Travelling across Europe,
the series reveals the personal, societal and environmental
benefits of digitalization
DÜSSELDORF, Germany,
July 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
first episode of the three-part documentary series "Being
Digi-Sapiens" was released today by Warner Bros. Discovery. It
features the Swedish inventor, roboticist and YouTuber Simone
Giertz as she travels across Europe to see how technology is transforming
our daily lives. The series was made with support from Huawei and
features a broad range of digital innovations, reaching far beyond
the brand's own products.
The first episode, "Connecting with Ourselves" explores digital
technology's impact on our homes, health and hospitals. After
kicking things off in a tech-enhanced fiber-connected home in Bonn,
claiming to have one of the "fastest internet connections in
Germany", Simone heads to a
state-of-the-art sports and health lab to see first-hand how both
professional and amateur athletes are benefiting from cutting-edge
data collection. Finally, Simone visits Barcelona's historical Hospital de la Santa
Creu I Sant Pau to get a crash course in how the latest
technologies are being harnessed to help patients more
effectively.
Warner Bros. Discovery Greater
China and South East Asia's
Vice President and Head of Content & Products, Vikram Channa, said "The idea of becoming
'Digi-Sapiens' represents the next step in our evolution, where
digital technology enhances our natural abilities and expands what
we can achieve. The documentary aims to inspire viewers to see the
potential in embracing technology thoughtfully and creatively. It's
about highlighting how technology can improve our lives, solve
real-world problems, and open up new opportunities."
In the coming two episodes, Simone will crisscross more European
countries to discover how technology is helping us connect with our
communities and our environment.
Smart home in Bonn, Germany
Huawei's Fiber-to-The-Room
(FTTR) Demo House in Bonn allows visitors to experience what life
feels like in a world where networks respond at light speed at all
times, no matter how much data is being transmitted or where in a
building we stand. Simone uses the opportunity to set up an array
of video calls with herself. But her experiment is suddenly
interrupted by a digital poltergeist…
Wearable health and fitness tech, in Helsinki, Finland
Elite athletes rely
heavily on technology to precisely measure and optimize their
performance. The results are improved strides and endurance for
runners, more efficient swimming strokes, and more balanced weight
bearing on both legs while skiing. But it's not only top athletes
who can benefit. At Huawei's state-of-the-art lab in Helsinki, Simone discovers that her biological
age, according to wearable data, is younger than her age in
calendar years. She also tries out running at full speed on a
treadmill to find out her lungs' maximum capacity.
Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona,
Spain
Sant Pau may be old, but it's certainly not
obsolete. The latest technologies implemented by the hospital help
improve treatment for patients. As Simone tours Sant Pau's
Dimension Lab to discover VR applications in medicine, a doctor
hands her an exact replica of a human heart made on a 3D
printer. Simone had no idea it was so big…
Since 2020, Huawei has been Sant Pau's leading strategic partner
in state-of-the-art storage systems. Huawei supplied Sant Pau with
an all-flash storage solution providing medical staff near-instant
access to patient data when needed. The solution features the
latest backup, recovery, and anti-ransomware technologies ensuring
the highest levels of patient data protection.
To watch the documentary, please visit:
UK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY-BMMmEgBQ&t=15s
https://www.discoveryuk.com/being-digi-sapiens-a-discovery-x-huawei-partnership/
Spain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dwP7mPO5eU&t=18s
Italy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eTbOKiVaYY&t=17s
Germany:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIm1Hqx_eK4
France:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGiDZuxr9EM&t=9s
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