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Wired Wednesday: Nimb, Pinterest Lens & PowerRay

ByJohn

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

  • Nimb: Smart ring panic button (source)
  • Pinterest Lens: Shazam for real world objects (source)
  • Powerray: underwater drone finds fish (source)

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ByJohn

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