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Techstination Interview: #Pinna teaching kids to become podcasters

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pinna is a rich entertainment and podcast platform for kids.  With PodcastersU it is teaching them to become creators too.  Sr. Director of ...

Roku Streambar Pro delivers high quality, affordable sound

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   There’s lots of competition in the soundbar business…....

Techstination Interview: The Story of Sporcle online trivia platform

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With more than 4.4 billion quizzes played, Sporcle's online trivia platform has won lots of fans over the years.   The story behind it? &nbs...

What's on the horizon from Google? The Pixel 6a and more

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Google has unveiled the Pixel 6A…an impressive new phone using...

Techstination Week May 13

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

T-Mobile offers free 5G Home Internet trial

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  T-Mobile is looking to shake up the broadband industry…the way...

Techstination Interview: Order food, fight cancer. #StandUpToCancer & Mastercard partner again.

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Order takeout. Order groceries.  Dine out.  Pay with a Mastercard and you can help battle cancer.   Stand Up to Cancer co-founder ...

Techstination Interview: What you should know about #Google IO

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the Pixel 6a to the Pixel Watch and translating glasses, Google I/O is unveiling what is on the horizon.   Google's Molly VandenBerg ch...

BenjiLock builds a better Fingerprint Bike Lock

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Robbie Cabral, the founder of BenjiLock, continues innovating. &...

Techstination Interview: Got questions about T-Mobile's Home Internet? The GM has answers.

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

T-Mobile is offering a free 15 day Home Internet Trial. Got Questions? SVP and GM David Kim has answers in this interview with Techstination's Fred Fi...

Techstination Interview: IBM adds partners for no cost digital skills training

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

IBM is partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Specialisterne Foundation, and six Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBC...

Ancestry SideView offers more detail from your DNA

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Ancestry,  the company focused on family history…has empl...

Techstination Interview: #Lenovo ups its game with latest Legion 7 laptops

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What's new with the latest Legion 7 and Legion 7 Slim laptops from Lenovo?    Senior Technologist Kevin Beck chats with Techstination's...

Techstination Interview: #GM #Ultium Energy Recovery extends EV battery range

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

#GM #Ultium Energy Recovery extends EV battery range.   How?   GM Engineering Project Manager Lawrence Ziehr chats with Techstinat...

Amazon's AWS launches accelerator to boost start-ups from under-served entrepreneurs

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon's new AWS Impact Accelerator will bring 30 million dollars and lots of expertise to start-ups headed by under-represented entrepreneurs.  ...

Artifcts can help tell the stories behind your things

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   We all have lots of things we’ve collected and saved ove...

Robots in the fields can bring new data to farmers

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  With labor shortages and rising food prices….can agricultural ...

Techstination Week May 6

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

Innovation in MRIs

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Innovation in MRIs.  Dr. Orlando Simonetti …a professor o...

Techstination interview: What is new in the latest Lenovo Slim laptops?

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the new flagship Slim 9i to new Carbon and ProX models, the new laptops from Lenovo are designed for hybrid work and entertainment.   S...

Students from around the world gathered for VEX Robotics World Championships

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thousands of students from around the world and all over the United States are in Dallas for an in person competition again in the VEX Robotics World ...

A smarter smart home? Orro expands the possibilities.

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Orro looks to automate many of your smart home interactions.   How?   CEO Colin Billings chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Ready for World Password Day? Make some changes.

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

World Password Day (May 5) is a good time to make some changes.   Some words of wisdom from Trend Micro VP of Global Consumer Education Lyne...

Techstination Interview: Why is #Platypod so popular with photographers & enthusiasts?

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Founder and inventor Larry Tiefenbrunn is a pediatrician by day and has a passion for photography.  And now he has created a whole Platypod and P...

Techstination Interview: #AirSelfie Air Neo autonomous flying camera arrives

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's a lot that's new in AirSelfie's Air Neo autonomous flying camera.   CEO Greg Appelhof gives us a demo in this Techstination intervie...

Motosumo brings online smart fitness to exercise bikes

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It doesn’t take an expensive exercise bike to take advantage o...

Techstination Interview: What sets the Cleer Audio Alpha and Arc headphone apart?

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With extraordinary battery life and theater-like sound Cleer Audio's Alpha headphones distinguish themselves in a crowded market.  And what about...

Top search trends for ATop search trends for April from Googlepril from Google

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.  The world’s oldest living dog,  Olivia Rodrigo...

Wyze adds smart Air Purifier & more

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   The product line from Wyze continues to grow…with a &nbs...

Techstination Week April 29

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

HANDL brings artistic flair to phone grips

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A mobile phone grip with an artistic flair.  HANDL is a com...

Wireless charging for electric vehicles?: Momentum Dynamics Advisor Roger Atkins.

