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Wired Wednesday: Panasonic Smart Mirror, MightTV & SnapIT

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This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I spoke about these tech topics for Wired Wednesday with Ben Wilson:

  • Panasonic’s smart mirror finds your flaws, prints makeup to fix them (source)
  • MightyTV helps you find the your next show to binge watch (source)
  • Snap It: Count calories by taking photos of your food (source)

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