Techstination: Your Destination for Gadgets and Gear: Recent Episodes
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Phishing scams can be dangerous for all of us…including businesses and companies. Hacker Rangers is a security awareness company that helps educate employees through the use of games. Global Director Marcelo Barros..“So we...
Techstination interview: The eufyMake UV Printer E1 is designed for versatile creativity
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Are you one of those people who is always thinking about ideas for a product or service? How can you protect those ideas from being stolen? The Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation can help with an AI powered...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you are a fan of cars and car history…there is more good news from Ford. The popular Ford Heritage Vault site is expanding to include more recent vehicles…with images, brochures and more…all available for free. Ford Archives...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Indy Autonomous Challenge is coming to the Grand Prix of Monterey this summer to jump start the event…and will feature international teams competing with autonomous vehicles. CEO Paul Mitchell..“We are going to have a time...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at the Ford Heritage Vault have been busy. The site…offering free access to images and brochures….started out a few years ago covering the first century of the storied automaker. Now, Archives and Heritage Brand...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin How can you easily take a 35 inch monitor with you on the road….even in a carry-on? Arovia has announced the Splay Max…a combination portable screen and projector…that opens and closes kind of like an umbrella. The design is very...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More fun for Father’s Day? We’ve become fans of BucketGolf…the very portable and fun way to set up an instant mini golf course in the yard or in a park. We like the family fun and innovation. If the name is familiar…you...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin Wallets for Father’s Day are kind of old hat. But not the ones from Ekster. The company’s latest is the Ekster Wallet Pro….and is built to last…with a lifetime warranty and a one hundred day no hassle return policy. Push a...
Techstination interview: RealDefense System Mechanic AI based Smart Active Care arrives
Techstination interview: Zoner Studio re-branding will bring more versatility for users
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin Dreo ‘s BaristaMaker Milk Frother Air can make for a fun gifts for coffee loving Dads. The eight in one frother is handy for creating foam out of dairy or non dairy milks with options for lattes and cappuccinos and can come...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Another Father’s Day suggestion for Dads who love tech. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have more competition to contend with these days…and more on the way. But with the frequently updated capabilities and smart design...
Techstination interview: A cool wallet for Father's Day? Ekster co-founder Olivier Momma
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. New tech for monitoring the health of your dog or cat. Tractive is the name of a company that has become a leader in smart GPS and health monitoring for pets. It uses cell and GPS technology to help you pinpoint the location...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If a new PC is in the offing for students or maybe for Dad…the Asus Zenbook Duo offers lots of capability …like two good sized OLED displays and a smart removable Bluetooth keyboard. The design and engineering ….are pretty amazing...
Techstination interview: What to know about AI and investing: Pebble Finance CEO Justin Whitehead
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For fans of birds and photography….for Father’s Day …or otherwise…the folks at BirdBuddy are creating a lot of fun and education. Their Smart Bird Feeder and Smart Hummingbird Feeder are equipped with new and improved high quality...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Having just earned a degree as a pre-med student at Georgetown University, Anthony Altobelli is looking forward to a career in medicine. And he plans to continue his work for CareYaya, that is using the latest technology an AI...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Unique ways to cook in the great outdoors. While gas, charcoal and pellet grills are the go to methods for cooking in many backyards, there are other options. GoSun’s line of solar powered ovens let you cook with the power...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A high quality dash cam that won’t break the bank. The Thinkware ARC is a front and rear camera solution that records in 2K rsolution…giving you sharp video…with automatic exposure adjustments and what Thinkware calls...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Is the transition to electric vehicles really Inevitable? There’s a new book from Wall Street Journal automotive reporter Mike Colias titled Inevitable- Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to Electric Vehicles. Colias...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is tax season again….guess I didn’t need to tell you that. The folks at H&R Block are again providing a range of options for assistance…in person and online. The company’s Tax Institute VP Andy Phillips says just...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tombot is a company that is building more tech infused robotic pets designed to assist people with Alzheimer’s and more. Co-founder and CEO Tom Stevens tells us that the pets have a variety of sensors for touch, voice and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to search trends… lots of folks are doing searches for things or topics that bring back memories. Google trends expert Charity Mhende..“Yes, we’ve seen a lot of interest in the last year or two around nostalgic...
Techstination interview: Techstination wrap-up for week of Feb 7 created by Google's Notebook LM
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some tech help for Heart Month….from Apple Fitness Plus trainers Sam Sanchez and Jamie-Ray Hartshorne. It isn’t always easy to stay motivated when it comes to fitness, especially in the dead of winter, but Apple Fitness...
Techstination interview: An easy AI tool to appeal health insurance denials? Counterforce Health
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Changing lives is what British Columbia based Human in Motion is all about. The company has built its first XO Motion exoskeletons, for rehab use at first, to help people who have been confined to wheel chairs, live upright...
Techstination interview: SOBRsafe wearable alcohol detection for workplace safety & more
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What if a person confined to a wheel chair could summon an exoskeleton robot, be able to slide into it and then stand, walk, climb stairs and more. That person is Chloe Angus, Director of Lived Experience at Human in Motion...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. Samsung’s latest flagship devices are on the way. So what will be new with the S25 phones? The focus here…and everywhere else it seems…is on AI. You’ll find a dedicated button to bring up Google’s Gemini….and Samsung’s Bixby is on tap too...
Techstination interview: Is the transition to EVs "Inevitable"? WSJ reporter & author Mike Colias
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. The innovative team at Roborock is at it again with the Saros Z70 robotic vacuum. What’s new and different? How about the exclusive use of cameras instead of Lidar for navigation….and a robotic arm that can pick stuff up from the floor and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. BenjiLock…the fingerprint lock company that landed a deal with Kevin O’Leary on Shark Tank way back during season 9…is still in the innovation game. Founder Robbie Cabral is out now with a beautifully designed outdoor stainless steel padlock designed...
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. The innovative folks at Kwikset are at it again… this time building in motion sensors and LED lights into the Halifax LED Levers for interior doors. There are models with and without locking capability. They are both stylish and smart and...
Techstination interview: Online kids safety report from Bark Technologies is eye opening
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. Just about a month into the new year…and how many of us are sticking to our plans for a healthier 2025. On the latest of edition of the What’s Next Living Longer Better Smarter podcast, best selling longevity author Dr. Michael Roizen said a...
Techstination interview: Meet Jennie- upcoming robotic pet for those with Alzheimer's & more
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With heart month approaching…online resources and more for those with HCM or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Lisa Salberg is the founder and CEO of the HCM Association…helping to raise awareness of the genetic heart condition...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A robotic vacuum that can do more. That’s what the Eufy 3 in 1 E20 is. At first glance…it is a powerful circular shaped robotic cleaner with a pretty standard docking base. But then…the battery and dustbin are removable….and become...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Harbor is a company that has designed a baby monitoring system that works with or without the Internet….and gives parents the option of using a remote nanny service as well. At the heart is a 336 dollar system that includes...
Techstsination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Headphones that are comfortable enough to sleep with are a rarity….but not at a company called Acoustic Sheep. The company’s Sleep Phones feature soft headbands and even the speakers are designed for comfort. There are wireless...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. TheRealest is an online auction and memorabilia site that differs from many others in the way it stands behind the authenticity of items being sold. For instance, says CMO Aniefre Essien….the estate of the late great Padres...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What is in store when it comes to consumer spending this holiday season? DailyPay is a company that gives employers and employees the opportunity to put money in the pockets of workers more quickly. CEO Stacy Greiner, who...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. NASA Astrophysicist Padi Boyd is among the many who have been waiting for the big celestial event as the star T Coronae Borealis goes nova. The precise timetable has been impossible to predict. But, she says, there is much...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Safety of drinking water. Lead pipes, under a recently announced EPA plan, will have to be replaced over the next ten years. But what can you do now? Some new research shows that many communities could see significant...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The eufyCam S3 Pro 2 Cam Kit is bringing some of the latest technology in security cams designed for easy installation with no user frustrations. The cameras are 4K UHD with what the company calls MaxColor Vision. They...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Bebird is out with what it calls the world’s first over the counter camera ear cleaners…the EarVision Complete. It features a flexible endoscope camera with a light and connects to an app that gives you a real time view...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been fifty years since the Rubik’s Cube was invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik. Thank you Wikipedia. For me…solving has remained a mystery. For some younger ones in the family...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tech entrepreneur Jock Gill lives in farmhouse built in 1787 in the hills in Vermont. I had first met and interviewed him at the White House…31 years ago…where he was focused on bringing the executive branch onto what was...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Roborock is continuing to innovate in robotic vacuums. The new Qrevo Curv…features a dual anti-tangle system and an adapt-a-lift chassis to tackle some of the pain points many have discovered in using robotic vacuums...
Techstination interview: TheRealest.com offers authenticated memorabilia in online auctions
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. On the fence about buying a new electric vehicle. Ford is giving would be buyers an extra push with an offer for free home chargers and installation. Model E Customer Experience Senior Director Becca Anderson..says...
Techstination interview: Waiting for a zombie star on Halloween night-NASA astrophysicist Padi Boyd
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Comet Tsuchinshan Atlas may be beyond the reach of the naked eye now….but is still amazing to see using a telescope. Unistellar’s Odyssey Pro is the telescope of choice here for its ease of use, built in camera and...
Techstination interview: JubileeTV adds convenience and care in set top box for older adults
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Hands on with GoPro’s new Hero 13 Black. Sound quality is something that many camera and phone makers don’t pay much attention to. The new Hero 13 Black adds great sound to amazing 5.3K video…including a voice mode that...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’ve become long time fans of the Toniebox…a softsided, rechargeable speaker for kids that is screenless and plays stories and songs when an RFID equipped corresponding figurine is placed on top. There are customizable Tonies too...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Pebblebee continue to innovate. The company’s latest rechargeable trackers….rechargeable is a key word…can be set up to work with either Apple Find My or Google Find My Device networks. It’s very helpful...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Gobi Heat has earned a reputation for high quality and stylish heated apparel and even camping chairs and hammocks. And now founder and CEO Jaye Genung has decided to lower prices on some of the most popular items in an effort...
Techstination interview: Tech entrepreneur Jock Gill helped usher in Information Superhighway
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For many people who have dealt with breast cancer surgery, the pain from wearing a seatbelt has made riding in cars difficult. Ford is doing something about that with the development of the SupportBelt…designed for Ford...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Autumn can be a great time of year for getting out on a bike….but driver distractions are making cycling more dangerous than ever. GM Systems Engineer Mike Fry…an avid cyclist….learned that all too well last year when he...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With lots of competition in the robotic vacuum space, Roborock is stepping up again. Quite literally. The new Qrevo Curv is designed to lift itself over uneven doorways and such automatically…and the rounded design is...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google has been winning lots of fans…including one here…for the Pixel Watch 3. It is available in two sizes…including the new 45 millimeter model and even though the screen is brighter and easier to use overall than...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Koolboks is the name of a ground breaking company providing refrigeration powered by the sun …for medicines and food…in sub-Saharan Africa. It was founded by a pharmacist, Ayoola Dominic …who saw how the lack of refrigeration...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some innovation for the kitchen and beyond. Planetary Design is the name of a company that has designed a stainless steel French press coffeemaker called the Basecamp. It is available in 32 or 48 ounce sizes…enough...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Soundcore brand at Anker is at it again…winning some high praise for the new Space One Pro over the ear headphones that fold up with a twist making them very portable…“Here’s the magic. So you just take them and what...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is newly renovated and welcoming back more innovators. The Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan is marking its 100th anniversary. Senior Collections Archivist Ciera Casteel says the lab was the birthplace...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s a lot of competition…very good competition….in the home security camera business these days. The latest from Reolink, maker of some good, reliable cameras, is the Altas PT Ultra…featuring ColorX Night Vision...
Techstination interview: Gigafact creates Parser non-partisan fact checking AI tool for newsrooms
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. BioLite is taking a fresh and smart approach to providing emergency power in the home with a system called Backup by BioLite…now up on Kickstarter. It is a self installed energy system that can go, for instance, alongside...
Techstination interview: Koolboks innovates in refrigeration for where it is needed most
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. They have been working on building carbon fiber batteries for years and now researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden say a new breakthrough could lead to commercialization in the near future. Professor Leif...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Capsule Air is a new projector from Anker’s Nebula brand….designed for fun. It is a 720p projector featuring Google TV…not the highest resolution… but it can go anywhere…and runs up to 2 hours on a charge. It has...
Techstination interview: Front Door's American Home Shield touts value of home warranty coverage
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. ScreenGeni.us is the name of a startup that is aiming to use AI to help you decide what to watch. Tech veteran Daniel Sieberg is the founder and CEO..“There are more than 2 million video on demand titles available across movies...
Techstination interview: Backup by BioLite offers self install emergency power solution
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Second Fifty…Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond is a new book from Debra Whitman. She is former staff director for the Senate Special Committee on Aging and is Chief Public Policy Officer at AARP. So what...
Techstination interview: Ome innovates again with updated Smart Knob for kitchen safety
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is an annual ritual …and the new iPhones from Apple are due in stores at the end of the week. And again…with the iPhone 16…the photo and video capabilities take center stage. There’s a new Camera Control Sensor...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It’s that time of year. New iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods are on the way. So what’s the big news? The new Apple Watch Series 10 devices will have bigger screens…about 30 percent bigger.. but will be thinner...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Astrum Tech is new in the consumer audio space and is out with some impressive new over ear and in ear headphones. The XZ Pia Earbuds…priced at 199 are beautifully designed with a rose gold case and deliver impressive...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. GoPro’s new flagship camera, the Hero 13 Black has arrived and it unleashes even more creativity with a new smart lens system. They are automatically recognized by the camera…for instance, says VP Rick Loughery..“You...
Techstination interview: Researchers at Chalmers U. report carbon fiber battery breakthrough
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lots of folks these days are using iPads as a primary computer. The capabilities are right up there with many laptops….and Logitech helps to make them even more useful with the Combo Touch for iPad Pro. It is a detachable...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Business travel is continuing to rebound according to a recent survey conducted for Global Rescue. The company provides a range of services by subscription to assist with travel emergencies. CEO Dan Richards..“You...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What is being called the world’s most energy efficient RV has launched. Polydrops has opened pre-orders for the P21…a travel trailer designed for off grid adventures with a 1300 watt solar array, thermal insulation...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A fun plush tech toy for kids…that is screen free. Furlings have arrived from Funrise. They are soft and huggable, with sensors and sounds that respond to touch and play…along with LCD eyes. Three are out now ..Finley the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google is back once again with what is trending in back to school searches. Among the trends…school lunch peanut butter bars recipes, Taylor Swift school supplies and NorthFace backpacks. And Google’s Gemini AI technology...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We see an awful lot of gadgets and tech here….but the folks at Bird Buddy once again have amazed us with the fun their new Smart Hummingbird Feeder can bring. We got ours towards the end of August when the hummingbirds in...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest statistics show one in ten kids in high school are vaping. The American Lung Association has partnered with the Ad Council to put out messages aimed at getting parents to talk to their kids about the dangers. The...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. IBM has been a technology partner of the USTA for more than three decades and this year is bringing more AI into the fan experience through the US Open app. IBM’s Kristi Kolski says fans can access generative AI content...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The age of the Copilot + PCs is here. I’ve been looking at the Copilot + Surface Laptop from Microsoft and the performance and battery life….have been nothing short of amazing. Easily enough to power through a work...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. An all electric pickup truck with no compromises? The GMC Sierra Denali EV is now arriving at dealerships and being delivered to customers and it features up to 440 miles of range on a charge…..can power homes in emergencies...
