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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Turning food waste in the kitchen into compost, overnight.  That’s the promise from a company called Pela…which has developed a countertop electronic composter called Lomi.  Pela has been around for years…making things like environmentally friendly phone cases.  But the Lomi puts the company in a who...

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.  Innovation for a cleaner house.  Lifestyle by Focus is out with The Slyde…spelled s l y d e….a cordless wet-dry floor cleaner with a unique design.  It uses a self cleaning roller…which is designed to last for months…and a base that keeps clean water separate from dirty. “So it’s basically cleaning with c...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Epson has grown its line up of EcoTank printers once again with new models aimed a home offices and photo enthusiasts.  I’ve been a fan of the concept pioneered by Epson years.  The New EcoTank Pro ET 5150 and 5170 models are designed for home offices and small offices and are included in Epson’s new Unli...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Campfire Audio is the name of a brand becoming familiar to many consumers and artists who are serious about sound.  They have in ear monitors priced at 13 hundred dollars and up.  And now they’ve taken some of that high end technology…and brought into models in the 200 to 250 dollar range…. The Honeydew a...

We tend to like clever contraptions.   And that's just what The Cord Wrapper is making it easy to stow away those kitchen appliance of home office cords.  Co-founder Ryan Kohli shows us in this interview with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

From a Tiny Ice Cream Maker to an Outdoor Science Lab... SmartLab Toys has a lot to help kids stay entertained... with some education thrown in.  Marketing Manager Hannah Moushabeck chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Having made it into the Guinness Book of World Records this year with a virtual version of the VEX Robotics World Championships….there may be an online component in the competition’s future.  Dan Mantz, CEO of the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation says being virtual…opened the doors for many new co...

Turning food waste into compost overnight.   That's the promise of Pela's Lomi.     How, how much, and when...in this Techstination  interview with Pela's co-founder and CEO Matt Bertulli.

Free cloud storage going away?  With My Cloud Home, Western Digital simplifies creating your own.    WD's Jacqueline Tsang chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin about that and other storage solutions.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Amazon….which currently has something like 35 thousand job openings in the U.S….is looking to hire many more veterans and their spouses.  The online retail giant says it will hire over 100 thousand U.S. veterans and military spouses by 2024.  In what kinds of positions?  John Quintas is Amazon’s glob...

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.  Amazon’s Zoox wants to provide mobility services to us all.  With the backing of Amazon…through an acquisition last year…Zoox is preparing to take a leading role in providing autonomous mobility.  It has been testing its bi-directional…no steering wheel  vehicle in San Francisco and Las Vegas. On Epi...

Tonies digital story telling box continues to grow in the U.S. with new content and partnerships and soon..LeVar Burton.   Marketing Director Drew Vernon chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

A kids camera that affordably prints photos,  an affordable kids game console and more.   VTech's Tiffany Lavery joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a look at the latest from the VTech and Leap Frog brands.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  With many workplaces transitioning to hybrid situations…a mix of people coming into the office at least some of the time and others working from home most of the time…Logitech sees continuing demand for solutions that allow you to work from anywhere.  The company’s MX Anywhere 3 mouse is compact and easy to ta...

THX Onyx is a USB-C dongle that is a combined DAC (digital audio converter) and headphone amp.   What does it do?   How does it work?  THX senior staff engineer Andrew Mason chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The pandemic has meant families have been buying more toys...a trend continuing this year.   And many ...like Tamagotchi and products from WowWee, VTech and more...are focused on tech.  Toy Insider Editor in Chief Marissa Silva chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin from Sweet Suite at Home.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   The head of X-Force at IBM…Charles Henderson…spends his time battling the bad guys in the online world…malicious hackers…and criminals who have escalated the stakes with ransomware attacks.  And Henderson says password protection has become a social responsibility for us all… and there are lessons to be...

Amazon is dramatically increasing the company's commitment to hiring veterans and their spouses.   Global Military Affairs Director John Quintas joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for a chat about how the program works.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  If you’re looking for better sound when recording videos, voice or music….a company called Mikme from Vienna …has solutions that can help.  We’ve been looking at the new Mikme Pocket and the versatility and sound quality make it worthy of your consideration.  Founder Philipp Sonnleitner..started the compa...

The VEX Robotics World Championships drew competitors from around the world to its virtual event this year.   The surprising benefits to going virtual in this Techstination interview with Dan Mantz, CEO of the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation.

Tech for the kitchen...done to perfection.   The Thermapen ONE from ThermoWorks is rugged enough for commercial kitchens and easy enough to use for everyone.  Did we mention it is fast?   VP Tim Robinson chats about the features with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A table lamp that features color changing LEDs….and doubles as an emergency backup light.  inPOWERED is a woman owned business…that is putting some thoughtful touches into its lamps.  The fifty dollar Lamp Angel, for instance…lets you control colors from your smartphone…or using the included remote and ha...

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