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Think Remarkable by Guy Kawasaki-and making a difference

08 Apr 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Guy Kawasaki is what you might call a tech luminary…having ...

Sy Montgomery's Secrets of the Octopus a great read for all

05 Apr 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Octopuses have a lot of heart. Three of them to be more precise. An...

NVIDIA automotive VP says AI and more just getting started

04 Apr 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With robots, self driving vehicles, new AI being used for virtual nur...

Wyze Cam v4 delivers great images inside or out at a bargain price

03 Apr 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    The innovators at Wyze are at it again.   They are out with the W...

Celestron EclipSmart helps with safe solar eclipse viewing

02 Apr 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The total solar eclipse is just days away. How to view? Celestron...

Techstination Interview: Monitoring heart health through your ears? MindMics CEO Anna Barnacka.

01 Apr 2024

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Anna Barnacka was an astrophysicist working with NASA before turning her attention to using technology to improve health. She created MindMics, using...

Online trends for March: Ryan Gosling, finding friends and more

01 Apr 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The top search trends for the month of March…of course the college bas...

Techstination Interview: Adam Gopnik tackles accomplishment versus achievement in new book

29 Mar 2024

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All That Happiness Is is the title of an upcoming book from author and New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik. The focus is on accomplishment versus achi...

Vivid-Pix out with Memory Station Stories for preserving family histories

29 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Saving your history. Vivid-Pix is out with a scanner and software sol...

Techstination Interview: Search trends for March- Gosling, Clark, spring break and more

28 Mar 2024

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Search trends for March? Ryan Gosling, Caitlin Clark, spring break, key lime cookies and finding more friends. Google trends expert Mia Nicholson East...

Google tips and tools to protect from online scams

28 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The battle against online scams is never ending…but there are tools...

What to weigh when considering an electric vehicle

27 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What to consider when buying an electric vehicle? Kia, which has t...

Techstination Interview: Ready for eclipse viewing? Help from Celestron.

26 Mar 2024

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Are you ready for viewing the total solar eclipse? Even if you aren't within the totality path, it will be worth viewing. How to do it safely? C...

An app to connect helpers with those who need help: Thyim

26 Mar 2024

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Start-up Thyim connects helpers to those needing help. How and where? Co-founder Stephen Buffamante chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Help and hope for severe food allergies: Dr. Ruchi Gupta

26 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Severe food allergies can be frightening…and they are becoming more commo...

H&R Block options to make the season less taxing

25 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the filing deadline drawing near, H & R Block has a variety o...

New toys with tech from Vtech and Leap Frog...Binoculars and Gabbers

22 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some new tech toys on the way from Vtech and Leap Frog…which is bri...

Techstination Interview: A deep dive with Secrets of the Octopus author Sy Montgomery

21 Mar 2024

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When an octopus chooses to befriend you, it can lead to some pretty remarkable discoveries. Author Sy Montgomery's latest book, Secrets of the Oct...

TurboTax offers in person tax assistance option and more

21 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is crunch time for taxes again…and TurboTax can help to ease the p...

Techstination Interview- The ongoing battle against online scams: latest tools from Google

20 Mar 2024

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The never ending battle against online scams. What are some of the latest tools to protect yourself and your family? Google Technology Expert Grace...

Techstination Interview: H&R Block options to make the season less taxing

20 Mar 2024

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The filing deadline is getting closer. How to make the season less taxing? H&R Block chief Tax Officer Kathy Pickering chats with Techstination&...

Pricewaterhouse Coopers out with survey on trust

20 Mar 2024

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Techstination Interview: Kia offers info-pros and cons-to would be EV buyers

19 Mar 2024

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Thinking about an EV? What are the pros and cons? Kia America Director of Corporate Communications James Bell chats with Techstination's Fred Fis...

NASA scientist says eclipse show may be even greater

19 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Scientists at NASA…like many of the rest of us, are pretty enthuse...

An early look at the Sony Honda Mobility AFEELA

18 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Sony Honda Mobility partnership is showing off the AFEELA electri...

Techstination Interview: Nausea free VR? Neurosync VR C-Finity is designed for that

15 Mar 2024

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NeurosyncVR's C-Finity was created to ease nausea and bring comfort to VR gaming. How? Co-founder Dr. Slobodan Paesseler chats with Techstination&...

