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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. The robotaxi industry in California had a very rough month of October. A woman crossing a street against a light in San Francisco was hit by a human driven car…and pushed in front of a GM Cruise autonomous vehicle that wound up dragging her underneath as it moved to the roadside. She was hospitalized and the California DMV wound up pulling the license for Cruise to operate autonomous vehicles in the state for now saying the company…was less than forthcoming with the video footage it provided. An allegation denied by Cruise which has suspended robotaxi operations for now. On the Smart Driving Cars podcast Princeton’s faculty chair of autonomous vehicle engineering, Alain Kornhauser, said companies need to be open when it comes to sharing safety information, and this type of incident can be prevented. Google’s Waymo, meanwhile, is continuing to operate robotaxis.

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

Innovative, affordable, fun, unique and even educational. Dog-E is a hot holiday toy winning Time magazine, Good Housekeeping and toy industry awards. WowWee VP Andrew Yanofsky joins Techstination's Fred Fishkin for the Dog-E story.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. They are all about speed and efficiency. The latest laptops and iMac computers has arrived from Apple this week. The new MacBook Pro models feature new M3 chips…with step up Pro and Max editions available at higher prices. Apple says the graphics processing is nearly twice as fast as the previous generation M2 computers. The entry level 14 inch MacBook Pro starts at about 16 hundred dollars….and upgrading to the M3 Pro chip adds about four hundred to that. On the desktop side…the new iMacs also feature M3 chips and prices starting at 13 hundred dollars. They are all in one machines that have won a solid fan base. The place for more info, of course, is www.apple.com.

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

12 year old Shanya Gill captured the top prize in the Society for Science Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators competition for an invention designed to prevent fires. How? Shanya the the Society's Raeva Ramadorai chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

What are some of the hot holiday shopping trends? The best deals? Google is offering some help. Trends expert Allie Valasek Weeks chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Adobe is out with the 2024 editions of Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements bringing a sleeker interface…including a dark mode option…and some new AI powered features…like the ability to quickly turn clips into videos and new artistic effect options that can emulate famous works of art. The software is available for Mac and Windows either separately or as a bundle for about 150 dollars…which is what I would recommend. The Elements programs give you as much or as little help as you need as your skills grow. Replacing backgrounds, adding stylized text, color matching and much more make the investment worthwhile. Adobe has paid attention to sound …letting you add effects or clean up the audio in your videos. There are Web and mobile companion apps as well. You can try for thirty days before you buy.

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

With Panasonic's Lumix G9 II arriving soon, what makes this latest micro four-thirds camera different? There are some surprises. Lumix Live host and image specialist Sean Robinson chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. An outdoor TV designed for full sun and all kinds of weather. That is what Skyworth has on the market with the Clarus S1 4K GoogleTV. The screens also feature an eight speaker one hundred watt audio system. Director of Lifestyle TVs Michael Gleason says it is designed to be rugged..

“And when I say rugged it’s because it is ip66. What that means is that there’s no dust. No water can get in. You can take your power washer and clean off our TV. We also have tempered glass so when you are outside and kids are playing football in the backyard, and they hit the TV with a football, it’ll bounce right off.”

Even the remote is waterproof. Prices start at five thousand dollars…and there is more at www.skyworthusa.com.

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

The Gabb Phone3 Pro is designed for teens and safety. No TikTok and more..but curated apps including a music service. Founding partner Lance Black outlines the how and why to Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

It is all too easy to fall victim to online shopping scams over the holidays. How to protect yourself? Amazon Director of Worldwide Buyer Risk Protection Scott Knapp chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.