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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    Mado Dynamic, the company that is innovating with a new approach to automated window shades, is going into the manufacturing phase after a successful kickstarter campaign.    The shades are designed to be solar powered…with no pre-measuring required and super easy installation.   Founder and CEO Andrew Einaudi.. “Our shade...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   A robotic AI parrot designed to assist older adults.   Onorato AI is a company based in Spain…and founder Pablo Marinosa says it stems from the caregiving he gave to his father.   He wanted a parrot…even though caring for it wasn’t possible.. “So well, I’m going to create a parrot.  I’ll put a camera in one eye to be able to...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin    Other World Computing is at it again.   The maker of storage, memory, connectivity and other devices for computers has launched the My OWC app on iOS.   The idea is to make what has been best in class customer service even better.   The app is designed to help with the set up and use of devices, updates and maintenance…provi...

How can technology help to connect small businesses with the needs of their customers? National Retail Solutions (NRS Plus) CEO Elie Y Katz chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

A new study indicates that the brain training app BrainHQ can help long Covid "brain fog" sufferers return to work. Details? Posit Science CEO Henry Mahncke and study lead Dr. Gitendra Uswatte from the University of Alabama, Birmingham discuss the issues with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.     The cost of traditional hearing aids, combined with good old fashioned denial and pride….are some of the reasons why millions of people who need hearing assistance don’t get it.    A company called Audien, headed by young innovator Ishan Patel, is tackling some of those issues with smartly designed high quality over the co...

The Rochester Quantum Network is using single photons to transmit data over fiber optic between RIT and the University of Rochester. The significance? RIT Professor Stefan Preble, Phd researcher Vijay Sundaram and U. of Rochester Professor Nick Vamivakas join Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   Emporia Energy has been winning lots of fans for its innovative tech to help consumers save on energy.   Now the company’s latest Pro EV charging system…can help even more by helping new EV owners sometimes avoid costly electrical upgrades.    Emporia CEO Shawn McLaughlin… “It’s our first real effort to integrate in one pack...

Deciding where to go and what to do for a vacation this summer. Google can help with Gemini AI and more. How? Google's Craig Ewer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The use of AI in the insurance industry is just getting started. But it is already having an impact. How? And what about the future? InsuranceQuotes.com analyst Michael Giusti chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    The digital health company  Withings  is out with an impressively designed update to its blood pressure monitoring technology…the BPM Vision.     The system includes a compact case that houses the cuff and a high resolution color display that guides users through set up and shows results. Director of Sales and Marketing Pau...

Tractive continues innovating with pet trackers, adding resting heart rate and more. What should pet owners know? EVP Andrew Bleiman chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

SoundItOutTogether.org offers online tools to assist parents in talking to young people about mental health. Dr. Charmain Jackman, spokesperson for the Ad Council effort, chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    Searches for Mother’s Day gifts have been among the top trends on Google of late… “The top overall Mother’s Day shopping searches are flowers, which might not surprise you, rings, baseball jerseys, which was interesting, food gifts and birth stone necklaces.  I have to get on this too.   I was just on Google shopping to fin...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    How AI  can help at any age.     GetSetUp, the online learning and community platform for older adults, has created Helen…an AI tool that is designed to make artificial intelligence more approachable.   On the What’s Next Living Longer Better Smarter podcast,  CEO Lawrence Kosick said Helen can assist in helping to find top...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    We’ve been long time fans of the smart home gear from Lutron and the new Caseta Smart Shades  are a welcome addition.   They are designed for do it yourself installation and start at under 400 dollars.     We like that you can control them through a Pico Remote, through the Lutron app….or by voice….Google, Alexa and Apple H...

Net2phone Coach is a new AI tool design to improve the effectiveness of at home work. How? President Jonah Fink chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The Eufy brand from Anker Innovation is bringing new robots inside and out. The E18 robotic lawn mower and the Omni E28 robotic vacuum and mop headline the latest. How are they different? Eufy's Kristen Marion chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin    It has been the everyperson’s sports car for more than six decades.   The Ford Mustang is marking 61 years this spring….and it still has some muscle.    It was first unveiled at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York.   That brings back some great memories for some of us who have been around that long.  And it remains America’s b...

With a bright color screen and easy to understand guidance the Withings BPM VISION brings convenience and info to home blood pressure monitoring. More info? Dir. of Sales and Marketing Paul Buckley chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

What to buy for Mom is among the top search trends....along with marathon training and pickle flavored everything. What else? Google trends expert Nick Burns chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.     Searching for gift ideas for Mother’s Day?    A subscription to  Ancestry.com  or a DNA kit can be a gift that keeps on giving opening doors into the past.     Ancestry Genealogist Crista Cowan says one of the great new AI tools…which we love too….is called Recognize Ancestor… “You  upload a photo, and we all have them, of...

Mado Dynamic has wrapped up a successful campaign on Kickstarter and will be producing a reimagined type of smart solar window shade. What's so different? Co-founder and CEO Andrew Einaudi chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   A new fraud report from AARP points out that many of us aren’t doing nearly enough to lessen the risks.   64 percent of adults reuse passwords across multiple accounts.   Similar numbers don’t use VPNs when on public WiFi.   AARP Director of Fraud Prevention Programs, Kathy Stokes says the battle is getting more difficult al...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    Has it really been 20 years since the first videos were uploaded to YouTube.    Time flies when you are watching cute puppy or cat videos.    And the platform has turned into a whole lot more over the years.   Many of us have turned to YouTube to learn how to fix things around the house.      Beyond that…there are all of th...