Techstination, Your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Eufy Omni S1 Pro from Anker doesn’t look like any other robotic vacuum out there. It stands tall. And that’s a good description of how it performs as well. Like other competitors it smartly maps your house…before it...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Artiphon is a company that is opening doors to fun and music creation. The Orba 2 is a palm sized electronic device that can be transformed into sounding like real instruments…or create your own sounds to play along with...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ready for a new season of Fantasy Football. Yahoo Sports is with a redesign of its Fantasy App. Sports and Technology Head George Leimer says fantasy leagues are how more and more fans experience the NFL and join in...
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google has unveiled its latest phones, watches and Pixel buds…using AI to unleash more usefulness and creativity. When it comes to the phones, Google’s Peter Du says...“We’re on the Pixel 9 phone. So there’s a Pixel 9...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Get Set Up is an ever growing service offering online classes and information tailored to help people keep learning no matter what their age. And with changes coming to Medicare and Medicaid, Get Set Up guides will be...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Everyone runs into problems with phones, computers, smart home gear, you name it. And everyone has to be wary of online scams. There’s a new app designed to help, especially for people over 50. A company called Triptych...
Techstination interview: What is the Elderverse? VR to improve the lives of older adults.
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Brian Taylor had a great career as a three point marksman in the NBA and the ABA before that. He’s been honored as one of the greatest ever to play for Princeton University….and has spent his post basketball career in education...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lots of new toys with tech are arriving…and many will bring back memories for parents. Think Lite Brite, Tamagotchi and there’s a brand new Furby Galaxy from Hasbro. Charlene DeLoach is contributing editor at The Toy Insider...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This month Ford is celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of its Chicago Assembly Plant. It has been a century since the plant’s first Model Ts rolled off the line and Ford Heritage Brand Manager Ted Ryan says it has continuously...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lia Medeiros is an astrophysicist at Princeton University, has been a NASA Einstein Fellow, was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study and was a part of a team that published the first image of the M87 black hole...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Squad Mobility, based in the Netherlands, is a step closer to bringing solar powered small vehicles to market. The company’s Solar City Car has been selected as the key platform to receive EU funding for a Horizon Europe project...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Summer Olympics of 2024 are in the books….and the games kept lots of folks busy online. Google Trends Expert Jocelyn Runice says of course many were searching for more info on the big names like Simone Biles, LeBron...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s more competition in the fridge on the go space. The Wolfbox Car Fridge is available in three sizes…up to a big 58 quarts…and it has some impressive features. There are dual compartments with independent temperature...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. Dueling forecasts on consumer tech spending in the U.S.. The Consumer Technology Association says AI and gaming are likely to push that spending up by a modest 1 percent this year. The new AI powered laptops and a boost in gaming services...
Techstination, your desination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Small batteries for some peace of mind. The Wolfbox MegaVolt24 Jump Starter is a smart all in one device to have in whatever vehicle you own. It packs four thousand amps of peak current, is IP64 waterproof, has a three...
Techstination, Your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. You’ve got lots of choices these days when it comes to smart security cameras. The Reolink Argus 4 Pro distinguishes itself with a 180 degree field of view and sharp image quality. That is great if you have a large area...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ford has revamped the best selling Maverick Hybrid mid-sized truck offering hybrid four wheel drive, increased towing capacity and a standard 13.2 inch screen. Brand Manager James Gilpin…“Now standard, 13.2 inch, landscape...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Have you had a falling out with your ear buds? HP Poly has designed the Voyager Free 20 ear buds to stay in place considerably better than most of the competition. And there are other impressive features..helping to deliver...
Techstination interview: Princeton astrophysicist Lia Medeiros on black holes and paying it forward
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest smart phone watch for kids from Tick Talk is out….and what the device delivers is the ability for parents to video chat with their child anywhere, know their location and more. The Tick Talk 5 aims to give parents...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Hard to believe that it has been three decades since the word Roomba entered into our vocabulary. Now, iRobot, the pioneering company behind the robotic vacuum is out with the Combo 10 Max Robot Plus. It mops and vacuums...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some tech help for travel with little ones. Tiny Traveler is a great system that uses a camera that straps on the back of the front seat of a vehicle and a monitor for the front dash that allows a driver to keep an eye on baby...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The 2024 Summer Olympics are creating lots of excitement. And what it takes for the elite athletes to compete …can provide lessons to us all. Achieve Institute Founder and CEO Mark Cunningham was an elite decathlon athlete...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We have long been fans of gear that make getting outdoors…whether the yard or a campsite…more fun. Anker has designed a battery, the Solix C800 Plus, with some unique features for those environments. It is a 768 watt hour...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tesla is making moves that may make cars like the Model Y and Model 3 more attractive as family cars. A software update is bringing new features such as Night Curfew to the vehicles, allowing parents to enforce the times...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A new, nationwide survey conducted by the state of Michigan found 71 percent of Americans believe that sustainable tech investments pay off. And 86 percent are in favor of more business incentives to ensure that the new...
Techstination interview: TickTalk 5 smart phone watch for kids and parental peace of mind
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Owl Labs are at it again…with the Meeting Owl 4+. And it now features better video and audio quality and an improved interface. Meeting Owl is being used by a wide range of people and companies…..to...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Consumers have a variety of choices when it comes to Bluetooth glasses or sunglasses. I’ve been spending some time with Lucyd’s smart glasses outfitted with prescription lenses. Customers can opt for those or off the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovation in straws? Blendjet, the portable blender pioneer, is out with new accessories including straws….that pair well with the company’s Orbiter drinking lid. So what could be innovative about straws? Co-founder...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ventapak is the name of a clever gadget …a curved mesh brace….that is designed to make just about any backpack more comfortable. It is a big help…providing air flow between your back and the pack….and can even assist...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ford is expanding the fun for Bronco SUV owners. It will be opening up its fifth Bronco Off-Roadeo location near Knoxville, Tennessee in October. The idea is to give customers and enthusiasts hands on instruction...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With Unistellar’s upcoming ENVISION Smart Binoculars on the horizon… we’ve had the opportunity to take a look at and through Unistellar’s amazing Odyssey Pro telescope. It is compact, really portable, sets up in seconds...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here comes Amazon Prime Day again…or more accurately…Prime Days. It can be a good time to buy some tried and true tech. Amazon always offers good deals on its own brands…like Ring and Blink and don’t forget Fire tablets...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. While Aptera is aiming to deliver its first solar powered electric vehicles in the first half of next year…the company is licensing or selling its innovative solar technology to some new partners. Among them, is Polydrops...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Aptera is a west coast based company that is building a three wheeled electric vehicle that can be recharged by the solar panels that cover the exterior. Co-founder Steve Fambro says those panels can provide up to forty...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The FeatherSnap Scout is among the latest smart bird feeders to arrive….and is welcome. Among the best features…two large, easy to fill compartments for seed, built in solar panels that really do keep you connected and the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The online summer shopping frenzy is about to begin. At least…that’s what the online retailers hope for. The question is…how to you find the best deals? Google is offering some updated tools designed to be helpful. Trends...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More hands on with a go-anywhere rechargeable TV. One of the gadgets we’ve been spending time with this summer is the 24 inch Companion HD TV from Skyworth. It is designed to run for about three hours on a charge….and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Summer fun for kids with a little science thrown in. If you haven’t seen kids play with Stomp Rockets before, you are missing an experience. And now Stomp Rocket is out with The Space Collection. It includes rugged...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the launch of the fourth and final GOES U satellite….NOAA is enhancing its weather monitoring and forecasting capabilities. And research meteorologist Bill Line tells us that is especially important when it comes...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. AI2030 is the name of an organization promoting the responsible and ethical use of AI. The organization has an institute to foster those goals and a series of events …conferences and symposiums as well including last week...
Techstination interview: What does FeatherSnap Scout bring to the smart bird feeder picture?
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Fourth of July related searches are among the top trends reported by Google. For food…grilled pineapple slices and grilled halibut are trending. That sounds pretty healthy. But…says Google’s Charity Mhende…“Interestingly...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’ve told you about the remarkable story of Other World Computing and founder Larry O’Connor. And the innovations at OWC continue. The Envoy Pro mini may look like a USB flash drive…but it is a true SSD…that you can rely on...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Larry O’Connor was still in high school when he started a little business because he wasn’t happy with some mail order computer printer ribbons. The year was 1988 and he was 14. Within a year…he had an 800 number and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More Techstination recommended summer reading…this time from The Atlantic staff writer James Parker. He is out with a collection of odes titled Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes. It’s the kind of book you can pick up...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What’s different about the S600 speakerphone from AnkerWork? Plenty. It is rechargeable and has a top that flips over to serve as a Qi wireless phone charger….a great sounding speaker…and surround microphones. But...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Kids love tech….but they don’t have to be parked in front of screens all of the time. Some of our favorite screen free toys include the Dog-E One in a Million Robot Dog from WowWee. A six year old we know still loves to...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Just about anyone in any job can benefit from adding new skills in using generative AI…and Google is offering help through a partnership with Coursera. It is called Google AI Essentials and the company’s Andrea Willis...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The OnePlus Watch 2 has arrived …delivering multi-day battery life in a Wear OS device. That alone is a pretty big deal. And while there is no option for a stand alone cellular connection, there is dual frequency GPS...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A quality smartphone that won’t break the bank. That is what OnePlus delivers with the 12R. It features an aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 over a 6.78 inch display at a price that starts at just five hundred dollars...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lucyd is a company that has been blending technology with eyewear…and now through a partnership with Eddie Bauer…it offers even more style. They offer impressive sound….and through the connection with your phone…let you access...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Unistellar is adding a new focus… smart binoculars. The company that has been one of the pioneers in a new generation of smart telescopes, opening the world of astronomy up to many with little or no experience…is bringing...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. T-Mobile is out with a new backup home internet solution…that can keep your household connected when your primary broadband service goes down. For those working from home and others who really need to stay online…it can...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The coolest colors and amazing materials are what Nomad has used to craft iPhone cases, wallets, cables, trackers and more. And many of the designs sell out fast. Nomad’s Chuck Melber says phone cases made with Horween leather...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The coolest colors and amazing materials are what Nomad has used to craft iPhone cases, wallets, cables, trackers and more. And many of the designs sell out fast. Nomad’s Chuck Melber says phone cases made with Horween leather...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For Father’s Day, family reunions, remembrances like the recent 80th D-Day Anniversary and more the Memory Station from Vivid-Pix is designed to help you collect, restore and preserve what is priceless. Photos, documents...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Rewiring America is the name of a non-profit that aims to provide information to consumers and businesses about programs and incentives that can save them money. That can be with solar, EVs, heat pumps and more. Policy...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovations for outdoor fun. First of all, if you need to stay powered at a camp site or in a home emergency, BioLite’s BaseCharge line, which is on sale now…is a great investment and is solar rechargeable. Quality and reliability...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Blendjet, a company that has pioneered portable blenders continues to deliver new, fun designs and innovations. Some of the latest characters making their way onto the portable blenders are the South Park crew and Sponge Bob...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s a whole new category of personal computers arriving…branded Copilot Plus. Microsoft has its own Surface machines….but partners such as Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung have all joined in. So what’s so...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Pebblebee is taking advantage of the upgraded Google Find My Device app with a new line of Bluetooth trackers. The new trackers…which are available as a Tag, Card or Clip…all feature long battery life, from 8 to 18 months…depending...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Skyworth has been making a name for itself with a line of rugged TVs made to be mounted outdoors…with some models…even in direct sunlight. Now…something new…a portable 24 inch Companion HD screen that can go anywhere...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you have a dog lover for a Dad….or are one yourself, a new book from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Holland is a title you won’t want to miss. The sub-title is Life Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some techie gift ideas for Dads and Grads. THX has upped the game in HDMI cables with the Interconnect 2.1b line. The cables are designed for ultra high speed…maximized for up to 10K video along with amazing sound fidelity...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some AI help for planning that summer vacation. Whether you’re planning to travel to Europe or have a road trip in mind for the summer, the AI built into Google search can assist with ideas and planning. The company’s...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Entertainment Software Association is once again out with a survey and report that outlines the popularity of video games. And from Wordle players to hard core gamers and everyone in between …the numbers continue to...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More tech help in fixing what needs fixing around the house. Online videos can sometimes be a big help in tackling tasks you may not be familiar with….but Frontdoor takes it a step further by connecting consumers through...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to considering electric vehicles, GM is continuing to push consumers in that direction. Director of EV Ecosystems Derek Sequeira says the automaker’s Ultium battery technology provides great range…and EVs...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some throwback fun for a holiday. Flying discs are still popular after all these years. And TOSY is out with rings and discs that feature built-in LED lights that make for lots of night time fun. The rings are 35 dollars...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Getting stronger with some help from tech. Tonal is a company that has brought lots of tech into fitness and strength training. The wall mounted smart gym machine can digitally adjust resistance tailored to your abilities...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What if you could beat the heat with an air conditioner around your neck…without breaking said neck. COOLiFY Cyber from Torras is a comfortable around the neck gadget….that uses a ceramic semi-conductor radiator that works...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Amazon is celebrating small business month with a new education hub…and a continuation of its grant program that awards successful applicants up to 25 thousand dollars. Todd Heimes, VP of Amazon Business Worldwide…says the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google is revolutionizing search and email with AI. The technology giant at its annual I/O conference kept AI front and center. What will it mean for everyday search? Google’s Charity Mhende…“So when you search for questions...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The o stands for omni…in GPT-4o from OpenAI. It is designed to be able to understand text, audio and images…even in combination and respond quickly and more accurately than before in more human-like fashion. And OpenAI...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The impressive new Denali 605 Pro stainless steel grill from Monument. Lighted controls for the six burners that indicate the temperature settings, a slide out shelf for the propane tank, dual ceramic searing burners…including...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. May is mental health month and while there are many resources online to help, a new campaign titled Talk Away the Dark is among those you may find worthwhile. It was created by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention...
Techstination interview: Telemedicine for home maintenance & repairs? Frontdoor's Sarah Riley.
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Watchworthy is an app designed to help you find personalized recommendations for shows to watch. When you initially set it up, you take some time to tell the service the shows and movies that fit your taste. Watchworthy...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Time to start planning for spring and summer camping. And AI can help with that. AdventureGenie is an app that uses AI to personalize recommendations about routes to take and where to stay. CEO Scott Lengl says it...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been more than fourteen years since Apple first introduced the iPad…disrupting the tablet market in pretty much the same fashion that the iPhone shook up the smart phone business. This week…two new iPad Airs arrive...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Spring time…and time to get outside. With a great magnesium diecast folding frame…strong and relatively light…Blaupunkt continues to win fans for its line of e-bikes. And there are growing numbers of University logo models...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Are you ready for roadways where cars avoid most crashes. The deaths and injuries…financial losses and more that will be avoided are mind boggling. That is behind the new rules for automatic emergency braking that the...