Techstination Interview: Vivid-Pix Memory Station Stories creates and saves family histories

15 Mar 2024

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Memory Station Stories from Vivid-Pix is designed to help families capture, preserve and share their stories and histories. How does the combination o...

Panasonic Lumix G9II with Lumix Leica 100-400 amazes

15 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This one is for photo enthusiasts. Panasonic’s latest micro four t...

Techstination Interview: Help on horizon for severe food allergies? Dr. Ruchi Gupta

14 Mar 2024

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Hope on the horizon for severe food allergies? Why are numbers rising? How to cope? Author and Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Professor ...

Techstination Interview: TurboTax adds live in-person option for filers

14 Mar 2024

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TurboTax is giving customers another new option this year...in person tax help. And the online help is still there, too. CPA and tax expert for Turb...

Ann Burg's Force of Nature-a Novel of Rachel Carson

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Spring break can be a great time to get kids reading…and taking a brea...

Kingston Digital delivers speed and capacity with new Canvas React Plus V60 cards

13 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Not all memory cards are made alike. Kingston Digital is out with ...

Techstination Interview- a peak at Sony Honda Mobility's AFEELA

12 Mar 2024

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Want a peak at Sony Honda Mobility's AFEELA EV? Pre-orders are scheduled for next year with deliveries in 2026. Product Specialist Raisu Willi...

Techstination Interview: PwC 2024 Survey finds consumer and employee trust falling

12 Mar 2024

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Pricewaterhouse Coopers is out with its 2024 Trust Survey. And it shows trust declining among consumers and employees. And many executives aren'...

Bird Buddy Smart Hummingbird Feeder arriving

12 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The fun folks who developed the Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder that takes...

Ford marks ten years of Transit in U.S. with updated E-Transit

11 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been ten years since Ford began selling the Transit van in t...

Techstination Interview- Ready for the April solar eclipse: NASA researcher Nicholeen Viall

08 Mar 2024

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A total solar eclipse for much of North America is a month away. NASA research astrophysicist Nicholeen Viall says it should be a spectacular show. De...

Apple car project is no more

08 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The talk had been swirling for years… Apple was going to build an el...

Techstination Interview: Latest toys with tech coming from VTech: Gabbers and more

07 Mar 2024

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From Gabbers to new camera-binoculars, VTech and Leap Frog are bringing out some techie fun for kids. The latest? VTech's Tiffany Lavery chats wi...

GoDaddy Airo brings generative AI to online presence creation

07 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Using AI to create an online presence. GoDaddy has introduced Airo…a ...

Techstination Interview: Ready for a smart picture taking hummingbird feeder?

06 Mar 2024

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Bird Buddy's new Smart Hummingbird Feeder is arriving. Like the company's Smart Bird Feeder it takes photos and video and uses AI for identifi...

Threshold Care creates WiFi Motion Sensing Plugs for safety and privacy

06 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Protecting privacy….while monitoring an older loved one. That’s w...

Techstination Interview: Ann Burg's Force of Nature-A Novel of Rachel Carson

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Ann E. Burg has created a compelling and inspirational book for middle schoolers and up about the life of Rachel Carson. It is written in verse...

Techstination Interview:Ford marks 10 years in U.S. of Transit van with new tech for E-Transit

05 Mar 2024

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Ford is marking the 10th year in the U.S. of the Transit van with new tech for the E-Transit. Such as? Ford Archives & Heritage Brand Manager T...

Eufy 4G LTE Cam S330 earns place in spotlight

05 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Anker Eufy brand is earning a place in the spotlight with its late...

Search trends find interest in retro tech gadgets

04 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Grammy Awards and of course, Taylor Swift were among the top search ...

Kia joins Telematic Exchange from LexisNexis Risk Solutions

01 Mar 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Kia has become the latest automaker to join the Telematics Exchange cre...

Techstination Interview: Grammys, Black History, Valentine's and more top February search trends

29 Feb 2024

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The Grammy Awards and you know who topped search trends in February along with Valentine's, Black History and retro tech gadgets. Like what? Goo...

Back on the moon...but not easy: NASA

29 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The CLPS missions have begun for NASA…using private companies like ...

Techstination Interview: Eufy 4G LTE Cam S330 with solar offers anywhere security

28 Feb 2024

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Anker is out with the versatile solar powered Eufy 4G LTE Cam S330. No WiFi? No problem. Details on the security cam line? Anker's Brett White c...

