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Wired Wednesday: Cyberfishing, Ford’s dog shelter & On This Spot

ByJohn

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

  • Cyberfishing: the smart fishing rod (source)
  • Ford develops a noise cancelling shelter for dogs during fireworks (source)
  • Vancouver walking tour app shows you what history occurred “On This Spot” (source)

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