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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. While work continues on Project Purple roller coaster…towering over the skyline at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, the them park is innovating with a new concept…an area called Shoreline Pier at The Boardwalk. There’s the food.. “So down at Riptide Seafood, we have the fried shrimp and the clam strips and then you ge...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. To celebrate America’s 250th, Ford has brought an exhibit to Union Station in Washington DC titled Driving America Forward. Of course there are cars…but there’s much more to the story of how the automaker has contributed to the fabric of the country over the years. Ford Archives and Heritage Brand Manager Ted Ryan… “Entertainm...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Candice Bryant is the creator behind an app called Cello…designed to help all of us become more fluent with AI. Bryant is a veteran of the CIA, where she spent about two decades, and of Google. Cello is free and offers up daily coaching on making the most of AI tools.. “So sometimes the prompts are there to help you think more...

It is just getting started, but the Pixi Garden app for iOS brings AI and augmented reality....and fun... to messaging. How it started and where is it going? Founder and CEO Mark Drummond, who spent years with NASA and Apple, chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. He is the co-author of Sizing Up the Universe and Welcome to the Universe in 3D, a Princeton professor and as an astronomer and astrophotographer, has infectious enthusiasm. And while Bob Vanderbei has taken astounding deep space images wheeling out telescopes and computer gear onto his driveway in New Jersey, these days he is...

In the search for perfect toast, Revolution Cooking delivers using lots of tech and innovation. But it comes at a price, of course. The story behind the R180 Connect Plus Smart Toaster in this Techstination interview with CEO Tom Klaff.

AI powered video creation simplified. That is the focus of the Pictory Platform. How? Co-founder and CEO Vikram Chalana chats with Techstiniaton's Fred Fishkin.

Doroni is taking a different approach to the coming new generation of vertical take-off and landing vehicles. What is the promise of the H1X personal flying car? We had lots of questions and CEO Doron Merdinger has the answers in this Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Astronomy and astrophotography are being transformed these days by smart telescopes that make it all much easier for everyday enthusiasts. And ZWO’s SeeStar line is winning many fans not only for making it all easier…but more affordable too. The SeeStar S30 Pro is all of that….and also so compact that it is easy to take along...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.     What is hot this summer when it comes to search trends?   Google trends expert Jennifer Jones says no surprise…there have been a lot of searches related to soccer.   The Netflix series East of Eden is getting lots of attention.   And when it comes to cooking and flavors…hold on… “The top one that we’re seeing is black ses...

Six Flags Great Adventure officially opens Shoreline Pier and drops more hints on what is coming. Techstination's Fred Fishkin covers.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. New affordable security cams from Anker’s Eufy brand have arrived. The C31 is a wired camera selling for under sixty dollars. Being wired means you don’t need to worry about charging…and it can easily be moved …even for use as a baby cam. The eufyCam C37 is a wireless model that has 360 degree pan and tilt. Public Relations Le...

To help celebrate America's 250th, Ford is bringing an exhibit titled Driving America Forward to Union Station in Washington DC. There are cars, of course, and also some surprises. Ford Archives and Heritage Brand Manager Ted Ryan chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There is more innovation at Anker’s Eufy Security brand. In this episode…the new FamiLock E40. What is unique here are all the options you have to unlock the smart, attractive deadbolt system. It has a fingerprint reader, a keypad, a physical key….and drumroll….facial recognition.. “It has a 2K resolution camera as well as a d...

How easy is it for anyone to get started with ZWO's Seestar S30 Pro telescope? Techstination's Fred Fishkin pays a visit for a hands-on with the company's Sherry Lu and astrophotographer, author and professor Bob Vanderbei!

How many senses do we have? Quite a few more than you think. Best selling author Richard Louv returns with Noticing: Intimate Encounters With the Natural World. And it is a book worth noticing! Richard chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Soccer, jorts and Spam hot dogs. Really? Those are among the hot search trends on Google. How about black sesame everything? And there's that new East of Eden series coming to Netflix. More? Google's Jennifer Jones chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest cooling vests and jackets from Gobi Heat range from the simple evaporative cooling Strata vests… to designs like the AeroVent Cooling Shell….featuring dual fans…and the Canyon Cooling Vests that circulate cold water. All three work well in our testing…but are best in different situations. You can keep the fans in th...

Summer fun can be shattered in an instant. For young drivers, they are the 100 deadliest days. Some surprising stats and solutions for parents in this Techstination interview with State Farm's Jon Wey.

GeneratedDB is an IMDB style platform for crediting AI creators and characters. The people behind it? Founders Tanya Porquez and Artur Balabanskyy chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Fun apparel to keep you cooler this summer. The folks at Gobi Heat are best knownf or things like vests, hats and gloves to keep you warm when it is freezing out there. But they are innovating when it comes to keeping you cool too. Founder and CEO Jaye Genung… “So we have evaporative cooling, we have ice water circulated cooli...

Pila Energy begins delivery of innovative mesh home backup batteries. How do they work? The advantages? CEO and Founder Cole Ashman chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Buy new? Buy used? Maybe an EV? Car shoppers face lots of decisions. GM's CarBravo platform has info that can help and offer some peace of mind. Senior Manager John Fitzpatrick chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The 2026 Longevity Economy Outlook has some pretty big surprises. The research team at AARP, lead by Dr. Ani Harutyunyan, found that adults 50 and over generated 43 percent of U.S. GDP…or 12.5 trilliion dollars in 2024. And speaking on the What’s Next Longevity Deal Talk podcast, she said tech spending in that age group is ris...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A dashcam that can detect animals, pedestrians or cyclists in fog, rain or complete darkness? The Pilot 2 from Vantrue can do that using an exterior mounted thermal camera. I’ve been impressed and even fascinated by what the thermal camera sees with detection that reaches more than three hundred feet. Equally impressive is the...