useful for car rentals and perhaps disciplining surly teenagers.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Enjoyed yourself. Thank you so much, brilliant.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41The good news is they have said I can take this baby for a test
0:09:41 > 0:09:44drive, so I've got the key on the app and...
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Oh! Oh no.
0:09:46 > 0:09:53The battery is flat.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56So we are seeing improvements in phone screens, phone
0:09:56 > 0:09:59processes and in phone cameras.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01One thing we have not seen much change
0:10:01 > 0:10:07in over the years is phone batteries.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10They are pretty much all still rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Apart from this one.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Researchers at the Graphene Institute in the UK have taken this
0:10:14 > 0:10:19phone's battery out and replaced it with a super capacitor
0:10:19 > 0:10:23which is partly made of graphene.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Graphene is this wonder material that everyone
0:10:25 > 0:10:26is talking about these days.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31It is really conductive, it's flexible,
0:10:31 > 0:10:32and it's really, really strong.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36And it turns out it can store a vast amount of energy too and absorb that
0:10:36 > 0:10:38energy really quickly.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40A few seconds of juice from the mains can keep
0:10:40 > 0:10:43this phone going for minutes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47The vision is that one day our mobile devices could have
0:10:47 > 0:10:49graphene-based batteries, which not only charge
0:10:49 > 0:10:53super quickly but also last a lot longer too.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Here at Mobile World Congress graphene is making an appearance.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04Like this graphene-coated film that could be used
0:11:04 > 0:11:06for industrial packaging.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09There is a small area here dedicated to these
0:11:09 > 0:11:13kinds of technologies.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17How about this to feed our ever-hungry mobile
0:11:17 > 0:11:18phones?
0:11:18 > 0:11:19A graphene-powered charger pack.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20This will recharge in five minutes.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23It doesn't mean you can charge your phone in five minutes,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26but you can then plug your phone into it on the go.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29This is the first prototype and will only charge a large phone
0:11:29 > 0:11:33like this via about a third.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Next year they hope to have the third prototype out
0:11:36 > 0:11:38which will be able to fully charge it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Here's the secret.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Inside the battery pack is layers, about 25 layers
0:11:41 > 0:11:49of graphene ink-coated oil.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51That allows this battery pack to charge super fast.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53You can then pop it in your bag and take it with you.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Another possible solution is a hydrogen fuel cell battery.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58With something this size, think of it
0:11:58 > 0:12:05like a mini power station using hydrogen to make power.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06So it's not refillable or rechargeable, you
0:12:06 > 0:12:15would buy replacement batteries like this and this could last up
0:12:15 > 0:12:17to a week alongside your typical lithium-ion battery in here.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19The great thing about these is it to be
0:12:19 > 0:12:26powered completely off the grid and it's a green energy source.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Another possibility for your mobile phone
0:12:27 > 0:12:29power management, a battery that will actually charge
0:12:29 > 0:12:36inside the phone in under 15 minutes.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38The manufacturers can't tell us what the material
0:12:38 > 0:12:39is inside the phone at the moment.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42It's all super-secret, and it's not out just yet.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45But when it is they say it's going to be the safest and fastest
0:12:45 > 0:12:48way of charging your phone in all of the world.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53SPEAKS SPANISH
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Mobile World Congress, the only place in the world
0:12:55 > 0:12:58where there is a press scrum for a phone charging.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00But wouldn't it be great if you didn't
0:13:00 > 0:13:02have to charge your phone quite so often?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05This handset has a photovoltaic layer in the screen,
0:13:05 > 0:13:13which feeds a trickle charge from solar power into the battery.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14This is the photovoltaic crystal layer
0:13:14 > 0:13:15that is embedded in that phone.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18And as you can see it's completely transparent so it isn't
0:13:18 > 0:13:20going to interfere with your view.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I don't know about you, though, that I keep
0:13:22 > 0:13:25my smartphone in my pocket or my bag, where there isn't
0:13:25 > 0:13:32an awful lot of sunshine.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35So perhaps a better place for this would be in a smart
0:13:35 > 0:13:36watch like this one.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39As you can see, come September, this material is going to be made
0:13:39 > 0:13:45for smart watches just like this.
0:13:45 > 0:13:485G, the fifth generation of mobile connectivity promises to be fast.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50It's even scheduled to arrive sooner than planned.
0:13:50 > 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
0:13:57 > 0:14:02change how we do everything.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05So how about getting up close and personal with your favourite
0:14:05 > 0:14:14pop star in real-time?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15in virtual reality.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Could this be the future of broadcasting?
0:14:16 > 0:14:27What I'm wearing here is a simple GoPro camera that could be
0:14:27 > 0:14:29More bandwidth can mean more connections at once, opening up
0:14:29 > 0:14:35new ways to provide mobile access.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38For example, a drone like this could float a 5G
0:14:38 > 0:14:41signal over a massive ten kilometre radius for around two hours.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42It could potentially revolutionise communications
0:14:42 > 0:14:45in areas where mobile signal is weak, for example after a natural
0:14:45 > 0:14:54disaster or in a temporary setup.
