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What is different about the AirBolt GPS tracker? Small in size and a one year battery life for starters. CEO Kabir Sidhu chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   Kids love to build…just take a look at the longevity and success of Lego.    OWIRobot has some fun options for summertime fun and learning.    The new Cyber Hand kit lets kids assemble an oversized…sixteen inches…mechanical hand. It has flexible joints that you control with your fingers….and there are no motors or batterie...

Through a new partnership with TKL, BenjiLock's fingerprint lock technology will be protecting guitars and other musical instruments. How? Founder and CEO Robbie Cabral chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Aiper aims to take the work out of pool cleaning with the Seagull line of cordless robotic pool cleaners. A demo? General Manager Andres Gomez joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a look.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     The popularity of electric scooters…or e-scooters in the U.S. continues to grow.  They are fun, provide a good mobility option in many circumstances and many fold up and are more easily carried with you into the office, onto mass transit or stowed in a trunk…than a bike or e-bike.   We’ve tested out the KS6-Pro from Yade...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   Bird Buddy is one of those products that comes along once and a while and delivers on its promise.   It is a smart, camera equipped bird feeder…that uses an app and AI to identify birds that come to the feeder…and fill you in with fun facts about the visitors.     CEO Franci Zidar.. “It’s a bit of a gamified experience of...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   Once again the folks at Google are telling us what the top search trends were for the past month.   In sports…the Masters golf tournament, an NBA scoring record and Pickleball drew the most interest.. “Right, we saw pickleball spiking around this time last year last year but now it’s actually being searched at an all time...

Schylling is out with a new line of Lava Lamps to mesmerize yet another generation. Groovy? VP of Product Design Bryan Katzel chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Posit Science with its Brain HQ app has been used for years by many…including this tech journalist.   And new studies underscore  the science behind the brain training.  Researchers in Australia report that a relatively small amount of training is required to reduce dementia risk .   CEO Dr. Henry Mahncke.. “And what’...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    In his latest book, The Real Work on the Mystery of Mastery, New York Times best selling author Adam Gopnik talks about learning to drive at the age of 50.   In our wide ranging Techstination interview…which you can find online… Gopnik talked about one of the skills that he had to learn in driving … less in learning to se...

The top search trends during April? The list includes the upcoming Barbie movie, Coachella, Earth Day, Pickleball and more. Google's Sarah Armstrong chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The benefits of heat pump technology, both economic and environmental, are behind growing global demand. Bosch is among the innovators and lead engineer Roman Wechsler and product manager Jakub Kytka chat about the latest with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     There’s a lot of competition when it comes to floor cleaning technology.   One of the most innovative companies has been Roborock…and while the latest S8 Pro Ultra robotic cleaner does a great job at an admittedly pretty steep price, there are times when a more old fashioned approach has advantages.   Roborock’s Dyad Pro...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    Kia has been winning lots of fans for its EV6 vehicles.   Popular Science says the new GT model has supercar-like chops.   And the upcoming EV9 full size SUV will have three rows of seating…two in each row.  Senior Product Manager Sang Lee.. “EV9 is scheduled to be the first mainstream three row, mid sized EV SUV.   So it...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     Learning about Water!   Water! Is the title of a new book from National Geographic Kids designed to teach young people about the global challenges we face and what they can do to help.    Sandra Postel, founding director of the Global Water Policy Project, wrote the thoughtful forward to the book… “The book is educationa...

There are more innovations taking flight from the smart camera bird feeder company Bird Buddy. Such as? CEO Franci Zidar chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     How do you make a great robotic vacuum even better.    Roborock is out with the S8 Pro Ultra…and as good as the Roborock S7 Max V Ultra is…the S8 adds some improvements.   The navigation using a range of sensors is excellent…as is the cleaning capability…whether vacuuming with the new dual rollers or mopping.  Roborock’s...

Looking to go greener? Google has info for at home and on the road. Search and Trends expert Sarah Armstrong chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

There are so many questions about AI and all of the headlines. Microsoft is putting the technology into the hands of consumers and says we are just scratching the surface of what it can do. Search and AI Global Head of Marketing Divya Kumar joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   There are some very good headphones on the market that don’t send you over budget.    But sometimes splurging a little can be rewarding.    We were tipped off about the beauty of Focal Bathys by Headphones.com CEO Andrew Lissimore.  And the sound they produce in Bluetooth mode…or even better wired with built in DAC capabil...

How do we learn and master a new skill? Adam Gopnik's The Real Work on the Mystery of Mastery takes readers inside the worlds of art, music, dance, baking, magic and more. He shares his endeavors with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Slow down development of AI? No, says Kamales Lardi, emerging tech expert and author of The Human Side of Digital Business Transformation. Her views and advice for businesses and consumers in this chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    A new survey conducted for Turnitin found four out of five parents agree there should be stronger safeguards against kids cheating using AI…such as ChatGPT or Google’s Bard.   This month, Turnitin released new technology for teachers and schools…designed to detect when AI writing tools are being used for schoolwork.   Abo...

New Body Smart scale from Withings provides lots of data, but will hide your weight if you want it to. And it is more affordable. Product Manager Antoine Jossain chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

How did Ireland become a magnet for the likes of Intel, Apple and Microsoft? Fintan O'Toole, author of We Don't Know Ourselves- A Personal History of Modern Ireland, who is also a columnist & Princeton Professor, chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.