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How tech is transforming the way the world works, learns and plays

Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world.

Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world. We meet the people with bright ideas for rethinking the way we work, learn and play, and get hands-on with the products they dream up. We hold tech giants to account for their huge power to affect our lives, and ask who wins, and who loses, in the technology transformation. Tech Life is your guide to a future being made, and remade, at lightning speed in front of our eyes.

Tech Life: Power to the People

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10/04/2015

Power to the People

BBC World Service - Tech Life, Power to the People

Prof Saiful Islam on the latest in battery technology, and the drones aimed at consumers

Prof Saiful Islam of Bath University on the latest in battery technology, and the drones aimed at consumers.

Prof Saiful Islam of Bath University updates us on the latest developments in battery technology. We attend the unveiling of a new generation of drones aimed at consumers, but what about the safety and privacy implications? And is it a good idea to allow legal papers to be served via social media? Presented by Zoe Kleinman, with special guest John McCann of TechRadar. Also featuring LJ Rich from BBC TV's Click, and Dan Simmons from the BBC Online tech desk. Image: DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter in flight.

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