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System keeping track of exactly what kids are eating in school calf cafeterias and how much. this experimental project used digital cameras and trays that have bar codes on them to count exactly how many calories each child is eating. joining us on the phone is the head of that program, dr. roberto trevino, the director of the social and health research center. so the idea is each kid has an assigned tray, each tray has a bar code on it. when they get their lunch out of the cafeteria, a camera r...

People used to bump into you and pull that wallet. they can do this electronically now? how are they doing this with little scanners? >> the new technology they pick up waves transmitted through antennas from ten feet away. >> how does my credit card send out a signal that can be taken. do people even realize it? >> its funny. this technology was patented in 1983. it was going to take over bar codes. when you see people in the grocery stores using scanners, they get information for inventory. >>...

Your pockt and steal your card numbers. the expiration dates, as well, sometimes other personal information and they can do this, these thieves, from as far as ten feet away from you. clyde anderson helped explain this to me how these things work and how you can save yourself. >> the new technology rfid. you can pick them up from as far away as ten feet. >> is my credit card sending out a signal. do people even realize? >> a lot of people dont realize the sit has happened. this technology was pa...

The body to operating on the wrong parts of the body. then, infections acquired in the hospital. if you have a choice use a hospital that has bar codes. if youre undergoing surgery, make sure the doctor marks the part of the body where they should operate. lonnie wished his doctors had. we spoke to him after he went in for surgery on his right knee, but came out with doctors operating on his left. >> it makes me mad. i got two bad knees that dont work. >> they are costly errors. one study estima...

Higher than you may want to spend. lets take a look first at gas buddy. it gives you a list of gas prices near you, tells the price per gallon. this could save you more than $100 a year if you go and do that. theres also thefind. that scans bar codes and it finds the best prices online and at retailsers near you that you could go to and it lets you know if theres coupons out there, as well. and grocery i.q. one scan the bar code with your phone. it will give you an exact shopping list, show you ...

Pounds and has two cameras, so one that takes cameras and scans bar codes and shoots video and one pointing to you at real time/face time conversations, not unlike the science video now. multiple color, a few other bells and whistles. if you already own an existing ipad, i wouldnt say you should have ipad 2 envy, cause it is still an amazing device unless you really want those cameras and if, you know theres no shortage of ways to get rid of yourism pad there are those apparently ebay and craigs...

All right? any questions? gretchen and brian. >> does the furiness around the snorkle hood do anything or is it just for looks? >> i think its an ornamentation. >> i go for the furiness. it actually helps. see the store, snap a picture and save on great deals. one florida town is teaming up with microsoft to do just that. >> orlando salinas here to explain how this new tag technology actually works. >> good to see you guys. look, in bradenton, florida on the western side of the state theres a sm...

>> thanks for having us. sorry, go ahead. >> how does that work? >> its -- basically theres a couple of different features were working on. a lot of artificial intelligence work going on at google. google goggles is one of the features we have that allows you to take pictures and identify -- google will try to identify what the things are and what objects you see in the images and take -- give you more information about that. let you do a google search based on that information. it works on lots...

From gas to groceries but that is so last century. nowadays, tech savvy shoppers use their smart phones to pay. the trend is so big that the days may be done for the piece of plastic in your wallet. christine romans is part of the cnn money team and joins us with a closer look. >> martin, several companies are trying to figure out how to put that little contact list gizmo on the corner so you can just tap your cell phone and purchase something right away or walk by a store and your cell phone wi...

Thats an interesting cross section there, where my mon, theyre making -- were not quite sure how it impact this is election, are we. >> we know its having an impact in the sense that we have candidates now who are hearing this and they say, well, people are angry at the government, then regardless of whether im an elected official or not, i have to run as an anti-establishment outsider thats why youre seeing all these people who have been in government for quite some time now, everybody wants to...