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Charging electric vehicles wirelessly?   What works for phones could work for EVs says Momentum Dynamics advisor Roger Atkins.   H...

#Oldest dog, #Olivia Rodrigo, cheating at #Wordle and more in top search trends for April

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The oldest dog, Olivia Rodrigo, cheating at Wordle and more were among the top search trends in April.   Google search and technology expert...

NoSweat liners for VR and more

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Love getting a workout with a VR headset.  All of that swea...

Kyiv based Skylum updates software as a show of resistance

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  For employees of Kyiv based Skylum Software…continuing to upda...

Techstination Interview: #Artifcts helps tell the stories behind the things you own

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Whether they're in the attic, basement, on a shelf or on the wall...there are countless stories behind so many of the things we own.  Artifcts ha...

Secure delivery boxes for drones & more: DroneDek

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  What will it take to create a better environment for drone and a...

Techstination Interview: Using upcycled ocean plastic in watches: Skagen

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Skagen is using upcycled ocean plastics to craft watches with Danish design.  Creative Director Ian Miller chats with Techstination's Fred Fishki...

Techstination Interview: A better bike lock? BenjiLock Fingerprint Bike Lock.

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

BenjiLock founder Robbie Cabral continues his fingerprint lock innovations.  You may remember him from Shark Tank and his deal with Kevin O'Leary...

Techstination Interview: What the new SideView technology from Ancestry can tell you.

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ancestry's new SideView technology is a breakthrough in helping you learn more about your family history through DNA.   What can it do? &nbs...

Welcome to the Universe in 3D brings a new perspective

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Way back when….handheld View Masters…and their photo discs w...

Techstination Week April 22

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

David Littschwager's Octopus-Seahorse-Jellyfish

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  National Geographic Photographer David Littschwager traveled the...

Targus Antimicrobial Active Stylus brings added safety to iPads

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Antimicr...

Techstination Interview ...Roku is serious about quality sound: VP Engineering Brian Moller

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Roku has put together a team in Denmark focused on bringing high quality sound to sound bars and speakers.   VP of Engineering Brian Moller ...

Evolving hybrid work situation? Google's Andrea Willis offers help

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With workplace scenarios continuing to evolve, Google is offering help.  Are you working from home?   In the office?  Google's And...

Anker 757 PowerHouse battery taking off

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It is called the Anker 757 PowerHouse.  A new Lithium Iron ...

GoPro Volta battery grip tripod a smart accessory

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Spring time is time to head outdoors….and for fans of GoPro…...

Techstination Interview: Kyiv based Skylum Software Innovates During Invasion

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Based in Kyiv, Skylum Software employees have demonstrated resistance by continuing to update Luminar Neo and other imaging software.   How?...

Techstination Interview: Welcome To The Universe In 3D

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Interview: Welcome To The Universe In 3D from Princeton University Press by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Strauss, Richard Gott and Bob V...

GM study finds stress leads to driving danger

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  This is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and we all k...

Techstination Week April 15

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

Ancestry using AI handwriting recognition on latest census data

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Using AI to analyze handwritten census data faster than ev...

Anker's 757 takes off...fast charging PowerHouse battery

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Anker 757 PowerHouse is the company's biggest, most powerful battery to date...yet can be charged to 80 percent in an hour.  For emergencies ...

Space from beyerdynamic high quality speaker or speakerphone

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A disc shaped solution for better video conferencing sound and m...

Techstination Interview: GoPro delivers Hero 10 Black Bones and Volta versatile tripod grip

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What's behind GoPro's stripped down Hero 10 Black Bones camera?    And why you'll want the new Volta versatile tripod battery grip. &nb...

Techstination Interview: Artist & inventor Allen Hirsch continues to innovate with HANDL phone grips

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Allen Hirsch is an artist who needed a better way to hold his phone while painting.   So he unleashed his creativity and the result is a ful...

Recycling those old phones doesn't have to be a hassle

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  How many old mobile phones do you have stashed away in drawers c...

PreSonus offers more choices for USB audio connections

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 v...

Stress & Safety behind the wheel. GM study looks at the impact and what you can do.

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and a Future of Safety Research Study from GM finds many accidents are related to stress.   GM Safe...

AnkerMake unveils M5 3D printer...fast and stylish

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker…a rapidly growing consumer electronics company…is out with another...

Techstination Week April 8

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin

Toy Story coming to Tamagotchi line

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   The Tamagotchi line from Bandai America is continuing to f...

Techstination Interview: CMO Dave #Crosby says the product pipeline about to get busy at #Wyze

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wyze is looking to ramp up its new product pipeline providing affordable smart home technology.  Co-founder and CMO Dave Crosby on the latest on ...