Techstination interview: Talk Away the Dark campaign promotes mental health discussions
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Working from anywhere doesn’t have to mean leaving behind a great desktop setup. Logitech’s CASA Pop-Up Desk let’s you easily take along a laptop stand that conveniently houses a rechargeable keyboard and trackpad. Compact...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For Mother’s Day or perhaps other occasions…or maybe for yourself…adding a Bird Buddy to your yard can add lots of fun. It is one of the most entertaining gadgets we’ve had around in a long while. And the company continues...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. So the big search trends for the last month probably won’t surprise you…..Beyonce’ and Taylor Swift….of course were way up there. But also trending were things like phony divorce papers to use for April Fools. Realy...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker had lots of success with its award winning Soundcore Sleep A10 earbuds. They are designed to be comfortable while sleeping…even on your side. And now Soundcore is out with the Sleep A20….making what was very...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For most of us in the United States, it may be hard to fathom…but nearly 60 percent of the world’s population…about five billion people…wash their clothes by hand. The Washing Machine Project is trying to change that…with...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest and greatest Webcam from Logitech is the MX Brio. It features AI enhanced image quality…auto focus, exposure and white balance….can tilt down for showing objects or documents while you are conferencing or streaming...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. U.S. News and World Report is out with a list of what it says are the 2024 Best Hybrid and Electric Cars. Hyundai leads the industry with the most awards from the publication…garnering top rankings for the Ioniq 5 as...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. NASA’s new PACE satellite, launched in February, is giving scientists a clearing picture of the state of our oceans and our atmosphere as well. NASA PACE oceanographer Dr. Ivona Cetnic..“We’ve been getting so much more...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Conquering the problem of VR nausea. Many people playing with virtual reality headsets experience nausea…and that is where NeuroSync Labs sees an opportunity. The company’s C-Infinity action game controller for VR is designed...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With remote work and collaboration still the rule for many…expectations for quality are higher than ever. The Poly brand at HP is out with new gear for video conferencing that can help meet those expectations…from the...
Techstination interview: Using AI and brain signals to communicate and ease care for Alzheimer's & dementia
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the National Telecommunications and Information Administration saying it will provide more than 1.4 billion dollars in grants to assist older adults and others with digital literacy and connectivity, GetSetUp is stepping...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been sixty years since Ford unveiled what would become an iconic car, the Mustang, at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. As part of the celebration, the automaker is rolling out the 2024 edition of the all electric...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Author Adam Gopnik is back again with another title that we can all make good use of. All That Happiness Is …Some Words on What Matters. And what The New Yorker staff writer examines here…are our accomplishments versus...
Techstination interview: Best EVs & hybrids? New rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Part five. Okay…so who really needs driverless mobility? Clearly…it promises to be an affordable, safe option for people who can’t drive themselves for a variety of reasons..and can be life changing. At Princeton University...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Part 4. In the city of San Francisco, robotaxis have been met with protests and some political opposition. But what if driverless mobility services were focused on a different market. That’s the vision of the new book...
Techstination interview: An afterlife messaging platform? Eternal Applications Founder Chris Jalbert
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With all of the billions of dollars that have been invested by companies like Alphabet with Waymo and GM with Cruise and others…in successfully developing the technology to offer robotaxis…what now? Are they just going to...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This is part two of a five part series on the future of driverless mobility. Thousands of people today are getting from here to there using the latest supervised FSD from Tesla, or have vehicles that allow them drive...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This is the first in a series of reports on driverless mobility. With the work that companies like Waymo and Cruise have done in places like Arizona and San Francisco, Princeton Professor Alain Kornhauser, faculty chair of autonomous...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Thyim is the name of an app that stands for They Help You In Minutes. It is a start up designed to bring together people who need services…of all kinds…like washing a dog…or the dishes and such…with people in their neighborhoods...
Techstination interview: HP's new Poly hybrid work solutions offer conferencing options
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The innovations continue with Anker’s Eufy brand of security cameras. We’ve mentioned the latest WiFi and 4G capable model. But the real magic happens when multiple cameras are installed inside and out when AI is used for...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. On the financial side of things…it looks like Tesla had a pretty rough first quarter. But on the technology side…the picture is looking pretty bright for the company. The real accomplishment that we’re talking about...
Techstination interview: The role of tungsten in AI, EVs & more: Almonty CEO Lewis Black
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. MindMics is a company that is pioneering the approach of determining your heart health and more….by listening through your ear canal. Founder and CEO Anna Barnacka is an astrophysicist by training who has worked for NASA...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Guy Kawasaki is what you might call a tech luminary…having been Apple’s Chief Evangelist and more recently doing the same for Canva. He is also the host of the Remarkable People podcast….and his latest book, Think Remarkable...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is a great time of year for bike riding and we’ve told you about the innovations Sena has developed with cycling helmets like the R2X with Alexa built in. And the Mesh communication capability is really the star here...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The non profit disaster relief organization Direct Relief is using technology and data, including some from social media users, to get help where it is needed more quickly. The organization’s VP of Research and Analysis, Andrew...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. AARP and Ageless Innovation are bringing people and generations together for game play through a campaign called Reach Out and Play. The initiative features re-designed versions of some very familiar board games licensed by...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Hubble Connected is continuing to innovate with baby monitors that can grow in their capabilities along with your children. The Nursery Pal Dual Vision is equipped with a wide angle camera and normal view as well….and lets...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s a new podcast in town. With the writers’ strike continuing to keep their regular late night shows off of the air… Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver are partnering with Spotify...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. September is a great month for doing more outdoors…whether in the yard or maybe at a camp site. If you haven’t checked out the EcoZoom Versa from BioLite….it is a no frills way to cook using either wood or charcoal…is...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Better AI to help you order food. That’s what a company called ConverseNow is creating. Its systems are used by many restaurants and are now incorporating elements of Chat GPT and Google’s Bard to make AI in food ordering...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The battle for smart phone supremacy will be renewed in the coming weeks. Apple this month is expected to unveil the new iPhone 15. It has an event slated for September 12th. Meanwhile Google has an October 4th event...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Sena is a company that has been a pioneer when it comes to communications and safety while cycling. Among the latest innovations, the Sena R2X smart helmet with Alexa built in. There is Mesh communication capability...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here we are in the midst of hurricane season…and we’ve learned that the dangers aren’t confined to the east coast and the Gulf of Mexico in the U.S. Between hurricanes and other storms, power outages are becoming more common...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Author and science historian Dan Levitt has taken the phrase.. What’s gotten into you! and turned it into a fascinating book about what we and everything around us are made of. He also dives into the history of how scientists...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. GM has launched an ongoing consumer education effort called Hands Free, Eyes On to help with the understanding of what hands free driving is…and isn’t. Super Cruise program engineering manager Jessica Moreno…“What we want...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Storytime with Sunny from V-Tech is a great back to school addition for kids starting kindergarten or pre-school…serving as a night table lamp…and nightlight …even before the fun begins. Sunny moves its lamp head around with...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How much time are we spending these days on social media? The U.K. based B2B marketplace DesignRush has analyzed website traffic data and reports that YouTube has us humans watching 1.3 million years of screen time each month...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. MPOWERD is a solar lighting company that continues to innovate. The latest are the Luci Site Lights…sort of like string lights without the string…that are charged in a case equipped with a solar panel and USB C port. And...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Imagine making your living as a virtual tour guide. Kelsey Winans has been a popular virtual tour guide for Discover Live, a pioneering site featuring live, virtual world travel experiences. And her home was in Maui…and her...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to the world of automobiles, the concept cars that have been dreamed up over the years by designers have always been great fun. And now, the Ford Heritage Vault has added hundreds of those concept vehicles...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the California Public Utlities Commission having approved 24/7 robotaxi services in San Francisco…there will be many more autonomous vehicles on the roads of the city. Among those who offered comments to the PUC in...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. An AI powered platform for education. It is called Silicon Valley High School….an accredited online school with more than 46 thousand students enrolled to date. And founder David Smith says it is now integrating a range...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s a lot most of us don’t know when it comes to protecting computers, TVs and more from electrical power spikes and such. Austere, a quality accessories maker is out with a new four outlet III Series of surge protectors...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Canopy, a venture created jointly by Ford and ADT, is tackling the issue of pickup truck bed security with the new Canopy Pickup Cam. The devices…arriving soon in September…are designed to work with any type of pickup truck...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. You have lots of choices these days when it comes to trackers that let you keep tabs on your belongings typically using Bluetooth connections to your smartphone. Pebblebee is a company that offers some pretty unique features...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is that time of year. Searches for back to school supplies are up 450 percent over the last few weeks according to Google. The company’s Christina Basilio says there are plenty of searches as well for info on specific...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Building robots with artificial intelligence. We aren’t just talking about the Optimus robots that Elon Musk believes will become very big business for Tesla. Google’s robotics division is making some big advances too...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. In case you haven’t noticed…deliveries from Amazon are getting faster and faster for many, if not most, customers. The online giant says it has delivered 1.8 billion items to Prime members either same day or next day so far...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Have you caught The Beanie Bubble movie in theaters or on Apple TV Plus? It is the true story….with a few name changes…about the Beanie Baby craze during the 90s and the very young employee, named Maya in the movie, who...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. Iâ??m Fred Fishkin. The Oppenheimer movie and the Barbie movieâ?¦have been among the top search trends on Google of late. And the searches go well beyond trying to find out movie times and theaters. Googleâ??s Luma Hamadeâ?¦ â??On the Barbie front...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. Iâ??m Fred Fishkin. He is at it again. Jason Michael Paul, the music producer and creator of the first stateside Final Fantasy Concerts, The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Concerts and moreâ?¦is about to kick off the world tour of Heroes: A Video...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How many streaming services do you use. Synacor is a company that works behind the scenes with a product called CloudID to simplify the authentication process so when you go to watch that streaming service on a new device…it...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Like to tinker with smart home gear? The NSPanel Pro from Sonoff is a slightly under four inch touch screen that can be used in wall…replacing a wall switch…or go into a cradle for the nightstand or desk. It can control...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. AI and the law. She has been an assistant attorney general in two states….and these days Jackie Schafer has been pioneering the use of AI as a valuable tool for the legal community with the company she founded and heads...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is prime time for mosquitoes and the folks at Thermacell have continued to innovate with devices to help keep them at bay. The LIV system is designed to cover larger areas in the yard….with an internet connected base...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Samsung has unveiled the fifth generation Galaxy Z Flip5 phone…continuing the comeback of the flip phone form. It is a bit thinner…sells for about a thousand dollars…but look for carrier deals…and will arrive August 11th...
Techstination interview: Amazon boosts same and next day deliveries: Transportation VP Udit Madan
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With a new electric boat and more…the product line at GoSun continues to grow. The roots of the company are in solar ovens that cook using the power of the sun…heating vacuum tube cooking vessels. They work amazingly...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More new toys with tech on the way. Bandai Namco is releasing a new version of their Vital Hero wearable for kids…that encourages activity and fitness. This one features Batman and some new activity missions. It comes...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Part one on some new toys with tech. The Toy Insider is highlighting some new toys with tech arriving this summer. With the arrival of the new Barbie movie…she has a new radio controlled Hot Wheels Corvette. Toy Insider...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google is offering some AI help for job seekers. The search and technology giant says with a quarter of workers in the U.S. expecting to change jobs over the next twelve months, AI powered tools can help them find the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ford has offered a peek, during the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., at the upcoming Mustang Mach-E Rally. The company bills it as the first rally inspired electric SUV. Tom Somerville is Ford’s enthusiast electric...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. NASA has marked the one year anniversary of the first images sent by the James Webb Space Telescope with the release of a remarkable new image. At Princeton University, Professor Bob Vanderbei says…“It’s beautiful and it...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Wallabing is the name of a company aiming to be the AirBnB of the RV world. The company’s platform enables peer to peer RV rentals. There is competition. So what sets Wallabing apart? Founder and CEO Jason Carlson...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. F5 is the name of a global technology company that provides a wide range of services including security. Its customers include some of the big names… Microsoft, Meta, Oracle and Tesla. And with generative AI popping up...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. In the midst of summer travel season, keep in mind your phone can be your best friend when it comes to language translation. (Spanish) That is an example of Google’s Live Translate running on a Pixel 7a. It enables two...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Smart tech for the great outdoors. LifeSaver is a company that has been innovating creating clean, purified water on the go and for many people around the world in need of safe drinking water. Based in Britain, the latest...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The new Longevity Playbook app has arrived. Author and Cleveland Clinic Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus Dr. Michael Roizen says the goal is to help users find ways to improve the quality of their lives and hopefully extend...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Distracted driving death rates have taken a terrible toll…especially among teens. Julie Garner is a mom who lost her 16 year old son in a car crash….and in the aftermath…created Project Yellow Light. In partnership...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It isn’t often when you see two great companies that in some ways compete with each other…collaborate to benefit consumers. Nomad…which makes a great range of phone accessories and charging gear…including the impressive...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Reliable and smart. That’s what we like when it comes to innovation and the Power Share system from Worx checks off both of those boxes. We’ve used a variety of power tools, lawn and garden equipment, one of my favorites...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We love innovations that can really make a difference and Ome Smart Stove Knobs are in that category. They are rechargeable motorized knobs…easily installed replacing the existing ones on gas or electric stoves…and can be...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. AdventureGenie is the name of an AI powered travel planner designed for RVers and campers. It is out with a new feature called GenieWishes that can build stop by stop itineraries based on the kinds of things you like...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Almanac 2024 from Nat Geo Kids has arrived in time to keep kids curious over the summer. It is targeted to eight to twelve year olds and there is something fun and interesting on just about every page. But don’t be fooled...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some summer time innovation that we love. There are lots of choices out there today for home pizza ovens. The Pi Pizza Oven from Solo Stove is a worthwhile investment…that can work with either wood or propane. Solo Stove...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Would you want to own a car that would simply stop most accidents from happening? What about having that kind of car for your children? At Princeton University, the faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering, Alain...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What is Cheesecake salad? Well, it made the top search trends for June on Google…in advance of the 4th of July holiday. Google’s Jennifer Jones..“Now before you turn your nose up at it, let me tell you a little bit about...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Viffy is the name of a platform for creator content that bridges the gap between customer loyalty programs and influencers..helping to eliminate pay walls for consumers. CEO Sam Winslow.. “The creator exclusive supplemental...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tech toys that can travel. Phones and tablets are often the go to devices to keep kids occupied while traveling. But Tonie Box is a great alternative that is screen free. It is story telling cube…that is rechargeable...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The headlines are pretty frequent…. Octopuses shown to map their visual landscape much like humans do. Or…Watch an octopus waking up from what scientists think could have been a nightmare. Want to learn more about these...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Who do you turn to for help in planning that summer trip? Google is saying its AI tools can be more than a little useful. Google’s Bard has gotten lots of attention and company technology expert Charity Mhende says the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the start of summer…NASA says the coming year will be a big one for watchers of the sun. There will be two solar eclipses…one that is partial on October 14th from Oregon to Texas…and then a total solar eclipse on April...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What do chocolate chip cookies and a Spotify playlist have to do with Ford? The automaker this month is marking 120 years since the paperwork was filed creating the Ford Motor Company. Ford Archives and Heritage Brand...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Make a difference in the world, starting right in your own backyard! If you are looking for a way to get your kids involved and outside, Doug Tallamy’s young readers’ edition of Nature’s Best Hope is the perfect way to inspire...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. OtO is a company that makes an installation free solar powered watering system for the yard. Attach a hose…set up watering zones with an app and OtO takes care of the rest with a range of thirty to forty feet. Founder and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Reliefband is a company that has continued to innovate with what is called transdermal neuro modulation…to prevent nausea and travel sickness. No pills to take…just wear the Reliefband. And the new Flex model is designed...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With kids home from school for the summer months…what can you do to cut down on screen time? Google Internet Safety Expert Alex Joseph says U.S. statistics show kids 8 to 12 spent an average 8 and a half hours a day in front...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The American Lung Association is out with a report on the potential health and monetary benefits of zero emission cars and electricity. Will Barrett is national senior director of advocacy…“One of the key things we’re trying...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some last minute suggestions for Father’s Day. Health and fitness gifts can be a great way to show you care. The Withings ScanWatch at 300 dollars is the first clinically validated hybrid smartwatch that can detect...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Disruptive…that’s the word being used to describe the Vision Pro VR Headset unveiled by Apple at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Expensive is another word being used…35 hundred dollars when it arrives next year...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’ve been taking a look at the latest mid range phone from Google…the Pixel 7a…and it offers some impressive technology for a five hundred dollar price tag. It has a solid feel with an aluminum frame...and features an ip67...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Whether for a campsite or the backyard, BioLite has cooked up another winner with the EcoZoom Versa. It is a wood and charcoal rocket stove that is a sturdy 14 and a half pounds with a cast iron top. The magic is in...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s a fascination that kids and many of us adults have with sharks. And for kids who want to explore safely…Nat Geo Kids is out with Weird But True Sharks! Editor Kathryn Williams..“I think I would have to guess...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. OWI Robotics has some worthwhile toys that can teach, pack plenty of fun….and have no screens necessary. The company’s Cyber Hand has been winning awards. It is an oversized robotic hand for kids 8 and up to build and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Americans are poised for a summer of travel according to a new Harris survey conducted for T-Mobile. It finds 80 percent are planning to travel as much or more than last summer….and 40 percent of travelers are planning...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. At the University of Waterloo, robotics researcher Ali Ayub and his team have been making headlines. They are aiming to teach robots to remember where we put things. The idea is to initially assist people with dementia...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest search trends from Google are out and during the month of May there was much ado about King Charles, the Met Gala, the NBA playoffs and recipes for Cinco de Mayo. And in the science category… Google’s Jennifer...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Voyager Free 60 plus UC earbuds from Poly may look like your run of the mill earbuds….but they offer some great capabilities when it comes to conferencing and working from anywhere. They feature active noise cancellation...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Solstice is the name of a company that is in what is known as the community solar business. They are helping consumers, businesses and localities to benefit from solar energy by bringing them together with solar farms...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Solo Stove has made its line of outdoor fire pits more versatile…with an adapter for using pellets to create that roaring fire to sit around…or even to cook on. The company’s product marketing manager Ty Hancock…“Really what...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. As the use of generative AI continues to spread, there are some alarm bells going off. The Radio Television Digital News Association has now issued guidelines for journalists. CEO Dan Shelley…“While it does have a place...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With Them Front Lines is a game designed by gamers for gamers…with a bit of a twist. The co-founders of the company, ORE Systems, include military veterans who are telling their stories…and the stories of other veterans as...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. An update from Bird Buddy…maker of a camera equipped smarter bird feeder. The company hit Kickstarter last week with both a smart hummingbird feeder and a smart bird bath….and within two hours raised a million dollars, ten...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ford is bringing more connectivity and over the air updates to the new Ranger mid sized truck line. Ranger Raptor Marketing Manager Gretchen Sauer…“So one of the things that we’ve got going on this year in the 2024 Ranger...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A couple gift ideas for Father’s Day for Dad’s who love to read. The Heart of the Wild … Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril and Hope is a new title from science and nature writer David Quammen. He worked with...
