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Wired Wednesday: New Facebook Patent, Google Photos update & Wi-Charge

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

  • New Facebook patent wants to map out your home from the photos you upload (source)
  • Google Photos update brings depth control to iOS (source)
  • Forget about Qi, soon you’ll be able to charge your devices with light (source)

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