Techstination Interview.. Photographer David Littschwager's "Octopus Seahorse Jellyfish" from National Geographic

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Twelve years in the making, National Geographic books is out with David Littschwager's Octopus Seahorse Jellyfish.  What did it take to capture t...

Hubble discovers farthest star ever seen

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It has been nicknamed Earendel….old English for morning star. ...

Techstination Interview: New AnkerMake brand unveils M5 3D printer

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What sets the new AnkerMake M5 3D printer apart?   Speed and style for a start.  Act fast for early Kickstarter pricing. Anker's Robert...

A smart watch for under forty dollars?

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A functional smart watch…with fitness, heart rate, sleep track...

DRONEDEK building smart mailbox for robotic & drone deliveries

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DRONEDEK is building smart mailboxes for drone and robotic deliveries and more.  How will they work?   How much will they cost?  F...

Ancestry using AI handwriting recognition on just released 1950 Census records

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ancestry is using AI handwriting recognition on just released 1950 Census records.   How will it help in learning more about your family his...

Como Blu Stereo and Analog Turntable impress with sound and style

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  When veteran audio industry entrepreneur Tom DeVesto was faced w...

Techstination Interview: Motosumo app makes any fitness bike a smart bike

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Motosumo app created in Denmark uses smartphones & tablets to transform any fitness bike into a smart bike with live classes and more.  CEO a...

Techstination Interview: Yale basketball captain Jalen Gabbidon helps build Launchpad app

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Launchpad is an athletic performance improvement app that Yale basketball captain Jalen Gabbidon, a computer science major, helped to build with Jason...

Top search trends for March from Google

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  What were some of the top search trends for the month of March? ...

Techstination Week April 1

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

TED vineyard robot from Naio Technologies

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The French agricultural robot maker Naio Technologies  is b...

Techstination Interview: PYKRS smart jacket with warming, fall detection & more

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

PYKRS, based in Barcelona, has developed a jacket that provides fall detection, heat, lighting and app control. Founder Juan Roca chats with Techstina...

Joro spiders, March Madness, the Oscars dominate March search trends from Google

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Giant Joro spiders, the Oscars, March Madness, Women's History and more were all search trends during March.  And Covid related searches are evol...

Helm Audio brings top notch sound to mobile with BOLT DAC and DB12

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Helm Audio has been attracting fans to its Bluetooth headphones ...

Techstination Interview NASA's Hubble finds farthest star ever seen

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hubble finds a star, dubbed Earendel, 12.9 billion light years away.  Dr. Padi Boyd, NASA Astrophysicist and Princeton University's Bob Vanderbei...

What's new in refreshed iPhone SE?

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Apple has done a bit of a spring refresh in its product line…a...

Vivid-Pix Memory Station designed for easy photo scanning & restoration

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Vivid-Pix…maker of Restore software to  bring faded photo...

GM's all electric Cadillac Lyriq now in production

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  GM has begun production of the Cadillac Lyriq all electric vehic...

Techstination Interview: What can solar powered robots do for farming?

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Solar powered agriculture robots from Solinftec in partnership with Growmark aim to revolutionize farming.  Chief Operating Officer Daniel Padrao...

Techstination Week March 25

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

Roborock impresses with latest robotic vacuum/mop

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  How many consumer electronics products really live up to their p...

Nextbase iQ dash cam with AI coming

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A dashcam that uses artificial intelligence to improve your safe...

Zen Heated Blanket from Gobi Heat for warmth anywhere

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Whether it’s for an early spring camping trip… or even comfo...

Skylum photo editing software based in Ukraine looks for help

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Skylum is the name of a software company that recently announced...

#Cadillac #Lyriq EV production begins in Tennesee: Global VP Rory Harvey

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Production has begun on the first Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicles.   What should you know?    GM's Cadillac Global VP Rory H...

An AI powered online personal trainer: Kemtai

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Turning your laptop or mobile device…into an AI powered personal trainer. ...

Techstination Week March 18

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

Victor Tech adds style to standing desks

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        If you are like me…y...

Techstination Interview: Time to recycle those old phones?

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are over 550 million used cell phones lying in drawers.  What to do about the phone recycling issue?   MCE is a company that work...

Klinio app for glucose level control

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  How a diabetes management app…can help bring blood glucose lev...

CyberLink Director Suite 365 for video and photo creativity

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  With the capabilities of the latest smart phones….we all seem ...

Techstination Interview: Como Audio delivers Como Blu Stereo & Analog Turntable

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A new stereo Bluetooth speaker system from Como Audio that adds portability with an optional battery.  And the Como Blu Stereo can be paired with...

Cruise sees autonomous mobility future

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Cruise, the autonomous mobility company with GM and Honda as ope...

Techstination Week March 11

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination Week is a compilation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

Emporia Energy to enable bi-directional EV chargers

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Powering your home during emergencies with an electric vehicle i...