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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Yamaha is continuing its tradition of innovation in the creation of music instruments.  In the digital world…the company’s new edition of the Silent Bass is designed for easy transport…and features Studio Response Technology.  Yamaha Corporation of America President Tom Sumner… “The folks who have tried i...

GM spending 3 billion on all electric & self driving vehicle Detroit Hamtramck plant.  GM's Dan Flores chats with Techstination.

Nokian Tyres innovates for sustainability, improving EV range & more. Marketing Communications Manager Wes Boling in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Stanley Black and Decker has jumped into the world of digital healthcare with a counter top robot called Pria…that works with an app to dispense and manage medication.  It also enables video conferencing communication with caregivers and loved ones.  Senior Product Manager Michael Abcunas says the opt in...

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.  Tech to improve your visibility on the road.  FrontLane  is using motion sensors and bright pulsing LEDs in what it calls the Braking Bar.  It wirelessly attaches to your vehicle’s rear window and comes on only when it senses hard braking.  The idea…says co founder Jack Begaj…is to more rapidly...

Withings innovates with medical grade ScanWatch featuring AFib & sleep apnea detection.  Withings Global Content Director Susie Felber chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The pioneering Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York…is at it again.  It has used data and images that have been gathered for decades by NASA to create a new show…Worlds Beyond Earth…narrated by award winning actor Lupita Nyong’o with a score composed by Robert Miller.  ...

Clearwave Connect tablet designed to speed electronic patient check ins: CEO Mike Lamb in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Using speech recognition and artificial intelligence to help teach English.  ELSA Instant is the name of a free browser plug in designed to help the one and a half billion English learners around the globe and is a follow up to the Elsa apps available for smartphones.  It was created by Vu Van whose motiv...

Lutron adds Caseta Smart Motion Sensor & more to smart home line.  Chief Brand Ambassador Melissa Andresko chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  When it comes to smart home controllers…Ezlo Innovation is doing what its name implies.  It is out with the PlugHub Energy…a combination smart home hub, smart plug and energy monitor….and it sells for under forty dollars.  VP of product Roger Gregory… “Most consumers know what it is…you can plug it in …it...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   There was a lot of focus on digital health at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show once again.  A variety of companies have developed devices to help with hearing loss.  Olive Union has a solution that looks like a standard wireless earbud…that can be used in one ear or two…and the app is designed...

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.   Building robots to do some good. The Dutch delegation from Techleap at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show….were showing robotic technology….designed to clean up beaches around the world…and help farmers get rid of weeds without chemicals.  Martijn Lukaart from the delegation says Odd.bot can use machi...

Baldwin brings new tech to stylish door locks.  Baldwin's Josh Hodgson chats with Techstination.

Yamaha unveils new Silent Bass & more: President Tom Sumner in Techstination interview.

Voyage Without Carbon blogger tops 100 thousand miles in Tesla Model 3: Arthur Driessen chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  If one of your resolutions year is to cut down on the amount of time the kids …and maybe you  spend in front of screens…might want to first spend a little screen time watching Suzanne Crocker’s film…All the Time in the World.  She, her husband, three kids, two cats and a dog…spent nine months in a small c...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Accessory maker Accell is helping consumers stay charged and more connected with some new gadgets this year.  A unique and fun way to plug in and charge all of those devices is the Power Cutie… “It’s round.  It has three outlets, four USB ports, it comes in three colors…red, white or blue.” And says the c...

Hayden Planetarium takes decades of NASA data & more to create "Worlds Beyond Earth".    Director Carter Emmart chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    One of the hot categories…at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show….was once again kitchen tech.    And a company called CookingPal showed off an automated appliance called Julia….wonder where they came up with that name.  So what can it do?  At the risk of sounding like a...

FrontLane's Braking Bar tech to cut rear end crashes: Co-founder Jack Begaj chats with Techstination.

Silent Beacon creates instant Bluetooth panic button: CEO Kenny Kelley in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Bringing artificial intelligence into intensive care units.  A French start up …AiiNTENSE…has been working with one of the largest hospitals in Paris and is bringing the technology to the U.S. and other countries as well.. displaying it at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show.  CEO Daniel Duhaubout the...