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Wired Wednesday: InstruMMent 01, Classi smart strap and a smart baby carrier

ByJohn

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

  • InstruMMent 01: World’s First Dimensioning Instrument (source)
  • MainTool Classi: turn any watch into a smartwatch with this smart strap (source)
  • Monitor your baby’s health with a smart carrier (source)

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Netflix is coming to Canada

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Today, online movie streaming site, Netflix announced that it is coming to Canada this fall. I had a chance to talk about what this means to Canadians with Lisa Christiansen on CBC Radio One’s On the Coast this afternoon (thanks for capturing it Dave!): CBC Radio One: Netflix coming soon to Canada Canadian pricing and…

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Apple announces the iPhone 3GS

ByJohn

Today Apple unveiled the latest iteration of the iPhone, the iPhone 3GS. The ‘S’ stands for speed. It will be available in North America on Friday, June 19th. This is a big deal for a number of reasons. I won’t get into all the new features of the device (and 3.0 firmware update), just a…

Tech Tuesday: SoftStop and NASA’s 3D Printed Pizza
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Tech Tuesday: SoftStop and NASA’s 3D Printed Pizza

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Using water and light to stop truck accidents: Not unlike what recently happened in Washington State, after too many over height trucks crashed and caused damage in many tunnels, authorities in Sydney, Australia implemented “Soft Stop” technology. If a driver ignores the…

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Prusa Mendel: building the frame

ByJohn

I finished printing all the plastic parts needed to build a Prusa Mendel. Also a box of hardware and motors I ordered from Mixshop arrived so I was able to start assembling. I decided to print all the plastic parts with 30% infill except the pulleys and gears which I did at 50% infill. I…