Techstination Interview: Innovative WiFi Motion Sensing Plugs from Threshold Care offer safety

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A set of WiFi Motion Sensing Plugs from Threshold Care can detect movement in a wide area of a home. They offer privacy and safety for older adults an...

GM expanding Super Cruise hands free driving availability

28 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      GM is continuing to expand the roads where its Super Cruise hand...

Elo Health brings tech and 3D printing to nutrition supplements

27 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     Using tech and 3d printing to personalize nutrition supplements....

Techstination Interview: GoDaddy Aero takes ideas to online

26 Feb 2024

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GoDaddy Airo uses generative AI to take ideas to an online presence. How? VP Geoff Clawson chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Invoxia Minitailz pet health and location tracker

26 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The French technology company Invoxia is out with Minitailz…an exc...

LiveOne bringing more AI to music streaming, podcasts and more

23 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     LiveOne,  a music and live event streaming company that also ser...

Techstination Interview: NASA CLPS mission set for lunar landing today

22 Feb 2024

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For the first time since the early 70s, there's a NASA moon landing on tap for today. It is a mission in partnership with Intuitive Machines in Ho...

Stethophone turns iPhone into FDA cleared stethoscope

22 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Stethophone is the name of a new app …on the Apple side only at fir...

Techstination Interview: Rekor Systems bringing more AI to roadway technology

21 Feb 2024

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How is AI being used in roadway technology to assist with traffic, first responders and more? Rekor Systems Sr. VP of Global Product Management Shobit...

Anker Soundcore AeroFit Pro open-ear earphones deliver

21 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker’s Soundcore brand is out with the AeroFit Pro open-ear earpho...

Techstination Interview: What's an automotive telematics exchange? LexisNexis exchange grows.

20 Feb 2024

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The LexisNexis Telematic Exchange grows partnership to include Kia. What does it do? The benefits? Global Telematics Product Strategy and Developme...

Gobi Heat adds new style to heated apparel and more

20 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to style and heated apparel, it takes a woman owned company t...

Taylor Swift impact on Super Bowl search trends

19 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The search trends during this year’s Super Bowl….had a different loo...

NASA PACE satellite to gather ocean and climate data

16 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the successful launch this month of NASA’s PACE satellite…usin...

Techstination Interview: New findings on costs and benefits of heat pumps

15 Feb 2024

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The costs and benefits of heat pumps? There are new findings from the National Renewable Energy Laboratories. Senior research engineer Eric Wilson, le...

Techstination interview: GM expanding Super Cruise hands free driving to more roadways and vehicles

15 Feb 2024

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GM is planning to bring Super Cruise hands free driving to more roadways and vehicles. It will be coming to 750 thousand miles of roads, including rur...

T-Mobile 5G Home Internet winning customers

15 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More hands on with T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. The mobile carrier has ...

Techstination Interview- Bringing more AI to online media: LiveOne

14 Feb 2024

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LiveOne continues to build audiences for music subscriptions, podcasts, live events and more. Founder and CEO Rob Ellin chats with Techstination's...

Lincoln blends new tech with luxury in 2025 Aviator line

14 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lincoln is combining lots of new tech with luxury in the newly unveil...

Lotus Ring to offer lighting control and more by pointing

13 Feb 2024

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00:00/00:00 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A ring that will allow a wearer to control lights and mo...

Nebula Mars Air 3 projector for movie night fun indoors or out

13 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Nebula projector line from Anker continues to grow. The Mars 3 A...

Techstination interview: Top Super Bowl search trends? Google's Marta Martinez.

12 Feb 2024

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What were the top search trends during the Super Bowl? The players? Half-time? The Commercials? Google Trends Expert Marta Martinez chats with Techst...

Survey finds workplace conflicts on the rise

09 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A new survey from Let’s Grow Leaders finds a rising amount of conflic...

Techstination Interview: Stethophone turns smartphone into FDA cleared digital health device

08 Feb 2024

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Turning a smartphone into an FDA cleared stethoscope ...beginning with the iPhone. The app is coming this month from Sparrow BioAcoustics where CEO Ma...

Techstination Interview: Gobi Heat warms up winter with latest heated apparel and more

08 Feb 2024

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From the Sahara II for men and women to the Lita puffer jacket and Elements Vest Gobi Heat is delivering style and warmth in heated apparel. What sets...

The Juice for Families promotes, reading, learning, discussion

08 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Juice for Families is a subscription learning service aiming to make ...

