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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  When it comes to producing clean, green energy…it is hard to get cleaner or greener than being able to generate electricity from thin air.  But that is exactly what scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are doing with a device called Air-Gen.  They revealed it recently in the journal Natur...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Rizwan Virk is the founder of PlayLabs at MIT….has developed a list of video games that includes Tap Fish…and will get you lost for hours reading and then pondering his book…The Simulation Hypothesis.. “The book is about the idea that we all live inside a computer generated simulation like a very sophisticated vide...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Thinker Tinker is a company that has turned a plush toy into an interactive smart companion for little ones.  Octobo works with a tablet…and uses books and tokens that bring the toy to life.  CEO Yuting Su… “He is a very cuddly blue octopus but also a powerful hardware gadget himself.  There are sens...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Sleep trackers have been around for years but wearing a watch or fitness tracker isn’t always so comfortable at night.  And can present issues keeping devices charged.  But Withings Sleep is an alternative solution that I’ve found works very well…breaking down sleep modes, your heart rate while sleeping a...

VTech's coming social influencer Kidizoom Creator Cam: Tiffany Lavery chats about that and more in Techstination interview.

Trip cancellation coverage for Coronavirus?: Insure My Trip's Ronni Kenoian in Techstination interview. 

More fun & creativity from 3Doodler: 3D Build & Play. Co-Founder Max Bogue in Techstination interview.

Innovation in the anti-snoring battle: ZQuiet co-founder Dan Webster chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The folks at J M Smucker are having a bit of tongue in cheek fun….or maybe it is tongue on the roof of your mouth fun….with their Jif peanut butter brand.  With National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day at the start of this week…they attempted to put the lid on the debate over whether those animated images on the Web...

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Temi…a personal robot company …that has telepresence capability and Amazon Alexa built in…in now working with a robotics company in South Korea…to bring robots into hospitals and medical facilities to help with the care of patients with the Coronavirus. Chief Marketing Officer Yaron Yoels says it can help patients...

WaveSense enables autonomous cars to see through snow covered roads & more.  CEO Tarik Bolat in Techstination interview.  

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The days of filling out clip board forms in doctors’ offices and medical facilities may be numbered.  Clear Wave is now bringing its technology into hospitals with Clear Wave Connect…a tablet designed to collect the needed information securely and more efficiently.  CEO Mike Lamb says it streamlines the p...

Jif peanut butter aims to put lid on sticky Gif pronunciation debate.  Consumer Engagement Group Lead Christine Hoffman chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Michael Steep has a long and storied career working with many of the best known names in technology.  Today he is founder and executive director of Stanford University School of Engineering’s Disruptive Technology & Digital Cities Program…and the author of a new book titled First Light of Day.  It’s a...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  GoPro has brought versatility to a new level with the GoPro Max….The lenses on the front and back are designed for 360 degree photography and videography…but also can be used individually.  VP Rick Loughery says that’s called Hero mode.. “Meaning you can just have one camera..the front camera…on…and the back c...

New NWS super computers coming. Improvements? : Central Processing Dir. David Michaud in Techstination interview.

Gupshup brings AI to Android messaging: CEO Beerud Sheth chats with Techstination.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Hisense is a company that has been winning more and more cost conscious fans to its line up of TVs.  For instance, the company’s H8F 65 inch screen produces vibrant 4K performance and features Android TV and support for HDR10 and Dolby Vision.  The Android TV means you get Google Assistant built in….using...

Are we living in a video game? The Simulation Hypothesis author Rizwan Virk in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Snow Joe is proving that its 100 volt lithium ion battery system is plenty powerful to tackle snow removal, mowing the lawn and more.  We’ve taken a look at the latest cordless snow blower…which takes just minutes to assemble…and eliminates the hassles of gas powered engines…including the maintenance.  An...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Who plays video games?  It turns out an awful lot of us.  The Entertainment Software Association has launched a campaign called Gaming Generation….but CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis says …that generation pretty much includes us all.. “There is a game for everyone and that’s what really fueled the expansion of o...

UMass Amherst scientists produce electricity from air: Dr. Derek Lovley in Techstination interview.

Pre-orders opening this week for Samsung Galaxy S20 line: Sr. Mgr. Caleb Slavin chats with Techstination.