A Colorado beekeeper has offered online adoption of bees and hives, complete with a certificate and honey. Frangiosa Farms owner Nick French on the adoptions, the remarkable creatures and the honey they produce in this interview with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

The AURA Ion Bar is designed to act as a barrier to germs while helping to clean the air in a wide range of settings. How? Co-CEO Anna Bennett chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        The world’s relationship with work is at a breaking point.   That’s according to a study in 12 markets around the world by HP.   GM and Global Head of Commercial Systems Andy Rhodes says the new work relationship index surveyed fifteen thousand people…

“Some of the findings show that the actual relationship they have, the happiness index,  is actually relatively low.  There’s a huge correlation between how happy people are at work and how productive they are and how long they’re going to stay in a company.”

83 percent of the knowledge workers surveyed said they would be willing to earn less…to be happier at work.    The HP survey found while nearly three quarters of the workers don’t feel they have a healthy relationship with work….the majority of employers aren’t aware of that.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Apple, Google, Garmin and Samsung may have the latest for grown-ups out there, but the newest safe SmartWatch for kids has arrived. The Gabb Watch 3 is a safe cell phone, GPS device to give parents peace of mind, and promotes fitness too. Founding partner Lance Black…parents have the ability to control communications….

“It combines a safe call and text platform. It has GPS tracking. We’ve got about ten safe apps on there…from health to activity types of apps that the kids would love and can use.”

The price..149 dollars with service starting at 12.99 a month…for unlimited calling and texting. There is even a new safe gabb Music service along with kid’s phones. Find more at www.gabb.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The latest update to Zoner Photo Studio X has arrived delivering better performance…even on some less powerful or a bit older computers. But if you do have a higher end graphics card, the image editing software package can take advantage of it. The company’s Thomas Urban…

“Furthermore we added more customizations for people that are very specific about how busy their desktop is, the interface is, and really customize it. That’s kind of our philosophy here. Make a program and make an editor that suits each individual, individually.”

Zoner Photo Studio X is serious software for all levels of phototgraphers…that’s designed to be more affordable than some of the bigger names in the space…at 59 dollars a year or 5.99 a month. You can give it a try for free at www.Zoner.com.

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

Young people under 20 are three times more likely to fall victim to online scams than their grandparents. Some cybersecurity tips for the online holiday shopping season and more from Google's Michael Sinno in this Techstination interview.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We like innovation. And I bet you do too. And outside the box thinking can pop up in almost any product category. A veterinarian epidemiologist working with dolphins, Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson discovered that those with higher levels of a fatty acid called C15:0 lived longer and healthier. As a result she founded Fatty15, a supplement for us humans. Learn more about the science at www.Fatty15.com. The Canadian apparel maker Mackenzie and Park has innovated with its direct to consumer underwear. How do you innovate with that? Using fabric that is breathable, helping those with sensitive skin. Waistbands are designed to be extra soft and labels are tagless. Even the placement of seams is smarter. Find more at www.mackenzieandpark.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. We’ve already told you about the top notch Elite 10 earbuds from Jabra . Also new are the Elite 8 Active…designed ruggedness and performance. They are dust and waterproof….and that means sweat too. Product Marketing Manager Michelle Ritz…

“We took that one step further, Fred and we went straight to the military. And they have a standardized testing. That means we have passed up to nine tests that give us that military standard. So really been able to put these through the wringer in terms of drop testing, elevation, sweat and water and these have come out shining.”

And they are priced competitively at about 180 dollars. The Elite 8 Active earbuds feature more stable smartwatch connections too. Find more at www.jabra.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Have you heard…about heardThat. HeardThat is an app that makes use of deep learning models…to help you heard conversations better in noisy environments. You use the headphones of your choice…Bluetooth or wired….and the app uses the microphone on your phone…separating speech from noise. For some, it may eliminate the need for other hearing assistance devices. Founder and CEO Bruce Sharpe..says it can assist with TV watching too..

“It’s a very common situation…you’ve got two people who are watching TV together, one of them, their hearing is not so good..they want the TV to be really loud, the other person wants the TV to be more of a normal volume.”

And so HeardThat can help. The company has a new professional program to work with audiologists as well. You can try it for free for 30 days, after that…a subscription is priced at ten dollars a month or one hundred for a year. Head to HeardThat.ai for more.

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