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Wired Wednesday: Accessible/Adaptive Xbox controller, MIA & Style Match

ByJohn

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

  • Microsoft reveals customizable, accessibility-minded Xbox One controller (source)
  • MIA – A friendly robot for cats and dogs (source)
  • Google announces Style Match discoverability feature for Google Lens (source)

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Tech Tuesday: 3d printers for jewellers & Samsung’s Android camera
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Tech Tuesday: 3d printers for jewellers & Samsung’s Android camera

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Jewellers now have a 3d printer for custom castings: 3d printing has begun to affect another industry with the announcement a new 3d printer, the 3Z Studio from Solidscape, which is targeted at jewellers. The desktop printer creates complex wax patterns from…

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Tech Tuesday: JoggoBot & Samsung Galaxy S3 launch

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: JoggoBot – a modified quadcoptor that follows you by tracking a special pattern on your shirt via it’s onboard camera. It keeps pace and encourages you to keep going while on your morning jog and can even speed up to challenge you….

MakerBot Replicator 2 has arrived
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MakerBot Replicator 2 has arrived

ByJohn

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