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Author Ann E. Burg has created a compelling and inspirational book for middle schoolers and up about the life of Rachel Carson. It is written in verse. The story behind Force of Nature- a Novel of Rachel Carson? Ann Burg chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Ford is marking the 10th year in the U.S. of the Transit van with new tech for the E-Transit. Such as? Ford Archives & Heritage Brand Manager Ted Ryan chats wtih Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Anker Eufy brand is earning a place in the spotlight with its latest security camera…the 4G LTE Cam S330. As the name implies…it can work with WiFi…or without through LTE. It features 4K resolution, comes with a solar panel …so it can go anywhere…and has a micro SD card slot. No subscription necessary. Anker’s Brett White…it can also work with Eufy’s powerful HomeBase3 add on for AI features and tons of storage…

“You can actually use the Eufy Security app, when you receive a notification, to separate a family or friend from a stranger or an intruder.”

And send you a notification. Smart and versatile. Find more at www.eufy.com.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The Grammy Awards and of course, Taylor Swift were among the top search trends in February. There was also lots of trending interest in Valentine’s Day of course…think last minute gifts…the Lunar New Year…Black History month and naturally..the Super Bowl. And Google’s Charity Mhende says there was also interest in retro tech gadgets…

“Retro tech, which makes me feel like a fossil. People were searching for things like Tamagotchi and virtual pets at an all time high. They were also searching for game consoles, record players as well as cameras and handhelds.”

Fun stuff, if you ask me. And like you’ll find every four years…there were searches around Leap Year topics. You can find more at www.google.com/trends.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Kia has become the latest automaker to join the Telematics Exchange created by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Mitsubishi, Subaru and GM were already part of the exchange. Marc Gordan, head of global telematics product strategy and development at LexisNexus says the idea is to share the data gathered by all of these connected vehicles being sold today…with insurance carriers. And for consumers…the technology can be helpful…

“Simply put, allows a consumer to leverage their driving behavior when shopping for insurance so that they can get the most accurate price based on how they drive.”

Of course….the technology can give more drivers an incentive to correct any behaviors that might not be safe.

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

The Grammy Awards and you know who topped search trends in February along with Valentine's, Black History and retro tech gadgets. Like what? Google's Charity Mhende chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The CLPS missions have begun for NASA…using private companies like Intuitive Machines and SpaceX …designed to deliver payloads to the lunar surface. NASA CLPS project manager Chris Culbert says some will fail, some will succeed…but all will be valuable as NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon by the end of the decade. Some may wonder why it is not so easy…since we were there with much less technology more than fifty years ago. Culbert says one difference has to do with the nearly unlimited resources the Apollo missions had back then..

“So part of it is just lowering the cost of going to the moon. You just don’t spend as many resources so there are some challenges associated with the resources. But we must never forget, spaceflight in general is still very difficult. The smallest mistakes can doom a mission.”

You can learn more at www.nasa.gov/clps.

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

Anker is out with the versatile solar powered Eufy 4G LTE Cam S330. No WiFi? No problem. Details on the security cam line? Anker's Brett White chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

A set of WiFi Motion Sensing Plugs from Threshold Care can detect movement in a wide area of a home. They offer privacy and safety for older adults and peace of mind for loved ones and caregivers. CEO Jacob Loader chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.      GM is continuing to expand the roads where its Super Cruise hands free driving is available.   The automaker says it will be doubling the amount of roads to about 750 thousand miles…including many that are rural in the coming months.   Super Cruise Program Engineering Manager Ursula Stanborough says it helps with both comfort and safety…

“Obviously with GM safety is our paramount.  That means that your eyes are always on the road.  Even though your hands are not on the steering wheel, you are still in control.  Your eyes are on the road.  We have a driver monitoring system that is monitoring your eyes, monitoring your head.”

GM and Ford have taken a different approach than, say, Tesla, which requires customers, even with so called full self driving, to keep a hand on the wheel.  But its system isn’t restricted to certain roads.

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