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LifePods are designed to help people survive disasters and ballistic attacks. They are from the French company Momentum. How do they work? CEO Cedric Choffat chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

How to beat the summer heat? Those questions are some of the hot search trends. How to stay fit? What to eat? Where to set the thermostat? Google Trends Expert Nick Burns chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It happens every summer….tragedies strike families when children die from heat stroke in cars. Laura Dunn is a senior safety specialist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…and she says several scenarios are most common…

“The first and the most common are when children are forgotten in a vehicle by a parent or a caregiver. The second is when children gain access to an unlocked vehicle on their own and then they’re unable to get out of that vehicle. And then third is when children are intentionally left behind in a car by a parent or a caregiver.”

Often just to run a quick errand. NHTSA is running a campaign with the Ad Council to raise awareness. It is called Stop. Look. Lock. You can learn more at NHTSA.gov/heatstroke.

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

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Researchers at the University of East Anglia in the U.K. have created a digital therapy platform to help people caring for family members with dementia. Those caregivers are at high risk for anxiety, depression and other health issues. A new study has found that the platform, iACT4CARERS, was effective in reducing anxiety…and promises flexible, affordable and easy to access help. Lead Researcher Dr. Naoko Kishita..says the platform helps users learn new skills to cope and engage..

“Where we encourage family carers to reflect on what’s really important in their life. We call them values. And then try to take actions toward what matters in their life.”

The researchers hope to have the platform globally available in the not too distant future.

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

The record breaking coaster under consruction at Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ now has an official name. Bakunawa! The story behind it and more in this Techstination interview with park president Mike Fehnel.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. When it comes to home security camera systems that don’t require a subscription, the LocalSecure System Premium Solution from Eufy is remarkably easy to install and use. With four SoloCam S340 cameras, that can be solar powered, the HomeBase S380 local storage hub and the Smart Display E10 for alerts and monitoring, the system delivers real peace of mind…and works with Alexa, Google Home and Apple Home. Eufy Security’s Janet Jin..

“So these cameras can kind of be seen as the eyes of your home and the eyes of your property. You can add it to the front door, the driveway, the backyard or the side entrance for example.”

The investment…at just under a thousand dollars with an online coupon, is smart. Eufy Security is one of the trusted brands at Anker Innovation.

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

The Bronco Desert Rising is the latest creation from Ford Custom Garage. And there will only be a thousand made. What's special? Custom Garage Strategy and Execution Manager Ryan Christiansen chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. There were 650 thousand vehicles stolen in the U.S. last year…that’s one every 48 seconds. And there are things we can all do to help with prevention. Number one? At GM, George Baker is the Vehicle Security Lead..

“You really need to protect that key because our estimation is about half of all vehicle thefts occur with the assigned key. So you want to treat that key fob as if it were an envelope stuffed full of hundred dollar bills. You certainly wouldn’t want to hang that envelope right inside your front door or the door to your garage which is where many keys are stored, unfortunately.”

And often keys or fobs are left in parked vehicles. Also…make use of your garage if you have one. He says it pays to make room.

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

Innovation in toilets? Rechargeable? Portable and no smell? Go anywhere? We get to the bottom of the Dry Flush Laveo in this Techstination interview with CEO Doug Rice.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. A tool to help with video creation using AI. Pictory is the name of the platform being used by creators and a wide range of businesses to turn webinars, blogs and even documents…into visual content. Co-founder and CEO Vikram Chalana ..

“Pictory is intended for non-videographers. So for you and I who are not in the video production, video creation space, we want to still allow business people to create professional videos, for external use, internal use, social media.”

Without the need for a steep learning curve. You can check it out and get started for free at Pictory.com.

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