Techstination

The top search trends of 2023? From news, to people, books and entertainment Google has been keeping lists. Search trends expert Sarah Armstrong chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Tonie Box has been one of the few gifts that we’ve found kids don’t get tired of. There’s no screen involved…it uses toy figurines placed on top of the box to launch stories and music …even stories parents, kids or grandparents can record themselves. And the line up keeps growing…with Meryl Streep reading the Velveteen Rab...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What’s Hidden Inside Planets is the name of a new book from Johns Hopkins University Press…and it is a fascinating look at what you could call the inner workings of planets and some interesting facts. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Sabine Stanley is the author. Her inspiration? “I actually grew up in a giant c...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Can you really cut the cord…not just for TV but for Internet too? T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet is priced at just fifty dollars a month for unlimited data. The price is just 30 dollars a month if you are a T-Mobile Go5G Plus or Magenta Max phone subscriber. For many if not most households, it is more than adequate delivering dow...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. NASA Rocket Scientist turned entrepreneur Aisha Bowe is continuing a remarkable journey that is scheduled to take her into space aboard a Blue Origin flight in the coming months. The Lingo STEM coding kits she has developed for kids 13 and up are still growing… “So we start off with an introductory lesson and it’s called In th...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Worried about AI? You’re not alone. The annual trends and future report from Ford finds 68 percent of those surveyed believe AI will create massive job losses for others. Interestingly enough, a much lower 39 percent are worried that they will be replaced in their job by AI. Ford also found shifting priorities when it comes to...

For more than twenty years, SCOTTeVEST has been making vests, jackets and more with pockets galore. The idea is to let you easily carry all of your tech wherever you go. The latest? CEO Scott Jordan chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We have some more gift suggestions. For anyone who uses a computer…an external SSD drive is always useful and the folks at Kingston continue to innovate in the category. The XS1000 is remarkably small, features fast transfer speeds and the drives…from 500 megabytes up to 4 terabytes…are affordably priced. If you take lots of p...

BlendJet, maker of the original portable blender, is mixing it up with Venus Williams and Disney Princesses! The latest in the line in Fred Fishkin's chat with CEO Ryan Pamplin.

What makes AliveCor's Kardia Mobile devices unique when it comes to EKGs anywhere? Chief Marketing Officer Jessica Weinstein chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Protecting your digital files and more are what Acronis offers with Cyber Protect Home Office. It now includes identity protection too. All of the features? President Gaidar Magdanurov chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Sometimes the monthly search trends from Google can be pretty revealing. In November….the top search trends included some of what you would expect. Thanksgiving, recipes for pies, football, Black Friday deals and of course Taylor Swift. But also on the trends list was fatigue. Google’s Elizabeth Howard… “We also so people sear...

With time running out to spend money put in Flexible Spending Accounts, FSAs, Instacart can assist. Instacart's Laurentia Romaniuk chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The product line featuring BenjiLock technology will be growing through a partnership with TechLok. BenjiLock's Robbie Cabral and TechLok's Ryan Angott chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It happened twice where I live at the end of November. We lost power as a result of a couple of nearby car accidents. One of the outages stretched on for about 9 hours. What we turned to was the BaseCharge 1500 from BioLite. It is compact, relatively lightweight, features three AC outlets, five USB ports, wireless charging on...

What sets the new Circular Ring Slim apart? CEO Amaury Kosman chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The U.S. is losing the global race for science and technology leaderhip according to a report from the Science & Technology Action Committee. What to do? Co-chairs Mary Woolley and Sudip Parikh chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        The Roomba Combo J9 + from iRobot is taking on the challengers to the pioneering robotic vacuum company.   It features an Auto-fill Dock designed to hold about a month of water for mopping…but unlike some of the competition…does not feature mop washing or storage of dirty water.  Director of Floor Care Warren Fernande...

Storytime with Meryl Streep? Tonies adds The Velveteen Rabbit, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Spidey and more. Marketing Director Drew Vernon chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Merlin is a free app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It can instantly identify the birds you see or hear. How? Project Coordinator Alli Smith chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Got a digital creator on your gift list? Sennheiser is out with The Profile USB Microphone. It features great professional looking design…not to mention professional sound….and you can find it for under a hundred dollars. It is powered by the connecting USB-C cable, has a 3.5mm headphone out along with a knob to control the le...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        The micro four thirds mirrorless camera format is alive and well.   In fact, very well, judging by the performance of Panasonic’s new Lumix DC-G9 Mark Two. While it isn’t designed to be the smallest, lightest camera around,   It simply feels great and well balanced when paired with the great Leica lenses in the Lumix...

Ford's annual trends report finds shifting priorities. Mental health, self care and more. More pets instead of children? Ford's senior trends and futuring manager Miguel Mancilla chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The Billboard Music Awards, Taylor Swift, Thanksgiving, Veterans' Day, Football... and fatigue among the top November search trends. Google search trends expert Elizabeth Howard chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The THINKWARE BLUEVENT MUMU has arrived. And while it may sound like a woman’s garment from years gone by…it is actually a great addition for kitchens. The Thinkware Bluevent Mumu is an electronic composter with AI that stores scraps and when the bucket reaches a designated weight for your household, turns on, heats, grinds an...