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Tech Tuesday: MeterPlug and the Blip wifi blood pressure monitor
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Tech Tuesday: MeterPlug and the Blip wifi blood pressure monitor

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: MeterPlug: A simple, tiny, $45 device that you plug into the wall and then plug any appliance or device you’d like to monitor it’s usage for. By using a database of location based electricity prices, the MeterPlug can tell you in real…

Tech Tuesday: add a real ebook reader to your iPhone & a robot that does windows
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Tech Tuesday: add a real ebook reader to your iPhone & a robot that does windows

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Popslate: another in a long line of clever iPhone cases, the Popslate adds a 4 inch e-ink screen to the back of your iPhone 5. This screen can be customized to give the back of your phone a unique ‘wallpaper’ or you…

Tech Tuesday: Scanadu’s Scout tricorder and create your own GPS watch apps
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Tech Tuesday: Scanadu’s Scout tricorder and create your own GPS watch apps

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Scanadu’s Scout tricorder: an entrant in the Tricorder XPrize contest, the Scout is Scanadu’s crack at bringing the famous medical diagnosis device from Star Trek to a reality. The $150 device due out next year packs a lot into it’s 2 inch…

Tech Tuesday: Lytro Reinvents The Camera, Again & Task One iPhone case
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Tech Tuesday: Lytro Reinvents The Camera, Again & Task One iPhone case

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver I talked about these items: Lytro Reinvents The Camera Once Again: The Lytro Light Field Camera is a unique camera that captures photos and lets you change the focus within the frame, recently updated their software to add two new stunning features – perspective shift and living…

Tech Tuesday: 3d printing props for the Hobbit & reusing those electric car batteries
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Tech Tuesday: 3d printing props for the Hobbit & reusing those electric car batteries

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver I talked about these items: The Hobbit gets 3d printed: Props for the upcoming Hobbit movie from Peter Jackson were largely 3d printed by Weta Workshops. Everything from weapons like the Orcrist and Sting to apparel such as helmets and buckles. Even prostetic pieces likes noses and…