0:14:54 > 0:14:575G also means lower latency, that is it will take less time
0:14:57 > 0:15:00for instructions to go from a human to a machine and back again.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02With me is Cristian from Ericsson research, who has added
0:15:02 > 0:15:06a dimension to flying a drone, where you can actually feel it.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Yes, indeed I have.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Inspecting infrastructure such as wind turbines, power lines,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11agriculture and stuff like that is actually something that
0:15:11 > 0:15:14is estimated to become a pretty big business in the coming years.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16We think that doing this over 5G could actually benefit
0:15:16 > 0:15:19from all the great stuff we are thinking about developing
0:15:19 > 0:15:20as technologies right now.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Ultralow latency, we are talking about high-resolution
0:15:22 > 0:15:36video, we are talking about Internet of Things, and cloud solutions.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38A virtual barrier where the quadcopter should not be
0:15:38 > 0:15:44programmed into the system.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47If a quadcopter gets too close to, in this case the wind turbine
0:15:47 > 0:15:50blades, the programme sends a signal to the controller making it
0:15:50 > 0:15:51harder to move in that direction.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54The remote human operator finds it more difficult to push
0:15:54 > 0:15:57the drone into the structure because they feel pressure as a warning.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Is this controlling the forward and backward and this is controlling
0:16:00 > 0:16:00up and down?
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Yes.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02And you have sideways as well.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04It's called telehaptics and it's surprisingly intuitive
0:16:04 > 0:16:05and responds to a very light touch.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09When I try to fly too close I feel the controller pushing back, giving
0:16:09 > 0:16:11the impression of a force field.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Aligning the quadcopter roughly with the blade with two stripes unlocks
0:16:13 > 0:16:14a bonus mode.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17I feel a slight kick back and the drone is now
0:16:17 > 0:16:18following the turbine by itself.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21It can now inspect the structure, or take pictures and readings,
0:16:21 > 0:16:31all without a human putting themselves in danger.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34What we are doing here is simulating what 5G could actually be about.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35This is no fantasy.
0:16:35 > 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
0:16:46 > 0:16:49of these slots are going to have to start disappearing.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51There is already rumours that Apple are thinking
0:16:51 > 0:16:54about dropping the headphone jack slot in their upcoming models.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58One of the other things that is likely to go is the Sim card slot.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01As you can see here this device actually replaces the Sim card with
0:17:01 > 0:17:05a case and instead of having a Sim card inside the phone what you end
0:17:05 > 0:17:10up with is a virtual Sim card that lives on the cloud.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13The case allows the phone to talk to the cloud, which means eventually
0:17:13 > 0:17:16with a virtual Sim you could end up completely changing
0:17:16 > 0:17:23your service contract provider every five minutes if you wanted to.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25And in fact, as you walked across the countryside
0:17:25 > 0:17:28you could hop from one service provider to another depending on who
0:17:28 > 0:17:34has got the better connection.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Cheaper roaming?
0:17:35 > 0:17:35Yes, please.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38But a virtual Sim also has huge implications for Internet of Things,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40as Jean-Christophe Tisseuil from GSMA explained
0:17:40 > 0:17:43when we caught up at the show.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45So, today products are getting smaller.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47There are a lot of companions coming.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49You can have dog collars, a watch, Fitbits, whatever.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Those products want to be connected independently
0:17:51 > 0:17:52from the phone to the network.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56So today if you take the Sim and the reader that you put into the device
0:17:56 > 0:18:00to take the Sim, this is going to be reduced in size by 90% and more.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Meaning that you can use this extra space for a battery, for example.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07So, in a watch the size for a battery matters because if you need
0:18:07 > 0:18:10to reload your watch two or three times a day because the space is
0:18:10 > 0:18:23taken by the physical Sim and its reader if doesn't work for the user.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Does it mean that users can switch providers more easily without having
0:18:26 > 0:18:29to wait for another card to be delivered?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32In the first studies we have done it is just to download one profile.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35In future releases of the specification we will do,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38you will be able to have multiple profiles in your Sim indeed.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41However, you will be, as a user, in charge of using one operator
0:18:41 > 0:18:47at a time.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I can imagine a lot of the people here
0:18:49 > 0:18:51at this event are travelling a lot.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Does that mean that their Sim could travel with them and change location
0:18:54 > 0:18:56with them in the same way?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59We call that plastic roaming, meaning that you play with cards.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02You can probably do the same thing with this new technology.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Except that you will download another subscription.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07I arrive in India, for example, and at the airport I can buy a Sim card.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I will buy a subscription and this subscription will be
0:19:10 > 0:19:14downloaded to my device.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16With this ability to give more devices their own Sim card,
0:19:16 > 0:19:22what kind of benefits will everyday people experience?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Let's take the watch as an example.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28If I'm going to day running with my watch I need to carry my phone
0:19:28 > 0:19:30because the connection to the cellular network is over Bluetooth
0:19:30 > 0:19:32with my device in my pocket.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Tomorrow with the Samsung Gear S2, for example, I will be able to go
0:19:35 > 0:19:38out, run without carrying my iPhone or my Samsung S7, or whatever device
0:19:38 > 0:19:42I have and independently connect to the network my watch, meaning that I
0:19:42 > 0:19:44can make calls, access to my e-mails. Going running
0:19:44 > 0:19:47maybe not, but I will have this independence of the connectivity
0:19:47 > 0:19:57without the main device.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00There are some independent providers of virtual Sim solutions.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01You're talking about this roaming technology.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05How is that going to fit with what you guys are doing and how are the
0:20:05 > 0:20:11operators going to respond to that?
