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Wired Wednesday: Google Lens, Smart Paint & QuietOn Sleep

ByJohn

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

  • Google Lens is now available for non-Pixel Android phones (source)
  • Smart Paint Talks To Canes To Help People Who Are Blind Navigate (source)
  • QuietOn’s new noise-cancelling earbuds banish the sound of snoring (source)

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