Celestron Origin telescope to take backyard astronomy higher

07 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Celestron’s Origin telescope is arriving soon….designed to make b...

The latest top search trends from Google

07 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google is out with its monthly listing of top search trends and while ...

Techstination Interview: NASA's PACE satellite ready for lift-off to provide new climate data

05 Feb 2024

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NASA's PACE satellite, more than two decades in the making, is ready for lift-off as early as tomorrow morning via a SpaceX Falcon 9. What will it...

Techstination Interview: Lincoln unveils 2025 Aviator-the new tech?

05 Feb 2024

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Lincoln unveils the 2025 Aviator-elegance meets tech. The features? Brand manager Sara Hendricks chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The Oura Ring facing new competition-but proves its worth

05 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Oura, the smart ring pioneer, is facing new competition. Samsung is...

Techstination Interview: Finn Auto-Will you subscribe to your next vehicle?

02 Feb 2024

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Will you get your next car by subscription. Finn Auto is among the companies offering that alternative to a purchase or lease. How does it work? C...

Techstination Interview: Solstice community solar bringing clean energy to more households

02 Feb 2024

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Solstice is bringing the community solar option to more regions of the U.S.. It gives millions of households that don't have the option for roofto...

Mego 2 XL returning . Conversational AI learning robot for kids.

02 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    Just about 45 years ago a toy robot called Mego 2 XL was one of the...

Techstination Interview: Lotus Ring lets you point to control lights and more

01 Feb 2024

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The Lotus Ring is designed for controlling lights and more with an easy point and click. How? Who can benefit? Lotus Labs Founder and CEO Dhaval Pat...

Techstination Interview: Invoxia Minitailz health and location tracker for dogs

01 Feb 2024

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A tracker that can monitor your dog's heart health and location? Minitailz from Invoxia is worn on any collar and soon there'll be a version f...

Withings BeamO will bring new tech to digital health and tele-medicine

01 Feb 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     The French digital wellness company Withings once again gathe...

Techstination Interview: January search trends? Golden Globes, Emmys, bitter cold & football

31 Jan 2024

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What were the top search trends for January? The Golden Globes, Emmys, the bitter cold and football! Google trends expert Marley McAliley chats wit...

GoSun Solar Heated Seat brings warmth when you need it

31 Jan 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.       Power from the sun can help to warm your buns.   Well it a...

A go anywhere security cam from Remo+

30 Jan 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A new go anywhere security camera that installs in seconds. That’s...

Life changing assistive voice technology from Whispp

29 Jan 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Whispp is the name of an app designed to help people with a range of spee...

Techstination Interview- Samsung's Galaxy S24 phones arriving: what you should know

26 Jan 2024

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Samsung's Galaxy S24 phones start arriving next week. What should you know? Samsung's Director of Smart Phone Product Management Blake Gaise...

Techstination Interview: Gigafact.org battles misinformation and disinformation

26 Jan 2024

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Gigafact.org is working with newsrooms and consumers to offer unbiased facts....battling misinformation and disinformation. How? Co-founder Chandran ...

ClearCast takes different approach to hearing assistance

26 Jan 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Millions of people need help with hearing…but are reluctant to inves...

Techstination Interview: Celestron Origin will bring amazing capabilities to home astronomy

26 Jan 2024

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Celestron's Origin telescope promises to bring a new era to home astronomy with images that can be instantly shared on big screen TVs and more. Th...

Techstination interview: The Juice for Families aims to spark reading, education, conversation

25 Jan 2024

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The Juice for Families aims to get young people reading, learning and conversing. How? CEO Nathan Leight and VP Education Brendan Kells chat with Tec...

Techstination Interview: Let's Grow Leaders survey finds workplace conflicts rising

25 Jan 2024

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Maybe it won't come as a surprise, but a new survey from Let's Grow Leaders finds workplace conflicts rising. Solutions? CEO Karin Hurt an...

Samsung brings AI to Galaxy S24 phones

25 Jan 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here come the new flagship phones from Samsung…the Galaxy S24 serie...

Techstination Interview: Withings BeamO may revolutionize tele-health and more

24 Jan 2024

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BeamO to bring new remote capabilities to tele-medicine and digital health. How? Withings Product Manager Livia Robic chats with Techstination's ...

Dreo brings smart control and comfort to humidifier line

24 Jan 2024

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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some record breaking cold this winter has left many households feeli...