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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With robots and AI everywhere at the 2026 edition of CES….the big international consumer electronics show….Lego managed to steal some headlines announcing Lego SMART Play. It will use SMART Bricks and Smart Tags making them interactive with sounds, lights and more. The first Star Wars themed sets are due to arrive in stores Ma...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Here we are half way through January already….and Google is offering some AI help in sticking to those resolutions you may have made for the new year. Google’s Sarah Armstrong says Gemini is perfect when it comes to health and fitness goals.. “Because you can create a personalized workout routine, maybe it’s a meal plan. Inste...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The popular online gaming platform Roblox has become the first to employ facial age checks for chatting on the site. The move is designed to improve the safety of young people. Senior Director for Product Policy Eliza Jacobs… “So you just open up, start the process …you sort of turn your head left and right, sort of like how y...

ChatGPT Health has arrived. And it is free for consumers. What should you know? OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch shares that and her personal story in this Techstination interview with Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The robotic companion puppy from TomBot is nearing production….designed, initially to assist with Alzheimer’s. Founder Tom Stevens and his team have built a very realistic labrador retriever puppy with very lifelike responses … “Our first puppy, Jennie, was designed specifically for seniors with dementia. She is designed to tr...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Something a bit uplifting for this new year. Ford Philanthropy has reached an impressive milestone. It has become the first corporation to surpass 100 million dollars in global donations with Global Giving. Mike Schmidt is director of Economic Mobility and Global Community Development… “We try to take a holistic approach to it...

How can AI help you stick to those resolutions? Just about a week into the new year, Google's Sarah Armstrong joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin to chat about how Gemini can help with everything from fitness to travel and new tools to help you breeze through that Gmail inbox.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The smart wallet folks at Ekster are out with the Cardholder Pro for MagSafe. As the MagSafe name implies…it will snap onto phones…from either side of the wallet which holds 7 cards with add-on capability as well. The push of a button at the base pops cards up . We’ve been a fan of the technology for years. CEO Olivier Momma.....

Roblox has become the first online gaming platform to implement facial age checks for chat. Why? How does it work? Director for Product Policy Eliza Jacobs chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It was back in February of 2025, when we first introduced you to a Texas high school student, Tejasvi Manoj, who was inspired by her grandfather to create an app designed to protect older adults from scams using AI. She called it Shield Seniors…. “And though I realized that there were a lot of seminars that were helping with c...

With the arrival of the Nebula X1 Pro and the newly announced Nebula P1i the latest projectors from Soundcore are capturing attention at CES 2026. Soundcore's Adam Weissman chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is a gadget category that is new….and growing pretty fast. AI notetakers. Soundcore Work is a remarkably small AI voice recorder, the size of a coin, that uses GPT for transcriptions and summaries. We have been impressed. It can clip onto clothing magnetically or be worn necklace style. Soundcore’s Adam Weissman… “While you...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Among this year’s CES Innovation award winners is Netvue for some new innovations in its Birdfy smart bird watching line. There’s a new smart bird bath and a cleverly designed Hum Bloom smart hummingbird feeder. CMO Prima Shi.. “This provide a 3MP camera capturing every wing beat because we know hummingbirds really move fast....

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. At the beginning of this new year, we’ve been talking about the advancements in autonomous vehicles and robotaxis…and the need to use the technology to provide mobility who really need rides. And that need is great. For instance, ITN America, was started in Maine, thirty years ago and it has spread throughout the country enabl...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been a long time coming, many billions of dollars have been invested, but robotaxis are finally on the road in a handful of cities. But at Princeton University, the faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering, Professor Alain Kornhauser, says removing the driver should lower the cost, and make mobility for all much...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Self driving cars and robotaxis became a reality for many this past year. With Alphabet’s Waymo expanding service to more an more cities around the country there are thousands of people taking rides every day without human drivers behind the wheel. Amazon’s Zoox has begun testing in Las Vegas and parts of San Francisco. And Te...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. What happens when a doctor and her award winning toy creator sister collaborate? You get a company called Playhouse MD…making a range of fun creations to make exams and medicine taking less scary for kids. For instance? Sydney Wiseman, creator of WowWee’s Fingerlings and more…and her sister, Dr. Kaitlin Wiseman.. “Made her a l...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It is that time of year…. Some end of year tips that might save you money on taxes. At H and R Block, Tax Institute Director Alison Flores says… “The first thing you can consider is putting some extra funds in a retirement account, like an IRA. The next thing you can do is if you itemize deductions, go ahead and make those con...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Once again, this holiday season, that familiar Apple logo will be on lots of boxes being unwrapped. Whether it is a new iPhone, IPad or Apple Watch…a computer or Air Pods… Apple offers lots of help when needed. And when it comes to that first iPhone for a younger family member…parents can take an active role for peace of mind....

Netvue Birdfy is a 2026 CES Innovation Award winner, bringing new tech to smart bird watching. For instance? CMO Prima Shi chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Meta Quest VR headsets make video games a whole new experience….but they are great for entertainment too. There are apps that turn the headset into immersive big screens for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus and more. Spokesperson Julie Loffredi.. “You can actually use Quest to get that big screen effect. It’s like having a m...

Tombot's Jennie robotic Labrador puppy nears production, poised to improve lives. How? Founder Tom Stevens chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Make room on the kitchen counter. Iceplosion is a new slushie making appliance that is on the way. Details? Founder Andrew Heighway chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Fun with music for the holidays. Loops Lab offers a different type of music creativity with figurines that produce different musical sounds. They are placed on a little stage to make music together. Founder Yona Segev.. “You need to place a figurine on the stage and it plays. You want another figurine…this one is holding a sax...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Still searching for a techie gift for the holidays? Everyone is taking lots of pictures these days….those smart phones are with us all of the time. The HP Sprocket Studio Plus is a great way to make 4 by 6 prints. It connects via Bluetooth or WiFi and use dye sub printing technology … that makes prints that will last. With the...