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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The Coronavirus and all of its social and economic consequences have been difficult for many grown ups to come to grips with.  But think how tough it is for kids.  At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,  Chief of Psychosocial Services Dr. Valerie Crabtree, is offering online help for parents in ta...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Most of us have been doing a lot less driving these days…but some trips are often necessary.   Autotrader is out with some tips on keeping your vehicle sanitized….and is providing other valuable information for car owners and buyers.  Executive Editor Brian Moody…says disinfecting is a good idea if y...

Engineering better bee keeping & honey harvesting: Flow Hive CEO Cedar Anderson chats with Techstination.

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.  With so many people… having to cope with increasing amounts of loneliness…researchers are looking what lessons can be learned about human interaction with CIMON2.  You see, CIMON2 is the latest generation robot…being used aboard the International Space Station.  It uses AI…yep, it’s IBM’s Watson again….an...

Designing a better room Air Conditioner: the Midea U.   Product Marketing Director Rodrigo Teixeira chats with Techstination.

IBM Recognizes Top Women Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: IBM's Ritika Gunnar in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Austere… a relative newcomer to the consumer electronics accessories maker business…is at it again…bringing high end designs to everything from HDMI cables to power strips.  That has been the mission of founder and CEO Deena Ghazarian…who points out that many consumers aren’t aware that surge protectors have a...

Engineering clothing that stays fresh with less washing: HerCleon Founder Wen Muenyi chats with Techstination.

Clean water (and hand washing) anywhere with GoSun Flow: Founder Patrick Sherwin in Techstination interview.

Dell unveils latest in XPS and Alienware lines.   Product Marketing Managers Cami Collins and Eddy Goyanes chat with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The restrictions many of us had to live with…don’t mean you have to be grounded.  The folks at DJI say this may be a good time to learn or brush up on drone flying skills.  And DJI is out with the new Mavic Air 2… designed for portability…superb video quality….and ease of flying.  The company’s Maria...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It seems most of us have been spending more time looking at screens lately …and very often that screen time begins with a search.  What are we searching for?  Google’s Justin Burr says searches for good book suggestions, drive by birthday parties and the phrase home made….have skyrocketed.  And while...

Photo reminiscing can reduce stress & loneliness: Vivid-Pix CEO Rick Voight chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Dubrak Electrical Group has developed a body temperature camera system that it says can help a wide range of public facilities and businesses reopen or open more safely.  The DuThermX system uses AI combined with thermal sensors and imaging to scan as many as forty people at a time in a fraction of a second. &...

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.   With many people now searching for jobs….and students having more time to learn new skills…IBM has extended its online education resources for teachers, students and parents for free.  The initiative is called Open P-TECH…and it includes free digital learning for anyone.  Cliff Archey is Senior Prog...

Pioneer's latest in vehicle NEX receivers feature Alexa built in: VP Ted Cardenas chats with Techstination.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital offers online Coronavirus advice & help for parents & kids: Dr. Valerie Crabtree, Chief of Psychosocial Services in Techstination interview.

Jabra's latest Evolve2 headsets offer comfort..quality..and noise cancelling.    Product Marketing Manager Sidsel Enghoff chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Life is Tech is giving people of all ages…but especially…middle to high schoolers…the chance to get a jump on learning to code.  It is allowing them to sign up for two weeks of Disney Codeillusion courses for free.  Marketing Manager Amanda Windsor… “The biggest distinction here is the approach to coding...

Matterport brings 3D capture capability to iPhones: VP Damien Leostic in Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  The College Board has responded to the numbers of school closings by shifting to virtual learning with online advanced placement courses and moving AP exams online this month.  That will enable students to gain the college credits they have been working toward all year.  Senior Director Counselor Engageme...

TelScope from Holland Healthcare enables better tele-medicine: CEO Jennifer Holland chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  A lot of people have been turning to video conferencing for work from home and family connections .  And the competition among companies offering those services has been heating up.  8X8 has been in the business of cloud communications for decades….and in addition to business offerings…it has free video c...