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Click Season 23, Episode 21: Can Tech Go Green?
Click meets the people and businesses trying to clean up big tech. The team finds out about the robot that recycles our electronic waste and explores how data centres can use their waste heat to warm homes. Plus, the team chats with Tony Fadell, the creator of some of Apple's iconic devices. Watch Click Season 23, Episode 21 Can Tech Go Green? in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Click Season 23, Episode 21 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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CES 2022: The Weird and Wonderful
One of the technology world's biggest events is back. Click is in Las Vegas checking out the greatest, and most outlandish, innovations at CES 2022.
24 min
CES: Part 2
We could not fit it all into one show! Click continues checking out the latest and greatest innovations coming out of CES 2022, including the self-driving cars taking part in the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a vehicle that can change colours, a car that you can livestream from, and a deep dive into the Omega Mart, where not everything is what it seems...
24 min
Click Goes to Hollywood
Click is in Los Angeles to see how technology is revolutionising the entertainment industry. We talk to the creators behind a new studio that wants to finance films through NFTs.
30 min
Swingin' Satellites
Click looks at the machine designed to throw satellites into space - yes, throw! And they try out football tech meant to take your skills to the next level.
24 min
The Illegal Pet Trade
In an age of disinformation, with attention focused on online harms, is the illegal online wildlife trade getting the attention it deserves? Click's undercover investigation tracks one illicit seller to his premises in Asia and reveals a global initiative trying to dent a £15 billion industry that is often fuelled by the illegal pet trade.
23 min
The Future of Video Calls
Click adopts virtual avatars and online offices as we explore the future of collaboration. Will Zoom be left for dead? We investigate end-to-end encryption to find out if enough is being done to keep your private communication secure. And we see the AI movies helping Hollywood actors appear bilingual - all with a side of kitchen tech for ice cream on-demand.
24 min
Mechanical Medical Marvels
Click looks at robotic medicine dispensaries, plus an exclusive look at an NHS clinic helping people to tackle gaming addiction.
23 min
The Return of MWC
A look back at Click's visit to the Mobile World Congress – to check out the latest mobile tech coming out of Barcelona. But with so many big company releases being smartphones with slight improvements from the year before, is there a lack of innovation in the industry, or are there some hidden gems? Also, Click explores how 5G networks are being utilised, by beaming real-time information from dogs in mountain rescue. And finally, we speak to the brains behind the stunning visual effects of The Matrix Resurrections.
24 min
Scalpers 2.0
The PS5 - the newest console in the latest generation of gaming. It's been highly sought after - but for more reasons than one.
24 min
Can Computer Games Help Reduce Pain?
Click is in Madrid to see if VR can be used to help children manage chronic pain, and we're at the South by Southwest Festival to find out what the big talk is there.
30 min
Could Solar Solve the Energy Crisis?
Click explores solar energy innovation in the UK, sustainable fashion scores from the Netherlands and self-charging gadgets in Sweden.
30 min
A Sea of Solar Power
This edition of Click is all about sustainable travel. We are in the Netherlands to look at a solar-powered car and in Sweden to hop aboard an amazing flying electric boat.
24 min
Drones, Rapping and Raving
Click travels to Washington to look at the latest tech being used to take down drones, and to Shetland to see how 5G is being used to make things safer on a construction site.
25 min
Space Homes and Asteroid Mining
Click meets the Asteroid Mining Corporation and sees space homes built by robot. Back on earth, it’s man versus machine as we put a bricklaying droid to work. And we check out the very latest in cycling tech, including a self-riding bicycle from MIT.
24 min
Robot Repairs Out at Sea
Click dives underwater to meet the robots designed to look after offshore wind farms, and explores the latest tech being used to protect marine life. And we take a trip to a new virtual experience show being staged by the National Theatre in London.
24 min
The Tech Tracking Lost Dogs
In Click, we talk to Olympian and tech founder Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill about her period-tracking app, which gives women exercises based on their menstrual cycle. And we visit Norway to test out some software that could allow lost dogs to be found via crowdsourcing.
24 min
02/06/2022
Click is at the Hay literary festival celebrating the 100 years of the BBC. We look back at the tech the corporation has developed and what might be coming next.
25 min
Software on Prescription
Click investigates the new therapies being developed to help with brain repair and explores the future of air travel.
24 min
Turning Food Waste into Energy
Click explores the latest technologies aimed at tackling the issue of food waste, and investigates if lab-grown meat is the solution to feeding our growing population. Plus, news from the gaming world - for people and pets.
25 min
Tech Tracks the Rubbish Dumpers
Click finds out how artificial intelligence is being used to catch people illegally dumping rubbish, and heads out to sea to check out the latest tech tracking puffins off the coast of Scotland. The team also go behind the scenes in Vancouver with Oscar-nominated director Neill Blomkamp, who is using his film-making skills to develop a new video game.
24 min
Can Tech Go Green?
Click meets the people and businesses trying to clean up big tech. The team finds out about the robot that recycles our electronic waste and explores how data centres can use their waste heat to warm homes. Plus, the team chats with Tony Fadell, the creator of some of Apple's iconic devices.
25 min
A Sports Day Smash
It's AI tennis, robot footballers and body-tracking tech as Click serves up a sports tech special. The team head to Wimbledon to try the latest apps for fans, and to the Netherlands where training for the RoboCup tournament is in full swing. And see the latest wearable fitness gadgets put to the test and image recognition that aims to make sports more accessible for disabled people.