Techstination interview: Parental concerns about screen time & safety: Google's Alex Joseph
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. OtO is the name of a smart watering system for your lawn or garden that is powered by a built in solar panel. It can also automatically mix in nutrients or other solutions that the company sells. A single OtO can cover...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Around the house innovations. AirHood is the name of a company that has designed a clever portable exhaust fan for cooking. It pulls in smoke, fumes and has a filter for grease as well. It is handy to use with portable...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What can VR do to help when it comes to learning subjects like math and science? Plenty. Anurupa Ganguly has been a leader when it comes to bringing technology into education…and has created Prisms VR….creating a new way...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Unlocking doors for others. The founder and CEO of BenjiLock, Robbie Cabral, is an entrepreneur with a heart. Nine years ago, after being laid off from his job on the same day his daughter was born, Cabral came up with...
Techstination interview: With Them-Front Lines brings a mission and real heroes to gaming
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A throwback…maybe for Father’s Day. Schylling is out with a new line of Lava Lamps, that can transport perhaps a grandpa back to the 60s or 70s. It was invented sixty years ago by British accountant Edward Craven Walker…and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. From the relatively low priced Pixel 7a to the high priced Pixel Fold…Google has unveiled new devices. And in the scheme of things…the biggest news from the companies I/O developer conference…had to do with AI. It is being...
Techstination interview: Bird Buddy flies on Kickstarter for Smart Hummingbird Feeder & Bird Bath
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The innovations from Withings continue. The digital health company based in France is out with the Body Smart Scale that offers at a lower price…bioelectrical impedance analysis sensors that can measure heart rate, visceral...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Bringing some fun tech into baseball practice. That is what a company called Playfinity is doing with Backyard League 2.0. The company, based in Norway, is out with the Gaming Baseball that connects to an app. CEO Pippa...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Heat pumps are gaining steam…now outselling gas furnaces in the U.S. The technology can be used in a variety of ways but basically works by taking heat from the outside and bringing it in during colder months…and reversing...
Techstination interview: Ford bringing more connectivity, over air updates, to Ranger line
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is outdoor cooking season once again….and Traeger, a company that pioneered pellet grills is out with some new innovations. There are new Ironwood Pellet grills that feature a touchscreen display for easy control….and...
Techstination interview: Poly brings true and useful innovation to Voyager Free 60 earbuds
Techstination interview: What's the Longevity Playbook? A new app and newsletter from Dr. Michael Roizen
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Kamales Lardi is the author of a new book titled The Human Side of Digital Business Transformation. She has been working with companies for years and of course, much of the focus today is on AI and tools like ChatGPT and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Healthy products for Mother’s Day and more. BlendJet, the company that pioneered portable blenders, is out with something new that makes the BlendJet 2 even more useful. The Orbiter drinking lid let’s you take your smoothies...
Techstination interview: Community solar? Questions answered from Solstice CEO Steph Speirs
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Can a little device that plugs into the charging port of your smart phone…USB C or Lightning….take the itch out of a bug bite? Yes it can. At least when it came to the bite I unfortunately got to test it on. It is called...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Samsung’s latest flagship phones, the S23 line, have arrived. At the top of the heap is the Galaxy S23 Ultra…boasting a 200 megapixel camera….storage that goes up to a terabyte and a price tag that starts at about 12 hundred...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the doors open to FDA approved over the counter hearing aids…consumers have a rapidly growing number of choices. That, it is hoped, will mean many of the millions of people who have neglected getting help for hearing...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Home buying in the metaverse. KB Home, one of the largest home builders in the U.S….has created a new metaverse experience for would be buyers. It allows them to visit and personalize homes…online….from the exterior to...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Home buying in the metaverse. KB Home, one of the largest home builders in the U.S….has created a new metaverse experience for would be buyers. It allows them to visit and personalize homes…online….from the exterior to...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Microsoft is seizing an opportunity …through an alliance with OpenAI…to become a leader in search…incorporating ChatGPT into its Bing search engine. That will allow more relevant and even conversational search results. In...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Microsoft is seizing an opportunity …through an alliance with OpenAI…to become a leader in search…incorporating ChatGPT into its Bing search engine. That will allow more relevant and even conversational search results. In...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It’s a good day for matters of the heart…so we are chatting once again with Dr. Paolo Madeddu at the University of Bristol. He and his team have discovered a gene mutation among some regional populations where many residents...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It’s a good day for matters of the heart…so we are chatting once again with Dr. Paolo Madeddu at the University of Bristol. He and his team have discovered a gene mutation among some regional populations where many residents...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What happens when you ask ChatGPT for a one minute review of ChatGPT? Here is the response: ChatGPT is an AI-powered language model developed by OpenAI. It has been trained on a massive amount of text data and can generate...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Robotic milking, Fitbit style collars and more are part of modern dairy farming today. At Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley, Massachusetts, part of the Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Denise Barstow Manz is a 7th generation...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Robotic milking, Fitbit style collars and more are part of modern dairy farming today. At Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley, Massachusetts, part of the Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Denise Barstow Manz is a 7th generation...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Wyze are off to a fast start in 2023 with the introduction of three new cameras…at some very impressive prices. I’ve been a fan of the company’s approach of making some great technology…at very affordable...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Wyze are off to a fast start in 2023 with the introduction of three new cameras…at some very impressive prices. I’ve been a fan of the company’s approach of making some great technology…at very affordable...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A study published in Cardiovascular Research suggests that a gene variant may be able to turn back the age of your heart by ten years. The study at the University of Bristol was led by Professor Paolo Madeddu. On the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A study published in Cardiovascular Research suggests that a gene variant may be able to turn back the age of your heart by ten years. The study at the University of Bristol was led by Professor Paolo Madeddu. On the...
Techstination interview: Questions answered about anti-aging heart gene mutation: Dr. Paolo Madeddu
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here come all of those Super Bowl parties….and the only bad feeling you should have in the pit of your stomach on the Monday after…is if your team fell short. Illnesses caused by food are a big concern at Super Bowl gatherings...
Techstination interview: Questions answered about anti-aging heart gene mutation: Dr. Paolo Madeddu
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here come all of those Super Bowl parties….and the only bad feeling you should have in the pit of your stomach on the Monday after…is if your team fell short. Illnesses caused by food are a big concern at Super Bowl gatherings...
Techstination interview: Heat It smartphone device designed to take itch out of bug bites
Techstination interview: Heat It smartphone device designed to take itch out of bug bites
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. No surprise here…the NFL playoffs leading up to the Super Bowl were among the top search trends reported by Google for the month of January. Flight delays and compensation, the Golden Globes and Oscar Nominations also got lots...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. No surprise here…the NFL playoffs leading up to the Super Bowl were among the top search trends reported by Google for the month of January. Flight delays and compensation, the Golden Globes and Oscar Nominations also got lots...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Whether it is for video conferencing, gaming or podcasting…a great microphone can make all the difference. ATEN uses AI to make it easier to use a variety of mics with the UC8000 MicLIVE audio mixer. The company has been...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Whether it is for video conferencing, gaming or podcasting…a great microphone can make all the difference. ATEN uses AI to make it easier to use a variety of mics with the UC8000 MicLIVE audio mixer. The company has been...
Techstination interview: Super Bowl party planning? USDA offers tips for safe dips and more
Techstination interview: Kara Water delivers clean water to your home from the air: CEO Cody Soodeen
Techstination interview: Kara Water delivers clean water to your home from the air: CEO Cody Soodeen
Techstination interview: Super Bowl party planning? USDA offers tips for safe dips and more
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The first wireless docking station for notebooks will arrive this year. The ThinkBook Wireless Dock from Lenovo will allow you to simply place your laptop down and have it powered and connected. The technology is the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The first wireless docking station for notebooks will arrive this year. The ThinkBook Wireless Dock from Lenovo will allow you to simply place your laptop down and have it powered and connected. The technology is the...
Techstination interview: Lucid Hearing offers over the counter and prescription hearing help
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. As part of Ford’s celebration of the 75th anniversary of its F-Series vehicles…the Ford Heritage Vault has added the brochures of the vehicles going back to the start. Ford archive and heritage brand manager Ted Ryan..“The...
Techstination interview: Lucid Hearing offers over the counter and prescription hearing help
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. As part of Ford’s celebration of the 75th anniversary of its F-Series vehicles…the Ford Heritage Vault has added the brochures of the vehicles going back to the start. Ford archive and heritage brand manager Ted Ryan..“The...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Keeping the data that you travel with secure. The Ironkey brand from Kingston has new hardware encrypted drives ..labelled Vault Privacy 50 C…that work with either USB 3.2 or USB-C ports that can give you and your employer...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Keeping the data that you travel with secure. The Ironkey brand from Kingston has new hardware encrypted drives ..labelled Vault Privacy 50 C…that work with either USB 3.2 or USB-C ports that can give you and your employer...
Techstination interview: Search trends for January? Football, Movies & Girl Scout Cookies!
Techstination interview: Search trends for January? Football, Movies & Girl Scout Cookies!
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What sells new smartphones today? More often than not, it is the camera capabilities. The top phones…have features that make them a great choice even for serious photographers. For instance, Rick Sammon…who shoots with...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What sells new smartphones today? More often than not, it is the camera capabilities. The top phones…have features that make them a great choice even for serious photographers. For instance, Rick Sammon…who shoots with...
Techstination interview: Where tech means happy cows and surplus energy: Barstow's Longview Farm
Techstination interview: Where tech means happy cows and surplus energy: Barstow's Longview Farm
Techstination interview: Nomad's latest innovative accessories for Apple devices: Chuck Melber
Techstination interview: Envision brings more innovation to vision assistance smart glasses: Karthik Kannan
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ukraine based Skylum Software has found a way to continue innovating through all of the horrors over the last year. CEO Ivan Kutanin says staffers are continuing to work from inside and outside of Ukraine. The product...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ukraine based Skylum Software has found a way to continue innovating through all of the horrors over the last year. CEO Ivan Kutanin says staffers are continuing to work from inside and outside of Ukraine. The product...
Techstination interview: Nomad's latest innovative accessories for Apple devices: Chuck Melber
Techstination interview: Envision brings more innovation to vision assistance smart glasses: Karthik Kannan
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to getting kids excited about science, tech and math…we are all in…and a new book from National Geographic Kids titled One Thousand Facts About Space is bound to accomplish that and more. The author is Dean...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to getting kids excited about science, tech and math…we are all in…and a new book from National Geographic Kids titled One Thousand Facts About Space is bound to accomplish that and more. The author is Dean...
Techstination interview: Bunafr aims to bring coffee roasting to homes: Founder Anjani Annumalla
Techstination interview: Bunafr aims to bring coffee roasting to homes: Founder Anjani Annumalla
Techstination interview: Here comes Ring's Car Cam. What can it do? Prod. Specialist Neil Cayabyab
Techstination interview: Here comes Ring's Car Cam. What can it do? Prod. Specialist Neil Cayabyab
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Electric vehicles that are capable of bi-directional charging…may help to solve one of the biggest issues in the adoption of the technology. How will the electric grid be able to keep up. At Emporia Energy, which makes EV...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Electric vehicles that are capable of bi-directional charging…may help to solve one of the biggest issues in the adoption of the technology. How will the electric grid be able to keep up. At Emporia Energy, which makes EV...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This year should be pretty significant in the world of smart glasses and augmented reality. We’ll likely be seeing some familiar names introducing new products. And Vuzix…which has been a pioneer developing the technology...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This year should be pretty significant in the world of smart glasses and augmented reality. We’ll likely be seeing some familiar names introducing new products. And Vuzix…which has been a pioneer developing the technology...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest assessment from NASA is showing 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record. NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Dr. Kate Calvin says the data shows the long term warming trend is continuing with...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest assessment from NASA is showing 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record. NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Dr. Kate Calvin says the data shows the long term warming trend is continuing with...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The maker of just about the best wired ear monitors I’ve listened to….Campfire Audio….has entered the true wireless category with the Campfire Orbit earphones…competing with the likes of Apple, Samsung, Bose and others. And...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tech for fun. Virtual Reality games and applications are really just getting started….even though they have been around for years and years. The Meta Quest 2 has been a breakthrough device. And using a game like Eleven...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tech for fun. Virtual Reality games and applications are really just getting started….even though they have been around for years and years. The Meta Quest 2 has been a breakthrough device. And using a game like Eleven...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If there’s a new laptop on your desk after the holidays one of the great ways to make it even more useful is to add a second screen. SideTrak makes a variety of solutions that bring the multi-monitor desktop experience...
