Chains and Department Stores sold a lot of books toys and gadgets more people than ever also went online to buy items for their family and friends the German Retail Association says online sales increased here by ten percent this Holiday Season to twelve billion euros. And many of the big money spending products are from the world of tech from both the serious and the city. Look at the little drummer boy playing without a drum set hes playing on free drum using sensors to track a drummers movements high tech is fun throwing a roller coaster at copenhagens to fully you can ride a dragon through a fantasy world or enjoy the thrills of a hyper realistic london skyline adventure when in fact youre laying in an advanced swivel chair. Virtual reality made a big splash in twenty seventeen but not only for thrill seekers v. R. Is a learning tool to this shirt lets you look inside the body a lesson in biology ready to wear. Wearables were all over the place dressing humans in east and dogs with a collar that connects to g. P. s and other devices. And if wearing your tech isnt personal enough for you how about implants chipping people sounds like an orwellian whoreson ario but its quite practical. Once chipped employees at a Swedish Company can open doors with the swipe of ahead and employees are thrilled. I want to be a part of the future. A future where even information about your train ticket is stored under your skin a future where you pay using your fingertips privacy issues a lot for these early adopters. Like my facebook account probably knows more about me than this company will ever know about me i thought so im not really bothered by the. Humans and technology taking another step towards each other in twenty seventeen you do the walking the avatar follows at least for now. And were staying in tech big corns wild swings continue over the Holiday Season prices of range between eleven and fourteen thousand dollars within the last twenty four hours though overall its lost a quarter of its value in the past week alone some observers suggested that many investors were cashing in on Massive Gains across the board as they closed their books ahead of the holidays despite the recent sell off overall bitcoin has still rallied since the beginning of this year by get this around Thirteen Hundred percent. And israels markets regulator wants to ban because on the Israel Securities Authority is looking to stop companies who do business in the Digital Currency from trading on the Television Exchange the move will be subject to approval by the i s a board next week and in another move israels treasury says it will introduce a challenge a two bit calling a digital shackle the aim will be to stop millions of dollars worth of value x. In the country by a Global Crypto currency thats as more countries investigate digital alternatives to cash. Now a thousand years ago caravans of camels brought porcelain spices and silk from china to the west along with a network of trade routes called the silk road now china is reviving that tradition with the catch lee titled Infrastructure Project the belton Road Initiative and its gigantic take a look at this costing nine hundred billion dollars the project includes transport hubs roads bridges Railway Lines sea ports and airports this week retracing this new silk road and we begin in the former Imperial City of she and also the historic silk road starting point from there it leads three and a half thousand kilometers towards hawse home to Twelve Thousand companies on the kazakstan border. On the outskirts of c. M. Three men are preparing for a modern day silk road caravan soon surely examines the assignment and says theyll take the highway for the entire route. Theyre going to deliver to dump trucks that have just rolled off the assembly line. C n is a city with millions of residents and was the capital of china during several dynasties. More than two thousand years ago seattle was the starting point of the renowned silk road. Camel caravans transported silk and other goods to europe until the middle ages gold and jewelry were brought to china. If everything runs smoothly the men will reach whole gas in six or seven days its a border city in northwestern china thats where the kyrgyz is client will pick up the trucks. There of course its a long trip but i like traveling this route ive been doing it for the past four or five years i really like it. That. The truckers have a three and a half thousand kilometer journey ahead of them. China has expanded the routes substantially in recent years beijing has earmarked some nine hundred billion dollars for its new silk road including roads railways lines pipelines ports and airports. The route goes through breathtaking landscapes the colorful mountains were barely known until a few years ago now theyre a tourist attraction many people here hope to benefit from the new silk road. The oasis city of don juan is already reaping the rewards part of the desert is a National Park and camels now transport tourists instead of goods. Some shanley doesnt pay much attention to the beauty of the landscape he often thinks about his ten year old son. He frequently calls him since the two seldom see each other. And become a truck driver its too dangerous the army could be good for him because you can develop a strong character there. The last province on the route is shin jungle where the muslim turkic speaking wiggers complain of discrimination china is often accused of suppressing the ethnic group in its efforts to fight terrorism investment along the new silk road may help ease the situation and defuse the conflict. The three drivers are close to their destination spending the last night at a highway rest area it costs two dollars cheap enough for their limited budget they can finally get some rest and have a smoke. When hes not sure theyll get used to this. The next day theyll reach their final destination on the border with kazakhstan and then return to ceann by train. A new high tech metro line was launched in the indian capital delhi if we just drive Technology Although for now itll be driven manually the magenta line was inaugurated by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi it connects the southern part of delhi with the Satellite City of noida an i. T. Hub the rail cars feature wife on a u. S. B. Charging point and state of the art safety features. Britains railways are mostly closed for repairs over christmas but one of the countrys busiest terminal stations euston has been opened to people who normally hug the shadows there two hundred Homeless People were given christmas dinner along with warm clothing socks clubs and lucky banks the Charity Event was funded by a total of forty five companies. For staying with christmas in scandinavian folklore santa claus doesnt live at the north pole but in the north of finland in lapland a small village there styles itself as the home of father christmas to attract tourists and with its grottos reindeer and plenty of snow its a dream come true for the young and the young at heart. Its a Winter Wonderland at santa claus village just outside the city of rovaniemi more than three hundred thousand tourists come here each year with high seas and in december here in northern finland they can enjoy a reindeer ride and join in the festive holiday spirit people from warmer climates are particularly fond of the snow. People here are very friendly and whiskey is quite different and there will be and its really i actually knew this is like holiday everywhere a few years ago many of the visitors came from neighboring russia they helped drive up revenue in santa claus village but times have changed in the last season alone we didnt witness hundred percent growth of Chinese Markets a bit also the overnights from from singapore and then they will they are big numbers from the others asian markets as well but those are the. Snowslide snowman and a snow bar there is plenty to please the tourists. Feel like a star is being said to really love the road here because in the poison very very hot country nearby accommodations are convenient for the many guests this typical finnish style hotel cost six Million Euros to build and was financed by chinese investors they can turn a good profit in lapland with the help of asian tourists and some are likely to return next year after warmly recommending the finnish winter to their friends. It really is a Winter Wonderland and that wraps up another gift of the show if you want more christmas cheer check us out on social media on facebook and twitter ill be back tomorrow same time same place see that. Im. Plz plz. Plz. Plz. Plz plz. Plz. Plz. Plz. Looks. Like they know what we speak and soon theyll even know how we feel. Scientists around the world are working to measure our emotions in the ritual person as a therapist for lobato as a teacher neither would have human empathy. The rhythms instead of feelings measuring emotion. 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