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Please pass the salt, pepper and the tablet
Created: 06/21/2012
Video description: At restaurants across the country, you may find a new hi-tech dinner companion at your table: a gadget to help you order, pay the bill or just keep you entertained. But will this technology revolutionize the dining experience or is it just an expensive gimmick? CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports.

Please pass the salt, pepper and the tablet Video Transcript

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