Being prepared for summer car travel. Some tips, including the need for rental reimbursement insurance, from Kelly Stumpe. "The Car Mom" and co-host of the Carpool podcast chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.    Mado Dynamic, the company that is innovating with a new approach to automated window shades, is going into the manufacturing phase after a successful kickstarter campaign.    The shades are designed to be solar powered…with no pre-measuring required and super easy installation.   Founder and CEO Andrew Einaudi..

“Our shade comes with a proprietary system that I developed, where you use a simple tension bar to pop inside your window’s frame.  That tells you the exact width of your window.  And then you trim that shade using a really easy trimming device.  Voila!  And now you have a shade that’s cut perfectly to your window.”

You can pre-order with pricing starting at about three hundred twenty dollars.   The site is MadoDynamic.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   A robotic AI parrot designed to assist older adults.   Onorato AI is a company based in Spain…and founder Pablo Marinosa says it stems from the caregiving he gave to his father.   He wanted a parrot…even though caring for it wasn’t possible..

“So well, I’m going to create a parrot.  I’ll put a camera in one eye to be able to see through a mobile app.  Another,  a thermometer to be able to check his temperature to see if he has a fever, for the parrot to remind him of meals, drinks.   Well I started developing the project.  The next day, I went to a NASA laboratory in Barcelona, where experts in robotics, artificial intelligence and nano technology gathered, and I explained the project to them.”

Onorato AI surpassed its goal on Kickstarter.  Learn more at OnoratoAI.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin    Other World Computing is at it again.   The maker of storage, memory, connectivity and other devices for computers has launched the My OWC app on iOS.   The idea is to make what has been best in class customer service even better.   The app is designed to help with the set up and use of devices, updates and maintenance…providing step by step guides and videos.   Founder and CEO Larry O’Connor on the company’s approach…

“It’s real solutions for real needs with real honest specifications and performance reliability you can count on.  That’s over 35 years now.”

And the My OWC app for iOS is just the latest.    Learn more at OWC.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.

How can technology help to connect small businesses with the needs of their customers? National Retail Solutions (NRS Plus) CEO Elie Y Katz chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

A new study indicates that the brain training app BrainHQ can help long Covid "brain fog" sufferers return to work. Details? Posit Science CEO Henry Mahncke and study lead Dr. Gitendra Uswatte from the University of Alabama, Birmingham discuss the issues with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.     The cost of traditional hearing aids, combined with good old fashioned denial and pride….are some of the reasons why millions of people who need hearing assistance don’t get it.    A company called Audien, headed by young innovator Ishan Patel, is tackling some of those issues with smartly designed high quality over the counter devices that sell for as little as a hundred dollars…

“So I think a lot of people are looking for something that feels approachable and easy to use.  So the in the ear models are definitely our most popular and highest selling right now.  And for somebody who doesn’t want to either admit they have hearing loss or is just trying to dabble and get the help that they need, that’s a really great solution.”

There are higher end behind the ear models too, which have impressed us.  There’s more at www.audienhearing.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.

The Rochester Quantum Network is using single photons to transmit data over fiber optic between RIT and the University of Rochester. The significance? RIT Professor Stefan Preble, Phd researcher Vijay Sundaram and U. of Rochester Professor Nick Vamivakas join Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin.   Emporia Energy has been winning lots of fans for its innovative tech to help consumers save on energy.   Now the company’s latest Pro EV charging system…can help even more by helping new EV owners sometimes avoid costly electrical upgrades.    Emporia CEO Shawn McLaughlin…

“It’s our first real effort to integrate in one package our home energy management tools along with that EV charger.  By combining the two we can offer customers some really unique EV charging features.   Such as solar only charging. "  

And even without solar, the Pro Charger can manage when and how much energy to provide the vehicle.  It all comes together with Emporia’s well thought out app.  Learn more at EmporiaEnergy.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.

Deciding where to go and what to do for a vacation this summer. Google can help with Gemini AI and more. How? Google's Craig Ewer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.