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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Some throwback fun for a holiday. Flying discs are still popular after all these years. And TOSY is out with rings and discs that feature built-in LED lights that make for lots of night time fun. The rings are 35 dollars for a three pack on Amazon. And if the name Big Wheel stirs up some memories, Schylling has brought them to market again. In fact they’ll be part of a fun exhibit at the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York on June 8th and 9th. Schylling’s Bryan Katzel…says it will be a ride on experience..

“Ride around. We’ll have an activity course there that includes like a pretend car wash or gas station.”

The company is even planning to bring an adult version to market. Stay tuned. Find more at www.schylling.com.

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

From the best selling author of Unlikely Friendships comes a new title with insights into canine intelligence. There are some surprises here. Such as? Dog Smart author Jennifer Holland chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Getting stronger with some help from tech. Tonal is a company that has brought lots of tech into fitness and strength training. The wall mounted smart gym machine can digitally adjust resistance tailored to your abilities…on the fly. Troy Taylor is senior performance director…

“We create electro-magnetic resistance to create the resistance profile and so that allows a couple of things. Number one it makes it much smaller. There’s two arms that rotate out, there’s an integrated TV screen, touch screen. And so you can have coach guided workouts and programs.”

Tonal is a pretty big investment …and requires a subscription as well that covers everyone in the family. They have some pretty big names helping the brand along…including basketball great LeBron James. Head to Tonal.com for more.

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

Lucyd is bringing Eddie Bauer fashion to its line of smart glasses. The company's approach to smart eyewear? CEO Harrison Gross chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        What if you could beat the heat with an air conditioner around your neck…without breaking said neck.   COOLiFY Cyber from Torras is a comfortable around the neck gadget….that uses a ceramic semi-conductor radiator that works amazingly well to cool you off….or in the winter…warm you up.   It can also serve as just a fan.  With a list price of 279 dollars…it isn’t cheap…but it really works as advertised.  Marketing director Jacinta Zou..says the battery is rechargeable..

“So with the maximum cooling mode, it can last two to three hours without any new battery.  If you use a power bank it can last the whole day.”

You can find more info at TorrasLife.com. 

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

The latest Bluetooth trackers from Pebblebee are Google Find My enabled. The join those designed for Apple. Why pick Pebblebee? CEO Daniel Daoura chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The Skyworth Companion is a 24 inch portable streaming TV that can operate for three hours on a charge. The purpose behind the design? Director of Sales Michael Gleason chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Amazon is celebrating small business month with a new education hub…and a continuation of its grant program that awards successful applicants up to 25 thousand dollars. Todd Heimes, VP of Amazon Business Worldwide…says the deadline is coming up at the end of this week…so act fast. What are they looking for?

“Well we’re very interested in helping small businesses of all shapes and all sizes be successful. If you go to amazon.com/smallbusinessgrants, you can see the videos and some stories about past winners which can give you a good idea.”

Again the deadline is the 24th. The site also has info about Amazon’s free Small Business Success Studio…with an array of educational tools.

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

Inspired by the Cyber Truck.... Living Vehicle has unveiled the Cyber Trailer. Designed for off grid travel, it features lots of innovation. Such as? Co-founder Matthew Hofmann chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Who is playing video games? The Entertainment Software Association says most of us are with 56 percent of people over 18 playing weekly. ESA CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.