30 min
Concussion, Fan Tech and Skills
Click looks at how technology is helping one sport to monitor the effects of concussion and how another - football - is using technology to enhance fans' experiences.
24 min
Chocolate, dating and dreaming
Click investigates the science behind cacao-free chocolate and speaks to dating app Tinder's CEO, who reveals her plans to improve online safety.
25 min
Tech For Travel
Click looks at how new technologies can help us navigate and explore the world around us. Paul Carter is in Italy seeing how connected public transport could make journeys simpler.
24 min
Gaming Prom and Summer Gadgets
Click joins a rehearsal for a special BBC Prom celebrating music in video games. The team looks at ways of making the manufacture of vinyl records more green, and we try out the latest summer gadgets.
30 min
Agritech and the Future of Farming
Click looks at agriculture and the technology that might be helping to make it more sustainable, featuring AI-powered imaging sensors that can read the minds of plants.
25 min
Click at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Click meets the comedians who are making the leap from being social media stars to the live stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The team also takes to the seas to see how tech is being used to make the Sail GP more eco-friendly, and we find out how artificial intelligence is helping to cut hospital waiting lists.
25 min
Best in (Tech) Show
Click highlights the latest weird and wonderful technologies on display at the IFA exhibition in Berlin. The team also looks at how 5G is being harnessed to make Dorset's coast safer for visitors, and pits a number of robot vacuums against each other to see which one cleans up.
25 min
Driverless cabs, AI perfume and a history mystery
Click is taken for a ride in one of the first-fare paying driverless cabs in San Francisco. Also, the augmented reality experience that uses the sense of smell to help museum visitors solve a historical mystery, how artificial intelligence is helping the perfume industry sniff out tomorrow's fragrances, and the teams test out the iPhone 14.
24 min
Can Tech Help You Dress Better?
Click takes to the catwalk. The team look at how AI is helping fashion retailers give customers a more personalised shopping experience. Click also checks out the augmented reality software that allows you to dress up on your live social media feed from a virtual wardrobe. Plus, the technology that is helping to preserve Ukraine's historic monuments and artefacts.
25 min
BBC 100 Years Tech Special
Click celebrates the 100 years anniversary of the BBC by looking at some of the technology pioneered by the BBC, which has transformed the world of broadcast. The team return to the birthplace of the BBC - Alexandra Palace in London, and look at the stories behind this innovation - from the BBC microphone to the famous "pips" - and look forward to some of the latest technology being developed which could shape the next 100 years.
24 min
Organ Scanning and Crypto Scandal
Could transplant organs one day be created in the lab and produced on a 3D printer? Click goes to Sweden to find out. The team also meet the man who's been chronicling the biggest ever global cryptocurrency scandal. And they test the technology that claims it can create an ultra-realistic human face avatar in just five minutes.
30 min
Tech to Make Driving and Swimming Safer
Click travels to Sweden to meet the first ever crash test dummy based on a female body. The team test out the latest tech to make swimming in the sea and the pool safer. Plus the latest early detection system to spot wildfires as soon as they start.
30 min
Who’s Buying Up the Metaverse?
Click investigates the latest developments being made in the so-called metaverse – immersive, connected virtual worlds, where people can live, work and play. The team goes to the Netherlands to find out why people are buying real estate in virtual worlds. Click travels to New York to meet the Holocaust survivor who has reconnected with her childhood thanks to technology that can track elderly people via photos from their youth. And we find out if improvised comedy made by artificial intelligence can pass as human.
30 min
Social, Skype and (ultra) Sound
Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths looks at a new form of ultrasound that could change the way tumours are treated. Shiona McCallum hits the dance floor to test new tech powering a nightclub through body heat, while Lara Lewington and Spencer Kelly chat to Niklas Zennstrom, co-founder of Skype.
24 min
Green Special
To coincide with the UN's climate change summit in Egypt, Click explores some of the latest climate-friendly innovations - from air-cleaning moss filters in Germany to new printing techniques in Sweden that are extending the life of clothes. The programme also gains rare access to a global household products manufacturer to find out how it's becoming more sustainable. And they find out how hydrogen fuel cell technology is set to transform Scotland's transport network.
24 min
Voice Banking and Robots
Click travels to Edinburgh to visit the UK's new National Robotarium and catches up with some old robotic friends at one of the world's leading robot labs in Boston, USA. Also, a look at the technology helping to preserve the voices of people with Motor Neurone Disease, and a trip on the UK's tallest thrill ride.
25 min
Gene Therapy and AI Screening
Click explores the cutting-edge gene therapy helping patients with serious diseases, and the artificial intelligence being used to assess the risk of breast cancer returning. Plus a device that transforms the everyday lives of blind people.
25 min
Female Tech Innovators
Click catches up with tennis legend Billie Jean King about the latest tech helping tennis players and their coaches collaborate during matches. The team travels to Paris to hear from female innovators at the world's biggest start-up campus. Plus the female-led tech shaping the future of surgery.
25 min
The Future of Art
Spencer Kelly explores how tech is shaking up the art world, with the rise of images generated by artificial intelligence. Zoe Kleinman delves into the world of chatbots. And Lara Lewington meets a giant.
25 min
Christmas Special 2022
In the last Click episode of 2022, the team look back on some of the biggest news stories of the year in the world of tech. Nick Kwek catches up with the latest invention of flying Frenchmen Franky Zapata, a jet-powered flying deck chair. The team also review some of the latest technology to keep your cat entertained.
24 min