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In that the phone is still tracking you even without a data connection, it gets all kind of data points from mechanisms inside the phone, stores those and we were able to capture that data when we got back to dc and see what the phone sensed to google which is encrypted. we have the ability to do that and the information they were finding was shocking, how deep down the data goes. rob: what surprised me was airplane mode, you are telling us getting in and out of cars. >> the caveat or the hidden...

One. it will sync up with the cell phone system and start recording the data from your car. >> i want to ask you about two apps. what are the benefits of it and whats the cost and what does it do in your car for you? >> i put the demo on the dash. about automatic, the most compelling thing -- i really like both of them. i dont think you can go wrong with either one. one requires you to spend a little bit more money. this one goes for $100. its linking by bluetooth to your phone. you get into an ...

♪ ♪ well, the apple watch is getting a lot of attention right now but there are plenty of other toys out there that any gadget lover can get into. >> the latest tech gear is here in new york. abcs tech contributor trina trinh shows us whats hot. were at ce week in new york city, some of the coolest consumer electronics and tech gadgets are inside. lets go check them out. >> these days, wearables are moving from your wrist to your fingers. check this out. this is a smart ring that gauges ...

>> reporter: and katherine are great whites. >> a female! >> weve got a good water flow. >> reporter: captured. >> put the accelerometer on. >> reporter: tagged with electronic transmitters and released released. >> theyve been waitbait and switched. >> reporter: every time their fins break the surface, scientists get a pin on locations. so popular mary lees shark has a big following is on twitter. the family just hit 70,000 followers. somebody break out the bubbly. >> thats the famous mary lee ...

Welcome back. it is welcome back. its time to get much closer to a huge great white shark than any of us could possibly think safe, and its all in the name of science. >> now to do so we go on board the worlds only vessel that can capture, tag and keep track of a great white. liam martin of our boston station, wcvb, reports. >> reporter: this is the architect, chris fisher of the history channel "shark wranglers." the goal is to pull great whites on board so they can tag and study them. and on...

>> great to see you. >> again, i am so happy to hear what you have to say. with two young boys i need all the help i can get. >> amazing, how many people are walking around with 3-year-olds and $500 ipads the you can get a tablet for a kid, $100 that has almost everything your ipad has, if not more. >> amazing. >> this is the leap pad explorer. what i will show you here. everything that you have, its got e-books, games, music videos. and it has an accelerometer built in. it has this roly-poly ga...

Put them in the charger at night, charge them overnight and that will give you three to four days of continuous use. >> mark, heres the question. how much will it set up back? >> theyre about 30% premium over regular progressive lenses and a quality frame that you would buy today. when you think about that -- thats about $1,200. when you think about that, you got to remember that with this technology, youre losing the distortion thats inherent with progressive lenses. you also have the accelerom...

On my reading portion as i did right there, it switches in seven mill second. thats faster than you can blink an eye. three times faster than you can blink your eye. same thing in turning it off. when i swipe to put it in the automatic mode it reacts just as quickly. when i say automatic mode there and an accelerator in the temple that senses head tilts. if i constantly look down at my computer screen, i dont want to go on and off. i simply swipe the temple, put it in the automatic mode, i look ...