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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     How much will we be spending online this coming holiday season?   Adobe is forecasting the tally will come to 240 point 8 billion dollars from November 1st through the end of the year.   I suspect the likes of Amazon and Walmart are having some success getting many of us to buy sooner than that.     And Adobe is saying t...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Autumn can be a great time of year for getting out on a bike….but driver distractions are making cycling more dangerous than ever. GM Systems Engineer Mike Fry…an avid cyclist….learned that all too well last year when he was struck and injured while riding. And it just so happens he is part of the team building in new cycling...

Harbor Baby Monitor adding Remote Night Nanny capability to help parents get more sleep. How? What sets Harbor apart? CEO and co-founder Kevin Lavelle chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With lots of competition in the robotic vacuum space, Roborock is stepping up again. Quite literally. The new Qrevo Curv is designed to lift itself over uneven doorways and such automatically…and the rounded design is eye catching too. Roborock’s Michelle Newburgh says beyond that.. “It has the first dual anti-tangle system, t...

Techstination interview: PenFed Foundation boosts veteran entrepreneurs

On the fence when it comes to electric vehicles? Ford is out with a Power Promise that includes free home chargers and installation. Details? Model e Customer Experience senior director Becca Anderson chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Google has been winning lots of fans…including one here…for the Pixel Watch 3. It is available in two sizes…including the new 45 millimeter model and even though the screen is brighter and easier to use overall than the previous generation…it can run for up to two days on a charge. That’s a very big improvement. Speaking of th...

Finally a tracker that can be set up for either Apple Find My or Google Find My Device. Pebblebee Universal brings versatility. Details? Founder and CEO Daniel Daoura chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The Promise and Peril of CRISPR is a new book from editor Dr. Neal Baer and Johns Hopkins University Press. The benefits gene editing may be unlimited. So may be the dangers. Dr. Baer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

CyberLink is putting more AI into video and image editing tools for creators with a focus on ease of use. Creative Director David Morgan shows how in this Techstination interview with Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Koolboks is the name of a ground breaking company providing refrigeration powered by the sun …for medicines and food…in sub-Saharan Africa. It was founded by a pharmacist, Ayoola Dominic …who saw how the lack of refrigeration was resulting in so much suffering in that part of the world. The Koolboks is charged by the sun….and...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some innovation for the kitchen and beyond. Planetary Design is the name of a company that has designed a stainless steel French press coffeemaker called the Basecamp. It is available in 32 or 48 ounce sizes…enough to at least get you through the morning….and on into the afternoon…is beautifully crafted and comes in four diffe...

Pickleball scoring confusion? Dropshot is bringing a tech solution using an electronic score display. And the app does even more. Founder Josh Brown chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Soundcore brand at Anker is at it again…winning some high praise for the new Space One Pro over the ear headphones that fold up with a twist making them very portable… “Here’s the magic. So you just take them and what this does is it allows you to collapse them down to a very small design. It saves about fifty percent in y...

Making thermal cups safer to drink from. That's what UVCeed is doing with a new sterilizing cap. How does it work? Co-founder Justin Beyer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

What is a brain stage transplant and how might it help to cure insomnia and possibly more? NeuroLight founder Alexander Poltorak explains in this Techstination interview with Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is newly renovated and welcoming back more innovators. The Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan is marking its 100th anniversary. Senior Collections Archivist Ciera Casteel says the lab was the birthplace of much of the history of automobiles and driving in America…with Henry Ford sitting right over there.. “We...

Gigafact is using AI in the Parser AI tool to combat misinformation. How does the non-partisan fact checking work? Co-founder Robyn Sundlee chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There’s a lot of competition…very good competition….in the home security camera business these days. The latest from Reolink, maker of some good, reliable cameras, is the Altas PT Ultra…featuring ColorX Night Vision, pan and tilt, automatic tracking and the ability to record 4K continuously. It sets up easily through the Reoli...

GM systems engineer Mike Fry knows first hand about the dangers of cycling on the road. He was hit by a vehicle last year. And he has worked on new tech in the Chevy Traverse designed to make cycling safer. Fry chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. BioLite is taking a fresh and smart approach to providing emergency power in the home with a system called Backup by BioLite…now up on Kickstarter. It is a self installed energy system that can go, for instance, alongside or on top of a refrigerator…to keep it and other kitchen equipment running for up to 60 hours during a pow...

When a pharmacist in sub-Saharan Africa saw what the lack of refrigeration meant for the many, he took action. Ayoola Dominic created Koolbocks, an innovative solar powered solution...and made it affordable. How? Dominic chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. They have been working on building carbon fiber batteries for years and now researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden say a new breakthrough could lead to commercialization in the near future. Professor Leif Asp says carbon fiber will bring lighter weight batteries and greater efficiency to electric vehicles a...

What are the differences between homeowner's insurance and a home warranty? Questions about value of a home warranty? Front Door American Home Shield's Meredith Sprecher chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.