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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...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    The top awards for EVs and hybrids are out from U.S. News & World Report and Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 was named Best Electric Car and the carmaker’s Ioniq 5 was listed as Best Electric SUV.  Autos Editor Alex Kwanten… “I have to say that Hyundai has devoted a lot of attention to focusing on what its customers want and also dis...

Sunseeker adds to a versatile line of wire free robotic mowers. Details? Dir. of Sales Matt Moore chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.  Jscreen is the name of a non-profit that is focused on genetic and cancer screening to save lives.   And it can all be done through a test kit sent by mail….and follow up counselling via telemedicine.   The CEO is Dr. Matt Goldstein, who lost a daughter to tay sachs…a hereditary disease after testing had failed to disclose th...

The numbers are staggering when it comes to cyber-fraud. How to protect yourself? AARP Director of Prevention Programs Kathy Stokes chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

It has been 20 years since the first video was uploaded to YouTube! And the platform is bringing back some memories to mark the occasion. YouTube trends expert Maddy Buxton joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   Zoner Photo Studio X is a versatile and pretty affordable tool for editing images and even videos.   And now , with the spring update, there are more AI tools to assist.   Zoner is a trusted brand that has been around for decades.    The company’s Thomas Urban… “The next sort of iteration of AI we’ve done is that we’ve done...

Audien Hearing has become a disrupting force in offering over the counter, low cost hearing assistance. How? Co-founder and CEO Ishan Patel chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.