centre, a creation in concrete, designed to fill a void created by the blitz of london in world war ii. developed in the 19505, the plan was to have a city within a city, with 2,000 flats, landscaped gardens, a lake, school and church right on the doorstep. and it s now home to the biggest art centre in europe. it s a prime example of brutalist architecture. and although it s not everyone s cup of tea, it s definitely iconic and has even attracted more modern icons to make their own art here. this is definitely a vision of a utopian community, as it was in the 50s or 60s. but the way we think about smart living hasn tjust been heading in one direction. lights on. lights off. blinds up. blinds down. robo vacuum, vacuum. robo vacuum, go home. you may have seen home appliances like these that connect to your wi fi router and even onto the internet itself, so they can be monitored and controlled remotely. these days, it is totally possible to control smart appliances in your ho
we have the lowdown on gta vi. do you know why you re here? bad luck, i guess. talking of low down, how do you capture the wind at ground level? we have the secret. we don t rotate. we oscillate. speak for yourself, sir. we re also in the smart home where everything is connected. it s that a pizza cam? it is a pizza cam. and are self driving cars ready for the road? we talk to the tesla whistle blower who s seen the evidence. do you think that tesla autopilot is safe? unfortunately, not. this is london s barbican centre, a creation in concrete, designed to fill a void created by the blitz of london in world war ii. developed in the 1950s, the plan was to have a city within a city, with 2,000 flats, landscaped gardens, a lake, school and church right on the doorstep. and it s now home to the biggest art centre in europe. it s a prime example of brutalist architecture. and although it s not everyone s cup of tea, it s definitely iconic and has even attracted more modern icons t
developed in the 19505, the plan was to have a city within a city, with 2,000 flats, landscaped gardens, a lake, school and church right on the doorstep. and it s now home to the biggest art centre in europe. it s a prime example of brutalist architecture. and although it s not everyone s cup of tea, it s definitely iconic and has even attracted more modern icons to make their own art here. this is definitely a vision of a utopian community, as it was in the 50s or 60s. but the way we think about smart living hasn tjust been heading in one direction. lights on. lights off. blinds up. blinds down. robo vacuum, vacuum. robo vacuum, go home. you may have seen home appliances like these that connect to your wi fi router and even onto the internet itself, so they can be monitored and controlled remotely. these days, it is totally possible to control smart appliances in your home using an app, and get information back from them. but in the future, of course, we will want even mor
now, as nathan said earlier, one of the problems with smart home devices has been that they traditionally all come with their own apps. so getting them all working together has been, um, one for the enthusiasts, shall we say? samsung is aiming to simplify that by allowing anything from any manufacturer to connect to its smartthings app. this, incidentally, is the new home view screen, which will be launched in europe in early 202a. smartthings is an open platform that currently interfaces with 350 brands and which any manufacturer can hook into. sounds very altruistic, but, of course, bringing all devices into samsung s ecosystem is no bad thing for the company, either. if your device allows for lots of controls and returns lots of information, all of this should be available through the app, which means you can keep an eye on your dinner if your oven has a pizza cam, for example. and whose doesn t? you re providing a free platform, you re collecting data, so i think a questi