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 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  ADT’s LifeShield do it yourself home security system keeps getting better.  The company has now brought a video doorbell to market to give users even more security options.  Like competing products on the market…it is designed to use existing doorbell wiring.  It features an HD wide angle camer...

NRDC warns TV energy use can double with smart speaker link.  NRDC Director  of the Center for Energy Efficiency Standards Noah Horowitz chats with Techstination.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Singing Machine has partnered with CBS…to create Carpool Karaoke… a microphone designed to add some fun to those road trips.  But unlike what you see the Late Late Show’s James Corden doing on TV….this isn’t designed for driver participation.  It broadcasts to an open FM spot on your radio..  t...

  U.S. household cord cutting to reach 30 percent this year: Amazon's Delaney Simmons in Techstination interview.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Well…here it is near the middle of August…almost time for the holiday items to appear in your local warehouse store.  But for now…Amazon has created a curated collection aimed at back to school shoppers….called Happy School Year.  Amazon’s Angie Newman… “All they have to do is go to www.amazon...

 Saving photos from disasters and more: Epson FastFoto FF680W scanner.  Product Manager Dave Hawkes chats with Techstination.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Have what might be called an impactful photo?  The folks who make Drobo storage arrays for computers and networks are partnering with PhotoFocus for a World Photography Day contest.  The day…is August 19th but the deadline to enter is the 15th.  And what they are looking for are images with imp...

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 well known Hamilton Beach kitchen appliance brand…with a more than one hundred year old history…is bringing connectivity into its line up. The company’s test kitchen manager…Pat Schweitzer…tell us…first up is a connected coffee maker… “How it works is you set your coffee up so you can get the app to prepa...

 Epson's Moverio BT 30C smart glasses give you heads up see-through display.  Epson's Darek Connole chats with Techstination.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Inseego is a company that has been in the business of making mobile hotspots with the MiFi brand…for years.  Now in a partnership with Verizon…the company is out with its first 5G hotspot.  Chief Marketing Officer Ashish Sharma…says as 5G rolls out across the country….the new MiFi hotspot opens up a...

 What you should know about new Galaxy Note 10 line: Samsung's Adam Kuhn in Techstination interview.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  No matter what kind of photographer you are….from mirrorless or dSLR….to smartphone…Rick and Susan Sammon can help you to get better results.  And their latest book…is titled…The Oregon Coast Photo Road Trip: How to east, stay, play and shoot like a pro.  It is chock full of information, written in...

 Puro Sound's new JuniorJams affordable, hearing safe headphones for kids. Executive VP Alex Silverman chats with Techstination. 

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  It’s a dilemma all of us face when it comes to buying gifts for birthdays or holidays or other occasions.  What to buy.  Often gift cards turn out to be the solution we settle for….but they can seem pretty impersonal.  GiftCards.com is trying to change that…by allowing Visa or Mastercard gift c...

 MIT team creates AI software for knitting: lead researcher Alexandre Kaspar in Techstination interview.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   Lutron is out with the Aurora smart bulb dimmer and if you have Philips Hue bulbs in use around the house…the new device to control them is a welcome addition.  Just about a must have.  There’s no wiring needed…you simply add the Aurora to the Hue system via the app…and it cleverly attaches to...

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.  Fender is bringing back some classic guitar sounds …engineering a new series called Vintera.   Love that 50’s Stratocaster?  Welcome back.  Fender product developer Al Abassi… “What this is is vintage instruments.   Instruments we make to be the feel and sound of instruments that Fend...

Drobo-PhotoFocus World Photography Day Contest launches.  StorCentric VP Samina Subedar in Techstination interview.

How is the Breadcrumb versatile tracker different?: Founder Bryan Emrich chats with Techstination.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  Deena Ghazarian has become a well known name in the consumer electronics world …helping to bring products like Beats headphones to market with Monster…and serving on the board of the Consumer Technology Association.  Now she has formed her own accessories business called Austere…and the first products are high...

 NewsHero aims to create new journalism platform: co-founder Benji Rogers in Techstination interview.

 Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.  There a lot to like with the new Lenovo Smart Clock.  It features Google Assistant …is small enough to be unobtrusive on your nightstand…eliminates the camera…which would be inappropriate for the setting…and is nicely styled.  Lenovo Product Technologist Kelly Corrigan… “So it works as a normal alar...

 Uh oh! Amazon creates Happy School Year site for kids and parents.  Amazon's Angie Newman chats with Techstination.