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Wired Wednesday: Glow, Scout & Mute+

ByJohn

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

  • Casper’s Glow: A magical light for better sleep (source)
  • Amazon’s Scout delivery robots hit the street (source)
  • Mute+ adds an extra level of privacy to your smart speaker (source)

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