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“I’ll take a positive look on 2024. I’ll say the lessons learned in San Francisco are really stark and out there in everybody’s face. Look, we can do this but let’s focus on places where we should be doing it when we’re really providing some value.”

A shared charging solution for EVs and more? French startup Sparklin will be at CES to show. VP Cyril Legoff chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This year we’ll be seeing lots of new tech from most of the usual suspects, Apple, Microsoft, Google and many others. But maybe we shouldn’t always be in a rush to buy the newest devices. In fact…some of the best …get better over time with updates. Google’s Pixel 8 phone…is better now than when it launched nearly three months ago. The new Video Boost feature automatically makes videos better. There’s also a new diagnostic app to help identify any issues should they arise and I and many others really appreciate that Google is promising seven years of software updates for Pixel 8 phones. So they should get better over time…kind of like a Tesla with its over the air updates that customers have enjoyed for years. Hopefully more technology will take a cue …and do that too.

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

The top trends in New Year's resolutions? Health, money and more are on the list. And Google technology expert Robert Ferrara says there's AI help from Bard to help keep you on track. Ferrara chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin..

The Skyted mask is designed to allow you to talk on the phone privately, anywhere. Planes, trains, wherever. How? CEO Stephane Hersen chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin about the tech backed by Airbus and the European Space Agency.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you have a new computer in the household, Cyber Protect Home Office from Acronis is an all in one solution for security, back-ups and more. You can choose backing up to the cloud…or to an external drive… President Gaidar Magdanurov says beyond that…there’s identity protection too…

“So in case somebody stole your social security number or your passport number or your ID number and uses it somewhere, we’ll be able to flag it and notify you about it.”

Acronis has been offering computer protection for two decades. Pricing starts at about 50 dollars a year…a more full featured package, the most popular offering from the company, for up to three computers, is about 130 dollars. There’s more info at www.acronis.com.

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

Learn piano this year? Playground Sessions uses tech to make it fun learning songs you love. How? CEO Chris Vance chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin. www.playgroundsessions.com

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. If you have an EV….you probably already know that a home charger is really the way to go whenever possible. Webasto Charging Systems has partnered with some of the best known automakers to offer charging solutions. And they also make a very useful Webasto Go charger that you can use at home or on the go….providing up to a 32 amp charge …and the ability to charge as well from a standard outlet in a pinch. The company’s Director of Sales Christina Di Sano..

“Most charging stations that you’ll see in a residential home today are going up to 32 amps. And this charger can do that as well. And the beauty of it is you can put it in a laptop sized bag and take it with you on a trip.”

And you can find Webasto Go for under six hundred dollars. Find more info at www.evsolutions.com.

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

Skiing on wheels? That's what French startup SKWHEEL is bringing to market. The company's Gabriel Bienfait chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        What better time than just before the start of a new year to talk about some fitness tech.  France will have a big delegation at CES in Las Vegas in January.   Among the companies is AI Bright, which has developed AIMoov, an on demand digital personal trainer.   CEO Ouael Mouelhi…who had worked in AI and imaging…says the system works with a camera and an app…

“You can see your virtual coach.   They encourage you, guide you.”

Find more at Ai-Bright.com.  Meanwhile OCHY AI…is showing off a running form analysis app.  CEO Khaldon Evans..

“You take a video of you running and within sixty seconds we have a full body analysis.”

The site for more is www.ochy.io

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