Techstination interview: Holiday Musical Gift: Dan Tepfer's #FarPlay for remote music collaboration & more
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here we are …officially into winter….and we’re talking about tech for the great outdoors. The innovative folks at Gobi Heat not only have a top quality line of heated clothing…they now have heated folding and stadium chairs...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tonies continue to be a hot gift for kids this holiday season….a portable story telling speaker with a wide range of figurines that use RFID to tell their stories. Parents or grandparents can record their own too. And now...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tonies continue to be a hot gift for kids this holiday season….a portable story telling speaker with a wide range of figurines that use RFID to tell their stories. Parents or grandparents can record their own too. And now...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Still doing some shopping? Some innovations to consider include the WalleyGrip2 designed to turn your phone into a digital wallet…attaching to the back. It can hold up to three cards and some cash. It supports NFC tap payments...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. CODi is becoming a well known maker of computer accessories among enterprise customers…..and everyday consumers should be paying attention too. New to the line up is the Allocco HD 1080P IR Facial Recognition Webcam...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you drive an electric vehicle…or maybe are just thinking about one…GM is offering some help…geared to those who are planning road trips this holiday season or may be worried about cold weather range and charging. Caley...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Meeting Owl 3 from Owl Labs made into our segment on favorite gear for everyday production. It brings portability to video conferencing set ups that is pretty amazing. The Meeting Owl 3 looks like a Bluetooth speaker...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We often get asked about the type of equipment we use to produce audio and video every day. So if you are in the market for that type of gear for yourself or for the holidays… here we go. For sound…the go to set up...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More gift ideas to help the whole family get fit. Like a lot of other people, I often find it is a struggle to find the time to get moving. Some of the products that I’ve turned to have been a Walking Pad that easily...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With nearly half of Americans 16 to 65 saying they have been facing issues…the Ad Council has launched a new mental health initiative. You’ll be seeing messages aimed especially at young adults and teens. Heidi Arthur is...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some gadget gifts for just about anyone. The Lookstand is a great little stand for phones or tablets that can hold your mobile device in landscape or portrait mode while you’re chatting, video conferencing…or maybe cooking...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some gadget gifts for just about anyone. The Lookstand is a great little stand for phones or tablets that can hold your mobile device in landscape or portrait mode while you’re chatting, video conferencing…or maybe cooking...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been one of the most watched and listened to interviews we’ve done all year. Steve Fambro is the founder of Aptera…who has devoted himself to bringing a solar powered electric vehicle to market. And he says if all...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What happens to your digital life and legacy….when you are gone. Safeguarding it and your other wishes for your personal property are what a company called GoodTrust…at www.mygoodtrust.com is about. It does so many things...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The crush of the holiday season doesn’t always help. Ford’s Annual Trend Report has found that over 58 percent of adults are feeling burnt out. The economy, geopolitical conflict, worries about personal health and safety...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to search trends for the month of November…no surprise that Thanksgiving and turkey related searches were popular. Some other trends, according to Google, searches related to the Artemis 1 launch and mission...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to search trends for the month of November…no surprise that Thanksgiving and turkey related searches were popular. Some other trends, according to Google, searches related to the Artemis 1 launch and mission...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A few gift suggestions for those on your list who may be focused on fitness. The Oura Ring continues to be one of the most in demand wearables. It tracks everything from your temperature and heart rate to different...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It looks different and works different than other air purifiers. The Trombe is billed as an airborne dust cleaner…that is being brought to the U.S. after winning popularity in South Korea. It is quiet enough for the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Can ping pong help to rewire the brain to assist people with Parkinson’s? Around the world, many are saying yes. And it started when musician and composer Nenad Bach…who has performed with the likes of U2 and Pavarotti...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Building an electric vehicle that can be powered by the sun isn’t easy…but the team at Aptera has been making steady progress according to co-CEO Steve Fambro. We encourage you to watch the full interview on the Techstination...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the holiday shopping season kicking into high gear, Google is out with a Holiday Shopping 100 list of the most searched for gifts. So what’s hot? Google Trends Expert Andrea Willis…“So we’re actually seeing a 200...
Techstination interview: Apollo Remastered The Ultimate Photographic Records: Andy Saunders
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The idea of subscribing to a car…is catching on. Finn Auto, which launched first in Germany and came to the U.S. earlier this year has now added New York and Rhode Island to the growing list of states where its all inclusive...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There are even more reasons to buy a BlendJet portable blender this holiday season. In addition to amazing power for a blender that you can take with you anywhere, it charges up via USB C and chops through ice or frozen...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’ll be telling you more about a new site called GoodTrust….designed to protect your digital life and legacy….but for the holiday, we thought it would be fun to focus on one of the cool features. It is called Story Portraits...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lutron continues to expand its line up of first rate smart home gear. And if you are looking to get started, the company’s Caseta Wireless Smart Lighting Kit will be 20 percent off through December 4th at many retailers including...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Back to the moon. As Artemis 1 continues its mission…orbiting the moon before returning home on December 11th…the team at NASA is knee deep learning all it can. Eventually the Artemis program will bring the first woman to the lunar...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Thanksgiving week…and if you are among the many getting ready to cook a turkey for the holiday…the USDA is offering help…online, by phone, by email…even through social media. The concern…is food safety…and USDA expert Meredith...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovation in housing. Cassette Systems is the name of construction company …with a woman at the helm….that is building modular apartments. They can be stacked and are ready to go…appliances and all…and CEO and founder Dafna...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. One of the more interesting categories of headphones these days are the ones that allow you to hear your surroundings….while running, walking or biking. A startup called Oladance…created by a team that includes a group...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Readyland is the name of a company that is taking an innovative approach to helping kids with reading. They have partnered with Amazon to sell physical books…that interact with kids through Alexa enabled devices. Nothing...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Readyland is the name of a company that is taking an innovative approach to helping kids with reading. They have partnered with Amazon to sell physical books…that interact with kids through Alexa enabled devices. Nothing...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With air fares and gas prices so high….Google is offering tips on how to save while travelling this holiday season. Google’s Molly VandenBerg…“If you are going to be flying and you haven’t booked yet, you can head to google...
Techstination interview: Hubble Connected innovates in baby and child monitors: VP Marty Urick
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With air fares and gas prices so high….Google is offering tips on how to save while travelling this holiday season. Google’s Molly VandenBerg…“If you are going to be flying and you haven’t booked yet, you can head to google...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With air fares and gas prices so high….Google is offering tips on how to save while travelling this holiday season. Google’s Molly VandenBerg…“If you are going to be flying and you haven’t booked yet, you can head to google...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With air fares and gas prices so high….Google is offering tips on how to save while travelling this holiday season. Google’s Molly VandenBerg…“If you are going to be flying and you haven’t booked yet, you can head to google...
Techstination interview: Hubble Connected innovates in baby and child monitors: VP Marty Urick
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s a new mobile carrier from T-Mobile….and it’s in the form of a bright magenta Samsara carry-on suitcase. Not just any suitcase…it features a battery pack for wireless or USB-C charging and a smart Apple AirTag for tracking...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s a new mobile carrier from T-Mobile….and it’s in the form of a bright magenta Samsara carry-on suitcase. Not just any suitcase…it features a battery pack for wireless or USB-C charging and a smart Apple AirTag for tracking...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Stargazer’s Atlas, The Ultimate Guide to the Night Sky is much more than a stunning coffee table book from National Geographic. It is a guide and a history lesson. There are observatories that date back centuries. Author...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Stargazer’s Atlas, The Ultimate Guide to the Night Sky is much more than a stunning coffee table book from National Geographic. It is a guide and a history lesson. There are observatories that date back centuries. Author...
Techstination interview: Parents, kids & the Tech Talk about online safety: Cathy Pedrayes
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The demise of Argo, the Ford and Volkswagen backed autonomous vehicle venture has rattled many in the industry. But Alain Kornhauser, faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering at Princeton University, sees it as potentially...
Techstination interview: With growing need...a new National Mental Health Initiative from The Ad Council
Techstination interview: 100 Cities 5000 Ideas book for hitting the road or just browsing: Joe Yogerst
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The demise of Argo, the Ford and Volkswagen backed autonomous vehicle venture has rattled many in the industry. But Alain Kornhauser, faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering at Princeton University, sees it as potentially...
Techstination interview: With growing need...a new National Mental Health Initiative from The Ad Council
Techstination interview: Parents, kids & the Tech Talk about online safety: Cathy Pedrayes
Techstination interview: 100 Cities 5000 Ideas book for hitting the road or just browsing: Joe Yogerst
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker’s Soundcore brand is out with new wireless earbud models that deliver something for everyone. The Liberty 4 automatic noise cancelling earphones now feature a built in heart rate sensor. A plus for fitness enthusiasts...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker’s Soundcore brand is out with new wireless earbud models that deliver something for everyone. The Liberty 4 automatic noise cancelling earphones now feature a built in heart rate sensor. A plus for fitness enthusiasts...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. ViewSonic is out with the stylish looking X11-4K projector that delivers a beautiful viewing experience in almost any sized room. It can give you a 100 inch viewing area from less than six feet away and features built in Harman...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. ViewSonic is out with the stylish looking X11-4K projector that delivers a beautiful viewing experience in almost any sized room. It can give you a 100 inch viewing area from less than six feet away and features built in Harman...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. H2OAudio is out with the TriMulti-Sport open ear headphones….that produce very good sound through bone induction…allowing you to hear your surroundings while, biking, hiking or running. That’s a big deal considering the number...
Techstination interview: Total Lunar Eclipse Tuesday for early risers: NASA's Andrea Jones
Techstination interview: Total Lunar Eclipse Tuesday for early risers: NASA's Andrea Jones
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. H2OAudio is out with the TriMulti-Sport open ear headphones….that produce very good sound through bone induction…allowing you to hear your surroundings while, biking, hiking or running. That’s a big deal considering the number...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A folding e-bike that is solid and looks good too? That’s the deal from Blaupunkt…the well known automotive audio brand that is out with new, beautifully designed bikes. Those are our initial impressions of the Henri...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A folding e-bike that is solid and looks good too? That’s the deal from Blaupunkt…the well known automotive audio brand that is out with new, beautifully designed bikes. Those are our initial impressions of the Henri...
Techstination interview: Finn Auto car subscription service expands in U.S.: CEO Max Meier
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Consumers have lots of choices when it comes to webcams. And there are some good bargains out there. Targus has entered the category with two HD webcams…that work well with the company’s new headsets for online conferencing...
Techstination interview: Finn Auto car subscription service expands in U.S.: CEO Max Meier
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Consumers have lots of choices when it comes to webcams. And there are some good bargains out there. Targus has entered the category with two HD webcams…that work well with the company’s new headsets for online conferencing...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. An app being developed by Kate Clairmont and a team at Princeton University’s Keller Center is aimed at generating enthusiasm among young people for reading. Clairmont says aiming at roughly middle schoolers…the app, Readwell...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. An app being developed by Kate Clairmont and a team at Princeton University’s Keller Center is aimed at generating enthusiasm among young people for reading. Clairmont says aiming at roughly middle schoolers…the app, Readwell...
Techstination interview: Cassette Systems innovates with modular dwellings: CEO Dafna Kaplan
Techstination interview: Cassette Systems innovates with modular dwellings: CEO Dafna Kaplan
Techstination interview: What VR can bring to online self improvement: GeniusX CEO Nick Janicki
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Miko 3 is the name of a little Robot for kids…typically about five to ten years old….and it is packed with learning, entertainment and AI. There’s a ton of content from the folks at Miko and partners…but the personality...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Miko 3 is the name of a little Robot for kids…typically about five to ten years old….and it is packed with learning, entertainment and AI. There’s a ton of content from the folks at Miko and partners…but the personality...
Techstination interview: What VR can bring to online self improvement: GeniusX CEO Nick Janicki
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest robotic Transformer from Robosen has arrived….the Elite Optimus Prime. At about 700 dollars this is more for adults who remember all those hours with Transformers when they were young. This edition has sixty...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest robotic Transformer from Robosen has arrived….the Elite Optimus Prime. At about 700 dollars this is more for adults who remember all those hours with Transformers when they were young. This edition has sixty...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Amazon Web Services has created a new IT Skills 4U program to help Ukrainians, millions of whom have fled their country, to train for and find high tech jobs. Kevin Kelly is AWS director of Cloud Career Training Programs...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Amazon Web Services has created a new IT Skills 4U program to help Ukrainians, millions of whom have fled their country, to train for and find high tech jobs. Kevin Kelly is AWS director of Cloud Career Training Programs...
Techstination interview: Samsung SmartThings launches Matter functionality for easier smart homes
Techstination interview: Taylor Swift-Halloween-NASA DART-Fat Bears among top October search trends
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. In our time with the Ford F-150 Lightning…I had a chance to dive into what Ford calls BlueCruise…it’s advanced driver assistance system. And I came away impressed at what it can do now….and the promise of what it will bring...
Techstination interview: Taylor Swift-Halloween-NASA DART-Fat Bears among top October search trends
Techstination interview: Samsung SmartThings launches Matter functionality for easier smart homes
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. In our time with the Ford F-150 Lightning…I had a chance to dive into what Ford calls BlueCruise…it’s advanced driver assistance system. And I came away impressed at what it can do now….and the promise of what it will bring...
Techstination interview: A new Nebula projector-new Eufy security cams-new Soundcore earphones
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’ve had some hands on time now with the Ford F-150 Lightning….and found Ford has done a very good job of maintaining the essence of the most popular vehicle in America for decades…while transforming it into an EV. I think...
Techstination interview: A new Nebula projector-new Eufy security cams-new Soundcore earphones
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’ve had some hands on time now with the Ford F-150 Lightning….and found Ford has done a very good job of maintaining the essence of the most popular vehicle in America for decades…while transforming it into an EV. I think...
Techstination interview: From a portable OLED monitor to ultra short throw projection-latest from ViewSonic
Techstination interview: National Geographic's Stargazer's Atlas: Author Andrew Fazekas
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Another digital timer from Ticktime. The original Ticktime won lots of fans a couple of years ago….and now the Ticktime Cube has arrived making it fast and easy to set a countdown timer just by flipping the cube from one...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Another digital timer from Ticktime. The original Ticktime won lots of fans a couple of years ago….and now the Ticktime Cube has arrived making it fast and easy to set a countdown timer just by flipping the cube from one...
Techstination interview: From a portable OLED monitor to ultra short throw projection-latest from ViewSonic
Techstination interview: National Geographic's Stargazer's Atlas: Author Andrew Fazekas
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The scammers are out there and seemingly getting better at what they do….luring consumers in with text messages and emails…that appear to be legit in many cases. This being CyberSecurity month….Google is out with some advice...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The scammers are out there and seemingly getting better at what they do….luring consumers in with text messages and emails…that appear to be legit in many cases. This being CyberSecurity month….Google is out with some advice...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The number of new electric vehicles coming to market means nearly 800 thousand new automotive technicians will be needed in the next three years according to figures released by General Motors. And the giant automaker has...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The number of new electric vehicles coming to market means nearly 800 thousand new automotive technicians will be needed in the next three years according to figures released by General Motors. And the giant automaker has...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s excitement again in Tamagotchi virtual pet land with Bandai’s announcement of another new offering in its Star Wars collaboration. Brand Director Tanya Sexton says the Star Wars Grogu Tamagotchi is on the way...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s excitement again in Tamagotchi virtual pet land with Bandai’s announcement of another new offering in its Star Wars collaboration. Brand Director Tanya Sexton says the Star Wars Grogu Tamagotchi is on the way...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google again is proving it is serious about taking on the likes of Apple and Samsung when it comes to mobile devices. It has followed up the impressive Pixel 6 line…with Pixel 7s….making what was very good, even better...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google again is proving it is serious about taking on the likes of Apple and Samsung when it comes to mobile devices. It has followed up the impressive Pixel 6 line…with Pixel 7s….making what was very good, even better...
