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Wired Wednesday: Veripad, Die with Me & Nintendo Labo

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I spoke about these tech topics for Wired Wednesday (our 100th episode!) with Ben Wilson:

  • Veripad: Identify Falsified Medications (source)
  • Die with Me: Chat with others whose smartphone is about to die (source)
  • Nintendo Labo: Cardboard playsets for the Switch (source)

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