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Pricewaterhouse Coopers is out with its 2024 Trust Survey. And it shows trust declining among consumers and employees. And many executives aren't aware. Vice Chair of PwC's US Trust Solutions Wes Bricker chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The fun folks who developed the Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder that takes photos and videos of visitors and uses AI to identify them…are back with a Smart Hummingbird Feeder. It is shipping this spring and utilizes the same high quality, rugged camera. Beyond that, CEO Franci Zidar says..

“It is also extremely functional and thought through in terms of maintaining it. Because, fun fact, hummingbirds remember how often you refill your hummingbird feeder so they know what to expect. Sof if you have a hummingbird that flies around your neighborhood, if you have the most replenished hummingbird feeder, they’ll come to you more often and expect more from you. We’ve really put a lot of effort into making this really easy to maintain.”

More info? Head to www.mybirdbuddy.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been ten years since Ford began selling the Transit van in the U.S….after many years of success with it in Europe. In fact, next year will mark the Transit’s 60th year in Great Britain. To mark the 10th U.S. anniversary, the automaker has unveiled an upgraded E-Transit…the all electric version that is also winning lots of fans. Ted Ryan is Ford’s Archives and Heritage Brand Manager…

“The E-Transit’s the best selling electric van in America and we’re making some new changes and modifications and announcements that will allow dual charging, which will allow you to charge even faste. My favorite feature, cause I have a Lightning, is it has the Pro Power on board.”

Useful for running just about any type of power equipment For more on the history head to www.fordheritagevault.com.

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

A total solar eclipse for much of North America is a month away. NASA research astrophysicist Nicholeen Viall says it should be a spectacular show. Details? How to view safely? Viall chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The talk had been swirling for years… Apple was going to build an electric car to take on Tesla and the biggest names in the automobile industry. It was all very secretive…with lots of anticipation. Would Apple create the iPhone of cars? Now comes an answer….and it is no. Apple has told its employees in an internal meeting …that it is abandoning plans to conquer the car industry. The people who were working on the project are being moved into different roles It seems Apple will be devoting more of its resources and focus to AI, artificial intelligence. For Apple fans and followers, many will be disappointed. For investors, perhaps it comes as a relief.

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

From Gabbers to new camera-binoculars, VTech and Leap Frog are bringing out some techie fun for kids. The latest? VTech's Tiffany Lavery chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Using AI to create an online presence. GoDaddy has introduced Airo…a generative AI tool to help create Websites and more for customers. How does it work? GoDaddy VP Geoff Clawson…

“From generating a domain name from a description of the business that you may want to start, to creating a logo for you, all the way to creating a marketing calendar, social posts and email, to helping you answer questions that you may get from customers. Even to creating product descriptions using images of the products that you have.”

GoDaddy Airo is available now and comes with domain registrations and can save you lots of time. Learn more at www.godaddy.com/airo.

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

Bird Buddy's new Smart Hummingbird Feeder is arriving. Like the company's Smart Bird Feeder it takes photos and video and uses AI for identification. More info? CEO Franci Zidar chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Protecting privacy….while monitoring an older loved one. That’s what a company called Threshold Care is using technology to do. Co-founder and CEO Jacob Loader says what the company has developed are a set of wall plugs that make use of WiFi to sense when there is movement…and learn over time…

“Beginning to understand what those patterns are so that we have a better sense of…hey, this is normal, there is motion at an expected time. Or more importantly, hey, there is motion when should be no motion. Or if there is no motion registered and there typically is. Say it’s 9am and there’s been no motion registered at all when usually there is by 8:30.”

The devices are priced for pre-order at fifty dollars for three…with no subscription needed. Learn more at www.threshold.care.

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