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Techstination is a daily report on consumer tech produced by tech journalist and host Fred Fishkin. Listen to full interviews and daily reports here and find more at www.techstination.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techstination/support
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Talk Away the Dark is the name of a new campaign from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Opening doors to discussion is the key. VP of Health Equity Vic Armstrong chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Working from anywhere doesn’t have to mean leaving behind a great desktop setup. Logitech’s CASA Pop-Up Desk let’s you easily take along a laptop stand that conveniently houses a rechargeable keyboard and trackpad. Compact and attractive. Logitech’s Global Senior Marketing Manager Andrea Silva ..
“Even though I prefer having a fixed station, sometimes when I don’t have one, it is also very practical if I’m travelling or if I have a very small space and I can’t take all my devices with me.”
The keyboard and trackpad store within the stand…which slides easily into the case you use for the computer. It’s another winner in a line up that has made Logitech a legendary name. More info? Head to www.logitech.com.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For Mother’s Day or perhaps other occasions…or maybe for yourself…adding a Bird Buddy to your yard can add lots of fun. It is one of the most entertaining gadgets we’ve had around in a long while. And the company continues to innovate. The durable Smart Bird Feeder with a high quality camera built in sells for 239 dollars….but we’d recommend spending sixty dollars more for a solar roof….that can keep the camera powered easily. The feeder snaps photos and videos that you can download through the Bird Buddy app. It is fun and easy and you’ll be amazed at how great the images and videos are. The company is taking pre-orders, meanwhilie, for its new Smart Hummingbird Feeder due to start shipping in August. It has an optional solar roof as well. Find more at www.mybirdbuddy.com.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. So the big search trends for the last month probably won’t surprise you…..Beyonce’ and Taylor Swift….of course were way up there. But also trending were things like phony divorce papers to use for April Fools. Realy? Then…Google trends expert Abigail Jaffe says…there is prom season and all of the related searches..some a bit surprising..
“We did see a lot of searches for orange prom dress. I think it was about an eight hundred percent increase in searches for that. So, that was kind of interesting. We’re also seeing people search for things like different variations and colors for dresses. We’re seeing more interest in searches for dresses than in tuxes for men.”
Of course. You can follow what’s hot….at www.google.com/trends.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Anker had lots of success with its award winning Soundcore Sleep A10 earbuds. They are designed to be comfortable while sleeping…even on your side. And now Soundcore is out with the Sleep A20….making what was very good even better. They block even more noise…are just as comfortable…and feature longer battery life…up to 14 hours in sleep mode. Well done. Soundcore’s Adam Weissman says..the company listened to customer suggestions..
“We wanted to make better noise reduction, say for example for a snoring partner that’s laying next to you or the garbage truck that’s driving down the street outside your.”
There’s a handy, compact charging case…that can give you up to eighty hours of usage in all…cand can be found…if misplaced…through the Soundcore app.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. For most of us in the United States, it may be hard to fathom…but nearly 60 percent of the world’s population…about five billion people…wash their clothes by hand. The Washing Machine Project is trying to change that…with backing from the Whirlpool Foundation. They are building and providing hand operated Divya Washing Machines to those people and communities. Founder Navjot Sawhney.an aerospace engineer by training…tell us..
“You put 20 to 25 pieces of clothes…so large capacities for larger families and three buckets of water and within about twenty minutes, your clothes are washed.”
Whirlpool employees, as volunteers, are helping to build the machines. Learn more about the effort at www.thewashingmachineproject.org.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Stronger for Spring? Tonal brings technology to fitness and strength training. How? Head of Performance Troy Taylor chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Innovation in grills? Monument's new Denali 605 Pro has Bluetooth, smart lit knobs, dual temperature sensors, two ceramic searing burners and more in a stainless steel design. The experience? Monument's Hayes Finklea, Romiya Welch and influencer chef John O'larnic chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest and greatest Webcam from Logitech is the MX Brio. It features AI enhanced image quality…auto focus, exposure and white balance….can tilt down for showing objects or documents while you are conferencing or streaming. And it does it all in up to 4K. There’s also an outer ring around the lens that you can give a quick twist to for privacy. And the microphones are very good as well. Andrea Silva is global senior marketing manager…
“It’s two beam forming microphones. Which means that the sound is captured from both sides and it also identifies where additional noise is.”
And the Logi Options + software now includes an AI prompt builder that works initially with ChatGPT.
Find more at www.logitech.com.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Beyonce' goes country, a double album from Taylor, Caitlin goes pro and more in the top search trends for April. Google's Abigail Jaffe chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. U.S. News and World Report is out with a list of what it says are the 2024 Best Hybrid and Electric Cars. Hyundai leads the industry with the most awards from the publication…garnering top rankings for the Ioniq 5 as best electric SUV, best electric car for the Ioniq 6 and for the Tuscon Hybrid…for best Hybrid SUV. The publication’s top luxury electric car? Automotive correspondent John Vincent..
