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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.  It has been a decade since the birth of the Philips Hue brand of smart lighting….and they have helped to usher many households into the age of smart homes.  Head of Technology George Yianni…at the introduction of some of the latest at the IFA show in Berlin… “We’ve always had a conviction at Philips Hue that l...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  For retirees Alan and Leslie Gorsuch…. A YouTube channel has proved to be a perfect way to supplement their income.  After moving to the Portuguese Island of Madeira… the couple created the It’ll Be Fun channel to help others making similar decisions.  One of the things you can learn is that the cost of l...

For a short attention span Tik Tok society, author Gary Lippman has a solution.   A collection of one sentence stories... We Loved the World But Could Not Stay.    The story behind the stories?   Lippman chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   The Home Connectivity Alliance is growing…with LG Electronics now among the companies on board.  The aim is to allow interoperability of smart features….giving consumers more freedom and choice when it comes to the apps they use for control.  And at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week…the HCA is...

NextGenTV is rolling out in many markets delivering hybrid over the air and online programming with interactivity and more for free.  What will it mean for consumers?  Pearl TV Managing Director Anne Schelle chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A study at Ohio State’s Neurological Institute has found that Smart Socks, from a company called Palarum can be a very effective way to reduce the risks of falls in hospital settings.  Those falls can often be serious and result in extended hospitalizations or worse.  The socks have sensors…that connect v...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Using virtual and augmented reality to connect people with the world of art.  The Museum of Virtual Arts  or MoVa is the name being used by a group of Princeton University graduate students….who are looking to bring new experiences to people who are often unable to visit museums .  Perhaps for econom...

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.  Wireless earbuds….charged by light?  Urbanista….has introduced the Phoenix line of wireless earbuds….with a case that recharges by light…or by conventional means.  The Swedish audio products company has been winning fans for over a decade.  Brand and Marketing Director Tuomas Lonka… “The case has a P...

Make Life Easy brings WalkingPads to U.S. market for convenient fitness.   The features and easy storage?    President Mike Dolder, CEO Tim Hu and Walking Pad powered by King Smith founder Albert Jiang chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Knowing the risks and preparing for them.  FEMA's app and Web site at www.ready.gov can help.   Sr. Official Sherman Gillums chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin about the campaign for National Preparedness Month.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Codi is a maker of Web Cams, headsets and more….that is focused on remote workers and students.  While many people have returned to the office….there are still quite a few others who are remote at least some of the time…and many full time.  Codi has put together work from home kits..  VP Anthony Picc...

With updated capabilities for a wide range of fields, Vuzix is introducing the Blade 2 smart glasses.   What can they do?   CEO Paul Travers chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The benefits of blue light blocking are still being debated.  At least when it comes to easing eye strain.  There is less debate when it comes to the benefits of blocking blue light at night before going to bed.  Ocushield makes a variety of solutions….that can go directly on laptop or tablet screens...

The Home Connectivity Alliance is bringing some big names, now including LG and Samsung, together to give consumers more freedom and control in which apps to use for smart features.  How will it work?  HCA president Yoon Ho Choi joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Smart Socks that can alert when patients get out of bed can prevent hospital falls according to new study.  Palarum co-founder Chris Baker and Tammy Moore  with Ohio State's Neurological Institute chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Elon Musk isn’t the only one mapping out plans for humanoid robots.  Beyond Imagination is creating robots called Beomni…designed to be all purpose.  They’ve already received an order for at least one thousand  from SELF Labs to use in automated grow boxes for agriculture over the next five years. &n...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  They are being called Orbots…orbital robots being developed by New Hampshire based Rogue Space Systems.  And like the robotic vacuum which you may have in your home…these robots are designed to clean up.  The idea is to prevent space debris from tumbling back to earth according to CEO and Founder Jeromy G...

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.  The folks at Oura continue to innovate with the Oura Ring…a wearable for tracking a variety of health metrics…including sleep.  Being a comfortable ring …it doesn’t interfere with sleep or daily activities and new to the Oura Ring 3 is overnight blood oxygen sensing, workout heartrate tracking and a partnershi...

Who doesn't need some inspiration.   Ashley Saye has created a work of inspiration art in the form of a digital display.    She chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin about the Presence Digital Display...shipping now.

The eyeVue smart immersive binoculars work with smartphones and are designed to keep you in the moment.    How do they work?  Parle Innovation CEO Mary Shulenberger chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Google is offering help once again to parents, teachers and students for back to school.  Google’s Peter Du says parents and kids have been busy searching for the usual school supplies and clothing.  But there is organizational help too… “A tool we love to use is Google Classroom.  Obviously from the...

They left Illinois for for the Portuguese island of Madeira to retire.  And it can be very affordable says Alan and Leslie Gorsuch.   They share all online on It'll Be Fun.   And the tech is cheap too!   They share more in this interview with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.