Techstination interview: With threats increasing from online scammers...new tools from Google
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How do you come up with a smart design for a combination robotic vacuum and mop? That was the issue tackled by iRobot…in designing the Roomba Combo J7+. In moving from a mopping surface to carpeting…it doesn’t just...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How do you come up with a smart design for a combination robotic vacuum and mop? That was the issue tackled by iRobot…in designing the Roomba Combo J7+. In moving from a mopping surface to carpeting…it doesn’t just...
Techstination interview: With threats increasing from online scammers...new tools from Google
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Gadgets for spending time outdoors this fall. BioLite FirePit Plus remains a favorite for it’s ability to generate electricity through thermo electrics while you enjoy a wood fire that is near smokeless. The mesh screening...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Gadgets for spending time outdoors this fall. BioLite FirePit Plus remains a favorite for it’s ability to generate electricity through thermo electrics while you enjoy a wood fire that is near smokeless. The mesh screening...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The 2022 edition of Director Suite from CyberLink is out…with some great new features and AI to help you create videos that are fun and entertaining. And the latest tools from PhotoDirector put some improved capabilities...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The 2022 edition of Director Suite from CyberLink is out…with some great new features and AI to help you create videos that are fun and entertaining. And the latest tools from PhotoDirector put some improved capabilities...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There is some serious science behind BrainHQ from Posit Science. The app, which I’ve been spending quite a bit of time with is aimed at helping users improve cognitive function. The app has lots of challenges…and while you...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There is some serious science behind BrainHQ from Posit Science. The app, which I’ve been spending quite a bit of time with is aimed at helping users improve cognitive function. The app has lots of challenges…and while you...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Despite the stumble by Google some years ago….smart glasses haven’t gone away. Vuzix is out with the Blade 2 Smart Glasses…designed with the Android 11 OS and customized apps for a wide range of applications. Such...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Despite the stumble by Google some years ago….smart glasses haven’t gone away. Vuzix is out with the Blade 2 Smart Glasses…designed with the Android 11 OS and customized apps for a wide range of applications. Such...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Xplora has become the number one smartwatch for kids in Europe and is winning fans in the U.S. as well. Designed primarily for four to eleven year olds…the watches …with built in mobile connections that feature parental...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Xplora has become the number one smartwatch for kids in Europe and is winning fans in the U.S. as well. Designed primarily for four to eleven year olds…the watches …with built in mobile connections that feature parental...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. They are the number one brand of blender direct to consumer…but the innovations have been continuing at BlendJet. The portable BlendJet 2 can last for more than two dozen blends on a charge…via USB C. Fans have been taking...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. They are the number one brand of blender direct to consumer…but the innovations have been continuing at BlendJet. The portable BlendJet 2 can last for more than two dozen blends on a charge…via USB C. Fans have been taking...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s science, there’s fun and lots of captivating content for kids in the latest Weird But True World book from National Geographic Kids. Author Kathryn Williams says the idea is to get kids excited about the world around...
Techstination interview: GM Field Service Engineer Brittany Grande boosts auto tech recruiting
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s science, there’s fun and lots of captivating content for kids in the latest Weird But True World book from National Geographic Kids. Author Kathryn Williams says the idea is to get kids excited about the world around...
Techstination interview: GM Field Service Engineer Brittany Grande boosts auto tech recruiting
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Reboot Your Age is the name of an app designed along with a new book from Dr. Michael Roizen…to guide you into habits that can help you live longer and healther. Dr. Roizen is the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Reboot Your Age is the name of an app designed along with a new book from Dr. Michael Roizen…to guide you into habits that can help you live longer and healther. Dr. Roizen is the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It’s the stuff of science fiction movies….but in this case….NASA is not using manned spacecraft to smash into and divert asteroids. The agency and its Planetary Defense team last month used DART…built by the Johns Holkins...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It’s the stuff of science fiction movies….but in this case….NASA is not using manned spacecraft to smash into and divert asteroids. The agency and its Planetary Defense team last month used DART…built by the Johns Holkins...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you are anything like me…you’ve spent way too many hours sitting at a desk. While it is a good idea to have a fitness wearable remind you to get up now and then…even better is the idea of a standing desk. ErGear...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you are anything like me…you’ve spent way too many hours sitting at a desk. While it is a good idea to have a fitness wearable remind you to get up now and then…even better is the idea of a standing desk. ErGear...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Casio is out with a new line of Privia digital pianos….that deliver both in the sound and looks departments. The company’s Mike Martin…GM of Marketing and accomplished musician …says the S7000 with a matching stand and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Casio is out with a new line of Privia digital pianos….that deliver both in the sound and looks departments. The company’s Mike Martin…GM of Marketing and accomplished musician …says the S7000 with a matching stand and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Using your phone as a tool for smart binoculars. That’s what a company called Parle Innovation has done with eyeVue immersive smart binoculars. They look like more like a VR type of set up…that your phone slides into…and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Using your phone as a tool for smart binoculars. That’s what a company called Parle Innovation has done with eyeVue immersive smart binoculars. They look like more like a VR type of set up…that your phone slides into…and...
Techstination interview: Creating an app to foster a love of reading: Readwell founder Kate Clairmont
Techstination interview: Xplora expands smartwatch line for kids focused on safety and fitness.
Techstination interview: Creating an app to foster a love of reading: Readwell founder Kate Clairmont
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Pathway to Cures is the name of a new venture philanthropy fund that is focused on providing backing to discover solutions to inherited blood disorders. The National Hemophilia Foundation is the parent organization…where...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Pathway to Cures is the name of a new venture philanthropy fund that is focused on providing backing to discover solutions to inherited blood disorders. The National Hemophilia Foundation is the parent organization…where...
Techstination interview: Xplora expands smartwatch line for kids focused on safety and fitness.
Techstination interview: What will differ about the uSync social platform? CEO Darrell Lynn
Techstination interview: What will differ about the uSync social platform? CEO Darrell Lynn
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to home internet ….we’ve all become pretty used to paying for wired service. But we have been testing the T-Mobile 5G Home Internet service….which goes for a flat fifty dollars a month…gateway included…and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to home internet ….we’ve all become pretty used to paying for wired service. But we have been testing the T-Mobile 5G Home Internet service….which goes for a flat fifty dollars a month…gateway included…and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. He is in the National Inventors’Hall of Fame for creating the Steadicam that transformed cinematography. He won an Academy Award for that. And now Garrett Brown has created the Zeen…a foldable mobility chair that rises up...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. He is in the National Inventors’Hall of Fame for creating the Steadicam that transformed cinematography. He won an Academy Award for that. And now Garrett Brown has created the Zeen…a foldable mobility chair that rises up...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. One of the most popular video game franchises…Assassin’s Creed, turns fifteen this year. How popular? More than 150 million games sold and close to four million active monthly players. And while Ubisoft has unveiled the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. One of the most popular video game franchises…Assassin’s Creed, turns fifteen this year. How popular? More than 150 million games sold and close to four million active monthly players. And while Ubisoft has unveiled the...
Techstination interview: NASA and APL to test planetary defense against asteroids with DART Monday
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. An inspirational quote to start the day…or to lean on when you need it most…can sometimes make a big difference. Entrepreneur Ashley Saye has found a way to bring those quotes onto a digital display that you can control...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. An inspirational quote to start the day…or to lean on when you need it most…can sometimes make a big difference. Entrepreneur Ashley Saye has found a way to bring those quotes onto a digital display that you can control...
Techstination interview: NASA and APL to test planetary defense against asteroids with DART Monday
Techstination interview: Pathway to Cures focused on inherited blood disorders: Dr. Kevin Mills
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovation in story telling? I don’t know if Twitter and TikTok are to blame….but author Gary Lippman has created a collection of stories that are one sentence long. The title… We Loved the World But Could Not Stay...
Techstination interview: Pathway to Cures focused on inherited blood disorders: Dr. Kevin Mills
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovation in story telling? I don’t know if Twitter and TikTok are to blame….but author Gary Lippman has created a collection of stories that are one sentence long. The title… We Loved the World But Could Not Stay...
Techstination interview: Entity Academy prepares women for career advancement with STEM
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Active Glide Hands Free lane changing is coming the 2023 Lincoln Corsair. The most popular SUV for Lincoln will have the new technology available designed for comfort and safety. Brand Manager Dan DeRubeis…“Active Glide...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Active Glide Hands Free lane changing is coming the 2023 Lincoln Corsair. The most popular SUV for Lincoln will have the new technology available designed for comfort and safety. Brand Manager Dan DeRubeis…“Active Glide...
Techstination interview: Entity Academy prepares women for career advancement with STEM
Techstination interview: T-Mobile takes deliberate approach to expanding 5G Home Internet
Techstination interview: Zeen reinvents the chair and mobility: hall of fame inventor Garrett Brown
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Walk while you work? The C2 Walking Pad with Smart Walk Sensors is designed to let you meet your exercise goals while you work. It folds up for easy storage and can be used along with a standing desk. They have one...
Techstination interview: Zeen reinvents the chair and mobility: hall of fame inventor Garrett Brown
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Walk while you work? The C2 Walking Pad with Smart Walk Sensors is designed to let you meet your exercise goals while you work. It folds up for easy storage and can be used along with a standing desk. They have one...
Techstination interview: T-Mobile takes deliberate approach to expanding 5G Home Internet
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Interactive over the air TV is coming to a market near you. Hisense has joined the growing list of TV makers that will have models available featuring Nextgen TV. The technology….being advocated by the Pearl TV group...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Interactive over the air TV is coming to a market near you. Hisense has joined the growing list of TV makers that will have models available featuring Nextgen TV. The technology….being advocated by the Pearl TV group...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here come the latest iPhones…the 14, 14 plus and the 14 Pro and Pro Max…which will feature Apple’s new A16 Bionic chip. Apple is holding the line on prices while bringing better cameras to the phones. The Pro has a 48...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here come the latest iPhones…the 14, 14 plus and the 14 Pro and Pro Max…which will feature Apple’s new A16 Bionic chip. Apple is holding the line on prices while bringing better cameras to the phones. The Pro has a 48...
Techstination interview: What's New in 2022 CyberLink Director Suite: Creative Dir. David Morgan
Techstination interview: What's New in 2022 CyberLink Director Suite: Creative Dir. David Morgan
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest generation of GaN chargers from Anker has arrived and they are designed to make staying charged….everything from laptops and mobile devices…easier and faster. The 747 boasts 150 watts of output with three USB...
Techstination interview: Anker Soundcore Space series aims for high end features at lower cost
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest generation of GaN chargers from Anker has arrived and they are designed to make staying charged….everything from laptops and mobile devices…easier and faster. The 747 boasts 150 watts of output with three USB...
Techstination interview: Anker Soundcore Space series aims for high end features at lower cost
Techstination interview: Reboot Your Age app aims to help you turn back the clock: Dr. Michael Roizen
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Make Life Easy is living up to its name with the Walking Pad line of treadmills designed to fold up and be out of the way…under a bed or coffee table…or against a wall…and be ready to go in seconds. President Mike Dolder...
Techstination interview: Reboot Your Age app aims to help you turn back the clock: Dr. Michael Roizen
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Make Life Easy is living up to its name with the Walking Pad line of treadmills designed to fold up and be out of the way…under a bed or coffee table…or against a wall…and be ready to go in seconds. President Mike Dolder...
Techstination interview: 2023 Lincoln Corsair adds ActiveGlide Hands Free Lane Changing
Techstination interview: 2023 Lincoln Corsair adds ActiveGlide Hands Free Lane Changing
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Making preparedness a priority. FEMA is reaching out to the public during national preparedness month….with information through the FEMA app, Ready.gov Website and more. Senior Official Sherman Gillums says know the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Making preparedness a priority. FEMA is reaching out to the public during national preparedness month….with information through the FEMA app, Ready.gov Website and more. Senior Official Sherman Gillums says know the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Wireless earbuds….charged by light? Urbanista….has introduced the Phoenix line of wireless earbuds….with a case that recharges by light…or by conventional means. The Swedish audio products company has been winning...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Wireless earbuds….charged by light? Urbanista….has introduced the Phoenix line of wireless earbuds….with a case that recharges by light…or by conventional means. The Swedish audio products company has been winning...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Codi is a maker of Web Cams, headsets and more….that is focused on remote workers and students. While many people have returned to the office….there are still quite a few others who are remote at least some of the time…and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Codi is a maker of Web Cams, headsets and more….that is focused on remote workers and students. While many people have returned to the office….there are still quite a few others who are remote at least some of the time…and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The benefits of blue light blocking are still being debated. At least when it comes to easing eye strain. There is less debate when it comes to the benefits of blocking blue light at night before going to bed. Ocushield...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Elon Musk isn’t the only one mapping out plans for humanoid robots. Beyond Imagination is creating robots called Beomni…designed to be all purpose. They’ve already received an order for at least one thousand from SELF Labs...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Elon Musk isn’t the only one mapping out plans for humanoid robots. Beyond Imagination is creating robots called Beomni…designed to be all purpose. They’ve already received an order for at least one thousand from SELF Labs...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. They are being called Orbots…orbital robots being developed by New Hampshire based Rogue Space Systems. And like the robotic vacuum which you may have in your home…these robots are designed to clean up. The idea is...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. They are being called Orbots…orbital robots being developed by New Hampshire based Rogue Space Systems. And like the robotic vacuum which you may have in your home…these robots are designed to clean up. The idea is...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Oura continue to innovate with the Oura Ring…a wearable for tracking a variety of health metrics…including sleep. Being a comfortable ring …it doesn’t interfere with sleep or daily activities and new to the Oura...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Oura continue to innovate with the Oura Ring…a wearable for tracking a variety of health metrics…including sleep. Being a comfortable ring …it doesn’t interfere with sleep or daily activities and new to the Oura...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google is offering help once again to parents, teachers and students for back to school. Google’s Peter Du says parents and kids have been busy searching for the usual school supplies and clothing. But there is organizational...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google is offering help once again to parents, teachers and students for back to school. Google’s Peter Du says parents and kids have been busy searching for the usual school supplies and clothing. But there is organizational...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Technology to help rewire the brain following a stroke. That’s what a company called iRegained is focused on. It has developed the MyHand System that uses digital neurotherapeutics. How does it differ from traditional...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Technology to help rewire the brain following a stroke. That’s what a company called iRegained is focused on. It has developed the MyHand System that uses digital neurotherapeutics. How does it differ from traditional...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With kids heading back to school…maybe with new mobile devices or computers…some advice for parents about security. Emma McGowan is a privacy and security advocate for Avast and she says kids…even preschoolers….need help...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With kids heading back to school…maybe with new mobile devices or computers…some advice for parents about security. Emma McGowan is a privacy and security advocate for Avast and she says kids…even preschoolers….need help...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Autonomy is the name of an electric vehicle subscription service created by serial entrepreneur Scott Painter…founder of TrueCar and more. And this month he announced that Autonomy is spending 1.2 billion dollars to purchase...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Nomad is an accessory company…focused on Apple devices for the most part…that has won many fans for quality and style…often using Horween leather. As it celebrates its first decade…Marketing Director Chuck Melber says some...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Nomad is an accessory company…focused on Apple devices for the most part…that has won many fans for quality and style…often using Horween leather. As it celebrates its first decade…Marketing Director Chuck Melber says some...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Training first responders to deal with emergencies involving electric vehicles. As more and more EVs arrive…and the industry is moving rapidly in that direction… there are some safety concerns for first responders. General...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Training first responders to deal with emergencies involving electric vehicles. As more and more EVs arrive…and the industry is moving rapidly in that direction… there are some safety concerns for first responders. General...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Samsung….which pioneered large screen smartphones years ago with the Galaxy Note…is at it again…pushing the industry in the foldable phone direction. At the latest Unpacked event… the new Z Flip 4 was unveiled….along...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Phil Cook is a high school chemistry teacher with nearly four million followers on Tik Tok. His presence there was at the urging of his students. He is also online these days teaching kids some fun experients they can do...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Phil Cook is a high school chemistry teacher with nearly four million followers on Tik Tok. His presence there was at the urging of his students. He is also online these days teaching kids some fun experients they can do...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says unlike having cars that just sit around most of the time…because they need a driver….autonomous vehicles….truly driverless…will be able to be operated as robo-taxis. During the Q and A at the Tesla...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says unlike having cars that just sit around most of the time…because they need a driver….autonomous vehicles….truly driverless…will be able to be operated as robo-taxis. During the Q and A at the Tesla...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Have questions about electric vehicles…. GM wants to be one of the places you can turn to for answers. The automaker has launched EV Live…a free digital platform designed to provide answers. EV Ecosystem Manager Caley...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Have questions about electric vehicles…. GM wants to be one of the places you can turn to for answers. The automaker has launched EV Live…a free digital platform designed to provide answers. EV Ecosystem Manager Caley...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’re all paying the price for cyber-attacks. A new IBM security report finds that the costs of ransomware and other data breaches….which often run into the millions of dollars….are being passed along, increasingly, to...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’re all paying the price for cyber-attacks. A new IBM security report finds that the costs of ransomware and other data breaches….which often run into the millions of dollars….are being passed along, increasingly, to...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Something new in online learning from Mrs Wordsmith and Roblox. The team behind the popular literacy books and site for kids…Mrs Wordsmith…is partnering with Roblox to gamify learning. Mrs Wordsmith CEO Pierre Legrange...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Something new in online learning from Mrs Wordsmith and Roblox. The team behind the popular literacy books and site for kids…Mrs Wordsmith…is partnering with Roblox to gamify learning. Mrs Wordsmith CEO Pierre Legrange...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ford has unveiled a special edition of the all electric F-150 Lightning designed especially for law enforcement. The F-150 Lightning Pro SSV ….while not designed as a pursuit vehicle…has a variety of police grade features...
