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Wired Wednesday: Facebook Dating, Lumos Helmet & Feel Virtual objects

ByJohn

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

  • Facebook is taking on Tinder with new dating features (source)
  • An Apple Watch can now be used to activate bike signals on the Lumos Helmet (source)
  • This Robot Lets You Feel Virtual Objects (source)

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