The Gadget Show Season 18 Episode 2

Episode 2

This week, Rachel and Jason begin by taking a look at 4K technology, which is set to change how consumers watch television forever. In Birmingham, they use a cutting-edge 4K camera to film a spectacular street dance routine with ‘Got To Dance’ champions Chris and Wes, while Jason provides the tunes. With the footage in the can, the team return to the studio where they display the footage through three different 4K TV screens. Which one will they decide is the best? In California, Polly is busy testing two of the most exciting watercraft on the market. The 50mph SeabreacherX is the most advanced submersible that Innespace have ever built. Polly has fun operating the controls, which send the vehicle speeding in and out of the water like a crazed dolphin. The exhilaration continues as she climbs aboard the Jetovator, a water-propelled stunt bike, which gives her a ride unlike anything she has ever experienced before. Meanwhile, Jon Bentley is in Shakespeare country, testing the latest convertible laptops for the new Windows 8 operating system. Actor Jonathan Slinger, Paralympic rower James Roe, artist Kyle Lambert and Britain’s fastest touch-typist Bethan Davis help him to put three of the best through their paces to decide on the ultimate form factor for Windows 8. Indie band 2 Door Cinema Club are also roped in to help The Gadget Show test equipment this week. Music has all but moved up to the cloud now and a raft of streaming sites are available, but which is the best? The boys put them to the test on the UK leg of their recent tour and give their verdict. Next, Rachel and Jason attempt to take on the big boys of the coffee world, as they build their very own coffee machine and take it out onto the streets to see if it passes the public’s taste test. Finally, in The Gadget Show studio, an innocent little USB stick is about to undergo testing to destruction. The Lacie USB extreme key has an impressive list of indestructible features, but after the team have put it through its paces with the help of Britain’s strongest man, a deep fat fryer and some liquid nitrogen, will it survive?