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And when youre walking down the hallways, theres high-tech art work as well. were talking beyond like the hd screens you showed earlier. >> yeah, sort of. disney calls these enchanted artwork. they look like still paintings. if you walked by it, you wouldnt even look twice at it. however, if you stand in front of these paintings and some of the staircases youll see the images come to life. they begin to animate before your eyes. and in fact, theres also a game kids can partake in, a detective ga...

Chip. putting them on packages now so you see a bar code. now you have an rfid code on there, as well. >> so theyre very, very small. >> very small. >> cheap and easy to place. >> yes. and you find them on credit cards now, as well. >> this is where we start to run into the problems as we saw. what happens? >> what happens is anything thats transmitted in the air like an information on the rfid or the cell phones, anything thats in the air can be captured. okay? if someone can capture it, they c...

Putting them on packages now so you see a bar code. now you have an rfid code on there, as well. >> so theyre very, very small. >> very small. >> cheap and easy to place. >> yes. and you find them on credit cards now, as well. >> this is where we start to run into the problems as we saw. what happens? >> what happens is anything thats transmitted in the air like an information on the rfid or the cell phones, anything thats in the air can be captured. okay? if someone can capture it, they can rea...

Horde gift cards. i have have them for every occasion. can i really make money from gift cards or books? a lot of us have that? >> yeah, thats right, randi. our favorite sites are bookscouter.com. its easy to resell your books. i did it with my old textbooks. it takes seconds to up load the bar code. for old gift cards, i know i got a ton of gift cards i didnt want for the holidays, we like plasticjungle.com. up load the cards you have. you can consolidate them to a place you are excited about o...

Your closet. quite easy to do. >> i know i hoard gift cards. ill never be able to use all of them in my lifetime. can i actually make money from gift cards or books? a lot of us have that. >> yeah, thats right. so at learnbest.com, our two favorite sites are bookscouter.com. so easy for you to resell your books. i just did this with all my old textbooks. takes less than five seconds to upload to the bar code. you can easily resell them. then for old gift cards. i got a ton that i didnt want. we ...

It can work. some phones can include whats called a near field chip which you sort of wave over the payment station at the store. others you can open up an application and it shows in effect your debbed by card or credit card, the bar code, and then the store scans that and you pay that way. >> okay. this is going become widespread do you predict? >> i think it actually will become pretty commonly used. i think the penetration of these cards have the chip in them, isnt very wide yet. people are ...

Their clothing to help track inventory but some say this is an invasion of privacy. for two perspectives we have journal founder and editor mark roberti and identity theft 9/11 chairman and co-founder adam levin. thanks for joining us today. mark, lets start out. you have one of the those gizmos on the desk in front of you. thats it right there. what kind of data would be on it? >> it would be a serial number that would identify what the product is so similar to what you would see on a bar code ...

This and she says its the real reason so many of us hang on to so many old phones. >> theyre letting them sit in junk drawers for years, because were so paranoid about all our information getting out there, you dont want to donate that phone and someone ends up with all your contacts, all of your e-mails and all of your information. so it is a one-stop shop. go to the website, re-cellular.com, type in your make and model number, and if you dont know what model phone you have, pop up that back ba...

If you dont know what phone you are pop up that back battery cover and it will tell you right there, right next to that bar code. super easy. also, just type in your make and model number and your e-mail address, in just moments recellular.com sends you step-by-step instructions on how to delete the data. super easy. >> it really prompts you through. it should be pretty easy. >> very easy. exactly. >> so how do you make sure that its really all gone? >> well, this is a big thing. a lot of people...

The bar code for the coupon can then be scanned at checkout. thats it from cnbc. first in business worldwide. david, back to you. it is time for the fastest three minutes of news. we go down to the wire. on auction, ebay, evidence that brought down former baltimore mayor dixon. prosecutors are selling the x-box they say dixon purchased with gift cards intended for the poor. bidding on the x-box, highest bid so far is $405. we have more proof wedding plan sing not for the feint of heart. chec...