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The future of furniture.

Are you tethered to your smartphone? Is it a struggle to keep it charged? The answer may be wireless furniture.

Listen to Rob and Neil discussing battery life, coffee tables, toxic waste and some technology-related vocabulary.

Remember to subs...

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The future of furniture.

Are you tethered to your smartphone? Is it a struggle to keep it charged? The answer may be wireless furniture.

Listen to Rob and Neil discussing battery life, coffee tables, toxic waste and some technology-related vocabulary.

Remember to subscribe to the podcast version!

This week's question
What do modern phone batteries contain? Is it...

a) nickel
b) lithium
c) lead-acid

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
1.compatible可兼容的
things that can be used together

2.state-of-the-art最新技术
using the latest technology

3.dinosaur过时的，落伍的
(here) someone or something that is very old-fashioned and no longer useful or effective

4.wireless furniture可手机控制的家具
furniture with built-in technology which allows you to charge your phone

5.built-in一部分
part of something, and not separate from it

6.wireless technology无线技术
modern equipment and machines that can operate without wires

7.I'm not holding my breath不能屏息以待
(informal phrase) don't expect something to happen anytime soon

8.functionality一件设备可做的
things that a piece of equipment can do

9.think green环保意识
consider the environment

10.user-replaceable用户可替换电池
allows the user of a gadget to change the battery

11.sealed unit密封装置，不能打开
something that cannot be opened

12.toxic有毒的
poisonous

Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150507