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Wired Wednesday: Android Auto, Twinkl and Eva

ByJohn

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

  • Android Auto now available for any car (source)
  • Twinkl is a friendship bracelet for the 21st century (source)
  • EVA: New camera technology could help blind people navigate (source)

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Over the last couple of months, I’ve been lucky enough to have a few different Android handsets for review. This started late last year with the LG Eve handset (running an older version of Android) followed by the Motorola Milestone (aka Droid) running 2.0.1 version of Android: I’ve made a few serious attempts at using…

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Nokia N810 tablet + full Linux KDE desktop

ByJohn

A friend sent word that you can now put a full linux desktop (KDE) on the Nokia N810 tablet. This was in an effort to convince me to buy an N810. Check out the video and screenshots and the how to. This is already a pretty sweet little device and this just makes it even…

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Maker Faire Bay Area

ByJohn

I just returned from San Francisco where I attended the world’s largest Maker Faire in San Mateo (aka the Bay Area Maker Faire). I’ve been to and exhibited at a number of Maker Faires but this was my first time at the ‘big one’ which originated in the Bay Area 9 years ago.

Tech Tuesday: add a real ebook reader to your iPhone & a robot that does windows
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Tech Tuesday: add a real ebook reader to your iPhone & a robot that does windows

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Popslate: another in a long line of clever iPhone cases, the Popslate adds a 4 inch e-ink screen to the back of your iPhone 5. This screen can be customized to give the back of your phone a unique ‘wallpaper’ or you…

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Tech Tuesday: Track your daily activities by GPS and transmit 70 dvds worth of data a second

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 in Vancouver, I discussed these topics: Twisted light: New tech can transmit 70 DVDs worth of data per second: Researchers at USC have found a way to send data at up to 2.5 terabytes per second (the equivalent of 70 dvds) by twisting the light used for transmission. Regular fibre…