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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It has been nicknamed Earendel….old English for morning star.  And it was discovered by the Hubble space telescope that has been probing the universe for more than thirty years.  The significance?  NASA Astrophysicist Dr. Padi Boyd… “It is the farthest single star that we have ever been able to obser...

What sets the new AnkerMake M5 3D printer apart?   Speed and style for a start.  Act fast for early Kickstarter pricing. Anker's Robert Berg chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A functional smart watch…with fitness, heart rate, sleep tracking and more doesn’t have to be expensive.  The TranyaGo sells on Amazon for under forty dollars and features a bright color touch screen, IP 68 waterproofing and notifications as well.  It is quite a bit for the money.  And it can go abou...

DRONEDEK is building smart mailboxes for drone and robotic deliveries and more.  How will they work?   How much will they cost?  Founder Dan O'Toole chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Ancestry is using AI handwriting recognition on just released 1950 Census records.   How will it help in learning more about your family history.  VP for Data Science and Analytics Azadeh Moghtaderi chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  When veteran audio industry entrepreneur Tom DeVesto was faced with supply constraints in building some his leading Como Audio products…he made lemonade out of lemons.  Using parts that are more readily available, DeVesto and his team have built a new stereo Bluetooth speaker system…Como Blu Stereo which pairs...

Motosumo app created in Denmark uses smartphones & tablets to transform any fitness bike into a smart bike with live classes and more.  CEO and co-founder Kresten Juel Jensen chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Launchpad is an athletic performance improvement app that Yale basketball captain Jalen Gabbidon, a computer science major, helped to build with Jason Abromaitis, class of '07.   And NBA and Princeton great Brian Taylor joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for the interview...and NCAA prediction.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  What were some of the top search trends for the month of March?  According to Google….a lot of us were interested in ..or worried about…those giant Joro spiders.  We’re all becoming little Miss Muffetts.  Google search trends expert Molly VandenBerg says March Madness dominated search in sports…the O...

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 French agricultural robot maker Naio Technologies  is bringing TED to the United States.  What is TED?  It’s a vineyard robot that has already been put to work in France helping to control weeds in vineyards.  Co-founder Gaetan Severac says the company has been working with other types of cr...

PYKRS, based in Barcelona, has developed a jacket that provides fall detection, heat, lighting and app control. Founder Juan Roca chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Giant Joro spiders, the Oscars, March Madness, Women's History and more were all search trends during March.  And Covid related searches are evolving.   Google's Molly VandenBerg chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Helm Audio has been attracting fans to its Bluetooth headphones for some time.  Now ..on the wired side…it has the DB12 AAMP and BOLT DAC… that can work separately or together to bring out the best audio in mobile devices equipped with USB C or…for the DB12…a headphone port.  The difference in what you he...

Hubble finds a star, dubbed Earendel, 12.9 billion light years away.  Dr. Padi Boyd, NASA Astrophysicist and Princeton University's Bob Vanderbei, co-author of Sizing Up the Universe join Techstination's Fred Fishkin to explore.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Apple has done a bit of a spring refresh in its product line…and much of the focus has been on the 2022 version of the iPhone SE.  It is priced at just 429 dollars…and comes with 64 gigabytes of storage….which can be doubled for fifty dollars more.  The 579 dollar version….which starts to push the limits...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Vivid-Pix…maker of Restore software to  bring faded photos and documents back to life…has partnered with Fujitsu to create the Vivid-Pix Memory Station.  CEO Rick Voight says it allows users to scan multiple photos..as many as ten… at the push of a button…and restore them as well.. “ After you press that,...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  GM has begun production of the Cadillac Lyriq all electric vehicle…taking on the likes of Tesla, Lucid and Ford.  The first vehicles rolled off of the assembly line in Springhill, Tennessee last week.  The Debut Edition sold out in just over ten minutes and Cadillac Global VP Rory Harvey tells us demand c...

Solar powered agriculture robots from Solinftec in partnership with Growmark aim to revolutionize farming.  Chief Operating Officer Daniel Padrao chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

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.  How many consumer electronics products really live up to their promise?  The answer is, not nearly enough.  That’s why we’re happy to report that Roborock with the company’s S7 Max V Ultra is everything promised and then some.  It is a floor cleaner that has a sonic pad for mopping….and features swee...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A dashcam that uses artificial intelligence to improve your safety.  Nextbase plans to deliver the AI powered iQ dash cam this year that features built in connectivity, dual cameras…with an optional third…and emergency SOS response.  VP of Marketing Jeff Chuh says beyond that it can bring features like la...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Whether it’s for an early spring camping trip… or even comfort in the car, Gobi Heat’s new Zen Heated Blanket is designed for warmth anywhere.  It can provide hours and hours of heat….less at higher settings… and like other products from the company is designed to last.  Chief Marketing Officer Kyle Jacob...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Skylum is the name of a software company that recently announced an impressive new software package for editing photos…Luminar Neo…which uses AI to help automate tasks that would otherwise be time consuming.  Something else you should know…Skylum is based in Ukraine.  And while they are living through a n...

Production has begun on the first Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicles.   What should you know?    GM's Cadillac Global VP Rory Harvey chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.