Techstination interview: Tech to re-wire brain to hand functions following stroke: iRegained CEO Vineet Johnson
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Mid-summer innovations for outdoors and back to school. Whether it is for travel or back to school…’LectroFan is out with the Micro2. What they’ve done is creator a very compact portable Bluetooth speaker that doubles...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Microsoft is bringing a new way to add video stories to Teams. It’s called Viva Engage….and a public preview will begin this summer. The idea, says product lead Dan Holme…is to make remote work a bit more like the in person...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Microsoft is bringing a new way to add video stories to Teams. It’s called Viva Engage….and a public preview will begin this summer. The idea, says product lead Dan Holme…is to make remote work a bit more like the in person...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. MPOWERD is marking ten years in business this summer….a decade of innovation and of doing good. It started with the Luci inflatable solar light….still a great product…and has continued through solar powered string lights...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. MPOWERD is marking ten years in business this summer….a decade of innovation and of doing good. It started with the Luci inflatable solar light….still a great product…and has continued through solar powered string lights...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. In the midst of the Covid pandemic…two high school age cousins in Louisville, Kentucky…offered to help their grandparents make a vaccination appointment online. Then…says Amelie Beck… “It was kind of an issue throughout the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Millions of people…one out of three households in fact in the U.S….make use of Nextdoor. It is designed to help people and businesses connect with each other in their own neighborhoods. Kiran Prasad is Chief Product Officer...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. GM is bringing OnStar into the home. Last year the emergency assistance feature available in GM vehicles for a quarter of a century, was made available to all on mobile devices through OnStar Guardian. Now it is bringing...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Vizio is updating its soundbar line….bringing more affordability to immersive audio. Todd Baker, director of product management for audio.. says the new M-Series Elevate at 800 dollars features Dolby Atmos speakers that can...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Vizio is updating its soundbar line….bringing more affordability to immersive audio. Todd Baker, director of product management for audio.. says the new M-Series Elevate at 800 dollars features Dolby Atmos speakers that can...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Vizio’s new MQX Series TVs are aimed at provide great value to consumers with the 65 inch model priced at about 850 dollars. SVP of Product John Schindler…“M Series Quantum X will give you 4K 120 Hz experience for gaming as...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovation in true wireless headphones is always welcome. The Swedish audio brand Urbanista is out with the Seoul model…and what is new here is the focus on mobile gaming. They feature a 70 millisecond latency mode...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovation in true wireless headphones is always welcome. The Swedish audio brand Urbanista is out with the Seoul model…and what is new here is the focus on mobile gaming. They feature a 70 millisecond latency mode...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How much time do you spend online? A survey conducted for the cybersecurity company Nord VPN found that Americans spend almost 46 hours per week online. That’s a lot…even if it does include streaming TV and movies. The...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Still on the hunt for cheaper gas? Google is reminding summer travelers that it offers tools that can help you find the lowest gasoline prices…and find routes to get you from here to there that are more efficient. Sustainability...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. In the midst of summer vacation season…there’s some tech that can help traveling with kids be a little less stressful….without relying on screens. We’ve been fans of Toniebox….a rechargeable and rugged smart speaker that...
Techstination interview: What will Viva Engage bring to Microsoft Teams?: Product Lead Dan Holme
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Retrospect is bringing a new Cloud Storage option to its backup software. For those of us who have been doing more work from home …we may need a reminder about backing up that data. And for companies big and small…the...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is in a wide range of products…from batteries to cold remedies and tanning lotions. Zinc is seemingly everywhere….and EverZinc, a world leader in zinc recycling…says more can be done. CEO Vincent Dujardin..“Zinc is recycled...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Just in time for back to school…are we really saying that already… Apple is out with a new MacBook Air. It features the company’s new M2 chip…and is available in two colors… Starlight and Midnight. The M2 chip, Apple...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Energy management and EVs. Emporia Energy’s EV Charging Station is a level 2 electric vehicle charger…designed for connectivity featuring WiFi and Bluetooth. If you have solar panels, the charger can be paired with...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest innovation from GoSun…is pretty big…and at the same time relatively small. The GoSun Camp365….is a small RV that unfolds…is packed with solar panels and other off grid technology…and says CEO Patrick Sherwin….can...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. He is a physicist and academic researcher….and a leading author of science books for kids. And with titles like Quantum Physics for Babies….Chris Ferrie knows how to get our attention. He has more than fifty books out...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Envision is a company based in the Netherlands that is using AI and other innovations to assist those who are blind or have vision impairments. And now…it is making its app….that had cost a few dollars a month…completely...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Car subscriptions are not brand new…but making it really easy ..the way FINN Auto has…is unique. CEO Max Meier…“You can book within a few minutes and then we deliver the car to your doorsteps. You pay one monthly rate...
Techstination interview: With average online time of over six hours a day...how to protect yourself: NordVPN
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Jabra is a company best known for headsets, earphones and sound. But the company’s Webcam products are deserving of your attention too. The PanaCast 20 is at adept in the home or in the office….with 4K resolution giving...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Another new benefit has arrived for many T-Mobile customers… T-Mobile Travel. For drivers….T-Mobile is giving customers a much needed 25 cents off per gallon at Shell stations through Labor Day. Also new…a free one year...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ketchup Popsicles? Believe it or not…they made it onto Google’s Search Trends list for the month of June. That was due to the unveiling by French’s of their new ketchup flavored popsicles for the summer. Not so sure… maybe...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Your smart phone can help make your bed smarter too. Sleep Space has created a phone cradle that goes on the side of your mattress…providing wireless charging…and data about your sleep habits. That is through the SleepSpace...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. As many of us have learned doing more work from home…a second monitor can be very helpful in a variety of situations. And ViewSonic’s VX1755 is a very versatile choice. It is a 1080p 17.2 inch screen that features FreeSync...
Techstination interview: Envision makes app & AI glasses for vision impairment more affordable
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ukraine based Skylum, known by photographers and photo enthusiasts for its Luminar software… has launched the Valid UA foundation….a humanitarian effort to assist Ukrainians who have been victimized by the war. The focus...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A companion robot designed for mental health. 24 year old inventor Jacob Boyle…says his struggles with depression in high school and college…and the problems faced by friends…led him to a career change. He left an engineering...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Bandai Namco has unveiled Vital Hero, a wearable for kids, that lets them play with digital monsters…and gets them more fit while they do it. The wrist worn device serves as a gamified fitness band…that gives kids missions...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Robotic vacuums have come along way….and if you tried one out years ago and put it in the closet once the novelty wore off…it may be time for another look. After several months of testing, we’ve found the Roborock S7 MaxV...
Techstination interview: GoSun Camp365 solar powered off-grid camper: CEO Patrick Sherwin
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. 100 years of Ford history….now online. It is called the Ford Heritage Vault….an online treasure trove of photographs and car brochures that have been painstakingly digitized. You can browse and download…for personal...
Techstination interview: What kind of guy writes a book titled Quantum Physics for Babies? Chris Ferrie
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The connection between kids and dinosaurs is undeniable. National Geographic explorer and renowned palaeontologist Nizar Ibrahim has been educating young and old about dinosaurs for years…“It’s never really boring. There...
Techstination interview: Thinking zinc for batteries and more. Why? EverZinc CEO Vincent Dujardin
Techstination interview: Cars by subscription? #Finn readies U.S. expansion: CEO Max Meier
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Worx is a company that continues to innovate with its line of tools that make use of the company’s 20 volt lithium ion batteries. One of the latest…is the Switchdriver….a clever tool that let you drill starter holes with one...
Techstination interview: Can too much sleep data keep you awake at night?: SleepSpace co-founder Daniel Gartenberg
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the beginning of another hurricane season this month…Amazon is preparing…along with partners like Save the Children…to get emergency supplies where they are needed more quickly. Aren Koenig is with the humanitarian response...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Capturing the attention and imagination of kids…without having a screen involved…isn’t always so easy. Stephanie Warren Drimmer has succeeded, though, time and again, with a series of books for National Geographic Kids...
Techstination interview: Vital Hero wearable from Bandai Namco focused on fun and fitness
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A motorized mount for phones….that follows the action using AI. That is just some of what the Pivo Pod is all about. When combined with the company’s apps…the Pivo Pod can specialize in video calls or live streaming...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More cool gadget gifts on tap. Scosche is out with the MagicMount Pro Charge 5. It is a well designed suction cup car mount …that features wireless charging for MagSafe or Qi enabled phones….and strong magnets to hold...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you have a new laptop with the latest technology….Accell can help you make the most of it with its Intel certified Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station. What will it give you.. added USB ports, an audio port, an SD card slot...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Still searching for the right gift for Dads or Grads? For music lovers, Como Audio’s Como Blu and Turntable Analog provide a streamlined, great sounding system. It features two speaker channels for stereo…and the add...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The promise of using autonomous vehicles to provide mobility options in places and for people who have limited choices….was the focus of the Fifth Annual Princeton Smart Driving Cars Summit. May Mobility was among those...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Intuition Robotics….a company we told you about at the end of last year….has been making a big splash with ElliQ. The companion robot for older adults…that looks much like a lamp with a screen…is being distributed by New York...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Can Alexa help you control those backyard mosquitos? Yes she can….once you’ve set up the Liv system from Thermcell. It is an Internet connected low voltage installed system. Product Marketing Manager Alex Emanuele…“ We...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin How good are your password practices. Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity and online safety is reminding us that it is more important than ever to be smart about the passwords you use. Nearly a third of online users...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A phone grip so simple…it is almost silly. SteadyStraps is out with phone grips designed to work with a wide range of phone cases…chances are you’ve already invested in one. It is an elastic strap that goes through...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Clearing the air for Father’s Day and more. Whether it is to help with allergy season, stopping the spread of illnesses or just to breathe easier…there’s some great tech out there to help. The Dreo Macro Pro True HEPA...
Techstination interview: May Mobility focused on autonomous transportation for those most in need
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How often do you Sporcle? In case you aren’t aware, Sporcle is an online trivia platform where consumers have played more than 4.4 billion quizzes. The company also provides trivia gaming entertainment to venues like restaurants...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With its latest Uncarrier move..T-Mobile is offering 5G Home Internet service…available in a growing number of communities….for 50 dollars a month ….or 30 dollars a month for family Magenta Max phone subscribers. And consumers...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There are some great options out there for connecting high quality microphones for video conferencing or creating. And one of the latest and most affordable options from PreSonus is the AudioBox Go. It connects via USB...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Just a click…ordering food online…from restaurants or groceries..can help Stand Up to Cancer …and cancer research. Rusty Robertson is part of the group of women who launched Stand Up to Cancer about fifteen years ago...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Amazon has launched what it calls the AWS Impact Accelerator…with thirty million dollars for startups led by a variety of underrepresented founders. The early stage startups will receive up to 225 thousand dollars in cash and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Pinna.fm is a site focused on podcasts, audio books and more for kids. There’s great content for different age levels from age 3 up to 12. And now Pinna has launched PodcastersU…teaching kids how to become creators...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lots of us use wireless charging for phones. How about wireless charging for electric vehicles. Momentum Dynamics is the name of a company that has made a lot of progress in being able to create wireless charging platforms...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More for dads and grads…or others on your gift list. Watchmaker Skagen …which offers a variety of designs including smartwatches…has some impressive new watches designed with sustainability in mind. They are using upcycled...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Platypod is the name of a company created by pediatrician, photographer, inventor and entrepreneur. Dr. Larry Tiefenbrunn’s latest compact and versatile flat tripod alternative…is the Platypod Extreme arriving this summer...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you have a music lover on your gift list…thinking Dads and Grads….or maybe for yourself….we have a couple of choices that won’t disappoint. 1More is out with their EVO true wireless earbuds featuring very impressive...
Techstination interview: A robotic mental health companion for students from #MARCo Technologies
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Gaming computers have become popular not just among video game enthusiasts these days…. creators love to take advantage of the speed and graphics capabilities too. And Lenovo is updating it’s Legion 7 line of laptops. There...
Techstination interview: Unboxing the Accell Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station: Product Manager Arno Yim
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lenovo is rolling out a new line up of Slim laptops this spring that have features tailored to hybrid work environments. There are Intel and AMD processor models of the Slim 7 machines and the flagship is the Lenovo Slim...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It’s gift giving season….and if you have a marine life lover on your list…or maybe that’s you…National Geographic photographer David Littschwager has a book you’ll want to get your tentacles on. Octopus Seahorse Jellyfish...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s lots of competition in the soundbar business….and while Roku may not be the most obvious choice over some well known speaker brands…it may be the best choice for many. Roku’s Streambar Pro….with streaming capability...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google has unveiled the Pixel 6A…an impressive new phone using the company’s Tensor chip….that will arrive this summer for a relatively inexpensive 449 dollars. The camera isn’t on par with what you’ll find in the Pixel...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. T-Mobile is looking to shake up the broadband industry…the way it has disrupted the mobile category. In the latest Uncarrier announcement CEO Mike Sievert announced the company will allow wireless broadband customers to test...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Robbie Cabral, the founder of BenjiLock, continues innovating. His appearance on Shark Tank five years ago….and deal with Kevin O’Leary….gave the start up a great push out of the gate. The latest today is the solidly...
