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Wired Wednesday: Jenni Solar charger, Canucks in VR & Project Jacquard

ByJohn

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

  • Jenni (solar) Smart Charger (source)
  • Vancouver Canucks VR experience (source)
  • Project Jacquard: Levi’s Smart Jacket (source)

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Sea Launch: mobile rocket launch platform in Vancouver Dry Dock

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Tech Tuesday: Bluetooth Gloves & the LifeStraw water filter
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Tech Tuesday: Bluetooth Gloves & the LifeStraw water filter

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 Radio in Vancouver I discussed these items: It’s a glove and a bluetooth headset: These $50 HiCall gloves are also a bluetooth handset. For those cold morning calls, you simply hold your thumb up to your ear and your pinky to your mouth and the gloves work like a handset….