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Wired Wednesday – more from CES: Luci, Kangaroo & Hack

ByJohn

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

  • Luci: Solar powered inflatable light (source)
  • Kangaroo Motion Sensor (source)
  • Hack: the family laptop with super powers (source)

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