Techstination interview: Order food, fight cancer. #StandUpToCancer & Mastercard partner again.
Techstination interview: Questions about #T-Mobile Home Internet? The GM is here with answers.
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Ancestry, the company focused on family history…has employed some new technology it calls SideView…that can give you more information about your DNA. Such as…which side of the family certain ethnicities came from. Director...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We all have lots of things we’ve collected and saved over the years. Some have monetary value, many others sentimental value. That’s where a company and app called Artifcts can help. It lets you attach stories to those...
Techstination interview: Amazon's AWS launches accelerator to boost start-ups from under-served entrepreneurs
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With labor shortages and rising food prices….can agricultural robots help to make a difference? A company called Solinftec is expanding its partnership with Growmark to bring more crucial information to farmers. Chief Operating...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovation in MRIs. Dr. Orlando Simonetti …a professor of internal medicine and radiology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine has worked with Siemens to bring a new MRI machine with a lower magnetic field and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. High quality sound for the shower. That’s what a partnership between Harman Kardon and Kohler promises to bring with the Kohler Moxie Handshower. It’s an expansion of the Moxie Showerhead line. At Harman Kardon Senior Global...
Techstination interview: What is new in the latest #Lenovo Slim laptops? Sr. Technologist Lee Highsmith
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It doesn’t take an expensive exercise bike to take advantage of online classes and motivation. A company called Motosumo has developed software that you can use with basically any stationary bike and any smartphone. CEO...
Techstination interview: Students from around the world gathered for VEX Robotics World Championships
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The world’s oldest living dog, Olivia Rodrigo and of course the NBA playoffs were among the top search trends on Google during the month of April. The chihuahua named TobyKeith at age 21 broke the Guiness World Record...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The product line from Wyze continues to grow…with a versatile new connected air purifier that features custom filters…allergen, formaldehyde and wildfire. They are designed to cycle up to 12 thousand cubic feet of air...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A mobile phone grip with an artistic flair. HANDL is a company created by an accomplished artist, Allen Hirsch…as he sought a better way to hold his smart phone in one hand….with a paint brush in the other. He took us...
Techstination interview: Oldest dog, Olivia Rodrigo and more in top search trends for April
Techstination interview: Wireless charging for electric vehicles?: Momentum Dynamics Advisor Roger Atkins.
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Love getting a workout with a VR headset. All of that sweat can make it less than fun when it come to sharing the headset with others. That’s where a company called NoSweat comes in. It found a new market for its smartly...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For employees of Kyiv based Skylum Software…continuing to update the company’s Luminar Neo and other imaging software…has a new urgency. It has more to do with showing resistance to the invasion of Ukraine than software features...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What will it take to create a better environment for drone and autonomous vehicle deliveries. A company called DroneDek is betting that its secure delivery boxes will be a big step forward. They will need electricity…similar...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Way back when….handheld View Masters…and their photo discs would transport people to far way places or help to tell immersive stories with 3D images. Holy cow…just saw an Amazon…you can still buy them…or something like...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. National Geographic Photographer David Littschwager traveled the world with a studio he created to photograph creatures that aren’t always very cooperative. The result is a beautiful new photographic book and accompanying...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you are an iPad fan…as so many of us are…the new Antimicrobial Active Stylus from Targus can be a smart alternative. Priced at under 70 dollars..the pen features what Targus calls DefenseGuard antimicrobial protection...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is called the Anker 757 PowerHouse. A new Lithium Iron Phosphate battery….designed to keep you and your gear going at camp sites, on the patio or during blackouts or brownouts. What sets it apart? The capacity is...
Techstination interview: Roku is serious about quality sound: VP Engineering Brian Moller
Techstination interview: Evolving hybrid work situation? Google's Andrea Willis offers help.
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Spring time is time to head outdoors….and for fans of GoPro…myself included…there’s a great new addition to help you power, control and grip the latest cameras. The Volta is a battery grip that does all of the above and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and we all know about the dangers of texting while driving. But GM is also highlighting another major factor…elevated emotional states. The automaker is out with a Future...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Using AI to analyze handwritten census data faster than ever before. That is what Ancestry is doing. It has developed new, proprietary handwriting recognition technology using AI…and is employing it to make information...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A disc shaped solution for better video conferencing sound and more. SPACE from beyerdynamic is a smartly designed portable wired or wireless speakerphone that nicely doubles as a good sounding Bluetooth speaker for music...
Techstination interview: GoPro delivers Hero 10 Black Bones and Volta versatile tripod grip
Techstination interview: Artist & inventor Allen Hirsch continues to innovate with HANDL phone grips
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How many old mobile phones do you have stashed away in drawers collecting dust. Recycling phones can not only be good for the environment….but it can be helpful to your bank account too. MCE is a company that provides...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. One of the things a lot of people have learned in this new age of Zoom and video conferencing…is how important sound can be in connecting with people. PreSonus is making it easier than even to deliver great sound with its USB interface...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker…a rapidly growing consumer electronics company…is out with another new brand…AnkerMake. And the first product on the way is the M5 3D printer. It is designed to be fast and even stylish…for a 3D printer…and even includes a...
Techstination interview: Stress & Safety behind the wheel. GM study looks at the impact and what you can do.
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Tamagotchi line from Bandai America is continuing to forge new partnerships to expand the virtual pet line up. This time… with Toy Story Tamagotchi. Bandai America’s Trish Garrett..“Because Pixar has their big summer...
Techstination interview: CMO Dave #Crosby says the product pipeline about to get busy at #Wyze
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been nicknamed Earendel….old English for morning star. And it was discovered by the Hubble space telescope that has been probing the universe for more than thirty years. The significance? NASA Astrophysicist...
Techstination interview: Photographer David Littschwager's "Octopus Seahorse Jellyfish"
Techstination interview: New AnkerMake brand unveils M5 3D printer: Anker's Robert Berg
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A functional smart watch…with fitness, heart rate, sleep tracking and more doesn’t have to be expensive. The TranyaGo sells on Amazon for under forty dollars and features a bright color touch screen, IP 68 waterproofing and...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When veteran audio industry entrepreneur Tom DeVesto was faced with supply constraints in building some his leading Como Audio products…he made lemonade out of lemons. Using parts that are more readily available, DeVesto and...
Techstination interview: Ancestry using AI handwriting recognition on just released 1950 Census records
Techstination interview: DRONEDEK building smart mailbox for robotic & drone deliveries
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What were some of the top search trends for the month of March? According to Google….a lot of us were interested in ..or worried about…those giant Joro spiders. We’re all becoming little Miss Muffetts. Google search...
Techstination interview: Yale basketball captain Jalen Gabbidon helps build Launchpad app
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The French agricultural robot maker Naio Technologies is bringing TED to the United States. What is TED? It’s a vineyard robot that has already been put to work in France helping to control weeds in vineyards. Co-founder...
Techstination interview: Joro spiders, March Madness, the Oscars dominate March search trends from Google
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Helm Audio has been attracting fans to its Bluetooth headphones for some time. Now ..on the wired side…it has the DB12 AAMP and BOLT DAC… that can work separately or together to bring out the best audio in mobile devices equipped...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Apple has done a bit of a spring refresh in its product line…and much of the focus has been on the 2022 version of the iPhone SE. It is priced at just 429 dollars…and comes with 64 gigabytes of storage….which can be doubled...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Vivid-Pix…maker of Restore software to bring faded photos and documents back to life…has partnered with Fujitsu to create the Vivid-Pix Memory Station. CEO Rick Voight says it allows users to scan multiple photos..as many...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. GM has begun production of the Cadillac Lyriq all electric vehicle…taking on the likes of Tesla, Lucid and Ford. The first vehicles rolled off of the assembly line in Springhill, Tennessee last week. The Debut Edition sold...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How many consumer electronics products really live up to their promise? The answer is, not nearly enough. That’s why we’re happy to report that Roborock with the company’s S7 Max V Ultra is everything promised and then some...
Techstination interview: What can solar powered robots do for farming?: Solinftec COO Daniel Padrao
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A dashcam that uses artificial intelligence to improve your safety. Nextbase plans to deliver the AI powered iQ dash cam this year that features built in connectivity, dual cameras…with an optional third…and emergency...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Whether it’s for an early spring camping trip… or even comfort in the car, Gobi Heat’s new Zen Heated Blanket is designed for warmth anywhere. It can provide hours and hours of heat….less at higher settings… and like other...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Skylum is the name of a software company that recently announced an impressive new software package for editing photos…Luminar Neo…which uses AI to help automate tasks that would otherwise be time consuming. Something else...
Techstination interview: #Cadillac #Lyriq EV production begins in Tennesee: Global VP Rory Harvey
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Turning your laptop or mobile device…into an AI powered personal trainer. Kemtai is a web based fitness app that uses a laptop or device camera to analyze your motion and provides feedback as you follow along with on screen workouts...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you are like me…you spend way too much time in front of a computer screen. Victor Tech can make that time less unhealthy with some beautifully crafted High Rise Acacia Wood standing risers and desks for laptops. There is a ten...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. How a diabetes management app…can help bring blood glucose levels under control. Klinio has released a studeny conducted by the Validation Institute that found people with type 2 daibetes who use the Klinio app at least...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the capabilities of the latest smart phones….we all seem to be taking more and more photos and videos. And that’s where the fun can begin. CyberLink’s Director Suite 365 gives you an array of great tools for photo...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. One of the smartest video conferencing systems that we’ve worked with for home or the office is the new B600 Video Bar from the AnkerWork brand. It is considerably larger and heavier than a typical Web cam….and pricier at...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Cruise, the autonomous mobility company with GM and Honda as operating partners is using fully driverless vehicles…without safety operators..to transport passengers in San Francisco. And wants to build vehicles without steering...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Powering your home during emergencies with an electric vehicle is a big focus for some carmakers….like Ford with its F-150 Lightning. Meanwhile, Emporia Energy is partnering with BREK Electronics to bring a bi-directional...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The first Olympus camera under the new ownership of OM Systems is arriving. The Olympus OM-1 is designed to be a new flagship micro four-thirds camera that brings new power to the format according to master trainer Mike...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With a little help from Google…you can take an older PC or Mac and extend its useful life by turning it, essentially, into a Chromebook. And it is free. Just search for Chrome OS Flex to get started…and product manager...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Words can inspire. That’s the thinking behind the Presence display….that artfully brings inspirational quotes to a tabletop stylish digital display. Founder Ashley Saye…“The display is ten inches and you can put it anywhere...
Techstination interview: Amazon partners with National University to offer employees free education
Techstination interview: Vivid Pix Memory Station unveiled for scanning and restoring photos.
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. So what were the hot search trends on Google during the month of February? While the situation in Ukraine was top of mind towards the end of the month, Google’s Sarah Armstrong says the Oscar nominations generated a lot...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Happy World Engineering Day. I don’t think this one was a Hallmark creation…but it is a day to celebrate contributions made by engineeris in a range of fields. At VEX Robotics…Senior Educational Developer Lauren Harter...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. UVCeed is the name of a gadget that attaches magnetically to the back of a smartphone…and uses the phones camera to help you sanitize a surface using an LED UV C light. Director of Research and Development Justin Beyers...
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It ‘s tax season again…and the folks at TurboTax….are back to make the chore a bit less taxing. The tax credits for children…and for some investments in cryptocurrency…may complicate your situation…but it isn’t anything...
Techstination interview: Streaming in the shower? Kohler's Moxie Hand Shower with Harman Kardon
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Online car shopping is nothing new…but GM is aiming to shake things up with what it calls CarBravo. It will make use of its dealer network to connect used car buyers with the vehicles they are looking for…through the new...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Midea…a Fortune 500 company…is bringing new robotic floor cleaning technology to market. The S8+ is powerful, can operate for up to 3 hours on a charge and with the self emptying capability … only requires bags to be changed...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A company named XGIMI posed the question at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show…What if your next TV wasn’t a TV? The company showed off the Aura…a 4K ultra short throw laser projector that can bring a 150 inch entertainment...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A Bluetooth tracker for your wallet designed for Apple’s Find My network. That’s what Chipolo has designed with the new CARD Spot. Marketing head Nika Kramzar says it is designed to be roughly the size of a typical...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Roborock has unveiled its next generation robotic cleaner…the S7 Max V Ultra. It is a robotic vacuum….and also a sonic mop….and is smart enough to know which to use depending on the surface it is on. And when mopping…it returns...
Techstination interview: Ford F-150 Lightning will offer backup home power with Sunrun partnership
Techstination interview: Nextbase IQ smart dashcam designed to keep drivers safe and secure
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you are one of the many jumping into podcasting, or you are a creator of music…or are just looking for better sound for gaming or video conferencing…the PreSonus Revelator io24 is a smart, versatile, high quality interface...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It’s the kind of technology that gets me charged up. Get ready for a pair of sunglasses…that you will have to charge up. They’re called 32 Degrees North from DeepOptics….and the electrical current can transform the sunglasses...
Techstination interview: MRI innovation at Siemens & The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For the first time, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety…well known for its vehicle safety ratings…is developing a new ratings program for partial automation systems…things like intelligent cruise control and automatic...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It probably won’t come as a surprise that NASA says last year was tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record….and the last eight years were the 8 warmest on record. And NASA climate scientist Lesley Ott says two new...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovating with Bananas? Renee Heath and her co-founder came up with the idea for a kitchen gadget Banana Loca….and 3D printed one to take to an open casting for Shark Tank a couple of years ago. Fast forward to this...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lots of people love snow mobiles this time of year….but here’s something new. An all electric snow bike. It’s from a company called Moon Bikes…and founder Nicolas Muron…with a background as a space engineer in France...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Billions and billions is the way Carl Sagan used to describe the numbers of stars and planets in the universe. Well…Microsoft has announced plans to spend billions and billions…68 point 7 to be precise…to acquire the video...
Techstination interview: An iPhone case with security for cash and cards from Solo Secure
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Connected appliances are everywhere…and if you stick to one brand…you typically only need one app to control them. But what if you have different appliance brands? That’s where the new Home Connectivity Alliance is looking...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The evolution of the smart scale continues. Withings, the French company that has pioneered smart scales and other digital health devices, has announced the Body Scan….a scale equipped with a pull up handle that is much more...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The race for electric pick up truck supremacy got more interesting this month…when GM used the annual Consumer Electronics Show to unveil the Silverado EV. And when reservations opened up online for the RST First Edition...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Axel Grell…best known for his many years as a sound designer with Sennheiser…is off on his own now…and has crafted a smart looking and sound pair of true wireless eabuds in the TWS/1. The metallic case and simple design are...
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Using technology to make clinical trials faster and more equitable. A company called ClinCapture is using an online platform and data services to allow clinical trials to be conducted without participants needing to be in...
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A new monitor stand with a built in UV C sanitizing compartment is the latest smart idea from Kensington…which has been helping consumers with information on keeping keyboards and mice germ free. The UVStand can sanitize...