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Wired Wednesday: Melody, MotoMods and smrtFOB

ByJohn

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

  • Melody: $10 device can potentially detect breast cancer from your tears (source) (FB Video)
  • MotoMods: give your smartphone super powers with these addons (source) – full review coming soon
  • smrtFOB: a battery that tells you when it needs to be recharged (source)

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Tech Tuesday: iPhone 5 rumour roundup and 3d Princesses

ByJohn

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Tech Tuesday: Tagging felons with DNA & Predicting the future with Software
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Tech Tuesday: Tagging felons with DNA & Predicting the future with Software

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these items: DNA Gun will tag felons for weeks: The UK based Selectamark has created a DNA gun that is being used by law enforcement and the military to tag felons using non-lethal pellets that are similar to paintball rounds. These pellets will leave specifically…

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Tech Tuesday: Find your way indoors and an app for couples

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about: Find your way inside a mall or supermarket: GPS works great for getting from a to b in your car but doesn’t work so well indoors. A new technology will help you navigate your way around inside a mall or supermarket. You scan a…

Samsung Galaxy Gear & Note 3: First Looks
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Samsung Galaxy Gear & Note 3: First Looks

ByJohn

Yesterday I attended a briefing with Samsung Canada where they unveiled a few new products coming to Canada over the next few days and weeks. This included the new mini versions of their very popular Galaxy S3 and S4 smartphones, the new Note 3 and their much anticipated take on the smart watch category, the…