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Wired Wednesday: Merlin Bird, TabCat & Stroke Sensor suit

ByJohn

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

  • Merlin Bird App: Shazam for identifying birds from photos (source)
  • TabCat: Find your missing cat with RFID (source)
  • Sensor suit helps stroke victims (source)

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A few weeks with a 3D Printer: What I’ve learned

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Nifty Mini Drive

ByJohn

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