Techstination: Your Destination for Gadgets and Gear

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred FishkinStanford University spinout Adaptyx Biosciences has developed a wearable device that will measure hormones continuously,  beginning with cortisol.   Co-founder and CEO Vijit Sabnis..says cortisol levels are a critical indicator...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    A wearable continuous monitor for cortisol and more is on the way.    Stanford University spinout Adaptyx Biosciences is in the process of commercializing a wearable device that will measure hormones.   Co-founder and CEO Vijit...

Techstination interview: Unlocking a door with your face and more: latest from Eufy Security

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    A new AI tool from Microsoft called Scout was unveiled at the company’s Build conference.   Microsoft is saying it is its first Autopilot agent….integrated across the range of Microsoft 365 apps.  It is designed to stay active...

Techstination interview: Father's Day? No sweat. Cooling apparel from Gobi Heat.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      The folks at Oura are at it again….with a newly redesigned Oura Ring 5.    I’ve been impressed for years by previous generations of the ring…which provides sleep and health data without the discomfort and charging challenges...

Techstination interview: Hitster Music Bingo brings intergenerational fun with tech twist

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Why is it that a song can instantly change your mood and bring back vivid memories.   Princeton Professor Music Elizabeth Margulis says studies have shown music can do things that seeing images, tasting foods or scents typically...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Music, day dreaming and the impact of songs.   Princeton University Professor of Music Elizabeth Margulis, director of the Music Cognition Lab, is the author of a new book titled Transported- The Everyday Magic of Musical...

Techstination interview: New era of product QR codes coming- how will it help shoppers?

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     Aliro is the name of a new standard for security and connectivity in smart locks, designed to simplify access for consumers.   The ULTRALOQ brand at XThings has announced a range of new smart locks that will take advantage...

Techstination interview: A wearable sensor for cortisol and more?: Adaptyx Biosciences

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Ford has unveiled the new, first ever Bronco Filson edition…calling it the ultimate rugged premium 4X4 for the wild.   Filson is a century old Seattle based outdoor outfitter known for ruggedness and design.   Bronco brand...

Techstination interview: ZWO Seestar S30 Pro brings amazing astrophotography home

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Gunnar Optiks has been among the pioneers in developing computer glasses designed to reduce headaches and strain.  The company is celebrating 20 years in business and CEO Joe Croft while the Gunnar lenses reduce glare and...

Techstination interview: Ford takes wraps off of Bronco Filson Edition

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     Looking for a compact portable microphone that is versatile enough for mobile devices, tablets or PCs?   Hisong has created the AirStudio S1, which we have found to be pretty impressive.   The mic itself can be handheld or...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is being  transported to the Kennedy Space Center this month from where it was built at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.  Launch could take place as early as September aboard...

Techstination interview: XThings Ultraloq adding Aliro for smarter lock access

Techstination interview: Mobi unifies digital health devices and monitoring

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    NASA’s next generation infrared space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to begin its move to the Kennedy Space Center this month from where it was built at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   Whether for Father’s Day or other upcoming family gatherings…new tools from Ancestry.com can uncover more family history to explore than ever.  Ancestry’s Crista Cowan says story telling is at the heart of the AI push..“Which...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     The 2026 Google I/O conference was all about how new and improved AI tools can help you get things done more easily at home and at work.   And while it isn’t Google’s first attempt in the category…it is diving back into Intelligent...

Techstination interview: Roam Energy delivers EV power to homes and campsites

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.       Once again the focus at this year’s Google I/O event was on AI, including the announcement of a 24/7 personal agent called Gemini Spark.   It is designed to perform tasks automatically to make your life easier and smarter...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    We like to talk about innovations that help to solve everyday kinds of problems.    For instance…that awkward knock on the bathroom door…or asking anyone in there?    Kwikset is tackling the problem with the new   Halifax Occupancy...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   A bit of a follow up to the stories we did this month on the record breaking roller coaster under construction at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.    It is code named Project Purple….and now we know why.   The...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        A new era in roller coasters is rising…using some of the latest technology to design and build what is being called Project Purple at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.    While many details about the coaster...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        It wasn’t just during Covid.   The trend to build start ups away from Silicon Valley or other major locations along either coast is continuing.   At the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Alison Todak is VP of Entrepreneurship...

Techstination interview: More AI & more family history stories generated on Ancestry.com

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     What’s trending in search this spring.   Google search trends expert Megan Stoner tells us there is continuing interest in what is called chaos gardening..“And that is where instead of having rigid rows in your garden, you...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      Aiming to ease healthcare frustrations,  Amazon Health AI has arrived…serving as a digital health assistant that can integrate, with permission, with your personal health records and can connect to Amazon’s One Medical where...

Techstination interview: Health tech that matters: the AliveCor KardiaMobile story

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    Gyroor is a company that is setting itself apart in the electric scooter market…adding comfortable seating and center mounted baskets that make it fun and easy to take a pet along for the ride.  The suitability, of course, depends...

Techstination interview: AI help in planning summer travel

Techstination interview: Gunnar Optiks continues innovating in computer-gaming eyewear

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.       Using tech to help treat Parkinson’s.   Neuroscientist Mohammed Abouelsoud is the CEO of U The Mind, a company that has developed a non-invasive brain stimulation platform that it says is showing real clinical results.  It...

Techstination interview: GM tackling automotive skilled trades shortage

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        YouTube in the new age of AI says it is creating the World’s Largest Classroom.   The platform offers free courses for credit from Arizona State University.  There are popular sites for young people, like The Amoeba Sisters...

Techstination interview: What you should know about Project Purple at Six Flags Great Adventure

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.  Every once in a while we love to talk about some notable books….whether you read them on a screen or on paper.    101 Lessons from the Dugout is the name of a new one from sports writer and educator Ken Davidoff and parenting...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   GoPro action cameras have been used for years by consumers having fun, creators of all kinds, sports enthusiasts, broadcasters and even filmmakers.   But now the company is branching out with a new line up…called Mission 1…including...

Techstination interview: Start-Ups shifting to middle America

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.   Have a drawer or shoebox full of old cell phones or other electronic gadgets?     Apple is reminding us all that they should be recycled….if they can’t be put to use by a family member or friend.    Lauren Braun, senior manager...

Techstination interview: Search trends for spring? Google's Megan Stoner.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      The Soundcore brand at Anker has followed up the highly regarded Space One headphones, introduced nearly two years ago, with the appropriately named Space Two.   And there are some great improvements including noise cancelling...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.    A growing shortage of primary care doctors in this country is making healthcare difficult for many, especially in rural areas…and putting a strain on doctors who are practicing.   A company called Lumeris    is working with...

Techstination interview: AI & YouTube creating World's Largest Classroom

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.         Open ear earbuds are a smart way to hear your surroundings while enjoying music or podcasts.  But that doesn’t mean you have to give up quality sound.   Cleer Audio has designed the ARC5 with THX Spatial Audio and Dolby...

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.      They are beautiful and smart and are pretty easy to install.  Caseta from Lutron is out with Smart Wood Blinds made from North American Basswood that  start at a flat price of 429 dollars for all blinds up to 48 inches wide...