Wrecked By Tech

Episode 114: A Tesla price drop, a Telus health chatbot, and a sweet new camera app


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This week Dan and Riley tell you about the Tesla Canadian price drop (and when the next model will be unveiled), the CRTC's wireless market review, a new Telus health app/chatbot, the four new Fitbit products, Corning's latest work on bendable glass, Volvo's choice to limit the top speet of their cars, two of the latest reasons to be mad at Facebook, a cool new computational photography app for iPhone, and the next USB standard.

Speed round:

  • Instant Pot, the smash-hit Canadian kitchen gadget, is getting bought by an American company
  • Now Telus, Bell, and Rogers all have options to basically lease your phone
  • JetBlue's social media contest requires you delete all your Insta pics
  • Apple will now repair iPhones even if you replaced the battery yourself
  • Facebook Messenger Dark Mode is a thing, and you have to "unlock" it
  • Apple filed a patent for self-heating displays — good news for cold weather climates
  • Microsoft to ship a disc-less Xbox One S in May
  • Links:

    • Tesla drops price of Model 3 to $47,600 in Canada
    • Tesla Model Y SUV will be unveiled March 14th - The Verge
    • CRTC launches review on mobile wireless market, examining choices, affordability
    • Babylon by Telus Health allows B.C. residents to visit doctors virtually
    • Want a Foldable Phone? Hold Out for Real Glass | WIRED
    • Volvo is limiting its cars to a top speed of 112 mph - The Verge
    • Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look up’ setting | TechCrunch
    • A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking | Facebook
    • Spectre: A Computational Approach to Long-Exposure iPhone Photography – MacStories
    • With USB 4, Thunderbolt 3’s benefits become open to all - The Verge
    • The Ottawa-based company behind the Instant Pot is about to get a lot bigger
    • Rogers launches 'Upfront Edge' smartphone trade-in program
    • Apple will now reportedly fix iPhones even if you’ve replaced the battery yourself - The Verge
    • Facebook Messenger's dark mode is now officially available in Canada
    • Apple files patent for self-heating display that protects foldable phones from cracking in cold
    • Microsoft's disc-less Xbox One reportedly coming in May, pre-orders in April
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    Wrecked By TechBy Riley McDonald