“So, the Lucid Air. At the top of its range it has more than 500 miles on a single charge, making it the longest range electric vehicle you can buy today. The performance is phenomenal.”
Vincent says while it is true that Tesla holds a big advantage with its charging network, that wasn’t a factor in the rankings since owners typically charge most often at home.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. NASA’s new PACE satellite, launched in February, is giving scientists a clearing picture of the state of our oceans and our atmosphere as well. NASA PACE oceanographer Dr. Ivona Cetnic..
“We’ve been getting so much more than we’ve ever been able to see before. Previously we’ve been able to see just one color of the ocean, one green-ness of the ocean and we can see so many different colors and understand better what’s happening in the ocean, atmosphere and just global, all the earth systems.”
Dr. Cetnic says what the imaging shows is the impact of rising sea temperatures on phytoplankton, the base of the marine food web and she adds the data is being shared worldwide. The information can be used to support policy decisions in both the public and private sectors.
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A wearable device to replace all that you store in the cloud? The O Mini Server is promising a new era of security and privacy. How? Founder and CEO Guillaume Jaulerry chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Conquering the problem of VR nausea. Many people playing with virtual reality headsets experience nausea…and that is where NeuroSync Labs sees an opportunity. The company’s C-Infinity action game controller for VR is designed to get that under control. Co-founder Dr. Soloban Paesseler …
“The idea is really to not only make VR more enjoyable but really to have the ability to have VR for all. Or all inclusive VR that even people that cannot potentially physically move through the space would be able to sense and use locomotion to enjoy VR.”
NeuroSync Labs has published a peer reviewed scientific research paper that validates the claims. More info? Head to www.NeuroSyncVR.com for more and the company’s Indiegogo campaign.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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How can AI and brain signals be used to ease communication with those suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia? CareYaYa Health Technologies CEO Neal Shah explores that and a new approach to affordable caregiving with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With remote work and collaboration still the rule for many…expectations for quality are higher than ever. The Poly brand at HP is out with new gear for video conferencing that can help meet those expectations…from the Poly Studio E360 center of table camera to the Poly Studio E60 featuring 4K sensors and a 12X optical zoom. Director of Hybrid Work Solutions Messaging Brian Phillips..
“A lot of these new solutions that are coming out are about delivering better meeting room experiences, better personal experiences. It’s kind of this host of technologies that are helping to make collaboration more engaging and easy to use and productive no matter where people are working.”
Delivering quality whether in a conference room, on the road or at home. Find more at www.HP.com.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Planning a road trip? Adventure Genie is designed to help you find campgrounds and more. How? CEO Scott Lengel chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. With the National Telecommunications and Information Administration saying it will provide more than 1.4 billion dollars in grants to assist older adults and others with digital literacy and connectivity, GetSetUp is stepping up efforts to help bridge the digital divide. President Lawrence Kosick says the platform, helping those over 55 learn a wide range of new skills, has been working with states and other organizations around the country…
“So we’re quickly reaching out to all of our triple A partners and all of our state health and human services and department of aging partners to say hey, let’s go and apply for this and really build on the good work that we’re already doing.”
With more programming that can make a difference. Kosick spoke on the What’s Next Longevity Deal Talk podcast. Find more info at www.getsetup.io.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been sixty years since Ford unveiled what would become an iconic car, the Mustang, at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. As part of the celebration, the automaker is rolling out the 2024 edition of the all electric Mustang Mach-E, with improvements in range, charging speed and more. Ford’s Garett Carr..
“It’s going to be about twenty percent faster than it was at launch on the fast charge 10 to 80 percent. And ten miles of range on the extended range battery. And of course we now have the Tesla Supercharger network as part of our fast charging network. We have adapters that are available for customers who currently own a Mustang Mach-E or are going to buy a Mustang Mach-E. So lots of improvements there.”
There’s a Rally edition with new off-roading capability too.
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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Author Adam Gopnik is back again with another title that we can all make good use of. All That Happiness Is …Some Words on What Matters. And what The New Yorker staff writer examines here…are our accomplishments versus our achievements…
“I give the simple example of when I was 12 years old I sat on the bed in my bedroom in Montreal struggling with a 40 dollar folk guitar to learn the chords of Beatles songs. I had to do it myself, stretch and bend my fingers painfully around the fretboard and on the steel string. That week, those weeks, those years of learning guitar are the foundation really for everything I’ve done since.”
There’s a big difference between accomplishment and achievement…when it comes to happiness. Gopnik’s All That Happiness is a short title arriving this month…with some lasting lessons.
You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.
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