Hylen acknowledged that people will likely not use a plastic device for payments in the future.
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The lightweight plastic device has a texture reminiscent of China's Birds Nest Olympic stadium, with a predictable array of connections on the back side.
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Replacing a plastic device with a mobile device capable of receiving as well as sending a variety of information in a visual manner fundamentally changes the purchasing experience, and for the better.
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But the plastic-dispensing device was difficult to use properly.
Amazon's online superstore has become the unlikely stage for 21st-century amateur comedy, where thousands of customers have submitted reviews for products ranging from the self-explanatory explanatory book "How to Avoid Huge Ships" to the Hutzler 571 banana slicer, a yellow plastic banana-shaped device that cuts bananas into even slices.
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Downstairs there's a cabinetlike device with inflatable plastic sacks to stimulate muscles and calm hyperactive children.
Philips ships the device charged from the factory with "play-through" packaging that allows shoppers to hear the device within its plastic cocoon.
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In the case of our device, the plastic emerged with a green color, slowly turning black as it slid out like hot, plastic soft serve ice cream.
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The rest of the device is a plastic, candy-bar-style affair with USB, HDMI and 3.5mm audio outputs on one side, with a gain control, delete button and full-sized SD card slot on the other.
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They made the device from a photoactive plastic that converts infrared light into an electrical current.
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There's an iffy plastic rim surrounding to the whole device that has apparently been added not to ruin the surprise of how the device looks ahead of its official launch.
There are some brushed metal accents, but the majority of the device is slightly glossy plastic that, amazingly, doesn't immediately make us feel like we're manhandling a toy.
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Well, we just got to see some prototypes of the device, including the basic CORE 2 band, its metal bracelet and swappable plastic face plate accessories, and learned a bit more about the device.
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The capsule-shaped device is made of black plastic, save for an LED ring that serves as a drive activity, internet connectivity and free-space indicator for the HDD that lies within.
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The chromed plastic volume rocker, power button and screen orientation lock switch nestled in the plastic radio reception strip at the top of the device are decidedly less luxurious, however -- the travel of each was shallow, and the finish on the plastic appeared a bit cheap to our eyes.
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Lotem said that during the heart catheterization procedure doctors would use a thin plastic tube to insert an "umbrella-like" device that will seal the hole between the two upper chambers of the heart.
The plastic dongle plugs in-between an outlet and a device, and leverages a database of electricity prices based on location and time of day to calculate how much an appliance drains from your wallet per hour, day, week, month and year.
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The ChargeCard's clever in its simplicity, a credit card-sized device made from ABS (think: Lego) plastic.
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The system uses a retractable device which is held briefly against the surface of plastic or glass packaging.
At the flagship Nordstrom store in downtown Seattle, most sales associates in these departments can be found armed with a mobile point-of-sale device and using them to checkout customers paying with plastic.
The way it works: consumers touch a payment device (which is in the form of either a plastic card or a sticker that can be applied to a mobile phone or any personal item) to a Zip-enabled contactless reader to make a payment.
But the plastic housing adds quite a bit of bulk to what is already relatively thick device.
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The device is particularly well suited for a country with strong misgivings about plastic money: both Japan's credit- and debit-card markets are under-developed.
Though the 101 XS' soft lines and plastic body don't provide much eye candy, we must say the device feels very good in the hand.
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The micro-USB port is on the bottom under a tiny plastic door while the headphone jack is similarly protected at the top of the device.
On Saturday, with the event in full swing, Chevy reps handed out plastic cards to attendees, who lined up to swipe them through an electronic device.
The banks, meanwhile, haven't converted their card portfolios because they say that other technology, such as mobile-device payments, may leapfrog the need for the chip-enabled plastic.
The white plastic is flanked on either end by lights that flash red or blue, depending on whether the device is synced.
Executives are discussing plans to lease the Plastic Logic e-reader to long-term subscribers, with the money going toward purchase of the device.
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