0:20:11 > 0:20:12It will change things.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13It will go slow.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14I think it will take time.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17It's not like this card is going to disappear overnight,
0:20:17 > 0:20:18it's going to take a long time.
0:20:18 > 0:20:27But it's the first bricks in the wall.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Another interesting find, these are no ordinary headphones.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Swivel the top down and you have a retinal imaging display, which beams
0:20:34 > 0:20:36low powered LEDs off 2 million microscopic mirrors shaping the
0:20:36 > 0:20:41light into an image inside your eye.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45The picture is pretty good, but they aren't half heavy on your nose.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Wow, that's really kind of cool.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53It feels like you have a big screen in front of you, and I was kind of
0:20:53 > 0:20:54surprised to find you sitting there.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57But I'm not the only one wearing goggles, I promise you.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58This place is full of them.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01VR bringing the wow factor everywhere you look.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04From this hardcore VR makers, HTC revealed the final consumer
0:21:04 > 0:21:08version of its headset.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11So we looked at the Vibe back at CES and we already have
0:21:11 > 0:21:13the forward facing camera.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16But now HTC have added the ability to send and receive text
0:21:16 > 0:21:19messages whilst you are still in the virtual reality environment.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22And don't worry, if you want them to go away because
0:21:22 > 0:21:26you're busy playing games there is a standard message for that.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Now, the big news here at Mobile World Congress is HTC have
0:21:29 > 0:21:31announced they are going to be shipping these in April.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37Retail price, $800.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Hairdressing appointments are extra, though.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44One of the problems with VR is its traditionally quite
0:21:44 > 0:21:45a lonely experience.
0:21:45 > 0:21:52Well, not any more.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Welcome along the Starship IEEE.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55Were about to go to Mars.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Before we do we are going to do some training so that you are
0:21:59 > 0:22:00accustomed to the instruments.
0:22:00 > 0:22:08LJ?
0:22:08 > 0:22:08Yes?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Are you going to be OK?
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Copy, Gold Leader.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12You've now been promoted to lieutenant.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14CHUCKLES This is a space landing game where you read
0:22:15 > 0:22:15instructions out loud.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Some of them might be for you, some for the other players.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19Change escape system to one.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21We interact together to land our rover.
0:22:21 > 0:22:32Realign satellite uplink.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Looking at each panel activates it and moving the controllers
0:22:35 > 0:22:36in front of me changes the value.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39It's a bit like the collaborative gaming app Space Team.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40Change printer cartridge.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42OK, that last one was a joke.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45This is the first demo that I've played with in VR that actually is
0:22:45 > 0:22:47sharing the space with other people.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48You can see them.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50And I can see this becoming quite a thing.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I've always said that VR is lonely, not any more.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57That's pretty much it for our coverage of the
0:22:57 > 0:22:57Mobile World Congress.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00But just on that thought of virtual reality, you may have noticed there
0:23:00 > 0:23:04is not that much content available for your VR goggles at the moment.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06This could be a solution.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Samsung has just announced the Gear 360 which is a 360 camera,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12so you can record your surroundings and then watch it
0:23:12 > 0:23:17back on some VR goggles.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20It's two lenses, one pointing that way, one pointing that way.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23They are both really fish-eye lenses, and so together they give
0:23:23 > 0:23:26you a 360 picture, which you can see being streamed live over Wi-Fi
0:23:26 > 0:23:30direct to this S7 Edge here.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33This is one of a few 360 cameras around.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38Another is LG's newly announced 360 Cam...
0:23:38 > 0:23:39Catchy, which records video and stitches it
0:23:39 > 0:23:42into a 360 sphere in the camera.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Users of Samsung's Gear 360 will have to transfer
0:23:44 > 0:23:50the recording to the phone first.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53That's what's doing the stitching of Talia filming some 360 footage
0:23:53 > 0:23:54of Talia filming some 360 footage.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59Wow, that was all rather meta, wasn't it?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03And who knows, this may be the thing that makes VR actually a thing.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Who knows, we'll have to see.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06That's it from us, though.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07More on Twitter as usual @BBCClick.
0:24:07 > 0:24:14And we'll see you soon.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Yesterday we had some snow to start the day across parts of
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Northern Ireland, parts of northern England too.