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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   How do you come up with a smart design for a combination robotic vacuum and mop?  That was the issue tackled by iRobot…in designing the Roomba Combo J7+.  In moving from a mopping surface to carpeting…it doesn’t just lift the mopping pad a little bit….it actually lifts it up and over the vacuum. &nb...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Gadgets for spending time outdoors this fall.  BioLite FirePit Plus remains a favorite for it’s ability to generate electricity through thermo electrics while you enjoy a wood fire that is near smokeless.  The mesh screening gives you full visibility ….and the FirePit Plus also can burn charcoal for cooki...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The 2022 edition of  Director Suite from CyberLink is out…with some great new features and AI to help you create videos that are fun and entertaining.  And the latest tools from PhotoDirector put some improved capabilities at your fingertips too.  Creative Director David Morgan says there is now Powe...

The Ford Atlanta Research and Innovation Center officially opens.   The significance and mission?   Ford's senior manager of in-vehicle infotainment Doron Elliot chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   There is some serious science behind BrainHQ from Posit Science. The app, which I’ve been spending quite a bit of time with is aimed at helping users improve cognitive function.  The app has lots of challenges…and while you can improve your scores…they are designed for you not to fully succeed it seems....

All of those connections in the home are adding up.   What are the options for better WiFi?   Linksys managing director of consumer strategy Aly Reyes chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Xplora has become the number one smartwatch for kids in Europe and is winning fans in the U.S. as well.  Designed primarily for four to eleven year olds…the watches …with built in mobile connections that feature parental control…offer peace of mind…and fitness motivation too.  And brand new are the X6 Pro...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  They are the number one brand of blender direct to consumer…but the innovations have been continuing at BlendJet.  The portable BlendJet 2 can last for more than two dozen blends on a charge…via USB C.  Fans have been taking it everywhere.  But if I had one complaint…it was the capacity wasn’t always...

She is a top Corvette Field Service Engineer.  Brittany Grande's story is helping GM in its effort to train and recruit automotive technicians as demand grows.    She chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

iRobot put lots of smart engineering into the Roomba J7+ Combo.  And then there is the AI and a new OS.   Details?  Product Manager Ryan Stocking chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

What's so special about those new Pixel 7 cameras and other features from Google.   The company's Andrea Willis joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a look at the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel Watch.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  There’s science, there’s fun and lots of captivating content for kids in the latest Weird But True World book from National Geographic Kids.  Author Kathryn Williams says the idea is to get kids excited about the world around them…from strange animals to ancient wonders and more… “It’s weird and wacky things a...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Reboot Your Age is the name of an app designed along with a new book from Dr. Michael Roizen…to guide you into habits that can help you live longer and healther.  Dr. Roizen is the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic.  We’ve been using the app for several weeks now ….and have found it...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   It’s the stuff of science fiction movies….but in this case….NASA is not using manned spacecraft to smash into and divert asteroids.  The agency and its Planetary Defense team last month used DART…built by the Johns Holkins Applied Physics Lab…where Lisa Wu is an engineer an managed the mission for the Pl...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   If you are anything like me…you’ve spent way too many hours sitting at a desk.  While it is a good idea to have a fitness wearable remind you to get up now and then…even better is the idea of a standing desk.  ErGear is making electric standing desks more affordable….some under two hundred dollars…....

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The latest Space Series from Anker’s Soundcore brand is designed for great comfort and sound at a more affordable price.   Brandnew are the Space Q45 over the ear headphones featuring Hi Res Audio, impressive noise cancelling, 50 hours of battery life and in my book…comfort is all important.. “We really m...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Casio is out with a new line of Privia digital pianos….that deliver both in the sound and looks departments.   The company’s Mike Martin…GM of Marketing and accomplished musician …says the S7000 with a matching stand and foot pedals available in three colors…is at home in any room.. “So it’s a reall...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Using your phone as a tool for smart binoculars.  That’s what a company called Parle Innovation has done with eyeVue immersive smart binoculars.  They look like more like a VR type of set up…that your phone slides into…and a touch pad on top is used to zoom in and out and then take pictures or video...

Bandai has unveiled the next Tamagotchi Star Wars collaboration... Grogu Nano.  Details and game play?    Brand Manager Tanya Sexton chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Sounds of the Ocean is an immersive experience in either short ten minute form or a combined live performance at immersive venues.  Creator...director,  musician and founder of Embodied Sounds Joshua Sam Miller gives us a look in this interview with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

She is a PhD English student at Princeton who is creating an app to foster a love of reading among pre-teens.  Readwell is part of the Keller Center Accelerator at Princeton.   Meet Kate Clairmont in this chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Pathway to Cures is the name of a new venture philanthropy fund that is focused on providing backing to discover solutions to inherited blood disorders.  The National Hemophilia Foundation is the parent organization…where Dr. Kevin Mills heads the scientific advisory board… “We’ll invest in innovative technolo...

uSync is the name of a new social platform that aims to bring people together in some unique ways.   Such as?  CEO Darrell Lynn chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  When it comes to home internet ….we’ve all become pretty used to paying for wired service.  But we have been testing the T-Mobile 5G Home Internet service….which goes for a flat fifty dollars a month…gateway included…and have been impressed with just how capable it is.  Whether streaming 4K video, confere...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  He is in the National Inventors’Hall of Fame for creating the Steadicam that transformed cinematography.  He won an Academy Award for that.  And now Garrett Brown has created the Zeen…a foldable mobility chair that rises up …even allowing users to stand and walk…and converse eye to eye…. “When you get to...