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Canadian start-up iRegained is using technology to re-establish brain to hand connections for stroke victims.  How?  CEO Vineet Johnson joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Mid-summer innovations for outdoors and back to school.  Whether it is for travel or back to school…’LectroFan is out with the Micro2.  What they’ve done is creator a very compact portable Bluetooth speaker that doubles as a sleep sound machine with options for white noise and even ocean surf sounds...

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.  Microsoft is bringing a new way to add video stories to Teams.  It’s called Viva Engage….and a public preview will begin this summer.  The idea, says product lead Dan Holme…is to make remote work a bit more like the in person experience…with the ability to share video stories… “Where it comes from is the...

Ocushield offers a range of options for filtering blue light.  On screen or glasses.  What about the debate over the benefits? Optometrist and CEO Dhruvin Patel chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  MPOWERD is marking ten years in business this summer….a decade of innovation and of doing good.  It started with the Luci inflatable solar light….still a great product…and has continued through solar powered string lights, a bike light ….and the upcoming solar battery packs and more.  CEO Seungah Jeong an...

GM is doubling the Super Cruise Road Network where drivers can travel hands free.  Where?   GM Mapping Specialist Dave Craig joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Phil Cook, a teacher with nearly four million TikTok followers (@chemteacherphil), makes STEM education fun.  What can you do with FriXion ColorSticks from Pilot?  One experiment involves a microwave oven.   Phil chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  In the midst of the Covid pandemic…two high school age cousins in Louisville, Kentucky…offered to help their grandparents make a vaccination appointment online.  Then…says Amelie Beck… “It was kind of an issue throughout the whole senior citizen, elderly community that it was really hard to just log online” No...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Millions of people…one out of three households in fact in the U.S….make use of Nextdoor.  It is designed to help people and businesses connect with each other in their own neighborhoods.  Kiran Prasad is Chief Product Officer…and he says people are connecting to share information about interests and busin...

A new report from IBM Security shows ransomware and other cyber-attacks are becoming more costly to consumers.   How?   IBM Security Principal Consultant Crisis Management Limor Kessem chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  GM is bringing OnStar into the home.  Last year the emergency assistance feature available in GM vehicles for a quarter of a century, was made available to all on mobile devices through OnStar Guardian.  Now it is bringing it into the home through integration with Amazon Alexa.  GM Director of OnStar...

Techstination Week is a compliation of this week's Techstination reports with tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Vizio is updating its soundbar line….bringing more affordability to immersive audio.  Todd Baker, director of product management for audio.. says the new M-Series Elevate at 800 dollars features Dolby Atmos speakers that can rotate to create enveloping sound…and there’s a more affordable option too… “We’re rea...

How will the all electric #Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV benefit police departments?     Police brand marketing manager Greg Ebel joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a look.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Vizio’s new MQX Series TVs are aimed at provide great value to consumers with the 65 inch model priced at about 850 dollars.  SVP of Product John Schindler… “M Series Quantum X will give you 4K 120 Hz  experience for gaming as well along with some of the picture quality functions in terms of Quantum Dot,...

With solar lighting and power, MPOWERD continues to innovate.  And marking ten years, company founder John Salzinger and CEO Seungah Jeong join Techstination's Fred Fishkin to talk about the products, old and new...  and the philosophy of doing good.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Innovation in true wireless headphones is always welcome.  The Swedish audio brand Urbanista is out with the Seoul model…and what is new here is the focus on mobile gaming.  They feature a 70 millisecond latency mode for gaming, a noise cancelling microphone and wireless charging.  The overall sound...

GM is offering live interaction to answer questions about electric vehicles on a new site... www.evlive.gm.com.    The experience?  GM EV Ecosystem Manager Caley Hill chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Shh.... more learning coming to Roblox through a partnership with Mrs. Wordsmith.    Mrs. Wordsmith CEO Pierre Lagrange joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a chat.

T-Mobile's headquarters is home this week to the company's Changemaker Challenge Lab fostering ideas and innovation.  Meet EVP Janice Kapner and two of the incredible students, Jacqueline Teague and Amelie Beck, in this interview with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  How much time do you spend online?  A survey conducted for the cybersecurity company Nord VPN found that Americans spend almost 46 hours per week online.  That’s a lot…even if it does include streaming TV and movies.  The company is offering tips…to help improve security while you are online.  D...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Still on the hunt for cheaper gas?  Google is reminding summer travelers that it offers tools that can help you find the lowest gasoline prices…and find routes to get you from here to there that are more efficient.  Sustainability and Communications Manager Alex Joseph..says simply launch the Google Maps...

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.  In the midst of summer vacation season…there’s some tech that can help traveling with kids be a little less stressful….without relying on screens.  We’ve been fans of   Toniebox….a rechargeable and rugged smart speaker that plays stories keyed to toy figurines that are placed on top.  There are...