For example, the RFID reader doesn't work well in games like Countdown where it must read several XS bands within milliseconds of being slapped down together on top of the console.

ENGADGET: Video: Tiny hands-on with Swinxs Hands-on

If there's one thing tennis hasn't needed in the past few years, it's a countdown to when the fun is over.

WSJ: A Little Night Tennis, Anyone?

And now we have a period where, because of the choice to let the sequester take effect, we are not now in a countdown clock situation -- the cable nets don't have the clock.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing