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Wired Wednesday: Nuraphone, Face scanning checkpoints and Pixel Buds

ByJohn

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

  • Nuraphone: Headphones that adjust to your actual hearing (source)
  • Dubai Airport is going to use face-scanning virtual aquariums as security checkpoints (source)
  • Pixel Buds: Google’s answer to Airpods with built in translation features (source)

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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…

2013 Ford Escape Titanium: first impressions
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2013 Ford Escape Titanium: first impressions

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Ford Canada recently loaned me a 2013 Ford Escape Titanium edition for a week. I’ve been fortunate lately to be able to try out a number of new vehicles and of all the ones I’ve recently driven, the Escape impressed me the most from a tech perspective. Here’s three reasons why I was impressed, aside…

Tech Tuesday: Leap Motion controller & Pebble Smartwatch
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Tech Tuesday: Leap Motion controller & Pebble Smartwatch

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Leap Motion controller: Gathering a huge wave of interest lately is the Leap motion controller which is little bigger than a flashdrive and set to ship early this year. Not unlike the Kinect for your Xbox except the $70 Leap allows you to…