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Interchangeable lenses on a GoPro? The Mission 1 Pro ILS is here. So what can it do and who is it for? GoPro's Chris Prado chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. So now that it is officially Fall…. we didn’t want to jump the gun….we can talk about pumpkin spice. The impressive online, sustainable coffee retailer Fresh Roasted Coffee is out with a healthier option for pumpkin spice fans. The company’s Kate Harner… “Our flavored coffee line, our pumpkin spice included, is sugar free, no...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A new generation of Power Wheels battery ride on vehicles for kids is arriving through a partnership between Mattel and Sakar. Senior VP Bobby Stewart says a wide range is in the works….from six volt vehicles for little ones on up… “Kids are able to start from maybe just the living room or riding around their parents’ house to...

GM is making its voice heard during Child Passenger Safety Week with lead engineer for child passenger safety Suzanne Johansson says a great many parents are unknowingly endangering their kids. How? Johansson chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Parents may not know all they should about kids, car seats and safety. When to transition to forward facing and booster seats and then to the back seat. Where to get answers? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, has updated a campaign with the Ad Council. Safety Specialist Laura Dunn chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to innovation in outdoor tech….a company called Dry Flush is making its mark with the Laveo.. a portable toilet that makes the going easier wherever you are. CEO Doug Rice.. “We put a cartridge in it that has 21 feet of mylar film and it creates a bowl and you go to the bathroom in it, press the button and a fan...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. On the surface the new Pixel Watch 5 from Google…doesn’t look much different from previous generations…but in bright light outdoors…I immediately noticed how much brighter the Actua display is. It also now has 64 gigs of vase storage. And there is a new Health Guardian ecosystem…with some features here now and others on the wa...

An app called RealAIParent aims to help reduce the chaos and stress when it comes to household schedules and goals. How? CEO Tony Lin chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

A surprise in the latest search trends? Pumpkin spice is slipping. So what are we sipping? And with football season underway, so are the search popularity battles. Google's Sarah Armstrong chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

When it comes to radio news, very few know it the way journalist, manager, teacher and author Tim Scheld does. Fred's former colleague at WCBS NewsRadio 88 is out with a new book titled My Front Row Seat. Buckle up and listen in...

Talk to kids about phone use and now AI? It can be daunting. But the head of the wireless industry association, CTIA and former FCC chairman Ajit Pai is going through it too. And he has some timely advice. Pai chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Innovation in outdoor and recreational gear is a favorite here and so is SylvanSport. Their latest is an RV called VIRE. The stats are about thirteen feet and three thousand pounds. The designs for sleeping, eating and the bathroom are elegant. But beyond that, founder and CEO Tom Dempsey tells us… “Folks want the most technic...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Can brain games predict what types of jobs you are best suited for. A recent U.S. government funded study using members of the armed forces found that a 20 minute assessment using the BrainHQ app from Posit Science was successful in predicting performance in the Armed Forces Qualification Test. Posit Science CEO Henry Mahncke…...

Is there a healthier way to have pumpkin spice coffee? Innovation from Fresh Roasted Coffee! The sustainable roaster's Kate Harner chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Take a favorite kid's drawing, upload via an app to Picture in My Head and it creates wearable clothing using the design. Not an iron-on...but real fashion. How? Picture in My Head founder Bert Nowell chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Don’t let a car sales person sell you more of a vehicle than you need. That…perhaps oddly enough… is advice from our recent interview with Kia America corporate communications head James Bell… “Especially, you know we’re in some curious political times now and fuel prices are a concern for so many Americans. And if you bought...

A solar powered electric tractor for small farms and other properties? A solar powered electric cargo bike built for versatility. Those are among the latest innovations from GoSun? What can they do? Founder Patrick Sherwin chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin about that and more.

Here comes a new generation of Power Wheels! Mattel partner Sakar is delivering a new battery powered ride-on line up designed to wow kids once again. Details? SVP Bobby Stewart chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Protecting yourself on the road. If you don’t have a dashcam…either as part of the vehicle you own or, more typically, an add-on… what are you waiting for. Dashcams, in the event of a mishap, can be really valuable in providing evidence of what really happened. Beyond that, some can help you avoid the mishap in the first place...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the end of last month is just the beginning. Now the work begins to deploy, test and calibrate the optics and instruments on board before full scientific operations begin. And then? NASA Roman Systems Engineer Mark Melton… “Roman is designed to answer some of scientists’ b...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. By now you have likely heard about the landmark 17.1 billion dollar settlement agreed to last month in a child safety case against Meta. What will be the impact? Teenagers under 18 now face a default cumulative two hour daily time limit across Facebook and Instagram that only a parent can override. Structural product changes b...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More innovation from the folks at Ancestry in helping you learn more about relationships and your family history. Senior Population Geneticist Aaron Wolf says AI is assisting in what the company calls its Match Relationship Predictor… “This is based on trying to give members the clearest and most precise information about thei...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you are one of the many, many karaoke lovers out there, Newtown Technologies is doing some reinventing with the Seratone Karaoke system. Founder and CEO Jean-Pierre Villeneuve..says it lets you use the speaker system you already have…by adding a little box.. “The actual user experience is just four knobs. Mic volume one, mi...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The folks at Sakar’s Incipio brand have created some smart products, Walmart Desk Essentials, to help with organization and more for students…or maybe even for that home office. Such as? The company’s Ezra Laniado.. “So things like headset stands, laptop stands, monitor risers, rechargeable desk fans, the vacuums, instead of u...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Adding more fun for early readers is always a good idea, I think. And Glo Pals is doing just that with a Magic Magnifier that makes books light p and come to life. The battery powered wand illuminates hidden elements when used on the pages of the books. The company and its approach come from a Mississippi State University proj...