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Wired Wednesday: Ford’s Smart Jacket, Roadtrip & Surface Go

ByJohn

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

  • Ford smart jacket prototype aims to help make cyclists safer (source)
  • Roadtrip: This app reads Wikipedia to teach you about the cities you’re driving through (source)
  • Microsoft Unveils $529 ‘Surface Go’ Tablet (source)

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